Cannonball's Cycling Team
Metric & Half-Metric Century Charity Ride
June 7, 2025
The Cannonballs Cycling Team (CCT) Annual Metric Century is back for its 27th year! Come put your endurance to the test as you conquer the hills throughout Mecklenburg, Gaston and Lincoln Counties while raising funds for Melanin in Motion Girls & Boys Bike Camp. Participates are invited to join individually or as a team. This police escorted ride starts and concludes at White Water Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. CCT Metric and Half Metric participants will have SAG support and many options for fuel and nutrition at each rest stop.
Distance Options
CCT Metric Century Ride (includes 4 rest stops): 8:00 AM
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29357037
CCT Half Metric Century Ride (includes 2 rest stops): 8:30 AM
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46506295
CCT 15-mile Fun Ride: 8:45 AM (CCT Guided Route)
Registration Includes:
- Sag support throughout ride
- Lunch for all participants following ride
- Finisher Medal for all CCT Metric & Half Metric Riders (Guaranteed for all participants registered by April 1st)
- Optional Recovery Ride - June 8, 2023 at 9AM
2025 Charity Benefactor
The proceeds from this year's ride will benefit Melanin in Motion Girls & Boys Bike Camp. Melanin in Motion (MIM) bike camps encourage youth cycling as a habit of exercise and social activity by creating opportunities for Charlotte area communities of color to engage. The MIM month long program (2-weeks girls, 2-weeks boys) provides a safe, supervised environment for school-aged children. During the youth cycling activities, youth improve their handling of a bicycle through skills and drills, learn to navigate the community safely on a bicycle, and engage with a diverse group of counselors who are an active part of the Charlotte cycling community. Actively immersing camp participants in the cycling community makes bicycling an attainable and sustainable skill.