Cycling Safety

The Tour de Cure is conducted on open roads with vehicular traffic which means it is extremely important to follow some simple safety tips. Roads include both marked and unmarked hazards. Though we go to great lengths to make the ride as safe as possible, always remember that safety is in your own hands and ride by these rules:

• Wear a helmet at all times – NO EXCEPTIONS

• Carry ID and relevant medical information

• Rules of the road apply; same rights and duties as the driver of any other vehicle

• Ride single file where necessary, maximum of two abreast when conditions allow, do not impede traffic

• Ride as far right as reasonable

• Obey all traffic lights, signs, and regulations

• Pass on the left only, announce “passing” or “hello” or “on your left”

• Use hand signals to indicate road hazards, stopping, slowing, right, and left turns

• Prepare properly – nutrition, hydration, training, and sudden changes in weather conditions

• Respect others: riders, volunteers, host communities, motorists, pedestrians, law enforcement, and the environment

Riding safely and considerately is vital to your enjoyment and the safety of other riders. The future of organized cycling events depends on your cooperation with the rules above.

For more information please see the Bicycle Colorado website.

Right here:  CLICK HERE

This form is required for you to sign and turn in at registration or when you pick up you packet.

For the 2012 Colorado Tour de Cure, we are again partnering with the Marriott group in Longmont.  Special Colorado Tour de Cure rates are available for $119.95 and $129.95 per night for Tour participants at the Springhill Suites Longmont.  Please see their website for these special rates: King Suite and Two Double Suite

• SpringHill Suites Longmont
• 1470 Dry Creek Drive
• Longmont, Colorado 80503 USA
• Phone:  1-303-682-2894
• Fax:  1-303-682-2897
• Sales:  1-303-845-1353
• Toll-Free:  1-800-927-4595

Up and Down. Not specific enough? Ok, the 20K route is great for the first-timer, or those riding with children. It is flat, and there aren't many turns at all. The 50K is for the person who is just starting to do Tours or doesn't enjoy really long, hard rides. The 100K route is deceivingly challenging, with rolling hills present throughout the entire ride. The 100-mile route is quite challenging. You'll travel up to Loveland, climb all the way up Big Thompson Canyon through Glen Haven, going up the infamous switchbacks, and come down again after you go through Estes Park. You'll definitely feel a sense of accomplishment! YOU CAN DO IT!!

Need more details? CHECK OUT OUR MAPS! Our % grade and elevations are on each map page, except the 20K, which is almost entirely flat.  Google Maps now provides "Terrain" view and we've loaded it onto each of maps - just scroll down to the bottom of each route page and you'll see it.

If your friends and family and anyone else would like to help us out at the Finish Line, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEM! We need cheerleaders to celebrate every rider’s accomplishment. We need volunteers for just about any job you can imagine. So, in a word, YES! Bring your friends & family along! Only riders and volunteers are eligible for lunch, however.

GET INVOLVED! Contact us to find out how you can help on the day of the Tour!

Yes. In addition to the registration fee, we ask each participant to raise $200.

And, in answer to the usual follow-up, "Are there tools to help me reach this goal?" YES. Check out the fundraising information available on this website, or CONTACT US for help or any additional questions.

If you're a registered rider, you may bring your donations to the Tour on the day of the ride, or have people donate directly to you using the online tools at the National Tour de Cure website (where you registered).

Otherwise, please send donations to your local ADA office:

Tour de Cure / Kelly Jackson
2480 West 26th Avenue, Suite 120-B
Denver, CO 80211

Be sure to include your name so that we credit your account.