Early announcements for 2012 state bicycle tours

The Argus Leader essentially opened the 2012 across-state bicycle tour season this weekend with its South Dakota route announcement for Tour de Kota.

It might seem a little early to be planning for a mass bicycle event in 2012, but several of the more popular week-long rides have announced their dates, although not their routes.

RAGBRAI, Ride the Rockies, Biking Across Kansas, Cycle Oregon and Oregon Bicycle Ride (OBR) all have announced their 2012 tour dates; the OBR organizers also have announced a rare Mountain Bicycle Ride in 2012.

Meanwhile, the nonprofit Adventure Cycling Association has announced a full slate ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/10/17/4920868.html

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