Springtime is always a great time of year, especially after you’ve had a winter like we did in New Castle, Virginia this year. I’m sure many of you can relate with all the snow storms and blizzards that we had on the east coast this year, at one point it felt like the winter would never end. But sure enough the snow finally melted and that first day when the sun came beating down was heavenly. Four years ago when I thought of spring, things like bathing suit season and daffodils came to mind. Now when I think of spring I think of red wine, french accents, and brightly colored spandex outfits. Some might find that odd, unless you have been in New Castle or at Wilderness Adventure for the past three springs.
About four years ago Marc Dufour went looking for the perfect location for his Centrifuge road cycling training camp, and he found us. None of our staff at the time were road cyclists, so we were totally unaware that our facility was smack dab in the middle of the perfect training ground. The challenging terrain, beautiful scenery, well maintained roads, and an early spring has made our facility an oasis for Canadian cyclists. They can come to us and ride when they wouldn’t otherwise be able to. Did I mention that we are really fun to hang out with too?
Throughout their time here, the Canadians have attracted a lot of attention from both motorists and the
media. The Roanoke Times did a piece on the cyclists a couple years back and made this video: Wheeling in Virginia. The second voice you hear is the head of Centrifuge, Marc Dufour, explaining why cycling is better in large doses. Most of the shots you see were filmed at our facility, either on the Main Lodge porch or in front of our Sneaky Cabin. Click here to view their photo albums of the good times here at Wilderness Adventure that the cyclists have recorded and posted on their site. If this looks like an amazing experience to you, don’t just dream, you could join them next year and represent Virginia as one of the first bike camp participants. If you would like to contact Groupe Centrifuge about joining them in the future or just to get more information about what they do click here.
For questions about Wilderness Adventure and our year round programs email us or call toll free 800-782-0779.
Keeping you Posted!
Julia Bradford, Director of Programs
