YO! Just lettin' ya know that this event occurred in the past. So don't go planning your day around this one.
WHEN
Sat Sep 01 2007
7:00am, 7:30am, and 8:30am - 12:00pm Noon
WHERE
Principal Park, home of the Iowa Cubs
Des Moines, IA
WHO
American Diabetes Association
Description
Charity Ride
Distance - Family Fun 5 miles, Novice riders 32 miles, Avid cyclists 63 miles
The Tour de Cure is a nationally recognized ride held at hundreds of locations across America. The Tour de Cure has helped generate millions of dollars toward research and education for those living with and affected by diabetes. The American Diabetes Association encourages you your family to come out to Principal Park for a day of fun and help us fund the research that is needed to find a cure.
There will be rides of 5 miles for families, a 33 mile ride for novice riders and a metric century ride of 63 miles for avid cyclists.
Route
The family route will begin at Principal Park and run along the river through Grey's Lake and back to Principal Park.
The Novice riders will enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Great Western Bike trail after leaving Principal Park as well.
Avid cyclists will continue on past the Great Western trail and enjoy the open road cycling they experienced on RAGBRAI. This ride will travel south through Cumming, many avid riders are familier with stopping in Cumming, then through St Mary's and turn around in the City Park in St Charles before returning to Principal park via the same route.
Venue
Principal Park, home of the Iowa Cubs
350 SW Water St
Des Moines, IA 50309 MAP
Registration
Easy registration online at www.diabetes.org/tour. Registration is $25.00 with 100% of the proceeds going to the American Diabetes Association and it's work in finding a cure while improving the lives of those already living with diabetes everyday. Your BIKEIOWA site is the accurate and current source of information on registration costs and donations toward rider participation.