First, campaigners, a reminder on your weekend plans — the Jerry Jaycox Fort Pulaski Wheelie begins from the picnic area at Fort Pulaski Sunday 11/15 at 2pm, cookout to follow. Great scenery, great weather, great fun! Bring a dish and BYOB.
Next, the following weekend, Saturday Nov 21, the fastest folks on two wheels here in SAV, the Savannah Wheelmen, will hold their annual banquet. Not just for racers, all bike lovers are welcome to join in the fun:
The banquet is open to all cyclists and cycling fans – you don’t have to be a Wheelman to attend. Please join us for some good food at a great location with good friends.
This year our guest speaker is Savannah’s own Ken Laidlaw. Ken won the Tour of Scotland in 1957. He competed in the 1960 Olympics. During the 1961 Tour de France, after an attack on the final climb of the 19th stage, Ken was named most aggressive rider for the stage.
What: Savannah Wheelmen Banquet
When: November 21st at 6:00 PM
Where: DeSoto Hilton Hotel – Harbor View room on the 14th floor (great view)
Finally, and this is really exciting for fans of music and bikes. Ben Sollee, a renowned cellist and singer-songwriter is taking his act on the road down the coast and is coming to play Savannah on Thursday, Dec 10. Ben was here as part of the Sparrow Quartet (Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn) during the 2008 Savannah Music Festival.
Before you say, “Wait, since when was this organization about music,” what’s amazing is that Ben is bringing this show from Louisville, Kentucky down the coast on bikes. More to come on this show, but I must say we’re pretty excited. Look for an announcement of our plans for his visit next week.