Women Empowering Women - Wabash River Cycle Club with Britt Ann & Molly Birt
Life Behind Bars · Bicycle Indiana
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Show Notes
On this week's episode, we interview two strong leaders part of the Wabash River Cycle Club (WRCC) creating a safe and inclusive cycling culture in the Greater Lafayette Area. Setting and educating the standards and expectations for ride leaders and female riders in Lafayette and surrounding areas. They hope to promote and continue to see the group grow and be the hallmark example of what a cycling club should look like. We also discuss the WRCC Scholarship program.
The Wabash River Cycling Club Women’s Ride began in 2016 as an idea between Laura Furey and Pat Boling to “just get more women out riding” in the community. Tuesday night rides starting from Hodson’s Bay Company evolved into the ride of today which requires not just one, but four, ride leaders to meet the demands of the women and gender minorities in our community. https://wrcc-in.org/page/womens-ride
Over the years this ride has grown into a contingency of strong and independent cyclists who attend our rides for a variety of reasons. Some join for companionship, some for the challenge, and others for building confidence in a judgement-free environment. Despite their original motivation for coming out to ride, they all leave with a renewed sense of community and solidarity.
The Wabash River Ride has a variety of route options for every level and type of rider. All routes start and end at Fort Ouiatenon. There are 16, 33, 47, 67 or 101 mile paved routes and 38, 62, and 100 mile gravel routes through Tippecanoe, Fountain and Warren counties. While we provide recommended routes, loops can be mixed and matched together the day of the event to create the adventure of your choosing! All paved loops are marked with Dan Henry markings. For those of the gravel persuasion, we highly recommend using the provided GPS files for navigation purposes. Gravel loops will NOT be marked. The central SAG at Cicott allows for multiple refueling opportunities, and the Fountain and Hickman Heights SAGs are available for those looking to explore the areas out near Pine Creek and Williamsport.