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GET KIDS PSYCHED ON BIKES
March 19, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association announces a fantastic new educational offering, the Pedal Pioneers Training Course (PPTC). Designed to get kids off the couch and onto a bicycle saddle, this is a leadership course for adults who want to take groups of kids on overnight bicycle adventures. The PPTC distills Adventure Cycling’s decades’ worth of experience in organizing and leading bicycle tours, and wraps it into a three-day package that will impart a wealth of knowledge and know-how on and off the bike. Continuing education credits are available. More.

THIRD ANNUAL SPRING CYCLING KICK-OFF PARTY
March 19, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- On Thursday, April 3, Missoula Bicycle Works (MBW), Bike/Walk Alliance for Missoula (BWAM), and Adventure Cycling Association will be hosting the third annual Spring Cycling Kick-off Party at MBW, at 708 S. Higgins (directions at http://www.missoulabicycleworks.com) from 6-9 pm. Snacks, beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks will be provided (at least till they run out). More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS ANDY BAUR AND JENNIFER GARST
March 5, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association — North America’s largest bicycling membership organization — welcomes two new board members, Andy Baur of Helena, MT, and Jennifer Garst of Ames, IA, and celebrates the return of Dan Hungate (Seattle, WA), as Board President. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING WELCOMES NEW STAFF TO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN MISSOULA, MT
February 20, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association – North America’s largest bicycling membership organization – is pleased to announce that five new staff members have joined their team as media, membership, tours, and shipping specialists. More.

GREAT DIVIDE MOUNTAIN BIKE ROUTE KICKS OFF TENTH ANNIVERSARY
February 13, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2008 with an epic guided ride, an updated guidebook, two monster races, and a special issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine. The longest mountain bike route on the planet, the GDMBR traces the spine of the Rocky Mountains for a whopping 2,711 miles in its entirety, following primarily dirt roads and tracks from Banff, Alberta, to Antelope Wells, New Mexico, at the Mexican border. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING NAMES TEN TOP TOURING AREAS IN NORTH AMERICA
February 6, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cyclist magazine has your next cycling destination. Ten of them, in fact. In its inaugural "Ten Top Touring Areas" feature, Adventure Cyclist (Adventure Cycling Association’s bicycle travel publication) highlights ten of the finest cycling destinations in North America. More.

CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY ON ADVENTURE CYCLING’S UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BICYCLE ROUTE
January 30, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, North America's largest cycling membership organization, celebrates Black History Month by announcing a dynamic spring and summer line-up of bicycle trips and events planned for their Underground Railroad Route (UGRR), as well as available maps. More.

A TASTE OF FREEDOM: ADVENTURE CYCLING RELEASES FIRST-EVER DAY TRIP MAPS
January 9, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling today announced three new Underground Railroad day trip bicycle routes in the Ripley, Ohio area. As its first foray into creating maps for the day-tripper, Adventure Cycling predicts these routes will appeal to cycling newcomers as well as seasoned cyclists, featuring a short loop for beginners and longer loops for intermediate and advanced riders. More.

EARLY TOURS KICK-START THE CYCLING SEASON
January 3, 2008, Missoula, Mont. -- Check your list of New Year's resolutions: Lose a bit of holiday bulge? Travel more but drive less? Fend off the mid-winter blues? Adventure Cycling Association — North America's largest bicycling membership organization — comes to the rescue with an expanded line-up of early season tours crafted specifically to get you inspired and tuned up for the 2008 cycling season. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING UNWRAPS THREE NEW EASTERN BICYCLE ROUTES
December 20, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- Bicycling in the East just got a whole lot better. The Adventure Cycling Association, America's largest bicycling membership group, is giving the gift of cycling this holiday season with three new cycling routes totaling almost 1,000 miles in the eastern United States. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING ANNOUNCES 2008 TOURS – LARGEST LINEUP EVER
December 10, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, North America’s largest bicycle travel organization, has unveiled its schedule of guided group rides for 2008. With 36 distinct tours and events, along with seven education courses, it is the most comprehensive ride roster in the organization’s 32-year history. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION HONORS BICYCLE TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS
November 1, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, North America's largest cycling membership organization, is pleased to announce the winners of its 2007 Pacesetter, Bike Shop, Trail Angel, and Volunteer awards. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING GIVES AWAY BICYCLING MAPS
September 26, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- Thanks to a generous grant from the National Park Service, Adventure Cycling Association is giving away 275 complete map sets for its Lewis and Clark Bicycle Trail. More.

