bike rides & tours

SPLIT ROCK TOUR

Saturday, July 18, 2015 @ 6:30 am

Location: Ordean Building, Duluth, MN
Phone: 218-624-4008
Website: www.veloduluth.com
Come join us for one of the most
scenic bicycle rides in the Midwest.
This bike tour will take you along the
beautiful North Shore of Lake Superior. You
will experience spectacular lake views and
gentle, rolling terrain.

BIKE MS: TRAM

Thursday, July 23, 2015 (All day) to

Tuesday, July 28, 2015 (All day)
Location: Northern Minnesota
Phone: 855-372-1331
Email: specialevents@MSsociety.org
Website: www.myMSbike.org
This is a fully-supported, three- or fiveday cycling vacation in northern Minnesota
with festive overnights and activities along
the route and refreshments at rest stops,
mechanical and medical support with a
finish line celebration and more.

CANDISC 2015
TOUR OF CHAMPIONS

Saturday, August 1, 2015 @ 8 am to

Saturday, August 8, 2015 @ 5 pm
Location: Garrison, ND
Phone: 1-800-799-4242
Email: ndfm@restel.com
Website: www.candisc.net
Cost: $220 pr person, $450 per family.
CANDISC is a fully-supported bicycle
tour ride, not a race. This year, Tour of
Champions will overnight in seven host
communities. All these communities have
treated the CANDISC cyclists as champions
and extended the warmest of welcomes.
The tour will be a total of 369 miles.

GREAT RIVER ENERGY MESABI

TRAIL TOUR

Saturday, August 1, 2015 @ 8 am

Location: The Mesabi Trail in NE Minnesota
Phone: 877-637-2241
Email: tourinfo@mesabitrail.com
Website: www.mesabitrail.com
Distances: 72, 53, 25, or 11 miles
Cost: $45 Individuals, $90 Families (kids ride
FREE), Fee increase after July 22nd
The tour is designed for serious riders
and families alike - traveling from Coleraine
to Eveleth. Entry includes a T-shirt, picnic
dinner and music at finish, rest stops with
food and entertainment, transportation for
riders and their bicycles.

RE/MAX RESULTS
BREAST CANCER RIDE

Saturday, August 8, 2015 @ 8 am

Sponsor: RE/MAX Results
Location: Eagan, MN
Phone: 651-209-8387
Email: kari@charityeventsofminnesota.org
Website: www.breastcancerride.org
Distances: 12 or 65 miles
Cost: $45
Join the RE/MAX Results Breast Cancer
Ride on Saturday, August 8, 2015 and
pedal for a purpose! Cyclists of all ages will
be able to choose from multiple routes,
making it easy to fit your ability level.

GITCHI-GAMI TRAIL ASSOCIATION

BIKE RIDE

Saturday, August 15, 2015 @ 8 am

Sponsor: Gitchi-Gami Trail Association
Location: Gooseberry Falls State Park, Two
Harbors, MN
Phone: 218-370-1003
Email: annualride@ggta.org
Website: www.ggta.org
Distances: 28, 37, or 55 miles
Cost: $30 before August 1
The ride returns to the format of three
loops beginning at Gooseberry Falls State
Park, on the scenic North Shore of Lake
Superior. The 28-mile ride is entirely on
the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, passes through
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park, and turns
around at the new Beaver Bay wayside. The
37- and 55-mile options add inland loops
on roads. Mechanical, emergency and SAG
support are provided. Refreshments and a
ride T-shirt are included.

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Saturday, September 12, 2015 H Northfield, Minnesota

100 mile H 60 mile H 45 mile H 30 mile H 12 mile
Scenic Routes H Sheltered Rest Stops

www.jessejamesbiketour.org
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Northfield

TOUR DE TONKA

Saturday, August 1, 2015 @ 7:30 am

Sponsor: Minnetonka Community Education
Location: Minnetonka, MN
Phone: 952-401-6800
Email: tim.litfin@minnetonka.k12.mn.us
Website: www.tourdetonka.org
Distances: 16, 28, 49, 57, 77, or 100 miles.
A scenic bike ride through the Lake
Minnetonka area and its surrounding
communities. With six different route
options, there is a ride for everyone!

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