Charity Events - Ft De Soto TdC - 7 Mar 2010

Tour de Cure Ft Desoto
Come and ride with us for the first time ever in Ft. De Soto, Florida! The ride will begin and end at the historic and picturesque Ft. De Soto Park! The park is made up of five interconnected islands, providing 1,136 acres of beautiful park and beach boasting more than 3 million visitors each year! All of this, right at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Your ride will take you along some of the most breathtaking views of the Gulf of Mexico, along amazing natural and preserved forests, and through some of the most beautiful cities of the South! Want to ride for a day and vacation for the weekend? Ft. De Soto is known for their stunning campgrounds! Waterfront camping spots will be available at a special price for all who would like to take advantage of all that Ft. De Soto park has to offer!

Tour de Cure 2010 offers rides for every rider with 5 different routes available! Whether you’re an extremely experienced rider up for a challenge, or you’re a family hitting the trail together at your own pace, we have a ride for you! Join us for our 5 mile family fun ride, or 15 mile ride, our 35 mile ride, our 60 mile ride, or our 100 mile ride!

Riders will begin their day empowered with bagels, fruit, juice and coffee for breakfast! A team of knowledgeable and fully trained volunteers will be there to assist you with anything you may need, including medical and mechanical needs throughout the ride. Rest Stops complete with bathrooms, power drinks and bars, water, and an assortment of fruit and snacks will be available every 6 to 12 miles.

When the ride is finished you will enjoy live local bands, awards, our family fun zone, showers, and massage therapy! A delicious and filling lunch will be provided! Register through the ADA web site www.diabetes.org/tour (http://www.diabetes.org/tour)Contact Dawn Keglor at 813-885-5007 ext 3020 for more information!

Go to www.diabetes.org/tour (http://www.diabetes.org/tour) and click on the Ft. DeSoto link today! There will be other events going on out at the park this weekend. Especially if you plan on staying overnight at the camping available st Ft DeSoto Park, please register and make your reservations as soon as possible.

Join us for the ride of your life!
Tour de Cure Ft. DeSoto
March 7, 2010
www.diabetes.org/tour (http://www.diabetes.org/tour)
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Any takers to form up a Bike Forums Team to take part in this one next spring?

Interested in doing his one? Just send me a PM

Drew, I just got my Tour de Cure jersey. It looks really nice. I hope to be able to ride again in 2010, but won't know until it gets closer.

Drew, I just got my Tour de Cure jersey. It looks really nice. I hope to be able to ride again in 2010, but won't know until it gets closer.

Good to go...Still not sure if i'm doing the Orlando one this year as it's the weekend directly before the Tampa / Ft De Soto Ride which I've commited to do

It's definitely a nice place, I was there yesterday at the beach, and have camped there many times. March is a good time of year in FL as well.

Great, every rider counts!!!

Please get in contact with Dawn or register at the ADA's site.

Still need more riders!!!

The TdC Ft De Soto - now has it's own Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/profile.php?id=1796982725&ref=mf)

Be a fan!, Be a rider!, Be a volunteer or supporter!

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Any other BF'ers plan on going out on this one?

Trying to see if there may be a BF team on this one

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The initial route planning meeting will be held 19 Sep, meeting up at the Ft De Soto Park Admin Building at 9:30AM. If any BF'ers are interested in participating in the planning phases of this give a shout, PM, or email.

Working on the route and course development - Anyone with suggestions for routes starting at the Fort and doing 10, 25, 35, 62, & 100 mile routes please chime on in. Routes are not locked down and we're still open to suggestions and any offerings of help

Tentative routes are up for the Tour de Cure Ft DeSoto
http://www.mapmyride.com/view_event_maps?e=230125488440654588

Sign up to ride at
http://tiny.cc/FtDeSotoTDC203 (http://tiny.cc/FtDeSotoTDC203)

Drew, just signed up and also signed my 14 year old son up. He just rode his first group ride this weekend, but only 18 miles. We are planning on doing the 62 mile ride, so he has lots of training to do. My father in law will also be signing up soon. That is 3 more riders and we are looking forward to this ride. I checked out the 62 mile course and it looks like it will be a very nice route along the Gulf.

Going to talk to a friend of mine and see if we can make it down from SC to do this. The routes look killer.

