Tian Qiu - Biking

I fell in love with biking under the influence of Professor Evans from Pitt. I have completed multiple 100km day trips and my pb is 4 hours and 2 minutes (Tour the Montour). I have also completed a 100-mile day (Cumberland, MD -> Myersville, MD).

Lexington, KY also has some amazing trails to offer. If you are in town and have some free time, check out the well-maintained Legacy Trail that connects downtown LEX and the famous Kentucky Horse Park

Completed Rides (Not Peer-Reviewed)

Pittsburgh to DC

Solo

In 2016, I biked from Pittsburgh to Washington DC through the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Trail. This route is really beautiful especially during Autumn. Please feel free to ask me if you wish to know more about it. Here are some pictures I took during my ride.

Pittsburgh

Confluence

Eastern Continental Divide

Right before Cumberland (I think)

Little Orleans

Paw Paw Tunnel

Montgomery County

Capital Crescent Trail

Cincinnati to Cleveland

Solo

In 2021, I biked from Cincinnati to Cleveland through the Ohio to Erie Trail. It was a unique experience that took me through major metropolises (Cincy, Columbus, and Cleveland), the Amish country, and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Plus the unexpected snow towards the end of the trip made things very interesting. Please feel free to ask me if you wish to know more about it. Here are some pictures I took during my ride.

Cincinnati

Little Miami Trail

Loveland

Cedarville

Columbus

Kokosing Gap Trail

Stone Arch at Howard, Ohio

Mohican Valley Trail

Amish buggy (near Millersburg)

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (near Akron station)

Cuyahoga Valley NP

Cleveland

Anniston to Atlanta

with Tengjia Shu

In 2024, we biked the Anniston to Atlanta route through Alabama's Chief Ladiga Trail and Georgia's Silver Comet Trail in two separate settings. We originally started around the new year, but the trip ended abruptly near Rockmart, GA due to an accident. We went back and finished the rest in May.

Anniston, AL

Jacksonville State

Piedmont, AL

Alabama-Georgia state line

Rockmart, GA

Atlanta, GA

Katy Trail

with Jesse Ellis, Will Gerken, and Marc Painter

In June 2024, we biked through Missouri (Clinton to St. Charles) on the Katy Trail. The sunburn and humidity were brutal, but it was totally worth it.

High Point

Green Ridge

Will transporting our dinner

(gas station pizza)

Spent the first night in a silo

Prairie sunrise

Leaving Sedalia (not) on time

Pilot Grove

The Big Tree

Mizzou

McKittrick

Augusta

Cleveland to Cincinnati

with Jesse Ellis, Will Gerken, and Marc Painter

In June 2025, we biked from Cleveland to Cincinnati through the Ohio to Erie Trail. It was a unique experience that took us through major metropolises (Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincy), the Amish country, and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Somehow the slopes in Amish country seemed much harder than the last time I did it.