Members of the South Coast Bikeway Alliance, who have a plan for a bikeway from Providence to Provincetown, attended their second annual South Coast Summer Bike Challenge Awards Ceremony on September 19, 2015 at the Dartmouth YMCA. Many members rode from Mattapoisett and Fall River to the ceremony. One hundred twelve riders collectively rode more than 60,000 miles. Some individual riders completed the equivalent of crossing the continental United States. Rick Schwartz of Fall River completed 1,872 miles and Robin Thorpe, also of Fall River, completed 1,542 miles. Attending the ceremony were Fall River Bicycle Commitee Chairman Brian Pearson, Fall River Mass In Motion Coordinator Julie Kelly, and Fairhaven, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester and Middleboro Representative Bill Straus, who chairs the Joint Committee on Transportation. Click here for the SouthCoast Today story. Click here for photos of the 2014 Summit. For more information, contact BikeFall River Chairman Brian Pearson at 508-679-0131 or Fall River Mass In Motion coordinator Julianne Kelly at 508-324-2405. (Photos courtesy of Brian Pearson and Julie Kelly)

(Top row) Riders gather outside of the Dartmouth YMCA for the ceremony, including Gail Rodriques, center. (Row two) Bruce Souza, _________________, Fall River Bicycle Commitee Chairman Brian Pearson, and ________________ wait for the event to begin. (Row three) The group gathers for the ceremony as Bob Espindola, Selectman of Fairhaven and chair of Southcoast Bikeway Alliance, points out the distance that some of the riders achieved using a map of the United States. (Row four) Selectman Espindola speaks behind the first place trophy that Marc Anderson of Mattapoisett claims. (Bottom row) First place female award winner Lisa Winsor claims her prize before Robin Thorpe of Fall River is awarded for her mileage achievement.