Health and Nutrition Awareness Tour 2010

Second Annual Event

June 12-13, 2010 - Weston, WI

A two-day, 150-mile cycling event exploring the wide range of natural resources and diversity in North Central Wisconsin.

HOW 150 is designed for cyclists of all abilities.

Two unique routes

The first day route travels northeast to Langlade County past the Dells of Eau Claire and the city of Antigo. Our hosts in Antigo really put on a great rest stop last year with super food and entertainment.

The second day loop travels through Portage County. This ride will travel on low traffic back roads with frequent rest stops available. Stops in Polonia and Jordan Park are planned. Stay tuned for more information.

Please join the Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute and Wausau Wheelers in promoting a healthy lifestyle while exploring the beautiful landscape of North Central Wisconsin.

Four rides for all abilities!

www.how150.org

of call: Katie Zientara at
715-847-2000 ext. 54772

What is a Brevet? You might ask.

Brevet, or randonnée, is an organised long-distance  bicycle  ride in the sport of randonneuring. In a Brevet cyclist follow a designated course passing through checkponts. At each checkpoint a brevet card is stamped and marked with the time. The courses range between 200k and 1400k and must be completed within a time limit. This is not a race and rides may only recieive assistance at designated checkpoints.

Randonnée is a French word which loosely translates to 'ramble or 'long journey' (in French the verb 'randonner' originally means 'hiking', but is nowadays also used for bicycle and even motorized tours). Brevet means 'certificate' and refers to the card carried by randonneurs which gets stamped at controls; it is also used to refer to the event itself, ie: a certificated ride.

We are discussing plans for a 200K brevet in July. More information to follow.

Start time is 5:30 pm. 

We are back on the road; weather permitting.  

This is a pace line ride so experience riding in a group is important. People in this group should be fully self supported. These rides are for those people who want to push themselves to ride faster by riding in a group and cover distances from 30 to 65 miles in a single ride.
 

Join us for a sport paced 18 to 23 mph ride. Distance for the weekly rides are about 36-40 miles. 
 

The location is the Weston YMCA and the 

Restarting in Spring

Start Time 5:30 pm

Information:  This ride is for the entry level and family road bikers.  We travel about 10 - 15miles on the paved country roads east of the YMCA.  It takes an hour or a little more with an average speed of about 10 - 12 miles per hour.  This is meant to be a leisurely ride.  Principles of riding with a group, rules of the road, and safety issues will be explained.  Any bike is fine.  It doesn't have to be a road bike.  During the summer months there will be a pie night, wine and cheese night, and chocolate night with dates to be determined. 

One legal point:  These rides are sanctioned by the Wheeler Bike Club and are therefore covered by insurance.  New riders can have their first(guest) ride with the club without being members.  Second and subsequent rides will require membership for insurance coverage purposes.  Membership forms will be made available to anyone interested in joining the club.

Helmets are required on all rides. Note start time will be 5:30 after Labor Day.

Start Time: 5:30 pm

The average distance of the Wednesday night group is approximately 20 - 25 miles in the beginning of the biking season and increased as the season goes on. The group speed is approximately 14 - 17 miles per hour with the later speed more towards the end of the summer. The ride will be lead by someone knowledgeable with the roads of the area. The terrain is gentle rolling with some long gradual hills and flat straightaways. This group is considered low key and social.

Location:  Weston YMCA parking lot.

A quick update as we near the final Wausau Area Metro Bike & Pedestrian plan. A few projects that were identified during the planning process have already received some federal funding. The first project is a stretch of County Hwy NN west of I-39 to Whippoorwill/Red Wing Rd will be resurfaced with extended paved shoulders (similar to Cty KK). The second project is adding paved shoulders to a stretch of County Hwy N from Thorneapple Rd to Red Bud Road. This will provide a safer connection along a very busy county highway. The last project is to extend a bike/pedestrian path north along the east side of I-39 from the I-39 tunnel (past Kocurek auto dealers) up to Eagle (past Wausau Health and Fitness).

Also for those of you unaware of some current projects that are in process:

1. State Hwy 153 (Main St.) bridges in Mosinee are being reconstructed and will provide sidewalks as well as a bike/ped path on the north side.

2. Kowalski Rd overpass over I-39 in Krownenwetter is being reconstructed with a bike/pedestrian lane.

The draft of the Wausau Area Bike & Pedestrian Plan will be going to the Wausau Metropolitan Planning Organization in October/November for approval. Then the real work will begin making sure the plan gets implemented.

New Jerseys - Thank you to our sponsors

Rib Mountain Cycles  and  Builer's Cycle & Fitness Center

Please do your shopping at  these sponsor locations!

Jerseys have arrived. See Dave to pick up. We have a couple extras too.

Beginning in June of 2007 the Wausau Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) formed a Bike & Pedestrian sub-committee to help develop a long range comprehensive transportion plan for Wausau and the surrounding areas.

Members of this sub-committee are working closely with a consulting firm (Schriber/Anderson Associates, Inc.) from Madison, hired through grant money, who will help develop this plan.  For more information about the planning process please visit Marathon County's Bike & Ped Sub-committee website http://www.co.marathon.wi.us/infosubcon.asp?dep=27&sid=313 or Schriber/Anderson's site regarding this project.