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2010 TULIP PEDAL
2009 Tulip Pedal Maps (Ride maps coming soon for the 2010 ride)
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Mark Your Calendars! 29th Annual Tulip Pedal
April 17, 2010
Registration is now open! You will be taken directly to the Tulip Pedal registration page.
Registration will cost $25 (Until April 9, 2010) and will include a ride T-shirt, road support, food, water and other needs. Day-of registration will cost $28.
All proceeds from the ride go to preventing child injuries in Skagit County, Washington.
Did You Know...?
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.
Thank you to the 608 riders that participated in the 28th annual Safe Kids/Group Health Tulip Pedal!
Be sure to check out future Group Health-sponsored bicycling events. Go to http://www.ghc.org/cycling/ 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. We appreciate our supporters: Road ID, Adventures Northwest Magazine, Skagit Cycle Center and Bicycling Magazine. (Click on name for supporter website.) 2009 Tulip Pedal Photos
Tulip Pedal offers three rides – a 20-mile course around the tulip fields between Mount Vernon and La Conner, and a 40-mile course that will begin and end near the tulip fields, and also will take cyclists past breathtaking views of Samish and Padilla bays, Mount Baker and the Cascade foothills. The 60-mile course will incorporate elements of the 20 and 40-mile rides, but will offer a swing around Fir Island, too! All rides begin and end at the La Conner Middle/High School complex. All riders are required to wear a bike helmet and obey all traffic laws! All riders will pay $25. Children 14 and under ride free. Shirts will be guaranteed for all riders (with the exception of children) who register prior to April 9, 2010. If T-shirts are not available to those who register after April 9, 2010, they will be mailed for a nominal fee. Along with a T-shirt, riders will receive a tulip from Washington Bulb Company -- one of the world’s largest growers of tulips. Tulip Festival time isn’t very fun in the car. Most of the thousands of people who flock here in April every year content themselves with driving by our beautiful tulip fields. You will not be one of those people, will you? ..................................................................... .......... [return to top] 2010 Tulip Pedal Registration Info
Pre-Registration
(Register on www.active.com):
Day-of-Ride: Credit cards are accepted on www.active.com. We will take cash and checks for day-of registrations . PLEASE NOTE: The number of shirts available on day of ride will be limited to the number of pre-registrants. Shirts can be ordered and shipped to riders who register on day of ride. A shipping fee of $3.00 will be assessed.
Check-in and
Registration: BIKE HELMETS ARE REQUIRED!
Need a bike? .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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