MONROE - On April 3, the Wisconsin Bike Fed presented Green County 4-H with a $3,000 donation from the 2016 Ride Across Wisconsin for helping with the Monroe rest stop. The Green County 4-H adult leaders will be donating a portion of these funds to the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation to help support statewide 4-H program opportunities. The remainder of these funds will help to provide financial assistance for Green County 4-H membership dues, 4-H summer camp and other countywide 4-H programs.
This year, nearly 1,000 people are expected to participate in RAW, a 175-mile border-to-border ride from Dubuque to Kenosha. While there is a two-day option, most riders complete the challenging ride from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan in one day.
The Wisconsin Bike Fed produces the ride. RAW participants ride with the Trek Segafredo professional racers who have ridden in the Tour de France and the other grand tours in Europe. For cyclists, it's like scrimmaging with the Packers or playing a pick-up baseball game with the Milwaukee Brewers.
One of the reasons Wisconsin cycling is so special is that most of the state's low-traffic rural town roads are paved, thanks to the dairy industry. As a small thank you to Wisconsin's family farmers, riders make donations to 4-H as part of the ride. The Bike Fed then matches those donations. This year, RAW will donate a total of $6,000 to the Green County 4-H, with the second check presented after the ride.
The Bike Fed also uses farm-to-table chefs who work with local farmers to cater the lunch food for the riders.
This year, the Monroe rest stop will be catered by Chef Evan from World Champion Roth Cheese. Other contributors are the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin family dairy farms and the Holland Family Farm rest stop in Gratiot.
The 2017 Ride Across Wisconsin will be Aug. 26. For more information about the Wisconsin Bike Fed, visit wisconsinbikefed.org. For more information about the Ride Across Wisconsin, visit rideacrossswisconsin.com.
This year, nearly 1,000 people are expected to participate in RAW, a 175-mile border-to-border ride from Dubuque to Kenosha. While there is a two-day option, most riders complete the challenging ride from the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan in one day.
The Wisconsin Bike Fed produces the ride. RAW participants ride with the Trek Segafredo professional racers who have ridden in the Tour de France and the other grand tours in Europe. For cyclists, it's like scrimmaging with the Packers or playing a pick-up baseball game with the Milwaukee Brewers.
One of the reasons Wisconsin cycling is so special is that most of the state's low-traffic rural town roads are paved, thanks to the dairy industry. As a small thank you to Wisconsin's family farmers, riders make donations to 4-H as part of the ride. The Bike Fed then matches those donations. This year, RAW will donate a total of $6,000 to the Green County 4-H, with the second check presented after the ride.
The Bike Fed also uses farm-to-table chefs who work with local farmers to cater the lunch food for the riders.
This year, the Monroe rest stop will be catered by Chef Evan from World Champion Roth Cheese. Other contributors are the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Wisconsin family dairy farms and the Holland Family Farm rest stop in Gratiot.
The 2017 Ride Across Wisconsin will be Aug. 26. For more information about the Wisconsin Bike Fed, visit wisconsinbikefed.org. For more information about the Ride Across Wisconsin, visit rideacrossswisconsin.com.