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http://www.cyclingnews.com// Races & Live status broadcast over the internet
http://www.capefearcyclists.org/ Our neighbors from Wilmington whom we often share group rides with.
http://www.capefearsorba.org Cape Fear and Southern Off Road Mountain Biking
http://www.islandbicyclesnc.com/ Island Bicycles, Our home town Southport- Oak Island bicycle sHop.
Island Hoppers Bike shopt south of Shallotte NC on US 17. Bicycle Dealer, bike supplies and repairs.
http://bikesarefun.com/ Two Wheeler Dealer, A full service Wilmington Bike outlet.
http://www.theadventurecompany.net is a local resource for kayak and bicycle tours.
http://www.ibike.org/encouragement/benefits.htm is a motivating list of the benefits of bicycling.
http://www.dietspotlight.com/healthy-cycling-beginners-guide/ is a great beginners guide to healthy cycling.
http://www.hixmagazine.com/category/biking/ Hix online magazine with good articles on mountain biking benefits, bike types and how to build your own.
http://www.bikeleague.org/index.cfm is a leading advocacy group
https://www.ncdot.gov/divisions/bike-ped/Pages/default.aspx
Adventure Cycling Association, founded in 1973 as Bikecentennial, is America's largest organization of recreational cyclists. The organization's mission is to "inspire individuals to use the bicycle for exploration, discovery, and adventure."
The National Bicycle Tour Directors Association (NBTDA) is a group of ride coordinators and directors of tours which are three days or longer.
The Trento Bike Pages give information on touring and mountain biking in Europe.
This the website of RUSA, the official organization for randoneurring in the US. A randonneur is "a hard-riding bicycle enthusiast who is trying to complete sanctioned long-distance bicycle events inside a certain time allotment." Various rides scheduled at bicyle for life.
American Bicycle Racing (ABR) is dedicated to grassroots cycling. The organization offers race sanctions, race insurance to promoters, membership licenses, educational services, and quality racing.
The United States Cycling Federation (USCF) oversees road and track bicycle racing in the United States.
Founded in 1988, the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA) promotes "environmentally sound and socially responsible" mountain biking.
The National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) is the national governing body for the sport of mountain bike racing.