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Information

The Tour of Payne is an organized bicycle ride offering 26, 36, 62, and 100 mile routes. It is sponsored by Stillwater's Red Dirt Pedalers Bicycle Club.

An annual patriotic bicycle ride on various routes within Payne County. Participants are invited to the city's "Boomer Blast" celebration that evening. This event celebrates the place "where Oklahoma began," close to the start of the 1889 Land Run in North Stillwater. Historical locations in the town are rest stops on the route, including Jim Thorpe Park in Cushing, and the Washington Irving Trail Museum.

Ride start time is 7:30 a.m.

All routes are well marked and will be supported until 2:30pm by SAG vehicles.

Fully stocked rest stops will be provided at appropriate intervals until 2:30pm.

Rest Stops will be located in or near Ripley, Cushing, Mehan, and Yale.

Showers and jacuzzi will be available after the ride at the Best Western Pool area. Participants have free use of the pool and pool area on the day of the ride. Please bring your own soap and towel.

The entry fee is $20.00 for those that pre-register by June 15, 2008 and $25 afterwards.

 


Ride Headquarters

Headquarters is at the Best Western Motel, Perkins Road and McElroy Avenue in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Call (405) 377-7010 to reserve your room by June 15, 2008 for the special room rate of ($72) per night for 1-4 people. Tell them you are with the Tour of Payne bicycle ride. Packet pick-up and information is available at the motel the evening before the tour from 6 to 10 pm. The restaurant opens at 6 am for breakfast the morning of the ride.


Entry Form - (PDF form)

Online Registration Coming Soon!


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Stay in Stillwater and enjoy a great fireworks display at Boomer Lake later this evening. (This link is to a cool website we found, enjoy it for a while, and then come back)


Further Information

Contact Cooper's Bicycle Center
Telephone: (405) 372-2525
E-mail: coopersbikes@cs.com,

or Bill Burke at (405) 372-3825.

 

 

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