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Thanks for making this a great ride.
We hope to see you for the Fall Tour on
October 11.
This page will be updated soon.
Register Online
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Registration for Spring Cycle Tour
The 11th Annual Spring
Cycle Tour is scheduled for May 10, 2008. The tour - around what locals call
“the block” - is 64 miles long. It's a challenging early season ride but the
scenery is gorgeous and we do our best to make sure that everyone has an
enjoyable day. As with our Fall Cycle Tour, a portion of the proceeds from the Spring Cycle Tour will be donated to the
Yellowstone Park Foundation. The 2007 Spring Cycle Tour generated $750 for the Foundation.
The route starts in West
Yellowstone at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Center and follows Highway 20
west over Targhee Pass and into Idaho, turns right on Highway 87 and winds
along the north shore of Henry’s Lake and over Raynold’s Pass back into
Montana. Highway 87 crosses the Madison River and then T’s with Highway 287.
The route turns right here and winds along the Madison, Quake Lake and Hebgen
Lake before it turns right again on Highway 191. From this point it’s a relatively
short 8 miles back into West Yellowstone.
Check in and "day of" registration for
the Spring Cycle Tour will take place from 7:30 to 8:45 AM at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor's Center located at 30 Yellowstone Avenue
across the street from Free Heel and Wheel. The ride will start at 9:00 AM.
There are 5 feed stations along
the Spring Cycle Tour route. The first is at the junction of Highways 20 and 87,
the second is at the top of Raynold’s Pass, the third is at the Quake Lake
Visitor’s Center, the fourth is at the Longhorn Saloon deck and the fifth is at the
junction of Highways 287 and 191.
For those of you concerned about
your ability to ride the entire 64 miles, you need not worry. The route is
patrolled by 2 or 3 sag wagons (vans with trailers) that, once full, can give
you a lift back to West Yellowstone. Two mechanics, Les from Yellowstone
Bicycle and Melissa from Free Heel and Wheel, also patrol the route to help
with repairs and flat tires.
Estimated Speed and Times from veloroutes.org
at 10.0 mph course completion in 6 hrs 32.58 mins.
at 13.0 mph course completion in 5 hrs 1.99 mins.
at 16.0 mph course completion in 4 hrs 5.36 mins.
at 19.0 mph course completion in 3 hrs 26.62 mins.
at 22.0 mph course completion in 2 hrs 58.45 mins.
All Cycle Tour participants are
welcome to join us for a spaghetti dinner at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort at 6:00 PM. The dinner is held at 6 PM to allow everyone to finish the
ride, relax and get showered. A raffle and door prizes are part of the post
ride dinner.
An International Migratory Bird Day is planned for Sunday May 11. This event is sponsored by Yellowstone National Park and the Grizzly Discovery Center. Activities planned include a bird watching tour of the Madison River, games and crafts at the GDC, and four hour-long bird presentations. Please call 307-344-2754 for more details.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
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