Denver’s Original Bike Club – Since 1964! Newsletter of the Denver Bicycle Touring Club AUGUST 2017 IT IS GOING TO BE A WILD RIDE! Team DBTC is a featured team with Pedal the Plains, a three-day supported bike tour in Northeast Colorado on September 15-17. This tour will take riders on a 177-mile adventure select Team DBTC and then you will be walked through the highlighting three unique and quaint communities in Weld rest of the registration. and Morgan Counties: Kersey, Keenesburg and Brush. If you have questions, contact Cyndy Klepinger @ Experience the rolling hills, majestic bluffs and native
[email protected]. (NOTE: She won’t be responding to grasslands of our state’s eastern plains. emails or phone calls until after August 18.) Highlights of this tour are scheduled to include the Wild Animal Sanctuary, Auer Bird Valley Hunting Preserve, Cooksey Farm, Bijou’s Canals & Reservoirs, 70 Ranch and Chapin Dairy. We will plan some training rides in late August and early September. Even though you will be part of the DBTC team, you can ride your own pace, and either camp or make other lodging arrangements. There will be some team activities during the three-day ride, such as a group social hour. The tour is all about having a “wild” time while enjoying the outstanding rest stops and catered lunches on the route! Find out more about Pedal the Plains here. To join our team, go to the registration page, select “Join a Team”, then INSIDE… 2-Week Tour Options with SFS p. 4 Club News from the President p.