Drew, just signed up and also signed my 14 year old son up. He just rode his first group ride this weekend, but only 18 miles. We are planning on doing the 62 mile ride, so he has lots of training to do. My father in law will also be signing up soon. That is 3 more riders and we are looking forward to this ride. I checked out the 62 mile course and it looks like it will be a very nice route along the Gulf.

GREAT!!! :thumb: Thanks Just want to make sure that you were looking at the right one.
http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/florida/tierra+verde/755125661460336374 is the most current version of the metric route. Had to do some minor tweaking for safety reasons after doing the route real time. Dawn from the ADA here in Tampa is going through the town by town approval process this week. Will respost the entire event once she's got the final approvals in place, and I don't have to tweak the routes any more.

Going to talk to a friend of mine and see if we can make it down from SC to do this. The routes look killer.

Bring friends :thumb: Check with Dawn at the Tampa ADA office, they may still have some hook-ups for camping or places to stay resonably. She can be contacted via email at dkeglor 'at' diabetes.org or phone at 813-885-5007 ext 3020.

:thumb:...Still need dozens and dozens of riders...

Countdown (http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?v=box_3&ref=ts&id=1796982725)

I'm moving to Tampa the weekend before this event, but I don't think I'll be able to make the ride... Hopefully I can in 2011. I might look into working as a volunteer there this year.

Jersh,
Like any charity event, the need for volunteers will far exceed the number available. If you're up to it so soon after your migration to the Tampabay area, you've more than welcome. Drop me a PM if you want more info on that.

Drew,

Do you have the current route for the Metric century and century? I would like to take a look. I will be riding a metric century here in Bartow, Fl on Sat 03/06 and then will ride the metric century route of the Tour de Cure. I look forward to seeing you again this year. I am bring 3 new riders (my 14 year old son, Father in law and co-worker) to the event this year.

Lyle

The various local police departments along the coast weren't all that willing to let us ride through their communities. Dawn finally got at least the lower half allowed along the coast. While I've not yet had a chance to get the rest stops identified and finalized here's the major routes that extend outside Ft DeSoto Park:
35 Mile - http://tour.diabetes.org/site/DocServer/35_Mile_Route_12-30-09.pdf?docID=37121

Metric - http://tour.diabetes.org/site/DocServer/Metric_Century-Final_12-30-09.pdf?docID=37141

Century - http://tour.diabetes.org/site/DocServer/Full_Route-Final_12-30-09.pdf?docID=37101
Obvously two of the stop areas on the Century will be the 35 and 62 mile rides turn around points, I've got one at the 5 mile out which is the 10 mile ride turn point, but I've still got to find a couple of more in those voids between.

Routes have been finalized!!!

-> 05 Mile - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/461126608523999076 (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/461126608523999076)
-> 10 Mile - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/961126608508863297 (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/961126608508863297)
-> 35 Mile - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/984126617606341665 (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/984126617606341665)
-> Metric - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/149126617582050274 (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/149126617582050274)
-> Century - http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/167126617669268322 (http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/fl/-tierra-verde/167126617669268322)

I've been planning on attending this ride but I've got to admit I'm not all that comfortable with the century route.
IMHO, it looks like there's a lot of riding on high traffic roads (in an area not known for driver proficiency).

Can't beat where it begins and ends though........

looking forward to the ride. I hope the weather is going to be good.

I've been planning on attending this ride but I've got to admit I'm not all that comfortable with the century route.
IMHO, it looks like there's a lot of riding on high traffic roads (in an area not known for driver proficiency).

Can't beat where it begins and ends though........
As the route planner, I tried, and must say I was of the same opinion. We had a route proposed that I felt was considerably safer, but the Pinellas County Police that had to approve the route thought that with Spring Break going on we could not travel through Clearwater on bicycles safely and counterd with a version of thse routes posted that went up to Tarpon Springs on US19. I deleted the worst of it and added the mileage on the southern end.
For next year, they're looking at the dates a bit closer and going to ensure that the TdC is not in conflict with other major traffic events and take it more along the coast rather than further inland.

looking forward to the ride. I hope the weather is going to be good.

While the TdC over in Orlando (Lake Nona) this past weekend was a bit chilly and very windy, the weatherman is proimissing almost perfect riding weather with a high of 69, clear skies, and light winds at 8MPH. Granted weather is abotu the most volatile thing in a costal area, but everyone here is hoping they be a bit more accurate than usual.