This is not a FCCC event.
(The Denver Post) Pedal The Plains
Saddle up! It's going to be a wild ride! Registration is now open!
Kersey will play host to an Ultimate Frisbee pick-up game, Thursday, September 14th, 5:50_pm to 6:30_pm, Centennial Park. That event is free. Feel free to stop-by, and meet your fellow PTP participants!
The sixth annual Pedal The Plains Bicycle Tour features the open range and star-filled nights of eastern Colorado, a region steeped in history and bound together by its hometown values.
Join us this September as we roam vast beautiful grasslands.
A celebration of cycling culture: this landmark event combines great rides, delicious eats, and friends.
Routes:
The 3-Day Tour will take participants on a 177-or 233-mile adventure, as they cycle through countryside woven together like a quilt stitched with golden, chocolate, and emerald patches.
2017 PTP: Kersey, Keenesburg and Brush!. This year's tour will take participants on a 177-mile adventure: visiting local farms and ranches; and, a free entry to The Wild Animal Sanctuary.
Registration fee includes: camping space; showers; transportation of one bag (up to 70 lbs); shuttle services; admission to The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg; entertainment in host towns; aid stations; bike techs; SAG vehicles; medical support; a PTP jersey and water bottle; on-route lunch; rider’s map book; and, finisher medal. Three-day cyclists may also elect to ride the “Century-PLUS Ride," Saturday, free of charge.
Price
Regular – $280; or,
Walk-On – $295.
*Online registration closes at midnight, Sunday, September 3rd.
Packet Pick-up
Centennial Park Pavilion, 301 1st St., Kersey, Friday, September 15th, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m..
Map with side-trip to Wild Animal Sanctuary:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20407379 180-miler with 3166-vertical-feet.
Map with side-trip to Wild Animal Sanctuary; and, second-day-(115-mile) century:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20465812 233-miler with 4545-vertical-feet; an extension on Day-2.;
or,
The Century-PLUS is a one-day experience giving you a taste of Pedal The Plains that will leave you wishing you had signed-up for the 3-Day Tour!
It may be starting in Keenesburg; and ending in Brush!(?)
Price
Regular – $105
Walk -On – $120
*Online registration closes Sunday, September 3rd, 11:59 p.m. MST.
Packet Pick-up
Hoff Elementary School, 7558 WCR 59, Keenesburg, CO (at the PTP Information Tent), Friday, September 15th, 12:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.; & Saturday, September 17th, 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m..
A map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20466801 ;
or,
Family Fun Ride: For those who prefer a cowboy costume over spandex; a cruiser bike over a road bike; or, hot cider over Skratch Mix; this is for you!
Price
Adult – $30;
Child (17 and under) – $20;
Walk On – Same rates apply.
*Online registration closes at midnight, Sunday, September 3rd.
Packet Pick-up
Where: Centennial Park Pavilion, 301 1st St., Kersey, CO (during 3-Day Tour registration)
When: Friday, September 15
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
or
Where: Brush Memorial Park (at the PTP Information Tent)
When: Saturday, September 16
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Proceeds from the event will benefit The Denver Post Community Foundation in support of the Colorado FFA Foundation, and Colorado 4-H.
Pedal The Plains
101 W. Colfax
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303.954.6701
