{"id":392,"date":"2012-07-10T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2012\/07\/10\/rapsody-early-discount-ends-july-15\/"},"modified":"2013-01-05T00:25:09","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T00:25:09","slug":"rapsody-early-discount-ends-july-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/07\/10\/rapsody-early-discount-ends-july-15\/","title":{"rendered":"RAPSody: Early Discount Ends July 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5_hvHJa_DuQ\/S_wZLKYVZHI\/AAAAAAAAAEo\/k-u8MfsVo0g\/s1600\/RAPSody2_WSF.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"246\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5_hvHJa_DuQ\/S_wZLKYVZHI\/AAAAAAAAAEo\/k-u8MfsVo0g\/s320\/RAPSody2_WSF.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">In a month and a half, hundreds of bicyclists will ride around the Puget Sound, following a meandering course on paved trails and back roads, over the water and through the mountains, in a scenic weekend ride broken up by delicious snacks and beautiful rest stops along the way. The 9th annual RAPSody, a 170-mile overnight bike ride hosted by five Puget Sound bike clubs, is taking place August 25th-26th and is open for registration at a discounted<b> early bird rate through July 15th.<\/b> <\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\" \/><br style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">If the event description alone doesn\u2019t convince you that this is something you want to be a part of, consider the fact that proceeds from the event benefits <b>you<\/b>!\u00a0 Proceeds from RAPSody support the Bicycle Alliance&#8217;s statewide advocacy and education efforts. And, just for being one of our members, you can receive an additional $10 discount on top of the reduced early bird rate. <\/span><\/span>  <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\" \/><br style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">For further details about the route, logistics, food offerings, and training tips and to register online, visit the <\/span><\/span>  <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rapsodybikeride.com\/\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">RAPSody website<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">, or, if you still need convincing, look back at our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bicyclealliance.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/rapsody-ride-for-bicyclists-and.html\" style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">previous blog post<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> showcasing the ride. <\/span><br style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\" \/><br style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">RAPSody has enjoyed eight extremely successful rides to date and has provided an idyllic and challenging weekend adventure for thousands of bicyclists over the years, and, if you register as a Bicycle Alliance member before July 15th, you get to take part in the experience for just $75. Join us and other riders from all over Washington State and ride around the Puget Sound!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">A tip of the helmet to the five bike clubs that organize RAPSody:\u00a0 BIKES Club of Snohomish County, Capital Bicycling Club, Cyclists of Greater Seattle, Tacoma Wheelmen Bicycle Club, and West Sound Cycling Club.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a month and a half, hundreds of bicyclists will ride around the Puget Sound, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[36,5,37,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-clubs","category-bike-events-wa","category-rapsody","category-rides"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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