Scott Binde and Alexandria Old Town resident and one of the founders of Outriders- a meetup group of local LGBTQ+ cyclists was killed Saturday afternoon while doing a Cacoctin Mountain Ride just outside Fredrick Maryland. He was struck by an SUV and died at the scene. He was with two of his Outrider friends on that ride.  Scott, a great guy recently retired and used his bike as his sole transportation for most of his life! 

Two memorial rides are planned in his honor.  

Thursday 6 Jun, 6:15 PM Smithsonian Metro Station.  There will be a memorial ride with Outriders this Thursday evening at 6:15 PM from Smithsonian Metro Station ** on the National Mall to Old Town Alexandria where we will do a brief memorial service to him, and then head over to one of his favorite restaurants Lena’s to share our many stories of Scott. If you would like to join, please RSVP for the Scott Binde Thursday Evening Memorial ride https://meetu.ps/e/NcCRn/q5L4j/i

**If you don’t want to ride from Smithsonian, plan to be at the intersection of West St and Queen St at around 7:15 and then ride to Lena’s between 7:45 and 8:00. 

Saturday 15 Jun, 8:30AM Old Town Roll, Starting at Conte’s Bike Shop in Old Town will be doing there ride on details on their Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/groups/758318671296278/

Outriders is sponsoring a memorial fund with WABA. If you knew Scott (and even if you didn’t), please consider donating to WABA. They are our advocacy for bike safety in the DMV. To donate to WABA in Scott’s honor- www.waba.org/scottbinde