Chicago Ride of Silence
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May):
Honor fallen cyclists and raise awareness in this annual procession past Chicago Ghost Bikes.
Gather at 6pm, Depart at 6:30pm
Eternal Flame in Daley Plaza
Website: http://www.rideofsilence.org/chicago/
Location: www.rideofsilence.org
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Ride of Silence - May 18, 2016 - One day. One time. World wide.
Join the annual Ride of Silence, an organized annual cycling procession honoring those that have been injured or killed. The goal is to raise awareness that we are here, and to ask that we all share the road.
Save the date for the 2017 Chicago Ride Of Silence - May 17, 2017
Our route typically passes several Ghost Bikes, which are powerful memorials to fallen cyclists created by painting a bicycle white and placing it at or near the site of the cyclist’s death.
DATE: May 17, 2017 (always the 3rd Wednesday of May)
TIME: Gather at 6:00 pm; Depart at 6:30pm
WHERE: Hundreds of locations world wide; Eternal Flame (Daley Plaza) in Chicago
One day. One Time. World wide.
Communities throughout Chicagoland participate in the Ride of Silence including: Arlington Heights, Bartlett, Elk Grove Village, Evanston, Joliet, Oak Park and Peoria.
Wherever you ride, we ride in unity.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RideofSilenceChicago
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Comment by Chicago Ride of Silence on May 14, 2013 at 1:04pm
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RSVP to the RIDE here -- https://chicagocyclingclub.org/Home/ViewEvent/2247
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See you tonight at Heritage Bicycles for our Tribute Event. Stop by anytime 6-9pm.
http://www.thechainlink.org/events/ride-of-silence-spiteful-brewing...
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We have an official pre-Ride Tribute event --
http://www.thechainlink.org/events/ride-of-silence-spiteful-brewing...
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Chicago Ride of Silence is hosting an event next Thursday, May 9, from 6-9pm at Heritage Bicycles. Spiteful Brewing will be donating their Ghost Bike Pale Ale for the night. We're out to raise awareness about the Ride of Silence and sharing the road -- ROS is Wednesday, May 15 @ 7pm.
(as of yet this event is not listed on the calendar.... but it will be as soon as we figure out what to call it)
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Comment by Jerome Hughes on April 4, 2013 at 11:28am
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I'll lead an Elmhurst Ride of Silence this May 15th for the Elmhurst Bicycle Club http://elmhurstbicycling.org
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We're meeting great folks at the Chicago Bike Swap today! Let's increase the members of this group and get to over 500 "likes" on Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/RideofSilenceChicago
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Comment by E A on March 8, 2013 at 5:05pm
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Chicago ROS will be at the Chicago Bike Swap tomorrow - March 9 - at UIC from 10-5pm.
We hope to see you there!If you have access to printing double-sided fliers tonight ... contact rideofsilence.chicago [at] gmail.com
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a sweet follow-up to a horrible bike crash: http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130224/logan-square/cyclists-raise...
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This year will mark the 3rd year of the tragic event that took Martha Gonzalez' life on 18th & Halsted. In loving remembrance of the vibrant woman who affected many of us with her beautiful spirit and intense love we will have a get-together of friends and family at Simone's from 5pm - 2am.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
https://www.facebook.com/events/490760094292323/
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Comment by David Barish on October 9, 2012 at 9:13am
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Elizabeth-Sorry. I cannot be there. I have work commitments. My heart will be with you and the other riders. I rode by there this morning and was very conscious of the parents dropping kids off at Payton around 730 am.
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