TOMRV is the Tour of the Mississippi River Valley, a Midwest cycling tradition now in its 44th year. Every year 900 or more bicycling enthusiasts come to ride the TOMRV tour. They enjoy a ride on scenic roads, through Midwest farmland, and along the Mississippi River. This year we will be riding an alternate route, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The TOMRV team is working to provide you with a ride that will be enjoyable, challenging, and as well-organized and supported as you have come to anticipate. In our planning we have been working with public health offices in both Iowa and Illinois to ensure that we are offering a safe event for our riders and volunteers.

The TOMRV team knows this will be a different experience than in the past years; we hope you will embrace the change and support us in our efforts to provide a 2021 TOMRV ride – TOMRV 44!

We will gather in Bettendorf Iowa on Friday evening, June 11, as usual, but this year we will meet at the Isle Hotel/Casino in Bettendorf. This is Iowa’s largest hotel on the banks of the Mississippi river. We will provide a packet pick-up experience in accordance with pandemic guidelines. Saturday morning, June 12, 2021 we will leave Bettendorf, with riders making their choice of a century route or one of 2 shorter routes. Both rides will return to the Isle hotel in Bettendorf on Saturday afternoon. Sunday morning, we will leave the Isle hotel and return to the Isle hotel, but there will be 3 new routes. Again, one will be a century route and the others will be shorter routes. The routes will be varied and scenic, using paved roads. There will be views of the Mississippi River as we ride along it, over it on bridges, and find ourselves on some bluffs.

You will have top-notch support services on the tour. The Quad Cities Bicycle Club provides many rest stops along the routes with free food and refreshments for registered riders. Drinks and snacks may also be purchased in towns along the way. The Isle Hotel/Casino Bettendorf will be our “hub” for the weekend and riders may stay there as well as other hotels in the quad city region. Check the TOMRV website for QC area hotel information. A Saturday afternoon Happy Hour with live music, snacks and a cash bar will be waiting for you at the Isle hotel. Your ride bracelet will be your admission ticket. Camping is discussed in the Overnight in the Quad Cities section below.

New for 2021, since we are going to stay in one location, riders may choose to ride both days, or only one day (either Saturday or Sunday). We will provide Saturday and Sunday morning packet pick-up for one day riders who do not pick up packets on Friday evening. The TOMRV registration fee will be the same for both 2-day and 1-day riders. Check the QCBC.org/TOMRV website for registration times.

Saturday afternoon will have the happy hour with live music. Riders may choose to eat dinner at the Isle Hotel/Casino Bettendorf restaurant. The quad city area has a wide variety of restaurants, and riders may choose to meet their friends for dinner at a local restaurant of their choice.

This is TOMRV, a tradition of good riding, good scenery, varied terrain, good food, and an overall good time. So if this is for you, then plan to ride with us this year.

Please visit www.qcbc.org/tomrv/ for more information. Also check out the TOMRV Facebook page (TOMRV, TOMRV 44, or tomrv).

We will be using Voler jerseys. We used Voler in 2017, 2019 and 2020. If you participated in TOMRV in any of those years, and ordered a jersey, please use that as a guide when ordering. Note: the sleeveless jersey is a hybrid fit. That means it is between the race and club fit. Take that into consideration when you order a sleeveless jersey. Women's jerseys will have a relaxed hem. Men's jerseys will have a gripper hem. All jerseys will have a full-length zipper. You may want to visit the Voler website (Voler.com) to look at sizing guidelines before ordering.

We will also be offering the 2020 jersey - your last chance! Ordering process and cut-off date is the same as for the 2021 jersey.

Order a jersey before the cut-off date. The cut-off date is April 6, at 11:59 p.m. We will not be selling jerseys on registration day; therefore, selecting the best size for you is important. At this time, we are NOT planning to have extra jerseys at registration for trading sizes.

Again this year, our t-shirts are a lightweight ring spun cotton that looks great and is comfortable to wear. Sizing is fairly true. Every rider gets one t-shirt included in the registration process, but you can order additional t-shirts. We have size XS which will fit many children as well.

If you desire to order additional t-shirts, the cut-off date for ordering will be May 1, 11:59 p.m.

We will also be offering the 2020 t-shirt - your only chance! Ordering process and cut-off date is the same as for the additional 2021 t-shirt.

• Hotels – the Isle Hotel/Casino Bettendorf is the hub of the event. Please check the TOMRV (www.qcbc.org/tomrv) web site for other hotels if you prefer a different lodging option.
  
• Camping - Camping may be found at Lindsey Yacht Club. There will be a fee of $10.00 for camping either one or two nights. This will be riverfront camping. Showers will be available. There are a number of restaurants in walking distance as well as at the yacht club. Please remember, you will need to provide your own towel. Keep in mind, ride organizers are not responsible for loss or damage to personal items. Please lock all valuables in your vehicle or take them with you.
  
• Scott County Park (Eldridge Iowa) and West Lake Park (Davenport, Iowa) are areas that riders may also want to consider for camping. Other options may be located on-line.
  

Cancellations will be processed according to the following dates. Feb. 1-March 31: 75% refund of total registration minus a $10.00 processing fee and minus the GMR fee. April 1-April 30: 50% refund of total registration minus a $10.00 processing fee and the GMR fee. May 1 and later: 0% refund. Items such as jerseys, patches, or other items ordered, are subject to the refund rate. To cancel a registration, email tomrv.director@gmail.com .

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