[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Bicycle Touring and Camping Workshop

[Press Releases]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Janet Godon, GetAbout Columbia Outreach Coordinator, 874-7460

Bicycle Touring and Camping Workshop

COLUMBIA, MO (September 23, 2014) - GetAbout Columbia, in partnership with Columbia Parks and Recreation, is offering a free Bicycle Touring and Camping Workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 28. The workshop will be held at the Armory Sports Center, 701 E. Ash.

 

Seasoned cyclists insist that when you’re on a bicycle tour, transportation IS the vacation. Now is the perfect time to think, plan, scheme and talk about fall bike camping and touring adventures. 

 

Rachel Ruhlen, touring cyclist enthusiast, will lead a presentation and panel discussion.  The workshop will cover tour planning, equipment, two-wheeled camping as well as day-to-day life on the road. Participants will receive information regarding a free, two day, independently organized and self-supported bicycle tour to New Franklin.

 

The bicycle touring workshop is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.  For special accommodations, please contact Janet Godon at 573.874.7460 or jlgodon at gocolumbiamo.com. For more information, call GetAbout Columbia at (573) 874-7460.

 

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About Getabout Columbia:  Funding for Getabout Columbia is provided by the Federal Highway Administration’s Non-Motorized Transportation Program.

 

About Rachel Ruhlen:  Rachel has cycled over 3000 miles in 5 states.  Tours include self-supported journey to Omaha, NE (744 miles in 10 days), cycling across Kansas and trips through Missouri, Iowa and Illinois.  Rachel’s most recent cycling adventure, included visiting 40 Missouri State Parks with her father - a 6-week trip on 1,400 miles of Missouri state highways with zero  incidents on the road. Attached photo, caption:  Rachel Ruhlen and her father, David Ruhlen, bike across the back roads of Missouri on their 2014 tour of 40 Missouri state parks.



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