Rosarito/Ensenada Bike Ride September 27 – Perhaps The Final Ride
The next Rosarito-Ensenada 50-Mile Bike Ride is Sept. 27 and organizers say this is the last one they will do, making it especially histories,
Bike riders have been known to come from all over Mexico, the US and other countries to ride in this 50 mile picturesque event along some of the most beautiful coastline in the world.
The ride started in September of 1979 when several friends decided to ride the old free road from Rosarito Beach to Ensenada and realized that it was exactly 50 miles. The ride became an annual tradition between the friends and it quickly grew so large that in 1986 a spring ride was created to alleviate the crowds and since then it has been held every April and every September.
Gary Foster of Bicycling West, a San Diego sports marketing company that promotes large-scale participatory events in Baja, blames all the unfair U.S. media coverage about safety issues in Baja for declining participation in the event,
It is especially frustrating to him because in the 27 years that the Ride has existed it has had approximately 375,000 participants without one serious crime.
“It’s been a great event for the city for such a long time and I hope that this race will have a great turnout,” said Laura Wong, President of the Rosarito Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau. “The past few weekends the town has been packed with people.”
“I hope that something can be done to continue this wonderful event that has given so much to so many,” she added.