We will have raffle items from many sponsors, including ZD wines, Colavita, Pearl Izumi, Asheville Bicycle Company, BMC Pro Racing team, ENO, the Gear Attic, Parks Law, Industry Nine, Motion Makers, and Farm Burger. We will also have a Kiel Reijen signed US Pro Challenge green Sprint jersey, a Rohan Dennis signed US Pro Challenge Yellow Jersey, a Philippe Gilbert world […]
LAST DAYS for online and cheaper registration
Last Day for online registration is 8:00 PM Thursday, October 29th. Don’t be caught waking up EARLY to pick up that packet and register! Also, after next Tuesday the 19th, registration jumps 20$! Yikes!
Colavita/Fine Cooking’s Mary Zider is latest addition to the Binge!
Mary Zider is originally from Vermont, and was a standout in soccer, basketball and lacrosse. She was a high school All-American Soccer player who was selected to participate in the inaugural McDonald’s High School All-American Game as one of the top 36 female soccer players in the U.S. Mary attended Boston College with an athletic […]
Cycling legends George Hincapie and Christian Vande Velde joins the Binge
George Hincapie, one of the most recognized cyclists in the world, will be riding in the 2015 Binge. Hincapie started the Tour de France a record 17 times. He is a 3 time US Pro National Road Race champion, represented the USA in 5 Olympic games, and finished second at the grueling Paris-Roubaix, the best […]
Andrea Dvorak to the 2015 Binge
Andrea Dvorak is the latest addition to the Binge. This force of nature has raced as a pro since 2007, and has been with Team TWENTY16/TWENTY12 since 2012. Her palmares include wins at the 2012 La Route de France and Fitchburg Classic. She has grabbed queen of the mountain classifications at Redlands Bicycle Classic, SRAM […]
Joey Rosskopf to shake it down at Binge
The Bookwalter Binge is excited to announce the attendance of Joey Rosskopf of the BMC Racing Team at this year’s edition of the Binge. The 26 year old will hit the Binge on the tail end of his first full-season racing in the World Tour with the BMC Racing Team. In 2015, Joey achieved a […]
Gent Wevelgem winner Lauren Hall to be Special Guest at the Binge
We are pleased to announce that Lauren Hall, a professional cyclist with Twenty16, will be joining the Binge on October 31st. In Lauren’s previous life she was a semi-pro soccer player, and came to the sport later in life after buying her first bike at age 29. She is from Vicksburg, Mississippi and now lives […]
Halloween in Black Mountain! and Costume Contest
Hi all! We’ve had a few questions regarding doing the ride and getting home for Halloween. We encourage anyone that wants to get home to trick-or-treat to do the shorter route- the 30 or the 60. Also, an idea is trick or treating in Black Mountain. Church Street is transformed into a Halloween wonderland covered […]