Recap: 2018 DeFeet Rally on Maple Sally Abridged

North Carolina
Written By Ray George

14 cyclists. 29 miles. 2200+ feet climbing. The water subsided enough to ride out of Wilson Creek. We headed up Maple Sally route in reverse and climbed up to the ridge top. The Performance Bicycle crew shot video. A small group turned around and headed back to the start to continue up Brown Mountain Beach Road toward Mortimer. We passed the main group as the headed down the gorge. Roads were soft and sticky sticky and there were a lot of washout areas. 

Ray George

Ray founded Ohio Gravel Grinders in 2012. Ray moved to Columbus in 2007 and jumped into bicycle event organization and advocacy by launching Bike the Cbus, Columbus’ only city-wide bicycle tour, currently organized by Yay Bikes! He developed Columbus Rides Bikes! blog and companion Facebook group with over 3000 members to support the Tuesday Nite Ride. Ray has been instrumental in organizing charity rides, including Ride the Elevator, Night of 1000/1001 Tacos, and Yelp on Two Wheels to support many organizations.

Ray enjoys long gravel bike rides in the woods and lunch with coffee outside. He has been featured on a number of podcasts. Check them out on the Featured On section. Honey Stinger Ambassador

http://www.ohiogravelgrinders.com
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