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• Saturday, Aug 26, 2023    9:30am - 6:30pm

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Tour de Fat invites you to gear up for the World's Greatest Costumed Bike Parade! The parade starts at 9:30 am at City Park and loops Mountain Avenue before rolling into New Belgium Brewing for music, entertainment, contests, and games starting at 11:00 am.

Full info and schedule at: https://www.newbelgium.com/events/tour-de-fat/

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Tour de Fat

• Dates: August 24, 2024
• Location: New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc.
• 500 Linden Street
• Fort Collins, CO 80524
• Price: FREE

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New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat Celebrates 20 Years of Beer, Bikes and Bemusement

(FORT COLLINS) New Belgium Brewing’s annual Tour de Fat is back for 2019, offering a day packed full of free festivities celebrating beer, bikes, and bemusement. This year’s tour kicks off on August 31 in Fort Collins, CO, heads to Asheville, NC, on Sept. 21, and wraps up in Tempe, AZ on October 5.

Each festival gets underway with a wildly popular costumed group bicycle ride roaming public streets in human-powered, two-wheeled euphoria. Immediately following each bike parade, revelers amass at a transformed outdoor space for an afternoon of unforgettable FREE entertainment from a touring ensemble of comedians, cirque performers, general mayhemists, top-notch live musicians and world-class New Belgium beer.

“Our love for bikes runs deep at New Belgium – we like to say our brewery was born on a bicycle seat – so every year we spread that love around the country by coming into towns and hosting the best way to spend a Saturday,” said Tour de Fat Brand Manager, John Yeast. “Big thanks in advance to everyone who will celebrate with us as we attempt to eclipse the $6 million mark of funds raised and donated to nonprofit organizations.”

This year marks the 20th season for Tour de Fat, which has raised nearly $6 million for local non-profits since it all began. The daylong festivities are free, but proceeds from beer and merchandise sales, along with parade donations, go to local non-profits. New in 2019 is a pedal-powered parade participant contest parade contest where winners will be selected based on the creativity, flair and uniqueness of their pedal-powered parade “vehicle” and rewarded with a prize pack that includes up to $500 worth of fixings to throw one heck of a party.

“A typical Tour de Fat parade draws thousands of costumed revelers together who share our mission to amaze and entertain,” Yeast explained. “To further stoke those creative fires, this year we’re offering a super sweet prize package to those people, businesses, civic groups, and the like who wow the crowd by rolling around in unmatched one-of-a-kind style.”

In typical New Belgium style, the brewery tries to leave as little of an environmental imprint as possible. Tour de Fat hosts green vendors, has compost and recycle stations and consciously works diligently to practice sustainable festivization.

“Bicycles basically run on fat and save you money, so they fit perfectly with our commitment to sustainability. Riding improves physical wellness and mental health, reduces CO2 emissions and provides a responsible form of transportation after a beer. Or two,” Yeast said.

Tour de Fat will cycle through the following cities in 2019:

About New Belgium Brewing

New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work, one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses and tops Bicycling Magazine’s Best Companies of Cyclists. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire Amber Ale, New Belgium brews 14 year-round beers: Citradelic Tangerine IPA, Fat Tire Belgian White, The Hemperor HPA, Voodoo Ranger IPA, Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA, Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA, Sour Saison, Honey Orange Tripel, Dayblazer Easygoing Ale, 1554 Enlightened Dark Ale, Bohemian Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Style Ale, Trippel and a gluten-reduced beer, Glutiny Pale Ale. To learn more, visit NewBelgium.com and follow the brewery on Facebook , Twitter or Instagram .

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Ultimate Guide to the 2023 Tour de Fat

Here it is, friends, your ultimate guide to the 2023 Tour de Fat.  We’re talking schedules (festival and bands), maps (route and venue), emergency update info, and weather forecasts. The forecast for is looking pretty good so if you were on the fence about attending, there’s still time to get a costume ready and your bike decorated.

BIKE PARADE

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM- Saturday, August 26th.

Cost: Free dollars

Where: Start at City Park and loop Mountain Avenue

FESTIVITIES AT THE BREWERY

When: 11 AM – 7 PM Saturday, August 26th.

Where: New Belgium Brewing 500 Linden St., Fort Collins, CO

Schedule: 11:00 AM: Brewery doors open

1:00 PM: Welcome/Fashion Show

1:20 PM: YoYo Guy

1:50 PM: Chloe Somers

2:15 PM: Slow Ride

2:45 PM:  Lady Denim

4:00 PM: Scot Nery

4:20 PM: Dance Contest/Finale

5:00 PM:  Thee Sacred Souls

6:00 PM: Thank you and good night at the Main Stage

6:00 PM: Head up to the Voodoo Ranger Stage for Decker Rush

6:30 PM: Last call at the Liquid Center

7:00 PM: Time to head on home, or go visit one of the lovely downtown establishments

Additional Information

Get Emergency Alerts:  Text: tourdefat to 888777

FAQ and other deets via New Belgium: Tour de Fat Info page.

Current Forecast: As of 12 pm Friday, the forecast for Saturday via The Weather Channel looks a lil like this:

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Celebrating 24 years this year, Tour de Fat  is an annual event hosted by Fort Collins-based, New Belgium Brewing Company . Tour de Fat features a day packed full of FREE festivities celebrating beer, bikes, and bemusement. Over its 20+ year history, Tour de Fat has raised nearly $6 million dollars for local bike nonprofits nationally and Bike Fort Collins is fortunate and grateful to have been a beneficiary for many of those years.

As always, we need TONS (hundreds!) of volunteers to put on this event, ranging from help with parade support, to beer sales, to information booths, to clean up. Sign-up for a shift below, and “Raise Your Hand” with us too, so we have you on the list for the future. All volunteers get a couple free beers, which are perfect to use following your shift(s) to enjoy the fun and bemusement. There’s also a volunteer appreciation event in the weeks that the event with more free beer and opportunities to win prizes. 

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Tour de Fat

August 26, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 7:00 pm.

Tour de Fat is a Bicycle Party with beer. It starts with a costumed bike parade at City Park looping Mountain Ave, then heads to New Belgium Brewing for music, entertainment, contests, games, and of course beer.  Local non-profit organizations benefit financially with a portion of all the beer sales. This year proceeds from beer sales go to Bike Fort Collins, Overland Mountain Bike Association, the Fort Collins Bike CO-OP and Send Town Bike Club.  You can also support the non-profits by purchasing TdF merch!

Note the NEW date and starting point for the parade !  The zaniness takes place on August 26th this year with parade queue at City Park!

We need loads of volunteers to help pull off a successful event !  You can work the parade, the party, pour beer, sell merch, and more!  We even have some merch sorting shifts if you’d like to participate before the TdF.  

Click here to view the volunteer shifts and sign up!

Tour de Fat Fort Collins

August 26, 2023

9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Parade Start at City Park and loop Mountain Avenue

FESTIVITIES AT THE BREWERY

11 AM – 7 PM 

New Belgium Brewing

500 Linden St., Fort Collins, CO

11:00 AM: Brewery doors open

1:00 PM: Welcome/Fashion Show

1:20 PM: YoYo Guy

2:15 PM: Slow Ride

2:45 PM:  Lady Denim

4:00 PM: Chloe Summers

4:20 PM: Dance Contest/Finale

5:00 PM:  Thee Sacred Souls

6:00 PM: Thank you and good night at the Main Stage

6:00 PM: Head up to the Voodoo Ranger Stage for Decker Rush

6:30 PM: Last call at the Liquid Center

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Come to the biggest cycling benefit event in the Valley! New Belgium’s annual Tour de Fat is back at Tempe Beach Park for 2022, offering a day packed full of FREE festivities celebrating beer, bikes and bemusement. Enjoy bike parades, touring ensembles of comedians, cirque performers, general mayhemists, top-notch live musicians and world-class New Belgium beer.

It’s a celebration of great beer, good people and humankind’s most wonderful invention – the bicycle! So, come celebrate self-propelled, two-wheel travel and dress up as your alter ego while raising money for your hometown cycling community.

Check out the event website for schedule and details.

For more information on events in Tempe, visit our Tempe Events Page .

