Tour de Melon–Bring Your Bike to Chiefland, FL For Some Fun, June 1, 2019
Hosted by Suwannee Valley Rotary Club, The 2019 Tour de Melon in Chiefland, Florida is a great opportunity to ride the roads of Levy County with cyclists of all ages and experience.
RIDE INFORMATION
- Choose from either a Road Route or multiple paved Trail Routes
- Terrain is flat.
- Well-marked rural highways.
- Route maps will be available at the registration table.
- Approximate rides of 20, 40, 60 miles on Rails-to-Trails paved Trail and 50, 100 mile road routes!
- 100 mile ride is a great “starter” ride for anyone wanting to do their first Century ride**.
- Rest/snack stops provided on all routes.
- SAG service provided.Helmets are required. This also includes children riding in bike seats and/or buggies. Cyclists must obey all traffic rules.
This is a ride, not a race. Plan on riding at a rate appropriate to your training.
**PLEASE NOTE: SAG support scheduled to end & All rest stops close by 3:00
Schedule of Events
Friday 31 May 2019
- 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
- Meet n’ Greet at Beef O’Brady’s 7050 NW 140th St, Chiefland, FL 32626
- Free Dinner
- Packet Pickup
- Number Bibs
- T-Shirt
- Meet n’ Greet at Beef O’Brady’s 7050 NW 140th St, Chiefland, FL 32626
Saturday 01 June 2019
Before the Ride
- 6:30 a.m. – 7:15 a.m. – Strickland Park
- Check-in opens
- On-site registration
- Packet-pickup
- 7:20 a.m. – Greeting and National Anthem
- 7:30 a.m. – Mass Ride Start – All distances
- Century and half-century riders upfront
- Trail riders behind century and half-century riders
After the Ride
- Lunch provided
- Beer Garden – 1 free beer per rider
- Water Mister
- Music
- Mingling