The TransVirginia Bike Route is a 550-mile mostly-unpaved backcountry cycling route that traverses the state of Virginia from Washington, DC to Damascus, VA.
The 2021 Grand Departs (mass start) of individual time trials (ITTs) of the TransVirginia route will be held May 22, 2021 at 06:00 and October 9, 2021 at 07:00am from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Riders are encouraged to tour or race the route at their preference and self-determined challenge level. Northbound riders can start at the same time from the caboose in Damascus, VA.
Standard precautions related to COVID-19 are advised (masks, social distancing, minimizing resupply, etc.). The event will be held as scheduled unless stay-at-home orders are reinstated. The course is open for ITTs at any time.
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