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Start Time: 12:00 pm

End Time: 6:00 pm

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Community members Kaia Rudd and Jeremy Sanchez embrace before the Tour de Fat bike parade on Mountain Avenue Sept. 3. Kaia and Jeremy both rode their bikes among hundreds of others through the town of Fort Collins in costumes for the annual event that has been postponed since Covid-19. (Carrigan Grow | Collegian)

Two participants of the Fort Collins Colorado annual event Tour De Fat kiss outside the New Belgium Brewing Company after a dance competition Sept. 3. Hosted annually for 23 years, Tour De Fat features the return of live music, costume contests, slow bike races, a bike parade and drinking beer after a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants of the Fort Collins Colorado annual event Tour De Fat dances outside the New Belgium Brewing Company after a dance competition Sept. 3. Hosted annually for 23 years, Tour De Fat features the return of live music, costume contests, slow bike races, a bike parade and drinking beer after a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sahara Jagerhorn dances in a dance competition during the Fort Collins Colorado Tour De Fat event Sept. 3. “I have only been in Colorado for like a month,” said Jagerhorn. “I just moved here. It is fantastic I love it here.”

Andrew Springer dances outside the New Belgium Brewing Company during the annual event Tour De Fat Sept. 3. Hosted annually for 23 years, Tour De Fat features the return of live music, costume contests, slow bike races, a bike parade and drinking beer after a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Andrew Curtis puts on a trophy belt after winning the Tour De Fat slow bicycle race outside the New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins Colorado Sept. 3. “Man you have no idea,” said Curtis. “Just slow, just so painful, every half pedal. I couldn’t do it but I pulled through.”

Participants of the Fort Collins Colorado Tour De Fat bike parade ride down West Mountain Avenue in costume Sept. 3. Tour De Fat is annual event put on New Belgium Brewing Company featuring live music, costumes and beer.

Lark Mosiman, Bobby Mosiman and Wynona Schmidt ride in the Fort Collins Colorado Tour De Fat bike parade Sept. 3. “This is a real bike from the 70s,” said Bobby Mosiman. “We painted it and I added the side pipes to make it look like a motor boat…I was like well I want to water skis behind you guys so I got old roller blades and bought old wooden and skis and it works.”

Kacy Blanchard rides her bike during the Fort Collins Colorado Tour De Fat bike parade Sept. 3, 2022. “I just wanted to show up and be as bright as I possibly could,” Blanchard said. Tour De Fat is an annual, free-to-participate event put on by New Belgium Brewing Company featuring live music, costumes and beer.

Peter Mendicino rides a converted amusement ride from the early 1930s during the Fort Collins Colorado Tour De Fat bike parade Sept. 3 Tour De Fat is annual free to participate event put on New Belgium Brewing Company featuring live music, costumes and beer.

Mitch and Casey Popko ride a yellow submarine themed bike in the Fort Collins Colorado Tour De Fat bike parade Sept. 3. “We did the virtual stuff last year,” said Mitch. “It is fucking phenomenal just to be out and do stuff. Like dress up and get wild.”

Michael Weeks gets chosen as the person to begin the Fort Collins Colorado Tour De Fat bike parade by having fake mustard dumped on him Sept. 3. “I feel blessed,” said Weeks. “To be able to not only be apart of Tour De Fat but to start it off, that, that right there that made this whole thing absolutely incredible for me.”

Participants of New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat line up along West Mountain Avenue in preparation for the bike parade Sept. 3. Tour de Fat is an annual event featuring live music, costumes and beer.

Chris Leonard plays the tuba as bikers ride in the Tour de Fat on Mountain Avenue Sept. 3. Chris played as a member of the Bourbon Brass Band which is bringing New Orleans style street jazz to Northern Colorado.

Michael O’Brien and Brandi Higdon dance to the Bourbon Brass Band in the middle of Mountain Avenue during the Tour de Fat Sept 3. Friends Michael and Brandi both rode in the bike parade and continued their day by sharing a dance with other riders to the ensemble of traditional New Orleans style horns and drums.

