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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: May 1, 2015 <br />CONTACT: Emma Newman, Springfield Safe Routes to School Coordinator, <br />emma.newman@springfield.k12.or.us, 541-744-6373 ext 233, 541-228-0699 (c) <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br />Bike Together on Mother’s Day with CycloFemme <br /> <br />Looking for something fun to do on May 10, Mother’s Day? Hop on a bike and join more than <br />200 people on a casual bike ride around Eugene and Springfield to celebrate women on wheels. <br />Riders will gather at 1:30 p.m. at Owen Memorial Rose Garden (300 North Jefferson Street <br />in Eugene) and Willamalane Swim Center (1276 G Street in Springfield) and depart at 2 p.m. Each <br />ride will take a leisurely pace to the celebration site in Island Park. Everyone is welcome to join the <br />rides. <br />The Eugene and Springfield rides are just two of over 300 rides that will be happening on <br />May 10 in more than 25 countries across the globe. CycloFemme is an annual international <br />Mother’s Day ride that unites riders, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, or bicycle preference to <br />share in the joy of riding bikes. Ride with us as we honor the past, celebrate the present, and <br />empower the future of women in cycling. <br />“I had to literally dust off my bike in the garage,” said Jessica Joy, a local blogger who <br />participated in the 2014 Springfield CycloFemme ride. By the end of the ride, she decided, “my bike <br />is done being dusty. There are too many great rides waiting to be had!” <br />Eugene and Springfield’s versions of this international ride will have a “pretty skirts” theme <br />(to be interpreted by each rider), temporary tattoos, and snacks. If you have general questions <br />about the ride or would like to help promote it, please contact Emma Newman at <br />emma.newman@springfield.k12.or.us or 541-744-6373 ext 233. <br />Visit the Eugene-Springfield CycloFemme 2015 Facebook event at <br />bit.ly/EugSpfldCycloFemme15 for more information or visit http://cyclofemme.com/ for <br />information about the worldwide celebration. <br /># # # <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />