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After
rain and
a 20 mph
headwind
the sun
shines
on 7000
riders
at the
14th
Annual
Tour de
Troit
By
Wendell
Bryant/Tell
Us
Detroit
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det)
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Michigan’s
most
anticipated
cycling
ride of
the
year,
Tour de
Troit
despite
the rain
and
heavy 20
mile per
hour
headwinds
went off
without
a hitch
Saturday
morning,
September
19. Over
7000
riders
came
together
at
Roosevelt
Park, to
embark
on
a brand
new
route
which
took
cyclers
on a 20,
30 or 62
mile
trek.
The ride
began
and end
in the
shadow
of the
historic
Michigan
Central
Train Station
and passed
through
many of
Detroit’s
iconic
neighborhoods.
“As the
Tour de
Troit
continues
to
expand
each
year,
we’re
thrilled
to give
riders a
different
view of
the city
with a
brand
new
route,”
said Vittoria
Katanski,
director,
Tour de
Troit.
“This is
Michigan’s
largest
cycling
ride and
we’re
proud to
bring
the
community
together
and help
support
biking
infrastructure
in the
city of
Detroit.”
The 14th
annual
ride
kicked-off
at 9
a.m. in
Detroit’s
Corktown
neighborhood.
The
30-mile
ride
passed
through
several
Detroit
landmarks
including
Boston
Edison,
the
Packard
Plant,
Indian
Village,
West
Village
and
Belle
Isle.
The
62-mile
metric
century
ride for
advanced
riders
started
between
7 a.m.
and 8:30
a.m.
At the
conclusion
of the
ride,
cyclists
were
treated
with food
from
local
restaurants,
including
Slows To
Go and Organaman
in
addition
to
craft
beer
and
entertainment
from
local
bands.
Funds
raised
from the
Tour de
Troit
have
helped
develop
more
than 17
miles of
bike
lanes as
part of
the
Southwest
Detroit
Greenlink.
Tour de
Troit
has also
supported
the
Villages
of
Detroit
Community
Development
Corporation,
the
Connor
Creek
Greenway
and
other
non-motorized
projects.
In May
2014,
the Tour
de Troit
organization
received
the
prestigious
Community
Support
for
Bicycling
Award by
the
League
of
Michigan
Bicyclists.
The same
organization
also
named
the Tour
de Troit
ride the
largest
in
Michigan
in 2013.
Click
on image
below to
enlarge
route
map
About
Tour de
Troit
The
mission
of Tour
de Troit
is to
promote
and
encourage
bicycling
and
bicycle
safety
through
education,
public
events,
collaboration
with
community
and
government
organizations
and
support
for
non-motorized
infrastructure.
Since
its
inception
in 2005,
the Tour
de Troit
ride has
raised
nearly
$200,000
to
support
greenways
and
non-motorized
transit
projects
in
Detroit.
For more
information,
visit
www.tour-de-troit.org.
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