Adventure Cycling Association was founded in
1973 under the name of Bikecentennial by Dan and Lys Burden and Greg and June Siple to create a cross country bicycle event to celebrate the bicentennial of the United States. More than 4,000 cyclists took part in the 1976 inaugural tours. Once the event was completed, the organization lived on and became Adventure Cycling, a non-profit member organization. Adventure Cycling's mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle for fun, fitness, and self-discovery. Adventure Cycling calls itself America's
bicycle travel inspiration and resource, offering many programs for cyclists, including a national network of
bicycle touring routes and organized trips. Its most popular route is the
TransAmerica Trail (formerly the Bikecentennial Trail) which runs between
Astoria, Oregon and
Yorktown, Virginia. The route network contains more than 30,000 miles of road and mountain bike routes.
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