TOMRV

TOMRV is the Tour of the Mississippi River Valley, a Midwest cycling tradition now in its 36th year. Every year 1,500 bicycling enthusiasts come to ride the TOMRV tour. They enjoy a challenging ride on scenic roads, through Midwest farmland, and along the Mississippi River

We leave on Saturday June 8, 2013 from Bettendorf, Iowa (106 miles) or from Preston, Iowa (69 miles) and travel to Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. The next day we return using a different route to Bettendorf (90 miles) or to Preston (46 miles). The route is varied and scenic, using lightly traveled paved roads. There are many views of the Mississippi River as we ride along it, over it on bridges, and through it on causeways. The route is hilly near Dubuque, with 6,000 feet of climbing on Saturday and 4,000 feet on Sunday

You will have top-notch support services on the tour. The Quad Cities Bicycle Club provides many rest stops on the way with free food and refreshments. Additional food is sold along the route by civic and church organizations. Upon arriving at Clarke, the legendary TOMRV banquet is waiting for you. Clarke University will open its dormitories for our overnight stay.

This is TOMRV, a tradition of good riding, good scenery, challenging hills, 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.

We are making changes to our room offerings this year. Rather than selling rooms at Loras College and University of Dubuque, we are this year relying on motels We are providing services to many Dubuque motels, including regular trolley service and Sunday morning baggage pickup. See our web site for more information.

To make on-site registration simpler, we are leaving the online registration open nearly to the ride weekend. If you find yourself registering right before the tour, this change should save you some time and hassle at packet pickup. Through May 27th you may register and purchase items. From May 28th through June 5th you may register for the ride only. Jersey's, patches, and accommodations if available will be for sale at packet pickup. Please bring your confirmation to packet pick-up.

The beer garden will open at 1PM this year, and there will be two bands, one for the afternoon and another for the evening. If you arrive at Clarke early in the day, be sure to stop in and enjoy the music.