Pre-Registration Cut-Off
September 15, 2009 – 11:53 amOnline registration will be cut off on Friday, September 18 at 6 p.m. If you miss that, you’ll have to register onsite for $40/$35 (student). Show up early!
VIN Etching @ Roosevelt Park
September 14, 2009 – 3:57 pmFrom 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be free vehicle etching at Roosevelt Park on the day of the TdT. It’s a value of $250 and might even get you a discount on your auto insurance.
Thanks to Southwest Detroit Business Assocaition, the Michigan State Police Automobile Theft Prevention Agency and State Farm for providing this service to our riders.
Packet Pick-Up Preliminary Info
September 11, 2009 – 10:49 amPacket pick-up will take place at Wheelhouse Detroit, located at 1340 E. Atwater at Rivard Plaza, three blocks east of the Ren Cen. There is a free parking lot adjacent.
Hours for packet pickup are as follows:
Wednesday, September 16, noon to 8 p.m.
Thursday, September 17, noon to 8 p.m.
Friday, September 18, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Please bring the email that Eventbrite sent you upon registration. If you are picking up someone else’s packet, bring theirs too!
Your packet will include a T-shirt (if you registered before September 1), route map/guide, wristband, spoke card, food tickets and event info. We encourage you to bring your own reusable bag to help keep us as green as possible!
Reminder…
September 10, 2009 – 9:50 amthe cost of registering for the TdT jumps on Saturday to $35 ($30 students).
1001 and counting!
September 5, 2009 – 12:06 pmHoly smokes, we’re going to have a crowd! We will be emailing you all soon about packet pick-up.
Welcome to new sponsors
September 5, 2009 – 12:01 pmThe Tour de Troit and Greater Corktown Development Corp. would like to extend a hearty welcome and an even heartier thanks to our new sponsors this year, which include:
- Audio Rescue Team, our sound providers. Thanks, Mike!
- Clif, which is providing Quench to the ride.
- DMCare Express for ambulances, which we hopefully will never need!
- Giffels Webster Engineers: Thanks for a generous cash donation…and for your continued efforts to engineer Detroit’s growing non-motorized transportation system.
- Moo Moos’ Vegetarian Cuisine, yummy and local and good for you food.
- Savor Southwest, which is bringing some amazing Southwest Detroit food to the table.
- Whole Foods Market: nutrigrain bars for our rest stop. Thanks, Amanda!
And of course, eternal thanks to our long-time sponsors. We love you!
Registration status
September 2, 2009 – 2:28 pmWe are up to 964 registrants! Wow!
Anyone registering between now and September 11 will still pay the original fee of $30 ($25 students). After that date, the price starts jumping. So even though you do not get a free t-shirt, there is still incentive to register now.
On that note, we are asking that anyone that registers from today on realize that a t-shirt does not come included with their registration. We understand that you might have just found out about the ride or that you were prevented from registering prior to the cut-off date for a very good reason, but we need to set a date and stick with it in order to get the shirts to the printer on time with a reasonable estimate of the number of riders we will be accomodating. We do bump that number up, and will be selling a limited amount of t-shirts after the ride. Thanks for your understanding.
Time is a-ticking!
September 1, 2009 – 10:17 amYou have until 5 pm today to register for the Tour de Troit and receive a t-shirt! Head to http://tourdetroit.eventbrite.com/ to do so!
Got a dog?
August 27, 2009 – 10:28 amOne of our stalwart sponsors, Canine to Five, has agreed to offer all Tour de Troit riders 50% off daycare on the day of the ride. Call now to make a reservation! 313-831-DOGS (3647).
Let your pooch have as fun of a day in Detroit as you do on September 19!
Getting hungry?
August 25, 2009 – 11:48 amThe Tour de Troit has always been pretty food-focused…the traditional Slow’s pig sure upped the ante a few years back. In that tradition, we are really excited to announce our food sponsors for 2009. We are working with Savor Southwest, an entity that markets Southwest Detroit restaurants under the umbrella of several area non-profits, including the Tour de Troit sponsor organization, Greater Corktown Development Corporation.
Morning Fuel:
Great Lakes Coffee
Carbs from Chilango’s Bakery
PBJs with locally-made bread from Brown’s Bakery
Rest stop:
Nutri-Bars from Whole Foods
Michigan apples from Eastern Market Corp.
Vitamin Water
After-event:
Vegetarian options from Organaman & Moo Moo’s
Slow’s Bar B Que shredded (on-site!) pork sandwiches
Mudgie’s Deli cole slaw
Subs from Gonellas
Telway sliders
Tacos, beans & rice from Honeybee Market
Spinach pies from Dearborn Bakery
Beer from Arbor Brewing
Clif Bar Quench