Main Line Bike Race Goes Digital Amid Coronavirus

ARDMORE, PA — Events regionally and across the nation are making changes to keep participants safe int he time to coronavirus, and the Main Line Bike Race is among them

The annual event has shifted to a digital model this year.

The First-Ever Virtual Bike Race For Charity will task participants with competing on their own time.

Kickoff begins on Aug. 9 and ends Aug. 23.

As with the standard Main Line Bike Race, the virtual event will benefit Narberth Ambulance.

Two entry tiers are available, one for $15 and one for $89, which includes a special Main Line Bike Race shirt.

Both get you entry to the Virtual Race and lets you choose individual distance goals on the atlasGO app.

There are three challenges in the virtual race: the 13.2-mile Walsh and Nicholson Ride; the 28.8-mile Tour de Main Line Health Ride; and the 54-mile Narberth Ambulance Challenge.

Prizes such as water bottles and towels will be awarded to the first 100 finishers for each challenge.

In addition to those prizes, all entrants will be entered into a raffle which includes prizes such as a Trek road bike, gift cards, and a Garmin bike radar.

Sign up online here.

Narberth Ambulance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides 24/7 service to Lower Merion, Haverford Townships, Conshohocken, West Conshohocken, and Narberth Boroughs. Narberth Ambulance relies on donations and the support of the communities we serve to maintain the high level of life-saving service and state-of-the-art equipment that you come to expect in a time of need.