Options for 100, 64 or 24 miles!
Join us to celebrate the most popular
bicycle ride in Southern Arizona! Three options
are available for riders from novice to very experienced cyclists: 24, 64 and
100
miles! All three options ride south through the scenic Santa Cruz River Valley,
through pecan
forests & Tubac to the Tumacacori Mission, where there is a wonderful Sag stop.
What makes this such a GREAT ride?
• Beautiful time of year for a bicycle ride!
• Excellent training for El Tour de Tucson, a month later!
• Route basically flat, with only a few slight hills!
• Opportunity for riders to record their best time for riding a century!
• Well-marked route with GABA signs.
• Ride directions & maps provided for all options.
• The Best Sag Stops with delicious and plentiful food and cheerful people to
serve it!
• Sag support along the route for tired cyclists and weary bikes.
• Great Lunch served to all riders at Sahuarita Elementary School after the
ride!
The 100-milers will have an “out &
back” early in the ride before continuing on to the Mission.
with a sag stop at Corona de Tucson to provide food and energy for riders. This
is basically
a flat route with only some gentle rolling hills. We strongly urge all cyclists
who are attempting
their first century to participate in the GABA El Tour training rides which
include riding 70
-80 miles in a day. It is very important to be well trained prior to attempting
a century ride.
CHECK IN:
All options must check in at Sahuarita School “District
Auditorium/Intermediate School”. Take
Exit 75 off I-19, approximately 15 miles south of Ajo Exit. Drive east on
Sahuarita Rd to
school. Look for GABA signs and turn into parking lot. Pick up route and rider
instructions here.
NO MASS START:
Begin riding after you have checked in and picked up your ride instructions.
CPSC approved
helmets are required for all riders. All traffic rules must be obeyed.
STARTING POINTS & REGISTRATION
TIMES:
Option 1: 100 MILES. REGISTER AT 6:30 AM – NO MAJOR CLIMBS!
Starts and ends at Sahuarita Schools (Exit 75 off I-19, approximately 15
miles south of Ajo
Exit). Ride east past Corona de Tucson to turn around point at Highway 83.
Return to
Nogales Highway & head south to Tumacacori Mission, enjoying sag food stops
along
the way. Lunch is available at the Sahuarita Elementary School at the end of the
ride.
Option 2: 64 MILES. REGISTER AT
7:30 AM
Starts and ends at Sahuarita Schools (Exit 75 off I-19, approximately 15
miles south of Ajo Exit).
Ride south along pecan groves past Green Valley, Arivaca Junction and Tubac to
the Tumacacori
Mission and return. Flat course. Great lunch for all afterwards at Sahuarita
Elementary School.
Option 3: 24 MILES. REGISTER AT
8:30 AM
After checking in at Sahuarita Schools, drive SOUTH to Arivaca Junction
(start and finish
point for this option); Exit 48 off I-19, approximately 17 miles south of the
school. Start
riding around 9:00 AM. Ride south past Tubac to the Tumacacori Mission & return
on a flat
course. Don’t forget to stop for lunch at the Sahuarita Elementary School after
the ride!
Tumacacori Century Ride Fee
Pre-Registration before Thu, Oct. 23
GABA Members $20
Non-Members $35
Day of Event Registration:
Members $35
Non-Members $45
Fee covers 3 terrific sag stops with
ice water, fruit, PB&J, various snacks
and cookies; sag support along the route; rider instructions PLUS lunch back
at Sahuarita Elementary School after the ride, from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM.
Pre-Registration deadline is Thursday, Oct. 23.
RIDE ORGANIZERS:
Bob & Judy Bolt, bojubolt@aol.com or (520) 512-0442