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E-News 09/16/2008

Perimeter Cycling Records
Accomplishments
(updated 01/06/2008)

World Records
updated annually every January
(01/06/2008)

Posters
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Main Perimeter Events
El Tour De Tucson
El Tour de Phoenix
Tour of the Tucsons
Cochise Classic

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Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc. is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, tax exempt organization responsible for the production and promotion of four major cycling events: El Tour de Tucson, El Tour de Phoenix, Cochise County Cycling Classic and Tour of the Tucson Mountains.  Other Perimeter Bicycling events include: an annual Bike, Fitness & Health Expo, Indoor El Tour, Wellness Conference, El Tour Golf Classic, El Tour Walk/Run series and Kids & Family Fun Rides for Tour of the Tucson Mountains and El Tour de Tucson.

Each Perimeter Bicycling event raises funds for non-profit charitable agencies. Perimeter Bicycling was established in 1986, during El Tour’s third year, and over its 22-year history, has helped raise over $25 million for local and national charitable organizations.

Perimeter Bicycling publishes Tail Winds, a bi-monthly newspaper, and the annual Perimeter Bicycling Journal. Perimeter Bicycling is also a membership organization that sanctions world records in perimeter cycling and records perimeter accomplishments of its members. All records and accomplishments are updated on an annual basis and published in Perimeter Bicycling Journal and Tail Winds

Founded in 1983, El Tour de Tucson is Perimeter Bicycling’s flagship event and the largest perimeter bicycling event in America. Held annually the Saturday before Thanksgiving, El Tour attracts thousands of cyclists from all around the world. Southwest Airlines in-flight magazine, Spirit, June 2001, declared El Tour de Tucson “one of the premier organized rides in United States,” and the October 2002 issue of Bicycling Magazine ranked El Tour as “One of the Top Three Fundraising Rides” in the country. Perimeter Bicycling has partnered with the Tucson Downtown Alliance since 2005 to produce an annual Downtown Fiesta on El Tour day, bringing together cyclists, tourists, performing artists like Flam Chen and members of the Tucson community for a celebration of art, health and fitness.

Perimeter Bicycling is dedicated to making Tucson the nation’s best bicycling city. In 2004, the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) awarded Tucson one of three silver-level cities in terms of the city’s commitment to provide safe facilities for bicyclists, and to encourage bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation. In 2006, the LAB upgraded Tucson and East Pima County to one of six gold-level cities. To date, only Davis, California has received the platinum-level award. Perimeter Bicycling along with volunteers and staff from the City of Tucson and Pima County continue to work together as the Platinum Challenge Steering Committee to garner top honors.

In addition to fund-raising events, Perimeter Bicycling has established five premier funds through which businesses and individuals may/can support worthy causes within our community. Contributions may be made to any one of these funds by sending a check to Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc., specifying your choice of fund. All donations are tax-deductible.

The Global Sports Alliance (GSA) - USA Fund supports the worldwide EcoFlag Movement in the U.S., spear-headed by sports enthusiasts, to secure a healthy environment for future generations.

The Brad P. Gorman Memorial Fund supports projects that make our streets safer including the creation of bike trails and the education of motorists and cyclists alike on sharing our roads.

The Handcycle Physically-Challenged Athlete’s Fund sends handcyclists to national and international competitions and develops handcycling programs for physically-challenged youths and adults.

The Matthew Preston Memorial Fund provides free and/or low-cost housing for University of Arizona graduate students studying health or medicine.

The Perimeter Bicycling Fund helps ensure the continuance of Perimeter Bicycling, its cycling events and associated  projects, especially El Tour de Tucson. Contributions to the Perimeter Fund go to the promotion of all four cycling events which help raise funds for other worthy non-profit agencies as well as on-going education and advocacy efforts to promote safe cycling and a healthy lifestyle.

Our motto: "One learns more by going around than by cutting across."