John Gascoyne hosts friends and neighbors at his home to share food and drinks as they watch the Tour de Fat event on Mountain Avenue Sept. 3. Gascoyne was the editor for The Rocky Mountain Collegian more than 50 years ago and has since carried on the tradition of watching the Tour de Fat with friends he met as a student at Colorado State University.

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New Belgium Brewery brings its annual celebration of bikes and beer to Humboldt Park this year, setting up a stage by the park's iconic boathouse. L.A. alt-rock duo Best Coast headline the event, which features live entertainment, a bike pit filled with DIY creations and lots of New Belgium's signature beers available for purchase. While you're there, catch live entertainment from the likes of vaudeville performers Daredevil Chicken and circus act Handsome Little Devils. The day will kick off with Tour de Fat's bike parade, which allows cyclists to take a slow ride through the surrounding neighborhood.

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Tour De Fat 2024: Unforgettable Cycling Excitement

Tour de Fat 2024 is a costumed bicycle parade and party event that is completely free to attend. This unique event takes place at New Belgium Brewing and features music, entertainment, contests, and games.

Participants are encouraged to dress up in costumes and ride their bikes in this lively parade before joining the festivities at the brewery. Tour de Fat is a popular event that brings together cyclists and beer enthusiasts for a day of fun and celebration.

It’s a great opportunity to experience the vibrant atmosphere of Austin, Texas and enjoy everything that Tour de Fat has to offer.

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Introduction To Tour De Fat

The Tour De Fat is an annual event that brings together bicycling enthusiasts from across the country. This unique event combines the love of cycling with entertainment and festivities, creating a one-of-a-kind experience for all participants. The concept of Tour De Fat originated from New Belgium Brewing, a popular brewery based in Fort Collins, Colorado. The company’s goal was to create a celebration of all things biking, while also promoting sustainability and giving back to the community. Since its inception, Tour De Fat has grown in popularity and has become a highly anticipated event in various cities. Participants dress up in creative and elaborate costumes, and then take part in a costumed bicycle parade. After the parade, the fun continues with a lively party featuring music, entertainment, contests, and games.

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Join the costumed bicycle parade and party at New Belgium Brewing for Tour De Fat 2024! Experience music, entertainment, contests, and games at this free event in Austin, Texas.

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Yes, Tour de Fat is free. It’s a free event with a costumed bicycle parade, followed by a party with music, entertainment, contests, and games.

What Is Tour De Fat?

Tour de Fat is a costumed bicycle parade followed by a party at New Belgium Brewing with music, entertainment, contests, and games.

Yes, Tour de Fat is a free event. It may sound crazy, but it’s true. You can attend without any cost.

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The date and time for Tour de Fat may vary depending on the location. Please check the event website or local listings for specific details.

Join us for Tour De Fat 2024, a one-of-a-kind event that brings together costumed bicycle parades, live music, contests, and games. This free event is perfect for the whole family, offering a memorable experience in Austin, Texas. Whether you’re a cycling enthusiast or simply looking for a fun-filled day, Tour De Fat is a must-attend event.

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New Belgium Brewing’s annual Tour de Fat is a celebration of craft beer, bike culture and music, combining live entertainment with a vibrant festival atmosphere. New Belgium hosts the Tour de Fat to raise funds for local non-profit organizations. The brand has raised more than $5 million for cycling non-profits since the Tour de Fat’s inception in 2000.

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Tempe Beach Park, Tempe, Ariz.

Bike parade:

11:00 a.m. – Bike Parade Launch from Mill Ave.

12:00-3:00 p.m. – Ciclovia/Street Fair on Mill Ave.

Festival Schedule:

3:00 p.m. – Doors open at Tempe Beach Park

3:30 p.m. – Fire Leopard

4:05 p.m. – Sputnik

4:15 p.m. – Slow Ride

4:35 p.m. – Talent Show

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6:05 p.m. – Dance Contest

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8:15 p.m. –Thanks for Coming, get home safe!

Performers and Acts:

This year combines many favorite past ensemble acts like Sputnik, Slow Ride and KOLARS, along with new and emerging musical talent from around the country.