GREAT DIVIDE RACE WINNER SHATTERS COURSE RECORD
July 2, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- New records for speed, participation set in world's most challenging bike race. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING SEEKS AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR 2007
June 27, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, the nation’s premier bicycle travel organization, is accepting nominations for recipients of its four annual bicycle travel awards. More.

GREAT DIVIDE RACE TACKLES WORLD’S LONGEST MOUNTAIN BIKE ROUTE
June 20, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- World’s most challenging bike race follows Adventure Cycling’s Great Divide Mountain Bike Route from Canada to Mexico. More.

AMERICA’S FIRST HISTORIC BICYCLE ROUTE MAPS RE-RELEASED
May 4, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- America’s largest cycling group updates Lewis & Clark Trail maps with better routing, more services, and new alternate gravel routes. More.

BIG YEAR FOR ADVENTURE CYCLING'S GREAT DIVIDE MOUNTAIN BIKE ROUTE
March 6, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- Epic race, updated guidebook, and two-month guided rides slated for next six months. More.

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BICYCLE ROUTE IS READY TO RIDE
February 14, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- After three years of research and planning, Adventure Cycling Association, North America's largest bicycling organization, and the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Minority Health are pleased to unveil the newly completed 2,058 mile Underground Railroad Bicycle Route (UGRR). More.

2006 BIKE GIVEAWAY WINNER
February 5, 2007, Missoula, Mont. -- “The last time I won anything I was twelve years old, and that was in a dog show,” says Chuck Bailey, the happy winner of Adventure Cycling’s 2006 Bike Giveaway. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION HONORS BICYCLE TRAVEL AWARD WINNERS
January 19, 2007, Missoula, Montana — Adventure Cycling Association, America's largest cycling organization, is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2006 Pacesetter, Bike Shop, and Trail Angel awards. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NEW TRIPS FOR 2007
November 28, 2006, Missoula, Montana —Adventure Cycling Association, America’s largest cycling organization, is pleased to announce its 2007 lineup of bicycle adventures. With interest in bicycle travel rising — from veteran riders looking for cycling's "next level," to active travelers looking for more adventurous and environmentally sound journeys — Adventure Cycling has crafted a diverse selection of trips for 2007 that showcases every facet of velo-adventure. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING HONORS ALLIANCE FOR ITS INAUGURAL PACESETTER BICYCLE TRAVEL AWARD
November 28, 2006, Missoula, Montana — Adventure Cycling Association, America's largest cycling organization, is pleased to announce the winner of its inaugural Pacesetter of the Year Award. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING PRESENTS ANNUAL SAM BRAXTON BICYCLE SHOP OF THE YEAR AWARD
November 28, 2006, Missoula, Montana — Adventure Cycling Association, America's largest cycling organization, is pleased to announce the winner of its nationally recognized Sam Braxton Bicycle Shop of the Year Award. This award showcases how the business community can support active lifestyles ways that benefit all. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING PRESENTS ANNUAL VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
October 25, 2006, Missoula, Montana — Adventure Cycling Association, America's largest cycling organization, is pleased to announce the winner of its nationally recognized Volunteer of the Year Award. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING UNVEILS FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GUIDE TO YOUTH BICYCLE TRAVEL
October 10, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. – Adventure Cycling Association, America's largest cycling organization, is getting kids “psyched on bikes” with its new publication, Pedal Pioneers: A Guide to Bicycle Travel with Kids. Pedal Pioneers is a first-of-its-kind, in-depth guide on how to organize youth bicycle trips. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW UNDERGROUND RAILROAD BICYCLE ROUTE, NATIONAL BIKEWAY SYSTEM, AND ULTRALIGHT BIKE TRAVEL
September 22, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. – With the momentum of a fully loaded cyclist hammering down a mountain pass, Adventure Cycling Association celebrates its 30th year at the vanguard of bicycle travel. With its membership, cycling routes, and guided trip offerings at all-time highs, plus ever-growing media coverage, Adventure Cycling looks ahead to the next three decades—and more—of inspiring people to travel by bicycle. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING RELEASES SOUTHERN SECTION OF UGRR MAPS
August 10, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- After two years of planning, route research, and map-making, Adventure Cycling is proud to announce the completion of maps for the southern section of its newest and most unique creation - the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route. Starting in Mobile, Alabama, the southern section of the UGRR traverses the Deep South on scenic back roads, traveling 867.5 miles to Owensboro, Kentucky, on the Ohio River. A heritage route in the spirit of the Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail, the UGRR follows one of the many historic paths of the Underground Railroad, the most fabled trek to freedom in American history. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING JOINS REI FOR CELEBRATION OF BIKECENTENNIAL IN BLOOMINGTON, MN
August 3, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, North America’s largest bicycling membership organization, with more than 42,000 members, will host a birthday celebration in Bloomington, Minnesota on August 12 to recognize 30 years of adventure cycling from Alaska to Florida.  More.

