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Bike-Walk Alliance of NH ==
Manchester Regional Bike Tour now postponed until 2009
(Was scheduled for September 14, 2008)
Update of August 20, 2008:
The Manchester Regional Trails Alliance just announced that the Bike Tour as scheduled for September 14 has been postponed until 2009. Everything was coming together nicely and there was a lot of support from the City of Manchester, area businesses, and many organizations. However, with only three weeks left to publicize the event and to allow time for participants to raise funds, the MRTA committee elected to postpone the tour until next year. The same routes and plans are expected, just a new date to be announced.
Please check this BWA-NH web site often for the latest updates of what is happening in NH concerning bicycling, and that may include postponements and date changes!
Original Event Details:
Manchester Regional
Bike Tour
September 14, 2008
25 and 35 mile routes
Fundraiser for the MRTA Projects
Registration Fee $25
$125 to be raised to ride the Tour
The Manchester Regional Bike Tour is a MRTA initiative scheduled for September 14, 2008. The tour will begin at 9:00 AM in Manchester and will take you through Manchester, Auburn, and Chester. Participants will have the option to ride 25 or 35 miles. The tour will be managed by experienced volunteers. Registration Fee is $25 and each participant will be raising, with the help of pledge forms, $125 to ride the tour. We will be securing sponsors for the event to pay for all tour costs such as, breakfast and the end of the tour barbecue, tents, promotional material, T-shirts and rest stops. Funds raised will be used to help restore the Manchester trestle, which is the last link to connect Manchester to the Goffstown Trail System.
The tour will stop at many historic and interesting sites. The Weston Observatory, The Aviation Museum, the PSNH Overlook, and the Stone Arch Bridge in Manchester. The route map is available in scalable PDF format on this web site. Click here to view the map. Note: The file is 5.5 MB in size -- please be patient for it to download!
This fundraiser is a bike tour design to introduce cyclists to scenic roads and historic sites. The tour is scheduled for September 14, 2008 from 9 - 4 and begins at the Commercial Street Fishery in the Manchester Millyard. The bike tour is very well organized with a well marked route and map. The tour will be supported by bike shop and medical support volunteers. Rest Stops set up every 8 - 10 miles will be stocked with water, energy drinks, sandwiches, fruit granola and more. Rest rooms and portable toilets are at every rest stop.
Registration fee is $25 and the cyclists will pledge to raise $125 or more to ride the tour. All funds raised will support rail trail projects in the Greater Manchester Region. To sign up for the bike tour, download the form (below) and mail the completed form with a check or money order to Jane Beaulieu/MRTA, 609 South Main Street, Manchester, NH 03102. Registration deadline is September 8. Make check payable to Jane Beaulieu/MRTA Tour. You will receive confirmation within a week along with the route map, a pledge form and the itinerary for the day. For more information please phone Jane Beaulieu @ 603-203-8440. Save the date for the tour -- Sunday, September 14!
All bikes must
pass a safety check and all cyclists must follow the rules of the road. The
inspection checklist, safety rules, and sign-up form are available below as
downloadable PDF files. A
scalable route map is also provided.
Poster for Manchester Regional Bike Tour
Route Map (Scalable PDF file: 5.5MB file size)
Bicycle Inspection Checklist (Inspection is optional)
Safety Rules and Code of Conduct, page 1 of 2
Safety Rules and Code of Conduct, page 2 of 2
Event Brochure and Pledge Form, page 1 of 2
Event Brochure and Pledge Form, page 2 of 2