Bicycle tour grows with greenway.

MUNCIE, IN - Mark your calendar for July 26th and the 8th annual Great Greenway Tour bicycle ride. The ride was started as a way to promote the Cardinal Greenway. The greenway has expanded in the past few years and organizers have seen the tour grow as well. Each year more cyclists turn out to experience Indiana’s longest paved rail-trail. The 12 foot wide smooth paved surface travels through a mostly rural area in East Central Indiana.

Even the name has grown to recognize the sponsorship of the tour this year. It is now the Midwest Health Strategies Great Greenway Tour. The Delaware Cycling Club and Anderson’s Spoke and Wheel club have teamed up with the rehabilitation service as well as the Muncie Sanitary District to promote healthy, clean and fun activities such as bicycling.

“The tour is a good fit with the governor’s push to expand the state’s trails,” said Delaware Cycling Club President Mark Lohmar. He went on to say, “The GGT plays an important role in raising funds for maintenance of the trail.”

There will be distances for all ages and ability levels including seven routes from 20 miles to the 114 mile “see-it-all” tour. Kirk’s Bike Shop will be on hand to make sure your bike is ready and T-Shirts commemorating the ride are also available. Registered riders will be treated to lunch, and home-made cookies at rest stops along the way. The family-friendly ride is free to cyclists 17 years old and under when they ride with an adult.

All routes begin and end at the Wysor Street Depot in downtown Muncie. On-site registration starts at 7 am. Registration for the ride is $20 and forms can be found online at http://www.greatgreenwaytour.org/

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