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Some new opportunities for riding, for both the racers and non-competitive riders, are staring to pop up: Two gran fondos are planned in the area this summer.
Image courtesy of iGran Fondo.
A gran fondo, also known as a cyclosportive, or often simply sportive, is a short to long distance, organised, mass-participation cycling event, typically held annually. Although gran fondos are not races, entrants’ times are recorded and riders are given their finishing position.
A group of cycling enthusiasts have banded together to organize the first tour of all seven cities within Madison County, appropriately named the 7 Cities Century Bike Ride, and Elkhorn Valley Cycling is proud to be the sponsoring Club for the event.
The event begins with early registration the evening of August 10 with the actual ride staring in Norfolk the morning of the 11th. The tour will camp that night in Newman Grove and make the return trip to Norfolk on the 12th.
The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature has a pending bill which would amend current rules of the road to include a mandatory three foot buffer when motor vehicles overtake pedestrians and bicycles. If you think this is a good idea, contact your State Senator and tell them you support LB1030.
Introduced bill: http://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=15998
Find you State Senator: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/senators/senator_find.php
As announced in the Norfolk Daily News, the 25th anniversary edition of the Tour de Nebraska will begin in Madison on June 20, 2012.
From the Daily News:
LINCOLN — The 25th annual five-day Tour de Nebraska bicycle ride will head to Northeast Nebraska on its 300-mile round trip journey, June 20-24, 2012.
About 300 cyclists will leave Madison on Wednesday, June 20, and camp overnight in Wakefield, Wausa, O’Neill and Neligh.
“This is our 25th anniversary tour so we wanted to make it extra special by exploring beautiful Northeast Nebraska,” said Susan Larson Rodenburg, who organizes the tour with her husband, Rich.
The noncompetitive circle tour will start and end this year in Madison, 114 miles north of Lincoln. It will then proceed to overnight host communities of Wakefield on June 20, Wausa on June 21, O’Neill on June 22, and Neligh on June 23, before returning to Madison on June 24. <<Read the rest of the article>>
Registration information is available at: www.TourdeNebraska.com
or by request to: Susan@TourdeNebraska.com or calling 421-1401.
A new record turnout for Thursday Night Ride on one of the nicest nights ever! We started with 18, and picked up another making a whopping 19 riders completing the Pierce loop.
Great times, great people, great ride.
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