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Admission - $15 (children 12 & under are free)

All ages welcome, alcohol served to 21+ only

Tickets available here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-de-fat-2018-tempe-tickets-45525812932?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

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Tour de Fat

“Fat Tire presents Tour de Fat” was scheduled for July 22, 2017.

Unfortunately, New Belgium Brewing decided to cancel the event.

The band Vintage Trouble will headline the DC show, along with costumes, cirque performers, and lots of fun. This year, the event will be ticketed and tickets are available in advance online.

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Proceeds from beer sales at Tour de Fat are donated to local bicycle non-profits: WABA, Black Women Bike DC, Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts, Phoenix Bikes, and Fairfax Alliance for Better Bicycling.

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Go big or bike home: Inside Tour de Fat's costume culture

On Saturday, Fort Collins resident Eric Potter will roam the streets looking for a heart.

Machinist programmer and avid Tour de Fat -goer, Potter is all set to hit this year's annual bike parade dressed as the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz, alongside his family. His wife, Michelle, will be both the good witch and bad witch, daughter Alyssa will be Dorothy, his mother will be the scarecrow, and two dogs have been cast as Toto and the cowardly lion.

Potter has lived in Fort Collins for six years and has made the parade a family affair each time.

Throughout the years, they've dressed as people from the 1980s, the cast of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," superheroes and villains, and the Addams Family.

"It's fun to just be out there and be part of it," Potter said, adding that his family starts brainstorming new costume ideas right after Tour de Fat finishes. Sometimes they start buying costume pieces around Christmas.

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Chris Corman, who owns Fort Collins costume store Life of the Party with his wife Katie, said Tour de Fat is one of the biggest events of the shop's busiest season.

"We get our first kick off of Burning Man," Corman said, adding that there's a small but dedicated group of locals who attend the annual festival in Nevada's Black Rock Desert. "... Then we transition into Tour de Fat. The real hard-core people literally start showing up in June."

Corman described Tour de Fat's costume style as "very light, colorful."

"But last year, we had a large group that was full-on Mad Max," he said. "I thought that was pretty funny."

"We always see, like, a group of killer bees," he added. "This year, we're seeing a lot of Minions."

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Though some start planning early, Corman said in his 21/2 years of ownership of the store, it hasn't been uncommon to find people waiting outside Life of the Party the morning of the Tour. He opens at 7 a.m. to deal with the last-minute demand.

But it wasn't always that way.

"In the beginning, it was sort of a blank slate," said Bryan Simpson of New Belgium Brewing Co. "The costume piece wasn't really there."

Fifteen years ago, when New Belgium started Tour de Fat, Simpson was on the front lines, driving an old Airstream trailer around the country.

Things started to change around year three, when they enlisted Cyclecide, a bicycle club based in San Francisco. Alongside gutter punk music, the club offered up bike jousting and jumping.

"Hokey routines," Simpson said, "street-level, gritty stuff."

The vibe caught up with the Tour de Fat team and they started dressing it up more, he added.

That next year, they brought in Yard Dogs Road Show — a band with a steampunk look, Simpson said. "Very theatrical."

"At that point, everyone was very encouraged to wear a costume," he added. "You'll feel weirder if you're not in a costume."

Now, 15 years down the road from its humble beginnings, how would Simpson describe the evolved Tour de Fat?

"It's the greatest spectacle," he said, adding that with a turnout of around 20,000, Fort Collins shows up in full force.

"(There's) tall bikes that have been done up into other-worldly creations, groups of Smurfs, Waldos, Wizard of Oz comes through," he said. "People are super creative here in this town."

Where to get pieces for your Tour de Fat costume

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•Life of the Party, 4025 S. Mason St., Fort Collins

•Costume Castle, 215 Cattail Bay, Windsor

•Wear It Again, Sam, 140 S. College Ave., Fort Collins

Thrift stores

•Brand Spanking Used Thrift Store, 227 S. College Ave.

•Arc Thrift Store, 2701 S. College Ave.

•Goodwill, 315 Pavilion Lane, Fort Collins

•Once Again Thrift, 2105 S. College Ave.

•EcoThrift, 314 N. Howes St., Fort Collins

The pertinents

The Tour de Fat bike parade kickoff is at 10 a.m. at Meldrum Street just south of Maple Street. From there, the parade travels up Cherry Street, down Sherwood Street, up and down Mountain Avenue and back onto Meldrum.

