Kick ass.
Be at Ski and Bike at 9 AM on Sunday, or at Sertoma Park at 1:15 to ride!
Bicycle enthusiasts, here's your chance to meet one of the premier
international racers - Andy Hampsten
The Grand Forks Bikeway System is dedicated in honor of one time resident
Andy Hampsten. Andy is a retired professional bike racer who first caught
the public eye in 1985, when he won stage 20 of the Giro d'Italia. Over
his 10 year professional racing career Andy built a solid reputation in
the international cycling world as a competitive cyclist, inspiring
cyclists around the world. Now's your chance to ride along with this
international legend!
Sunday, May 13
Sertoma Park
1:00 PM Dedication ceremony
1:15 PM Ride with Andy begins
For more information on Andy and this very special ride, visit
www.grandforksgov.com
Grand Forks, ND – The City of Grand Forks is pleased to announce the official dedication of the Grand Forks Bikeway System, which was named by City Ordinance after Andy Hampsten in 1992.
The dedication will take place at Sertoma Park on Sunday, May 13, 2007, at 1:00 PM. Sertoma Park is located on the English Coulee at South 34th Street & 11th Avenue South. Both Andy Hampsten and Mayor Mike Brown will speak at the dedication.
Andy Hampsten is a former resident and well known international bicycle racer in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Andy won the 1988 Giro d'Italia, the 1986 & 87 Tour de Suisse & was twice 4th overall in the Tour de France.
The dedication is in conjunction with two other bicycling events: The first is a 30-mile “fast” road ride with Andy Hampsten in the countryside around Grand Forks, starting at 9:00 AM on Sunday, May 13 from the parking lot of the Ski & Bike Shop, 1711 South Washington Street. The second is a Tour of the Bikeway System, which is a “family fun ride” of six stages along the System, starting at 1:15 PM, Sunday May 13, from Sertoma Park, just after the dedication.
With 30 years of development, the Grand Forks Andy Hampsten Bikeway System has over 40 miles of bike paths, bike lanes, and signed streets, including two bike/pedestrian bridges over the Red River and several underpasses, and the Grand Forks portions of the Greenway bike paths.
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