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Overview:
Bike & Build's Central United States ride showcases the variety of the American landscape. You'll see the ruggedness of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the ever-stretching Heartland, the majesty of the Rockies, and the lush - and sometimes dry - Pacific Northwest. The sites you'll see and the people you'll meet will be forever changing as you make your way from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

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Route:
After a two-day orientation at Virginia Beach, you'll head west through Virginia, towards the group's first Build Day in Blacksburg by Virginia Tech. You'll use eastern Virginia to warm up your legs before crossing over the Blue Ridge Mountains and into West Virginia. From there, it's flat all the way across the Midwest and the Heartland (via Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas) until the Rockies in western Colorado. You'll spend two days in Jackson, WY before crossing across Idaho, through Oregon, and on to the Pacific.

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Beneficiaries:
Proceeds from Bike & Build's Central U.S. tour will be distributed to affordable housing groups thoughout the United States to finance projects executed by young adults. Prior to the summer, Bike & Build will solicit grant proposals from housing organizations. During the course of the event, the members Team Central U.S. will evaluate and discuss the applications, and - as a group - decide which proposals to fund. For more information about our grant process, click here.

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