Under beautiful sunny skies in Mathews County on Saturday, just over 350 cyclists from up and down the East Coast and beyond came to ride for the 27th annual Tour de Chesapeake. “As a native of Mathews, I try to think of all the cool things about my hometown and include them in this event,” said event director Lynda Smith, “so that everyone will know what I know … that Mathews is a wonderful place to be, whether you live here or are visiting.” This year’s tour was sponsored by Queens Creek Marina, Lennon Dental Center, Candace Segalini of Southern Trade Realty, Riverside Walter Reed Hospital, MCVIC, M&M Building Supply, One Man Liquor Stand, and the Mathews Economic Development Authority. Ahead of the event, the Mathews division of VDOT had signage up and Mathews’ roadways looking beautiful for the weekend. Cyclists from all over Virginia, as well as West Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Ohio and Washingto...