Annual Bicycle Bash Festival

Hillsborough County and the South West Florida Bicycle United Dealers (SWFBUD) are proud to announce the 2011 Bicycle Bash Festival.  The Bicycle Bash Festival, attended annually by more than 1,000 people, celebrates bicycling in the Tampa Bay area and works to advance this sport as a healthy activity, an effective transportation mode, and a community asset.

The Bicycle Bash is a fun day to celebrate bicycling, enjoy music, and eat food at the beautiful Flatwoods Park, where both road bicyclists and mountain bikers enjoy riding. In addition, SWFBUD will give its annual SWFBUDDY Awards to local residents who have helped the cause of bicycling in the Tampa Bay area this past year. A swap meet, activities for kids, and fun bike activities will be going on throughout the day.

 This is the fifth year for this event, which attracts bicyclists of all kinds of backgrounds: casual neighborhood bicyclists, roadies, mountain bikers, urban cyclists, BMX enthusiasts and bike commuters.

 The event sponsor, Cure on Wheels, hosts a fundraiser bike ride that raises money for local cancer causes. The Cure on Wheels (www.cureonwheels.org/) ride will be held on Nov. 5, also at Flatwoods Park, just one day before the Bicycle Bash.

For more information on the 2011 Bicycle Bash or to participate as a vendor, visit the Bicycle Bash website, or contact Alan Snel.