Tour de North Port

 



Its the Green Pumpkin! 12th Annual Tour de North Port



When:

Sunday, October 22 2023 7:00 AM

Where:

Begin and end at the Imagine School, Upper Campus,
2757 Sycamore St.,
North Port 34289

Cost:

$50.00 per rider, $10 for those UNDER age 10, $5.00 Shirt option for kids.
Groups of 6 or more: $45 each
See information below for a special group discount
The on-site registration OCT 22nd will be $55 per rider, cash, check or card.


Registration closing date online: October 20, 2023, 11:59 PM


The 12th Annual Tour de North Port, “It’s the Green Pumpkin!”, is a fun bicycle ride among some of the most beautiful pine flatwoods forests that can still be seen in Florida! Cyclists will follow an on-road route of either 15, 35, or 65 miles with each route having its own color-coded road markings.The Tour de North Port is NOT a race.First 400 receives a t-shirt, a goodie bag.Breakfast/check-in/on-site registration starts at 7 AM, the group starts to begin at 8 AM.Full mobile SAG (Support and Gear) provided by Louies Bicycles Real Bikes of Venice. Registration includes Breakfast by First Watch, Bagels by Empire Bagels, lunch by Savor 100x35 featuring Puertorrican inspired food bowls, and salad, homemade pies provided by Pielicious Bake Shoppe ...and fully-stocked rest stops with homemade trail mix cookies and banana bread. (Note: All lunch items will be served in covered containers that can be enjoyed on site, or taken home to be enjoyed later!)

Pre-registration fee: $50. Choose your distance 15, 35, 65 miles.$10 for children under 10 and accompanied by an adult. (Does NOT include a t-shirt.) $5.00 Shirt Option for KIDS!Group registration: For groups of 6 or more, $45 per rider. ONLINE - REGISTERING ALL 6 RIDERS AT ONCE.If mailed, Registration forms must be received by Friday, Oct. 20.Mail to 3597 Froude St., North Port, Fl, 34286

Online pre-registration will be available up to midnight on Friday, October 20.The online adult pre-registration is $50 plus a $3 processing fee.
The on-site registration will be $55 per rider, cash, check or card.
Helmets are required.
Breakfast provided - Pre-registration check-in/on-site registration/ starting at 7 AM in the cafeteria of Imagine School, 2757 Sycamore St., North Port 34289.
Group starts begin at 8 AM.
Lunch available from 11AM-1PM.Catered lunch will be provided.
Rest Stops are open and SAG provided until 2 PM, at which time the ride is considered officially over.
Parking on campus and along Sycamore Street.
Note: Registration packets picked up Imagine School the day of the ride on Sunday, October 22, starting at 7 AM.EARLY PACKET PICK-UP PARTY!Early Packet Pick-Up Party! Saturday, October 21 from 10-noon at the Taste of North Port Food Fest event at the City Center Green, 4970 City Hall Blvd., North Port.Any packets not picked up will be at Imagine School the day of the tour, Sunday, Oct. 22, starting at 7 am.

Group starts:
65 miles: 8:00 AM35 miles: 8:05 AM15 miles: 8:10 AM

NO RAIN DATE, NO REFUNDS.
(Check-in, t-shirt, and goodie bag tables will be outside, leaving the inside of the cafeteria with plenty of social-distancing room to enjoy breakfast and lunch! First Watch breakfast will be available from 7-8:30AM. Our rest stops will feature homemade banana bread and trail mixcookies from 8:30-1:00.
Directions: From I-75: Toledo Blade Exit, #179. Travel south to turn left at the traffic light at Gateway Blvd. (gas station on the right). Then first right onto Sycamore St. Parking is on campus through the Imagine School entrance on the right. From 41: Toledo Blade Blvd., north. Turn right at the 5th traffic light, Gateway Blvd., then first right onto Sycamore St.
The Tour de North Port is sponsored by People for Trees, Inc., a local 501c(3) non-profit group that since 1997 has been promoting the importance of protecting and maintaining our native tree canopy through educational outreach programs, workshops, and tree plantings. The ride will help us to continue those efforts.
Contact us for more information or to become a sponsor.
Cue sheets will be available the day of the ride, and color-coded arrows will be painted on the roads. Thank you!
Questions? Contact Alice White at, (941) 468-2486, email: treelady12001yahoo.comCopyright © 2010 - 2021 People For Trees, Inc., All Rights Reserved