Controversial Gran Fondo Bike Race Could Come Before Birmingham Monday
City Manager Bob Bruner says he's a fan, though Royal Oak officials are arguing the Woodward Avenue race from Detroit to Pontiac could be unsafe.
What do you think of a professional bike race from Detroit to Pontiac along Woodward? Birmingham may be asked to approve something exactly like that at the Monday evening city commission meeting, as plans for the proposed Gran Fondo bike race make its way up and down the 37 communities along Woodward Avenue. The race would take place on Sunday, June 30, 2013. The race, which would also feature a massive community bike ride along Woodward, is organized by the Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3). Italian for "big ride," the Gran Fondo would feature a 54-mile race route starting in downtown Detroit that would go to Pontiac and loop back. Organizers hope more than 200 national- and international-caliber racers will participate in the race…
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Racer Boy
9:54 pm on Wednesday, December 12, 2012
These type of events are run all around the United States on a wide variety of roadways without "deadly" consequences. To reject this out of hand is a very ignorant position to assume...I like the idea very much. We need more exposure to alternate means of transportation and we have to learn to share our existing roadways. My guess is Bham Mom is like the majority of parents who drive there kids … more ›