LAST CHANCE TO BASH, 30th Birthday Bash in CO.
July 24, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, North America’s largest bicycling membership organization, with more than 42,000 members, will host the last of four "Birthday Bashes" in Boulder, Colorado on August 12 to celebrate 30 years of adventure cycling from Alaska to Florida. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING CALLS FOR 2006 BICYCLE-TRAVEL AWARD NOMINTATIONS
June 15, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, the nation's premier bicycle travel organization, is accepting nominations for its four annual awards, including the new Bicycle Travel Champion Award. More.

GREAT DIVIDE RACE
June 23, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- At 12:00 p.m. today, June 23, in remote country high on the Montana/Canada border, the third annual Great Divide Race begins. Following the Adventure Cycling Association’s Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, racers will pedal a stupendous 2,490 miles of remote, mountainous terrain along the spine of the continent to the New Mexico/Mexico border. Making the ride even more impressive is the fact that all riders are entirely self-supported – no outside assistance or SAG support of any kind is allowed. More.

DITTY BOPS ON BIKES
June 8, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Putting a new spin on the rock-and-roll lifestyle, the Adventure Cycling Association is jazzed to be helping Amanda Barrett and Abby DeWald of the rock band the Ditty Bops as they roll across the United States on bicycles. Along the way they’ll be playing live shows at theaters, music halls, bike shops, and old barns (Nebraska farmers get ready) in support of their new album Moon Over the Freeway, recently released on Warner Bros. Records. More.

TAKE A REDUCED GAS VACATION THIS YEAR
May 3, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Wouldn't it be satisfying to travel this summer without the stress of watching your auto fuel gauge or filling your tank with increasingly pricey gasoline? Adventure Cycling Association, North America's largest membership bicycling organization, says that a low- or no-gas vacation is easy to accomplish by making a bike your vacation vehicle. More.

2005 BIKE GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED
March 1, 2006, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Rebecca Jackson, a 36-year-old, high school math teacher from Chicago, Illinois is the winner of Adventure Cycling Association’s 2005 Bike Giveaway. More.

ACA ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GOODWILL AWARDS
December 5, 2005, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, America's premier bicycle travel organization and largest bicycle membership group, has announced the recipients of its annual Bike Shop and Trail Angel awards. More.

WILLIE WEIR WINS LOWELL THOMAS AWARD
July 1, 2005, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Willie Weir, columnist and feature writer for Adventure Cyclist magazine, has won the 2005 Article on Adventure Travel Bronze Award in the 21st Annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition for the article "Forgotten Turkey" which was published in the July 2004 issue of Adventure Cyclist. The contest is sponsored by the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Foundation and judged by the faculty at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. More.

BIKE INDUSTRY SUPPLIES CRUCIAL GRANT SUPPORT FOR NEW NATIONAL BIKE ROUTE TRACKING THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
May 31, 2005, MISSOULA, Mont. -- The Adventure Cycling Association today announced that they have been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Bikes Belong Coalition to develop an innovative bike route tracing the historic Underground Railroad, the pathway to freedom for thousands of African Americans. Bikes Belong is a non-profit national coalition of bicycle suppliers and retailers working together to put more people on bicycles more often. More.

ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2005 TRAIL ANGEL AWARD
May 2, 2005, MISSOULA, Mont. --Adventure Cycling Association is currently seeking nominations for the 2005 June Curry Trail Angel Award. The phrase Trail Angel refers to a generous individual or group encountered during a bicycle tour that makes the cyclotourst’s journey easier, or in some cases even possible, by helping the cyclist as a form of goodwill. Any individual or group that went out of their way to do something special for a cyclotourist, even if it was a one-time occurrence, is eligible for nomination. More.

ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2005 BIKE SHOP AWARD
May 2, 2005, MISSOULA, Mont. --Adventure Cycling Association is currently seeking nominations for the 2005 Braxton Bike Shop Award. The award honors bike shops in the United States that have made an ongoing commitment to helping cyclotourists. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING HITS MILESTONE, REPORTS STRONG GROWTH
April 22, 2005, MISSOULA, Montana-Adventure Cycling Association, the nation's premier bicycle touring organization, reports that on April 8 its data-entry staff processed the 200,000th membership received by the association in its 30-year history. More.

