Southeast - South East Road Rides

Can anyone make any suggestions on any east coast based organized rides? I’m thinking something like a metric or full century and preferably something towards the south in like March or April. Anything close to Raleigh, N.C. would be a plus (sister lives there). Thanks in advance.

I posted this in the other thread also.

http://www.ncdot.org/transit/bicycle/events/calendar/January.html

check out Triangle Cycling (http://www.trianglecycling.com/)too.

Here is a link to our local bike club's posting of some rides in the southeast:

http://www.greenvillespinners.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=296060&module_id=40429

Please note that Greenville is about 3.5 hours from Raliegh, but they are some great rides listed especially if you enjoy beautiful scenery, friendly people & maybe even a sneaky hill here or there.

A few more places to check.
http://www.ncbikeclub.org/ (various rides)
http://www.tarwheels.org (various rides)
http://ravenrockramble.org/ (May 3 event)

Also some store rides:
http://cyclingspokenhere.com/
http://www.thespincycle.com/events.asp?level1=weekly_store_rides
http://thebicyclechain.com/

If you happen to be in the western part of NC in May or June you should definitely check out these rides:

http://www.3mountainmadness.com

http://www.smwbike.org/cherohala/ccMain.htm

I'm pretty sure the metric out of Crowders Mountain is the 2nd Sunday in April. Crowders Mtn is near the NC/SC line and just off I-85. You can find it on the Gaston County Cyclist's website.

As I recall they usually have the Foothills Classic in April-it starts north of Winston-Salem.