El Tour is a fun
ride attracting some over 9,000 cyclists
of all ages and abilities from throughout
the United States and beyond, including
novice, intermediate, advanced, and professional
riders. Participants often take part
in El Tour and its festivities simply
due to their passion for cycling, while
others choose the event as part of a
healthy lifestyle change or as part of
their wellness program as a survivor
from cancer or other life-threatening
illness. Many are attracted to El Tour’s
variety of fund-raising programs for
charitable agencies, for which the event
raised over $1.8 million dollars last
year. What all riders of El Tour share
is a desire to get on their bikes, meet
great people and have a fun doing it!
Participants may choose
to cycle 109, 80, 67 or 35 miles,
plus a 4-mile & 1/4- mile Kids & Family
Fun Ride, open to kids, parents and
friends. Main routes take participants
around scenic areas of Tucson, with
beautiful vistas of its local mountain
ranges - three rising over 9000 feet-
all complete with the backdrop of
the mighty saguaro cactus, icon of
the Southwest’s Sonoran Desert. Course
profiles can be rolling to moderately
hilly, though the 35-mile route is
basically flat and great as a family
affair or for beginners!
El Tour cyclists receive
an official event t-shirt, goody
bag, police, route and SAG support,
aid station refreshments, published
results and more! And all finishers
are awarded a special engraved medallion
at the finish line for their accomplishment.
Links to the left offer further information.
The 26th El Tour will be raising funds for Tu Nidito Children and Family Services, American Parkinson Disease Association, Ben’s Bells Project Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tucson, Diamond Children’s Medical Center, The Hermitage Cat Shelter, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Water for People and other Perimeter charities including Global Sports Alliance-ECO Flag Program.
As an El Tour cyclist,
you, your family and friends are
invited to participate in any of
El Tour's other events and activities.
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