Tour du Rouge – Humble, TX to New Orleans

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Your participation in the Tour du Rouge supports American Red Cross Chapters along the Gulf Coast from Houston to New Orleans.

Be among the first to join the inaugural ride of the Tour du Rouge from the Bayou City to the Crescent City. This six-day, push-your-limits ride along the Gulf Coast will be limited to 200. But it won’t all be hard work, each night you will enjoy good food and entertainment with your fellow riders.

For more information contact Dory Cayten at
713-313-1668 or dcayten@ghac.org

www.TourduRouge.org

 

Tour Details

  • October 18-23, 2008

  • 495 miles total, average ride of 82 miles per day

  • Rest stops every 20-25 miles

  • Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks provided

  • Evening entertainment and educational content

  • Double occupancy motel accommodations provided

  • “Shelter” experience in Cameron

  • Fully sagged

  • Mechanical and first aid support

  • Bus trip back to Houston

  • Bicycle transport back to Houston

 

Rider Requirements

  • Nonrefundable registration fee $100

  • Fundraising requirement $2500

  • Personal fundraising website provided

  • Fundraising support and guidance provided

 

Itinerary

Friday Oct 17 – Send Off Party in Houston

Saturday Oct 18 – Humble to Beaumont – 75 miles

Sunday Oct 19 – Beaumont to Cameron – 67 miles

Monday Oct 20 – Cameron to Abbeville – 104 miles

Tuesday Oct 21 – Abbeville to Morgan City – 75 miles

Wednesday Oct 22 – Morgan City to Gonzales – 96 miles

Thursday Oct 23 – Gonzales to New Orleans – 78 miles

Thursday PM – Victory Party in New Orleans

Friday Oct 24 – Bus return to Houston

Weekend – Optional stay in New Orleans

Tour du Rouge

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In case the Houston to Austin MS150 is not enough of a challenge for you, the Houston chapter of The American Red Cross is putting together the initial Tour du Rouge. The Tour is 480 miles over 6 days riding from Humble, TX to New Orleans.

According to Dale Robertson’s Cycling Notebook column in the November 29th Houston Chronicle, The new Tour du Rouge is throwing down the gauntlet to you BP MS 150 regulars by asking, "Are you ready for a real challenge?"

An informational session explaining the ride is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 1st.) at the Greater Houston Chapter headquarters, 2700 Southwest Freeway at Kirby.

For additional information about this event, contact Dory Cayten at dcayten@ghac.org or 713-313-1668.

 

Austin ISD Cycling Club

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from the Texas High cycling League website:

The Austin ISD Cycling Club has launched a website www.aisdcycling.com and a link to their site has been placed on the clubs page of the League website. In addition two new clubs in the Dallas area have had their first official club meetings and now have a core group of interested students. Bishop Lynch high school had a meeting a few weeks ago and Highland Park high school also recently had their first meeting. We welcome both schools and clubs to the league.

The Kipp Academy’s MS150 Team Training Hits a Bump

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I ran across this blog story of the Kipp Academy 8th grade team’s adventure on a recent trip to their first training ride in Sealy. Prior to this trip their training rides were in the Kipp Academy parking lot. The team’s sponsors work to keep things going.

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