BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20160813T130000Z DTEND:20160814T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Tour of the Valley DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 13\, 2016!\n\n\nThis impressive and classic ride offers views of the entire Grand Valley and all it has to offer including the picturesque open fields of Fruita\, the legendary Colorado National Monument\, Mt. Garfield\, the Grand Mesa\, Palisade's celebrated peach orchards and wine country\, with the Colorado River running through the heart of it all. The Tour is not a race\; we encourage you to set your own pace and enjoy beautiful western Colorado. The Tour will include 30\, 55\, 75 route options and the full century. Both the 55- and 100-mile route will include the famous ride over the Colorado National Monument\, a unit of the national park system. All rides are supported by the best aid/rest stations featuring snacks\, fresh fruit\, Hammer hydration and Honey Stinger energy products. \n\n\n\nAll proceeds stay right at home and have previously supported Colorado Mesa University Cycling\, the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA) and health education and wellness activities offered free to the public by Community Hospital.\n\n \nCome out and join us and revel in the finest ride western Colorado has to offer!\n\n \nPlanning on riding the Colorado National Monument?\nThe Colorado National Monument\, a unit of the national park system\, has established traffic enforcement measures on Rim Rock Drive. This means motorists and bicyclists are closely monitored as they travel through Colorado National Monument to ensure they follow posted speed limits and the following requirements for cyclists: \n\n\n Bicyclists are required to have visible white lights in the front and red lights from the rear when riding through tunnels\n Ride single-file along right side of traffic lane and allow motorists to pass \n Bicyclists are encouraged to wear brightly colored & reflective clothing \n Bicyclists are required to wear helmets \n Stop completely at all stop signs\n Obey posted speed limits (please note this can be tricky when making your descent off the mountain.) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Saturday\, August 13\, \;2016!

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\nThis impressive and classic ride offers views of the entire Grand Valley and all it has to offer including the picturesque open fields of Fruita\, the legendary Colorado National Monument\, Mt. Garfield\, the Grand Mesa\, Palisade&rsquo\;s celebrated peach orchards and wine country\, with the Colorado River running through the heart of it all. The Tour is not a race\; we encourage you to set your own pace and enjoy beautiful western Colorado. The Tour will include 30\, 55\, 75 route options and the full century. Both the 55- and 100-mile route will include the famous ride over the Colorado National Monument\, a unit of the national park system. All rides are supported by the best aid/rest stations featuring snacks\, fresh fruit\, Hammer hydration and Honey Stinger energy products. \;
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\nAll proceeds stay right at home and have previously supported Colorado Mesa University Cycling\, the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association (COPMOBA) and health education and wellness activities offered free to the public by Community Hospital.
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Come out and join us and revel in the finest ride western Colorado has to offer!
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Planning on riding the Colorado National Monument?

\nThe Colorado National Monument\, a unit of the national park system\, has established traffic enforcement measures on Rim Rock Drive. This means motorists and bicyclists are closely monitored as they travel through Colorado National Monument to ensure they follow posted speed limits and the following requirements for cyclists: \;\n\n

Bicyclists are required to have visible white lights in the front and red lights from the rear when riding through tunnels
Ride single-file along right side of traffic lane and allow motorists to pass \;
Bicyclists are encouraged to wear brightly colored &\; reflective clothing \;
Bicyclists are required to wear helmets \;
Stop completely at all stop signs
Obey posted speed limits (please note this can be tricky when making your descent off the mountain.)

\n LOCATION:6 - 8:30 a.m. - Rider Check-In at the NEW Community Hospital\, 2351 G Road\, Grand Junction\, CO. Detailed course maps for the Tour will be provided during check-in. The entire course - except the Colorado National Monument and River Front Trail - is marked. UID:e.562.2186 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260411T161000Z URL:http://palisade.mobileappview.com/events/details/tour-of-the-valley-08-13-2016-2186 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR