Phoenix Arizona

1,500 bicyclists expected at annual Tour de Tempe bike ride

Tempe, Ariz. – More than 1,500 people are expected to participate in the
11th annual Tour de Tempe community bike ride Sunday. The ride starts
and ends at Tempe’s Kiwanis Park (All America Way just north of
Guadalupe Road). Riders will enjoy some of the most distinct bikeways in
Arizona during this 12 mile ride that begins at 8:30 a.m. Registration
starts at 6:30 a.m.

Tour de Tempe, Tempe’s free leisurely community bike ride, is a fun,
non-competitive ride that weaves through diverse neighborhoods, downtown
Tempe, public art projects and other Tempe sites.    

All riders will receive free breakfast snacks, and artist-designed
T-shirts will be distributed to the first 800 registrants. Helmets are
required and can be purchased the day of the event for $10 – $15 (cash
or check only) through Safe Kids Coalition. (Quantities are limited.) 

Tour de Tempe sponsors include Back East Bagel Company, Berning’s Fine
Jewelry, REI, Starbucks, Whole Foods Market, Wildflower Bread Company
and Tempe in Motion.

Tempe has more than 165 miles of dedicated bikeways, including on-street
bike lanes and off-street multi-use paths and is designated a Bicycle
Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists.  For more
information, call (480) 350-2775 or visit www.tempe.gov/bikeprogram