Safe Kids/Group Health Tulip Pedal



Thank you to all who came to a beautiful and sunny Saturday to help us continue our mission of preventing child injuries in our county. Look for updates on our Facebook page throughout the year and when we get started on Tulip Pedal 2013.
There is plenty of parking at the school complex. Just come and park and ride.
We have beanies for the first 750 riders.
Those preregistered just show up and go to your appropriate last name letter and pick up your ride bag.
We will have live music beginning at 10:30 a.m.
A reminder to our riders: registration starts at 7 a.m. and ends at noon. Course is open until 4 p.m. This means you can show up at any time in the morning and ride at your leisure. Have fun. Enjoy the scenery at your own pace. :)
Rest areas are located throughout the course at McLean Road Fire Department, Allen Fire Department, Edison Fire Department and Fir-Conway Lutheran Church.
For the second year in a row, the Tulip Pedal will feature live music from a local jazz combo. We’re excited to bring these musicians back to give us an excellent soundtrack for the day’s event!
2011 Tulip Pedal Photos Are Posted Below. Enjoy!
(© Linda Wright)
to the nearly 671 riders who came out for the 30th Annual Tulip Pedal in 2011! We appreciate your support for Safe Kids Skagit County. We still have a limited number of 2011 jerseys available for $5. You will not want to go without one. We also have some 50/50 shirts from previous Tulip Pedals.
Tulip Pedal History
- Since 1982, the Tulip Pedal has drawn thousands of cyclists from all over North America to raise money for various causes in Skagit County. Since 2003, Skagit County Medic One has used the proceeds from the ride for preventing unintentional injuries in children, focusing on wheeled sports and child passenger safety. Since 2009, the ride has been the sole fundraiser for Safe Kids Skagit County.
- Tulip Pedal began as a benefit ride for Skagit Hospice. The first Tulip Pedal took place at 10:30 a.m., April 18, 1982, in La Conner. Cost was $7. Riders rode near the tulip fields on a 25-mile loop. “The money that we make from this event is going to a cause that touches us all at some point in our lives, and when it does all the other issues become secondary,” said Tulip Pedal Coordinator Paul Murray, Skagit Hospice, in the April 8, 1982, edition of the Skagit Valley Herald. Available information to date doesn’t reveal how many cyclists attended that first Tulip Pedal, but the following year had event coordinators expecting more than 500 cyclists. Were you there? Let us know.
- The town of La Conner was named such after settler J.S. Conner renamed the three-year old settlement of Swinomish in 1870 after his wife Louisa Ann, hence the article “La”.
Be sure to check out future Group Health-sponsored bicycling events. Go to www.GroupHealthFitnessNetwork.com and check out the schedule.
This is Safe Kids Skagit County’s premier fundraiser. Every dollar from this ride goes toward injury prevention efforts in Skagit County, with emphasis placed on preventing head injuries in children who ride their bikes in our area.
2010 Tulip Pedal Photos
(© Linda Wright)
2009 Tulip Pedal Photos
(© Linda Wright)
Questions? Comments? E-mail Bill at billc@skagitems.com, or call (360) 428-3236.