22nd Annual Amish Country Bike Tour September 6, 2008
About the Event
 Pre-Registration
With your paid registration you will receive: a map with marked route, water bottle/food stops, post-ride catered picnic with live musical entertainment 11a.m. - 5 p.m., and showers will be available until 5 p.m. at the YMCA. Proceeds from ride will benefit the Youth Programs of The Central Delaware YMCA & Aquatic Center...and the Amish School House. Watch for our weekend hotel/bike/kayak packages. Call us to be added to our mailing list 800-233-5368.
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Click here for downloadable registration form
Amish Country Bike Tour T-Shirt
Add to your collection if you’ve ridden with us before, or start a collection with this year’s T-Shirt! Available for $20 by pre-ordering with payment when you send in your registration form. A limited supply will be available the day of the tour for $22. T-Shirts are not included in the registration fee.
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Ride-day (September 6th) Registration & Check In
Please come prepared & ready to ride. Ride begins promptly at 8:00 a.m.! Registration Opens: 7:00 a.m. Day of Registration: Cash Or Check Only. Registration Closes: 10:00 a.m.
Start and Finish
All loops begin at Legislative Mall on Federal Street in Dover at 8:00 a.m. and return you to Legislative Mall for the Finish. Helmets are required.
Distance
Pick a loop to suit you! There are mapped and marked loops for 15, 25, 50, 62, and 100 mile rides.
Rider Support
Phone-equipped sag wagons continuously patrol the loops for riders with physical or mechanical problems. Technical assistance will be provided by Bike Werx and Dunbar’s Cyclery Bicycle Shops.
Food Stops
15 and 25-mile loops: 1 stop at the Amish Schoolhouse. 50 and 62-mile loop: 2 stops, one at the Amish Schoolhouse and one at the Delaware-Maryland line. 100-mile loop: 4 stops including the Amish Schoolhouse Be aware that if you start late, food stops may not be open.
After the Ride
All registered riders are invited to enjoy the post-ride picnic! Additional meals will be available for purchase by spectators and guests of the Riders. Picnic 11a.m.- 5 pm. (included in your registration fee)
Surf & Turf Weekend
To reserve your package today please call Kent County Tourism at (800) 233-5368. We accept checks, MasterCard or Visa. The package price is only $275.00 for one person or $325.00 per couple.
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Your package includes:
- Two night’s lodging including tax (see below for lodging choices)
- Kayaking tour with Return to Nature. Silver Lake, located just blocks from Legislative Mall, is the home of Great Blue Herons, Bald Eagles, Osprey, River Otters as well as other creatures.
- One Bike Tour admission (this includes: one collectible water bottle, bike tour map, food stops (up to 4 based on your ride) including the Amish Schoolhouse with home-made baked goods, after ride catered picnic and live music.
Your choice of lodging includes:
- Best Western of Smyrna
- Country Inn & Suites
- Hampton Inn of Dover
- Comfort Inn of Dover
- Mainstay Suites of Dover
- MicroTel of Dover
- AmericInn of Harrington
- AmericInn of Milford
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