On the main stage , there's live music — Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds at 11:10 a.m. and Nahko and Medicine for the People at 3 — and a costume contest (10:50 a.m.), the slow ride races (12:20 p.m.), the 1,000-person dance contest (1:10 p.m.) and the car-for-bike trade (1:40 p.m.).

The Le Tigre Circus Tent presents of "menagerie of Vaudevillian talent" from 10:15 a.m. to 3:20.

And the Grotto Stage has performance by Von Stomper (11 a.m.), Post Paradise (12:15 p.m.), The Parlor Pickers (1:30) and The Reals (2:45).

Scoring & Rules

Here is all the fine print you need to know for the series. If you still have a question after reading this, feel free to send us a message !

FAQ & Fine Print

Is independently organized separately from the Tour De Fat series. If you have a specific event question, head over to the schedule and navigate to their page.

Win a Trek Farley 5

If you start 2 races, your name is "added to the hat" to win a Farley 5! For each additional race you start after 2, your name is added that many more times. Key word - start!

Series Scoring

Your best results for 3 of 5 races will automatically count towards your overall series placing. No need to register separately for the series. Each additional race past 3 will earn you 5 points.

Series awards

Will be presented at the end of Fatty Caddy! Thank you all for participating. We are looking forward to an awesome winter of racing.

Farley 5 trade in

If you win, you are able to choose the size for your new Farley 5, or use the MSRP at that time towards the purchase of any Trek bike. This will be facilitated through North Country Cycle in Boyne City.  You are able to choose from any in-stock bike, or they are happy to special order you a bike. Special order bikes are subject to availability at that time. This offer has no cash value.

Misc. Rules

You MUST wear a helmet at all events. A waiver must be signed for each event. Minimum tire width is 3.8". Have fun! 

Breaking News

Rolling Stones kick off 48th tour with ‘Hackney Diamonds’ cuts and classics in Houston

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The Rolling Stones opened their Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds on Sunday to a sold-out crowd of more than 70,000 fans at NRG Stadium in Houston.

The Stones played just three new tracks from the album, choosing to focus instead on classic hits including “Start Me Up,” “Gimme Shelter,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” and “Satisfaction,” according to a press release. The decision to focus on older material was not unsurprising for a group with more than six decades of songs to choose from.

It was the rockers’ first performance of material from their 2023 effort “Hackney Diamonds” since the album’s surprise release at the 600-seat club Racket in New York last October. (Fans and celebrities packed that tiny venue expecting merely a Stones show and instead were treated to a breadth of new songs — and a Lady Gaga cameo.)

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As the tour rolls on, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and company plan to make stadium stops in Glendale, Ariz.; Las Vegas; Seattle; East Rutherford, N.J.; Foxboro, Mass.; Orlando; Atlanta; Philadelphia; Cleveland; Denver; Chicago; Vancouver; Inglewood; and Santa Clara.

When the Stones hit SoFi Stadium this summer, they’ll be accompanied by the War and Treaty on July 10 and the Linda Lindas on July 13.

“Hackney Diamonds” is the rockers’ first studio album of original material in nearly two decades, following 2005’s “A Bigger Bang.” It’s also the Stones’ first LP since the death of founding drummer Charlie Watts in 2021. It’s the first time the band has been on the road since its 60th anniversary tour in 2022, and the tour will also feature a stop at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 2.

“Charlie was one of the funniest guys I’ve ever known,” Richards told Times music critic Mikael Wood in 2021, “and the most unlikely man to be famous. He hated that side of the job and used to savagely take the piss out of it.”

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When “Hackney Diamonds” game out, Wood wrote in his album review, “The songs blend the same ingredients the Stones have been using since the beginning — blues, rock, soul, country, gospel — but they’re tighter and punchier than on any of the band’s previous late-era LPs.”

Meanwhile, according to Rolling Stone , back at the Houston concert one fan said, “People say Joe Biden is too old to be president. They need to look at Mick!”

That said, the Rolling Stones’ 48th tour is sponsored by AARP.

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