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The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club (BRBC)  is proud to bring you the 9th annual Fletcher Flyer.  Like last year, the offering includes the full, metric, half century, and thirty mile rides which wind through the valleys south of Asheville. It is the least Hilly ride in Western North Carolina, but it has plenty of rolling hills to keep all riders interested. There is terrific mountain scenery without the long mountain climbs.

The century, metric, and half century have cumulative climbs of 4044, 3039, and 2216 feet, respectively. The event can appeal to a wide variety of riders. It is a great course for first time event riders on every route option. It is a fast ride for more experienced riders who want to do a century without spending all day. It is also perfect spring training ride for those who want to prepare for the summer climbing centuries beginning with the Assault on Mount Mitchell.

Rider comments from last year include:

1. Fantastic ride in the beautiful hills of WNC
2. Every person we encountered was beyond friendly
3. Rest stops well stocked with goodies
4. Met a lot of nice people and had a great time
5. One of our best rides ever

The first 500 riders to register will receive DeFeet cycling socks. Be sure to register early to make sure you receive the official Fletcher Flyer socks in the size available.

All riders finishing by 5 PM will receive an after ride meal and showers are available thanks to the Leila Patterson Center. There will be massages available after the ride and on route photos by Bird's Eye View, both for a modest extra charge.

Ride Route Descriptions

Mountains viewed from along the Fletcher Flyer route.  All routes contain flat, rolling and hilly sections, and wind along two-lane roads through the country side and a few suburban areas. Sometimes, you'll ride next to streams in the flatter sections.

Full Century - The Full Century, 100 miles, has 4044 feet of cumulative climbing. To minimize the cumulative climbing, the route has one out-and-back (same roads) and several overlapping sections with the other two routes. There are six rest stops located at approximately 15, 22, 42, 57, 81 and 87 miles from the start.

Metric Century - The Metric Century, 62 miles, has 3037 feet of cumulative climbing and shares much of the 100 mile route. There are four rest stops at approximately 15, 22, 44 and 50 miles from the start.

Half Century - The Half Century, 50 miles, has 2216 feet of cumulative climbing and shares half of the 100 mile route. There are three rest stops at 15, 22, 31 and 37 miles from the start.

Fletcher Lite - 30 miles Fletcher Lite, 1280' of climb.

Route Maps

(Note ride routes are the same for 2012 as they were in 2011, so the

Route Maps, although mark 2011, are good for 2012.)

The Blue Ridge Bicycle Club (BRBC) is a 501c3 with mission to promote healthy and fun lifestyles through cycling.  Since 2004, the club has given more than $115,000 to advance its mission in Western North Carolina.  Last year, more than 5,000 participants engaged in BRBC activities, events, and other efforts and many volunteer hours.  If you would like to make a charitable contribution, please address to BRBC, PO Box 309, Asheville, NC 28802, and be sure to note "donation" in the memo line.

BRBC is proud to be associated with the following organizations who have chosen our event to celebrate a job well done and to raise funds for a wonderful cause, respectively:

Once again, we're honored to have riders from the the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training (TNT) program. Chapters of TNT riders will be coming from several states. This is the world's largest endurance sports training program. It provides fund-raising participants with training for century road cycle rides as well as other endurance events. Since 1988, more than 295,000 volunteer participants have helped raise more than $660 million for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research and patient services. The TNT riders in this year's Fletcher Flyer will be raising over $150,000.  Read more about TnT... 

Located in Asheville, NC, Trips For Kids WNC was founded on November 18, 2010. The goal of Trips For Kids WNC is to provide mountain bike outings and environmental education for kids who would not otherwise be exposed to such activities.

We are pleased to announce that Chris Despard: Sparks Coaching, Fletcher Flyer 100 and Trips For Kids WNC are teaming up to give you the opportunity to challenge yourself and raise money that will fund more kids on bikes in Western NC.  Read more about Trips for Kids...

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