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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: [email protected] Website: www.myMSbike.org This is a fully-supported, three- or five- day 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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. TOUR DE TONKA Saturday, August 1, 2015 @ 7:30 am Sponsor: Minnetonka Community Education Location: Minnetonka, MN Phone: 952-401-6800 Email: tim.litfi[email protected] 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! RE/MAX RESULTS BREAST CANCER RIDE Saturday, August 8, 2015 @ 8 am Sponsor: RE/MAX Results Location: Eagan, MN Phone: 651-209-8387 Email: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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. SAT., August 15, 2015 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 GET IN YOUR 10 ! 18 Summer 2015 Minnesota Trails 1505Summer.indd 18 5/5/15 1:26 PM