200-mile bicycle tour from Albany to NYC scheduled for August 10-15, 2010

Albany, N.Y. - The 6th annual Great Hudson Valley Pedal-a six-day, 200-mile recreational bicycle tour from Albany to New York City-is scheduled for August 10-15, 2010. 

Great Hudson Valley Pedal participants will pedal their way through one of the most picturesque river valleys in the world.  The Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Olana State Historic Site, and West Point are just a few of the many interesting stops along the way.  Rich in history, culture, wineries, and gourmet cuisine, the Hudson Valley offers fantastic bicycling.  The tour, which includes three panoramic bridge crossings, will ride along designated bike routes, scenic roads, and off-road trails, including the renowned Manhattan Waterfront Greenway along the west side of Manhattan. Read more »

Little Valley, N.Y. - On Feb. 18 and 25, the Cattaraugus County Equestrian community and the Chautauqua County Equestrian community will be featured on RFD-TV’s series “The Best of America by Horseback” with host Tom Seay.

Best of America by Horseback is a fast moving, top quality television series that features a different riding location each week. It is designed to give horse owners the confidence and knowledge to travel to these wonderful locations with their own horses as well as offering riding vacation locations that supply horses to those that do not have their own. Read more »

Lake Placid, N.Y. - The 28^th annual Lake Placid Loppet, presented by High Peaks Cyclery, cross-country ski races will be held Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Ski Center.

The Lake Placid Loppet has established itself as one of the best events of its kind in the country. Over the past 27 years, thousands of skiers have enjoyed skiing and racing on the challenging Mt. Van Hoevenberg trails at the Olympic Sports Complex. Read more »

Lake Placid, N.Y. — Thirty years ago, a group of college kids and one 22-year-old united the United States like never before. Families were gathered around the television set, or spending as much time reading the sports page as they were the world and national news pages, wondering if this team will win again and could he skate to another Olympic gold medal. Each time the answer was yes, as the U.S. hockey team stunned the world winning gold and Eric Heiden won five Olympic speedskating gold medals, making the 1980 Olympic Winter Games one of the most memorable events in all of sports history. Read more »

Highmount, N.Y. - Calling all New York Jets fans. The Belleayre Ski Center has a deal for you this Sunday, January 24. Show your team spirit by wearing your green and white Jets attire and you’ll get a half-day morning lift ticket for skiing and riding. This way, you can be back home in time for the kick-off of the big game Sunday afternoon. Get here early, ski and ride until noon and still be home in time to watch the game. Read more »

Canandaigua, N.Y. - Bristol Mountain will be hosting the Toyota Freestyle Fest Jan. 16-18 . The event will be a USSA sanctioned Mogul and Dual Mogul competition and will be held on Lower Galaxy. The top freestyle athletes from the Eastern US will be competing in the “A” events (athletes ages 13 through 20) in moguls on Saturday and Sunday and in Dual Moguls on Monday. Points earned at this event will be posted on the USSA national points list and help these athletes earn invitations to Junior Olympics, Nationals and the NorAm tour. This will be the only A event held in NY State this Winter and the winner of this event both of the last two seasons has gone on to earn a spot on the US Freestyle Team. Read more »

Lake Placid, N.Y. — The last stop for freestyle athletes to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team touches down in Lake Placid, N.Y., Jan. 21-24, for three days of excitement with aerials, moguls and ski cross competitions at the Nature Valley Freestyle Cup.

“Lake Placid is a pivotal event for our athletes with the final chance to qualify for the Olympic Team,” said U.S. ski team freestyle head coach Jeff Wintersteen. “The battle is especially intense in both men’s and women’s moguls where we still have a large number of athletes who have a chance to get on the podium and possibly grab an Olympic spot. I expect to see an amazing competition in Lake Placid.” Read more »