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By The Lincoln Journal Star

Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008 - 12:33:28 am CST

The 21st annual five-day Tour de Nebraska bicycle ride will head to cowboy country and the Sandhills on its 300-mile round trip in June.

About 175 cyclists will leave St. Paul June 18 and camp overnight in Burwell, Atkinson, Neligh and Genoa.

The ride is moving west after 20 years in eastern Nebraska.

“We are excited to offer a tour that will give people a chance to ride through the Nebraska Sandhills and experience a completely different area of the state,” says Susan Larson Rodenburg, who organizes the tour with her husband, Rich.

The noncompetitive tour will start and end in St. Paul, 120 miles west of Lincoln. Cyclists will stay overnight in Burwell (June 18), Atkinson (June 19), Neligh (June 20), Genoa (June 21) and return to St. Paul June 22.

Tour de Nebraska is a mental and physical challenge for cyclists of all ages and from across the country. It’s grown from 11 cyclists to 175.

Tour de Nebraska arranges meals, rest stops, daily maps, itineraries, luggage/gear transfers, emergency sag support on the highway, daily fruit and water.

Riders camp at parks or may sleep inside at high school gyms.

The $215 registration fee includes: T-shirt; daily maps and itineraries; handbook; meal and camping arrangements; fruit; kick-off breakfast; sag service; luggage transport; and Saturday night’s Tour de Nebraska Awards dinner.

Registration information is available at: www.TourdeNebraska.com or by request to: Susan@TourdeNebraska.com, (402) 421-1401.


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xyz wrote on January 15, 2008 6:49 am:
" I admire their will and spunk but wish they would choose roads that at least would have a paved shoulders otherwise these bicyclist are rather a hazzard on the road,I met some one time and ended up going off the road because another vehicle went over the center line going around these people, thus the paved shoulders would be nice for these people which this highway did not. "

 Lewis wrote on January 15, 2008 7:36 am:
" If you call that Western Nebraska, you need to look at a map. "

 BYOB wrote on January 15, 2008 8:24 am:
" Make sure they all wear helmets or have extensive medical coverage like the state is asking motorcyclist to do, because as you all should know, (FACT)there are more people, crippled and maimed on bicycles every year than on motorcycles, What's good for the goose is good for the gander! It's only fair. "

 Joe wrote on January 15, 2008 12:39 pm:
" That is not even close to being out west. I think most people west of Lincoln and Omaha would call that North Central or even North East Nebraska. "

 Debra wrote on January 15, 2008 8:56 pm:
" The tour has moved west from its normal route - they didn't say it was in western Nebraska, just that it moved west. And, helmets ARE required for all riders. Don't see them whining about that. I do agree it would be good if the route could always be on a shouldered road, but I don't know if that's possible. I guess you have to treat it like any other slow moving vehicle (i.e. tractors) and wait until it's safe to pass. Seriously, people, check the facts before posting. "

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