PITTSTON, Pa. — Lu Lacka Wyco Hundo might be a long and possibly wacky name for a bike ride, but for the cyclists who spent Sunday morning pedaling the rolling hills of northeastern Pennsylvania, this adventure, despite its name, is perfect.
"Rolling hills beautiful. It's the perfect time of year. you get all the greenery. you get all the flowers, smiling faces, good people, all around it's the perfect day you can't ask for much more," said Erin Kosisky, Wilkes-Barre.
This is the tenth year for the ride; cyclists choose a 40, 60, 75, or 100-mile route through Luzerne, Lackawanna, and Wyoming Counties.
The ride starts and ends in Pittston, the hometown of the man who founded the ride, Patrick Engleman.
"The first ride was in 2013. We had 18 folks. I invited my friends. I live just outside Philly, and I invited my friends to come back to my hometown and go for a bike ride with me, and we had 18 people come up," said Engleman.
Since then, it's grown exponentially; more than 600 cyclists registered for the weekend's ride.
"I'm doing the 40 today, figured it was my first time out here, so I just wanted to get my toes wet, see what it was all about. but I think the 100 miles for next year," said Kosisky.
"If you have not discovered the joys of bike riding, please look into it. You'll feel like a kid again. Ride bikes, have fun, feel good," said Anne Rock.
Trek Bikes is one of the ride's sponsors. Rock dressed as a cow to cheer on the cyclists.
"As a Pennsylvania native, it makes me proud and excited to bring a sport that we all love to this community," Rock said.
Funds raised from the bike ride support the Keystone Mountain Bike Team to help kids in sixth through 12th grade who enjoy mountain biking.
"One of the things we wanted to do is always make sure they had money where they need it. For scholarship bikes to travel, they have money that they need," said Engleman.
Participants in this year's ride came from as far away as Alaska, Colorado, Utah, and England.
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