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Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes 2026

The Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes 2026 is a cycling and virtual event held on Saturday, September 12, 2026. It is located at 35 Hillview Ln in Raphine, Virginia.

Date:
Sat, Sep 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Location:
35 Hillview Ln
Raphine, Virginia
24472
United States
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Links:
valleyvetsride4heroes.com Register at bikereg.com
Tags:
Cycling Virtual

Welcome to Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes! The Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes is a charity bicycle ride to raise funds dedicated to helping America's combat veterans and their families. All fundraising goes to Boulder Crest Foundation, a therapeutic and wellness center which helps combat veterans and their families, enabling them to deal with the trauma of their combat experiences.

The 2026 Valley Veterans Ride for Heroes has three beautiful, scenic road routes ranging in length from a metric century, a 40 mile mid-distance, and a shorter 26 miles. You also have the option of riding with us as a virtual event anywhere in the nation, and we have a fundraiser discount for those who help us with our fundraising. Those who choose the fundraiser discount will be charged $25 at the time of registration and given the tools to raise funds between time of registration and when fundraising ends on September 19th. Fundraisers will be charged an additional $75 after registration closes, if they fail to raise the $100.

This year, we have a new t-shirt design which is included in the registration price. Be sure to select a t-shirt size when you register. T-shirts are guaranteed with registration up until August 18th. After that, shirts are provided based on availability. Virtual riders will have t-shirts mailed to participants if we have a valid home address.

The course will be physically marked and there will be rest stops and support along the routes. The routes are laid out so that you can choose to go further or shorter than the distance for which you registered.

We will start the Ride with opening ceremonies at 8:15.

To make donations directly to the event, go to Donate

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