Shanksville, PA Media Loop
Welcome to the Shanksville Loop preview. On Saturday, April 29th we will be taking off
from the Courthouse in Somerset at 8:30 a.m. There will be time to meet some of the
Flight 93 families before departure. We will ride 13 miles to the Shanksville crash
site and have a short ceremony in conjunction with family who will have driven
to the site. There will be a brief time to speak to family members before we mount up
and return the 13 miles to Somerset.
There will be State Police escorts to the site and back, but we must all ride as
one group. As a courtesy to the other riders and for everyone’s safety, your
bicycle should be in good condition and you should be able to maintain an average
speed of at least 12 miles per hour. The terrain is rolling hills and the road
is good, but not terribly wide. As a courtesy to motorists, we need to stay as
close together as possible. Please be sure to bring equipment to take care of
your bicycle, especially spare inner tubes. There will not be any maintenance
facilities available along the route. Although the ride should last less than
three hours, we encourage you to bring plenty of fluids and something to eat
while riding.
We look forward to seeing you there. In the interest of everyone’s safety, we insist that all riders on this loop ride wear approved cycling helmets.
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