Cycling Circus 'Tour De Fat' Rolls into Its Hometown of Fort Collins: New Belgium Brewing Hits the Road with its Annual Ballyhoo of Bikes and Beer
Grab your cruiser bike and slip into your alter-ego -- New Belgium’s philanthropic cycling circus, Tour de Fat, has hit the road for its seventh season! So get ready -- the roadshow series swings by home base of Fort Collins on Saturday, September 23, 2006. The Tour also hits an additional ten cities across the West while the entire crew travels on B100 biodiesel fuel. The Tour de Fat brings together bike enthusiasts and bon vivants of every stripe in an all-out ballyhoo of bikes and beer. Costumes and decorated bikes are the rule as the participants come for a bike parade, good music and entertainment, then stay for the beer.
Fort Collins, CO (PRWEB) September 19, 2006 -- Grab your cruiser bike and slip into your alter-ego -- New Belgium’s philanthropic cycling circus, Tour de Fat, has hit the road for its seventh season! So get ready -- the roadshow series swings by home base of Fort Collins on Saturday, September 23, 2006. The Tour also hits an additional ten cities across the West while the entire crew travels on B100 biodiesel fuel.
The Tour de Fat brings together bike enthusiasts and bon vivants of every stripe in an all-out ballyhoo of bikes and beer. Costumes and decorated bikes are the rule as the participants come for a bike parade, good music and entertainment, then stay for the beer.
Amid the hoopla, Tour de Fat also raises money for local charities. It's free to come and play, but if you buy beer, all proceeds will go to Diamond Peaks Mountain Bike Patrol. Participants in the bike parade are encouraged to donate $5 to Bike Fort Collins.
Diamond Peaks Mountain Bike Patrol (DPMBP) is an all-volunteer non-profit organization whose goal is to promote responsible mountain biking and IMBA's (International Mountain Bicycling Association) “Rules of the Trail.” Last year’s profits were instrumental in funding training for new patrollers, educational outreach to the community, trail work, and preparation for “National Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day,” taking place on October 7 in Lory State Park (http://www.imba.com/resources/kids/). Bike Fort Collins is a local organization whose mission is to foster a bicycle-friendly culture and transportation system in Fort Collins through education and encouragement.
“We wouldn’t be able to exist and do all of the wonderful things we are doing without the support of New Belgium and the Tour de Fat,” said Barb Allan, Director of Diamond Peaks Mountain Bike Patrol. ”We are truly lucky to work with them and look forward to another successful, eventful year.”
Last year, the Fort Collins Tour de Fat attracted more than 1,200 Fat Tire Fanatics in the bike ride alone, the biggest parade in Tour de Fat’s history. The Tour FUNdraised $16,000 for Diamond Peaks Bike Patrol. In addition, Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living helped the Tour divert more than 75% of the total trash from the landfills.
“Tour de Fat is a hair-raising, high-flying, death-defying show of incredible bike silliness and skill,” said Chris Winn, Event Evangelist. “You come out to the park, hang out with your friends, ride bikes and drink a little beer. At the end of the day, you’ve done your community some good just by having fun.”
What: Tour de Fat
When: Saturday, September 23
Where: The “Mothership” also known as New Belgium Brewing
Time: 11:00 a.m. – Cruiser Bike Parade; 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. – Bands and Beer
Bring: Your bike, the wildest costume you can put together, a smile and your happiest attitude ever!
Bands:
The Ditty Bops
Visit their lives at (http://www.thedittybops.com/) and track their bicycle ride across the U.S. “We Shall Ride Under a Black Flag and call the Streets our Empire.”
Mutaytor (http://www.mutaytor.com/bio/index.php)
Are you ready to feel like a rock star? This act is part hip-grinding techno-retro-funk, part audience-interactive post-modern circus. They take elements of the Grateful Dead, Parliament-Funkadelic, the Crystal Method, Louis Prima and Blue Man Group and throw them directly at the audience.
Sideshows:
The Handsome Little Devils (www.handsomelittledevils.com/)
These media darlings are no small production. Check out their site and then come see them in action.
The Yard Dogs Road Show (www.yarddogsroadshow.com)
A traveling cabaret that brings the old-fashioned circus with burlesque and theater and fuses it with today’s pop culture.
All of this and bikes, too? ONLY at Tour de Fat.
Can’t join us in Ft. Collins? Here are the other Tour de Fat Dates for the 2006 “cycle”:
July 8: Frisco, CO
July 22: San Francisco, CA
July 29: Truckee, CA
Aug. 12: Seattle, WA
Aug. 19: Portland, OR
Aug. 26: Boise, ID
Sept. 2: Missoula, MT
Sept. 16: Durango, CO
Sept. 30: Flagstaff, AZ
Oct. 21: Tempe, AZ
For more information on Tour de Fat, please visit www.newbelgium.com.
About New Belgium Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing Company, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, began operations in a tiny Fort Collins basement in 1991. Today, the third largest craft brewer in the U.S., New Belgium produces six year-round beers; Fat Tire Amber Ale, Sunshine Wheat, Blue Paddle Pilsner, 1554 Black Ale, Abbey and Trippel, as well as a host of seasonal releases. In addition to producing world-class beers, New Belgium takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership, open book management and a commitment to environmental stewardship. For more information, visit www.newbelgium.com.
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