MONROE - Tour de Cheese Bike Tour begins at Chili Fest in downtown Monroe Saturday. Riders can choose to ride 15-, 30-, and 60-mile routes. Silver Lewis, Maple Leaf, and Grande cheese factories will participate as rest stops and showcase cheeses they make.
Riders will follow maps and clearly marked routes. Monroe Main Street, Badger State Ethanol/Smart Station, Colony Brands, Inc., Ehlke, Gartzke, Bero-Lehmann & Lounsbury, S.C., Glanbia Nutritionals, and Super 8 are sponsoring the bike tour.
"Tour de Cheese attracts people from outside our area," said event coordinator Jean Busker. "We have 30 pre-registrations. People from Stevens Point, Iowa City, and Chicago plan to ride. Many riders prefer to wait to register after they check the weather and their own energy level that morning."
Riders register on the northwest corner of the Monroe Square by the library between 7 and 9 a.m. Each rider receives a Tour de Cheese Bike Tour T-shirt and a route map. Registration fee is $40 per rider. For information call (608) 325-7855 or visit the website at www.bbbsgreen.kintera.org/tourdecheese
The event helps fund Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Riders will follow maps and clearly marked routes. Monroe Main Street, Badger State Ethanol/Smart Station, Colony Brands, Inc., Ehlke, Gartzke, Bero-Lehmann & Lounsbury, S.C., Glanbia Nutritionals, and Super 8 are sponsoring the bike tour.
"Tour de Cheese attracts people from outside our area," said event coordinator Jean Busker. "We have 30 pre-registrations. People from Stevens Point, Iowa City, and Chicago plan to ride. Many riders prefer to wait to register after they check the weather and their own energy level that morning."
Riders register on the northwest corner of the Monroe Square by the library between 7 and 9 a.m. Each rider receives a Tour de Cheese Bike Tour T-shirt and a route map. Registration fee is $40 per rider. For information call (608) 325-7855 or visit the website at www.bbbsgreen.kintera.org/tourdecheese
The event helps fund Big Brothers Big Sisters.