The cities of Mesa and Tempe, Arizona are both holding community bike rides this weekend to celebrate bike month by encouraging local residents to get outside and bike more in the community and even consider biking to work on some days when that is a possibility. Attendance is expected to be strong at each event and participants from all over the Phoenix area are encouraged to attend.
Tour de Tempe
The City of Tempe is celebrating Bike Month 2015 in April with it's 19th annual Tour de Tempe community bike ride on Sunday April 12th and the 23rd annual Bike to Work Day on Wednesday April 15th.
The Tour de Tempe community bike ride will be held at Kiwanis Park from 7:30 am - 11:00 a.m. which is located off of Guadalupe Rd between Rural Rd and Kyrene Rd. The meeting point is the west parking lot just north of Guadalupe just across from the batting cages. More than 1,000 riders are expected to attend this FREE 10-mile bike event, including Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell and members of the Tempe City Council. Registration starts at 7:30 am and the ride starts at 9 am
Light breakfast refreshments and coffee will be provided by event sponsors Wildflower Bread Company, Whole Foods, Back East Bagels and Starbucks. Participants need to bring their own water.
Free t-shirts will be provided to the first 1,000 riders so get there early to grab yours.
For more event information visit the following website:
Tour de Tempe Community Bike Ride
El Tour de Mesa
Saturday April 11th marks the 25th edition of the City of Mesa's annual bicycle event. The event that is put on by Holualoa Companies bills itself as the areas premier Perimeter Bicycling event. The nice thing about the event this year is that there are four separate rides on Saturday all at different distances to accommodate the different skill levels of rider participants.
The long "main event" is a 72-mile bike ride that starts at 6:15 a.m. in Downtown Mesa on Center Street. There is a shorter 28-mile ride which starts at 8:15 am at Red Mountain Ranch Elementary School and will finish in Downtown Mesa.
The "fun rides" are two rides of either 11 miles or 6 miles and they are for the whole family. They start and finish in Downtown Mesa so riders can join the post race fun.
After the race join the fun in Downtown Mesa at Cyclomesa where there will be activities for the whole family including a zip line, rock wall, BMX Freestyle Show, and a Kids Zone. For the adults in attendance there will be a Beer garden, vendors with local items for sale, and food trucks for lunch.
Come out and enjoy the family fun and get some exercise at the same time.
Both events should be well attended and supported by the local community.
For more event information visit the following website
El Tour de Mesa Bicycling event
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