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
Flyer Mania
August 19, 2009 – 3:11 pmFlyers are here, and have started popping up around town at our favorite spots, as well as at bikes shops around the area. Check it out!
Desperately Seeking Volunteers
August 11, 2009 – 11:01 amTour de Troit keeps growing and, as such, so does its volunteer needs! We are looking for some hands to help with the following tasks:
Registration: 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. You can help out during the pre-ride madhouse, and still ride!
Food Distribution: 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. OR 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Pre-ride needs are for coffee and carbs, post-ride is for more of a meal.
Clean-up: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Best part of this job is finishing the keg.
Sweepers: We need about a dozen more experienced cyclists to join our sweeper squad. You must be able to fix flats and have experience corking.
SAG Vehicle Driver: We need one driver and one van. (We have one van and one driver already.)
There will be a pre-ride meeting for all volunteers the week after Labor Day and a wrap party about a month after the tour. Interested? Contact Bil at info@tour-de-troit.org.
MotorCity Casino Hotel
July 22, 2009 – 3:14 pmMotorCity Casino Hotel is our lodging partner once again this year. The special rate of $129 per night is available on Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19. When booking your room, use “Wheelhouse Detroit Bike Shop” as your discount code.
MotorCity Casino Hotel is at 2901 Grand River Avenue in North Corktown — a mere 5-minute bike ride to Roosevelt Park, the start and finish point for the TdT. The hotel will allow up to 2 bikes per room.
Call 866-STAY-MCC or visit www.motorcitycasino.com to book your room!
Bicycle Film Festival
July 14, 2009 – 12:05 pmTour de Troit will be hanging out at the Bicycle Film Festival this weekend. Four programs — two a night — chock-full of cycling movies. HQ is the Marlene Boll Theatre at the YMCA with after-parties both nights, a fun ride Saturday morning and an alley cat race Saturday afternoon. Read more about the films and buy tickets here.