* The 7th Annual will be held June 24, 2012. 
* The start and finish will be Forsyth Park. 
* There will be rides of 5 Miles "Tour de Kingston" at 11 AM, and rides of 10, 25, and 50 Tour de Ulster at 9 AM. 
* There will be a Bicycle Rodeo at 12 noon. 
* A FREE Cookout and raffle prizes will be going on and there are scholarships available for individuals in the community that make a difference ( up to $500) an award for recreational or other positive community activities. 
* Stops of this Tour de Kingston include the Firemen s Museum and the Senate House in Uptown Kingston

Applications and more info will follow, and post here,
Allen Nace

2011 Tour, Our Best Yet

The 2011 Tour de Kingston saw a record numbers of participants yet once again, breaking last years attendance yet once again.

355 cyclers rode in the combined 25, 35 and 65 mile rides, while 106 riders rode in the Family-Fun-Ride. 43 participated in the Bicycle-Rodeo(sponsored by Hudson Health Plan, The Mid Hudson Health and Safety Institue and The Ulster County Sherrifs Dept.)

A total of 500 riders and another 75 Volunteers drew our largest crowds to date. Once again, many thanks to all efforts involved.

2011 Scholorship Winners

Tara McGowan (L) Winner of the Dr. Douglas Astion Award for her dedication and work in the field of Mental health and Addictions Treatment & Allison Turner (R), Winner of the Kathy Janasek Community Service Award for her dedication and inspiration for the Tour de Kingston.

 

NEW ROUTES for 2011 Tour

There will be a 4 to 6 mile Family Ride beginning at 11AM and the 25 mile ride as well as the Metric Half Century PLUS and the Metric Century will begin at 9 AM. All Rides begin and end at Forsyth Park.

There is a cookout at the end of the ride FREE for all participants, sponsored by Bike Brothers Bike Shops. Bicycles will be raffled as well as other prizes.

There are 2 scholarships available for individuals that are making or hope to make a difference in the community.

The New Routes will visit CreekLocks, Favattas Table Rock Bike Shop, the Reservoir, Overlook Bike Shop and Woodstock before returning to Forsyth Park.

Our 2010 Tour saw more riders participating than any of our previous tours. Early indications are that many of the Tours previous 12 & 25 mile riders stepped up this tour and rode our 50 mile run.

Most riders of this years tour reported an extremely positive experience in all 3 of this years routes. Another great indicator of this years success was many more families with children participated this year.

Both Kingston NY YMCA "Amy's Fireflies" and "The Famous Bike Brothers" teams won this years awards for the "most riders"

A Trek Mountain Bike donated by "Favatta’s Table Rock Tours Bike Shop" was won by Bill Flynn and 2 Childrens Bicycles donated by "Bike 09-2011 TourDeUlsBrothers" were won by Reyes & Gillis.

Jason Farina received the Kathy Janascek Scholarship and Caroline Bell received the Dr. Douglas Astion Scholarship.