Top 11 Moments From The Ben To The Shore Bike Tour 2023

Have you ever gone on a 65-mile bike ride in your life? Well, that is exactly what I did this past Sunday!

As I mentioned in my post last week about my bike ride down the shore during my vacation, I was set to participate in the Ben To The Shore Bike Tour, which, of course, took place this past weekend.

For those of you who are unaware, the Ben To The Shore Bike Tour is a charity event that takes place yearly to raise funds for Families Behind A Badge, which is a charity group dedicated to financially helping the families of fallen or critically injured first responders.

The route for the ride is a little bit over 65 miles from Philly to Atlantic City, and, in total, there were over 2,000 bike riders who took part in the ride, including one guy who did half the ride on a unicycle!

Pattyann and I were on Team WMMR with Casey Boy from The Preston and Steve Show and Chuck Damico. Our team name was “The Rock n’ Rollers,” and Casey Boy came through again with the coolest team jerseys in the event! The design was based on the powder blue Philadelphia Phillies uniforms with a big ‘R’ instead of a ‘P’ representing our team name – they were by far the most talked about bike jerseys the whole day.

The weather for the ride could not have been more perfect either! The temperature was in the 80s and there was very little wind. Compared to last year when it was close to 100 degrees, it felt like a nice early spring day.

The after-party was at The Showboat parking lot and it was a blast! They had great food, cold beers, great merch tents, and music! What could be better than that? Plus, they had a trailer with pictures of fallen police officers and first responders to remind everyone what they were riding for in the first place.

This year I finished my 65-mile ride in four hours and five minutes, I can’t wait to get back next year to see if I can beat my time!

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As many of you know after reading my post about the Stanley Cup from yesterday, I spent the last week on vacation down the Jersey shore.

And from many of my other posts before that, you know I enjoy going for some long bike rides — especially down the shore!

So what could be better than squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week's long vacation? Squeezing in a nice bike ride on a week’s long vacation with a great friend of mine, of course!

I got to go on a great ride with my buddy Casey Boy from The Preston and Steve Show on our sister station, WMMR.

We rode through multiple shore towns as we got in a practice ride in preparation for this Sunday’s Ben To The Shore ride! For those that don’t know, the Ben To The Shore Bike Tour is a charity event that raises funds for Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation, which is for the families of fallen first responders and police officers.

It is always a lot of fun and something I look forward to each year!

During our practice route, Casey Boy and I rode about 25.81 miles from Wildwood to Town Bank to Cape May Point to Cape May then all the way back to Wildwood where we started.

It was a great time and has me ready to conquer the 65-mile Ben To The Shore ride! This will actually be my tenth year riding in the event and each year it gets better and better.

If you are interested in donating, visit fbbcf.org or visit the Team WMMR Rock and Rollers page.

I can’t wait for Sunday and hopefully, the weather holds up for the ride! I’m sure there will be a lot of people on the ride for this great cause!

Who do you think will cross the finish line first, me or Casey Boy?

Here's a selfie Casey Boy took on our ride. It is of Casey, Pattyann, and myself. What a great crew.

I took this during our ride. I'm not sure how I kept my balance! Just ahead of my leading the way are Casey and Pattyann.

Like I mentioned in the photo above, there they are leading the way. It's a tight bridge like many down the shore. Luckily, we all managed to make it across.

The first sign you see in Town Bank. Apparently, it is the birthplace of the South Jersey. I wonder what it was like in 1635?

Outside the beautiful Willow Creek Winery. What a cool sign. We definitely needed to check this place out on the ride.

The land the winery was on was beautiful. Look at those flowers! The property was huge.

You know we had to make our way into the winery! Riding on the bricks was not as hard as you would think. It was even cooler on the inside.

You know I had to grab a group picture inside the winery! I am actually wearing a jersey from a previous Ben To The Shore ride! I wonder what this year's will look like?

Just a group of people that love a good bike ride. I know we all can't wait for Sunday's ride. Hopefully, the weather is as nice as it was on this day!

The map of our 25-mile ride. We covered so much ground. It is nuts looking at it in map form!

All photos by Matt Cord.