"COOKIE LADY" HOSPITALIZED
March 1, 2005, MISSOULA, Montana-Adventure Cycling Association, June Curry, the famous "Cookie Lady"; from Afton, Virginia, had a stroke on February 20, but is making very good progress. She has gone from being paralyzed on the left side to getting full use of her left arm and some use of her left leg. She is able to walk with help and a walker. More.

BIKE GIVEAWAY 2004 WINNER ANNOUNCED
January 26, 2005, MISSOULA, Mont. -- James Derflinger from rural Lancaster, Ohio is the big winner in the Adventure Cycling Association's Bike Giveaway 2004. A five-year Adventure Cycling Association member, Jim will receive a handmade Independnce touring bike from Independent Fabrication, racks for his bike from Old Man Mountain, and a spot on one of the association's seven-day Event tours in 2005. Jim Derflinger's name was pulled from the over 41,000 current and new members of the Adventure Cycling Association who were automatically entered into Bike Giveaway 2004. "Amazingly," Jim said, "the night before I learned I'd won, I was looking for a new bike on the internet." More.

REI DONATES $20,000 TO ADVENTURE CYCLING ASSOCIATION
November 18, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) announced the recipients of the annual REI Stewards for the Environment awards. Making the list of outstanding environmental volunteers is Roy Weil and Mary Shaw of Pittsburgh, PA, who are members of Missoula-based Adventure Cycling Association. Weil and Shaw will be awarded with a $500 REI gift card, and a $20,000 check will be presented to the Adventure Cycling Association at a awards ceremony scheduled along with the Adventure Cycling Association Open House on November 18th at 3:45pm at the association's headquarters at 150 E. Pine St. in Missoula. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING KICKS OFF HOLIDAY SEASON WITH OPEN HOUSE
October 28, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, the nation's premier bicycle touring organization, will welcome its friends and neighbors to an open house at its Missoula headquarters from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 18.

Communications director, Susan Waters, says the purpose of the gathering is at least threefold: "This is an event to celebrate the arrival of Jim Sayer, our new executive director, who comes to Missoula from the Sierra Business Council. But we're also hosting it in order to introduce the rest of our staff and simply to open our doors to the community and give everyone the opportunity to see what we do." More.

NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NAMED
September 28, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, the nation's premier bicycle touring organization and the largest recreational cycling membership organization in the U.S., has announced that Jim Sayer of Truckee, CA has been hired as executive director. Sayer is just the fifth individual to hold the post in the organization's 30-year history.

The timing of this shift in leadership is notable, since three other leading cycling organizations have also had executive director positions open up this year. More. Also, Listen to a recent interview on Montana Public Radio.

COUPLE WIN TRAIL ANGEL AWARD
September 27, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association has chosen Dave and Jo-An Martin of Dubois, Wyoming, as the recipients of its second annual June Curry Trail Angel Award. This award recognizes the contributions made by individuals and organizations in America who promote bicycle touring and improve conditions for cyclotourists. The phrase "trail angel" refers to the Good Samaritans encountered on a long-distance bicycle tour who make the cyclist's journey easier, or in some cases, even possible. More.

BRAXTONS TO RECEIVE FIRST ANNUAL "BRAXTON BIKE SHOP AWARD"
August 1, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, the nation's premier bicycle touring organization, has announced that Shirley Elin Braxton of Missoula will be awarded the 2004 Braxton Bike Shop Award. Braxton is slated to receive a framed certificate honoring her, her late husband Sam, and their long-running bicycle business in a July 24 ceremony held at Big Sky High School during the kick-off barbeque for the Cycle Montana event tour. More.

NEW ROUTES IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AREA AND CANADIAN ROCKIES
May 10, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, the nation's premier bike-touring organization, has unveiled two new routes in 2004. The Tidewater Potomac Heritage Bicycle Route and the Great Divide Canada Mountain Bike Route add 626 miles to the association's National Bicycle Route Network, now totaling 32,361 miles. More.

GREAT DIVIDE ROUTE MAPS UPDATED
March 19, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- Adventure Cycling Association, the nation's largest recreational cycling association, has updated the six map sections of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route. Believed to be the longest off-pavement bike route in the world, the 2,490-mile Great Divide Route runs from the Canadian border to the Mexican border, mostly within 50 miles of the Continental Divide. The updated map sections have been reprinted and are now available for purchase. More.

ADVENTURE CYCLING WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Feb. 19, 2004, MISSOULA, Mont. -- At its meeting in late January, Adventure Cycling Association's board of directors officially welcomed two new members and one reelected member to the eight-person board. New members of the board are Jeff Miller, 34, of Augusta, Maine, and Anna Ginn, 53, of New York City. The reelected member is Charlie Pace, 72, of Columbus, Ohio. More.