Support TIHAN in El Tour de Tucson Bike Event

Bike Event TIHAN ParticipationTIHAN is excited to be one of the supporting beneficiaries of this year’s Banner – University Medicine El Tour de Tucson. This is our first year with the famous El Tour, and we’d love your participation and support.

We’re looking for people who want to join our team and ride in the El Tour de Tucson this November. Routes range from 100 miles, 25 miles, 10 miles, 4 miles, all the way down to ¼ mile.

To join the team, you need to raise (or contribute) at least $500 for TIHAN, and we’ll pay your El Tour registration fees and you’ll be part of TIHAN’s first-ever El Tour team. And part of the money you raise will also support the ride’s primary beneficiary: Diamond Children’s Medical Center.

If you are interested in participating by raising at least $500 for TIHAN and riding for us in El Tour, please complete the El Tour Application and Waiver Form and send it to scott@tihan.org. There are lots of options for the ride, and lots of options to raise your $500 for TIHAN (including getting 10 people giving you $50 to sponsor your ride). And we can set up an online fundraising page for you like we did for our first rider, Bob Randall. If you have questions or would like more info, contact Scott Blades at 520-299-6647 ext 202 or scott@tihan.org

Bob Randall’s El Tour Fundraising Page for TIHAN (Click on Photo)
Kelly Vollmer’s El Tour Fundraising Page for TIHAN (Click on Graphic)
Doug Wingert’s El Tour Fundraising Page for TIHAN (Click on Photo)
Damion Alexander’s El Tour Fundraising Page for TIHAN (Click on Photo)

About the Banner – University Medicine El Tour
El Tour de Tucson is held annually the Saturday before Thanksgiving—Saturday, November 23. El Tour is a fund-raising ride attracting over 9,000 cyclists of all ages and abilities from throughout the United States and worldwide. http://www.perimeterbicycling.com/

El Tour de Tucson Main Events (100, 50, or 25 mile routes), Fun Ride (10, 4, 1, or ¼ mile routes), or the Indoor El Tour

Main Event
100-mile, 50-mile, or 25-mile course
These rides feature beautiful vistas of Tucson’s four surrounding mountain ranges against the backdrop of majestic Saguaro cactus. Course profiles range from flat to rolling or moderately hilly. The 25-mile route is mostly flat and is great for families and perfect for a first-time cyclist. All routes offer aid stations with water and snacks about 7-12 miles apart, police support at intersections, and plenty of morale-boosting volunteers and spectators.

Fun Ride presented by TMC Healthcare
Ride in the 10, 4, 1, or 1/4-mile Fun Ride for adults and kids of all ages and abilities. This ride is open to all who ride road bikes, mountain bikes, BMX, tandems, wheelchairs, handcycles or any human powered bicycle. The Fun Ride offers easy and scenic routes along the Santa Cruz River-part of The Loop, Pima County’s famous multi-use path.

Indoor Ride (Nov 16-23)
Participants choose to ride 10, 25, 50 or 100* or more minutes on a stationary bicycle anywhere in the world. All you need is a stationary bicycle or bicycle trainer and the drive to ride for minutes, not miles!