What did the Tour 2009 look like?

This fresh air festival on wheels is a way for you, along with your friends and family, to enjoy an at-your-own-pace marshaled bike ride through a variety of areas throughout Ontario's Greenbelt.

When you arrive you will check in, receive your very own riders kit, enjoy coffee and snacks provided, and get ready to ride at 10am. Along the ride there will be marshals to guide the way, police and EMS on site, and bike repair services. Throughout the designated rest stops, riders learn about all the Greenbelt has to offer, visit some farms and more. If you need to, a "sag wagon" will pick up any riders who cannot finish the ride on their own. Each leg of the Tour has three route distances to choose from.

Schedule for each day is as follows:

• 8:30 am - Registration opens, coffee and refreshments will be offered
  
• 9:30 am - Warm-up and announcements
  
• 10:00 am - Ride begins
  
• 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Post ride BBQ and activities begin including live entertainment of each day
  
• 5:00 pm - Event ends, last busses depart

At the end of the ride you are invited to join us for a freshly prepared lunch using foods grown right inside Ontario's Greenbelt. It's a chance to have some fun, mingle with the other riders and relax a little at the end of a great ride.

Shuttle Busses

Shuttle busses are scheduled to leave the MEC stores as follows:

	Departs MEC Toronto	Departs MEC Burlington
September 12th	7:30 am	8:30 am
September 13th	8:00 am	NA
September 26th	8:00 am	7:00 am
September 27th	8:00 am	7:00 am

You must sign up for the shuttle bus prior to the ride, a $15 charge will be applied. The busses will leave the event sites anywhere from 1pm - 5pm depending on when all the riders scheduled to be on the bus return from their route. If you have signed up for a bus, please be prepared to wait until 5pm should you finish your route early.

When and where is it happening?

• Saturday, September 12 - St. Catharines - Niagara
  Start/End at Henry of Pelham - Route Information
• Sunday, September 13 - Burlington - Halton
  Start/End at MEC Burlington - Route Information
• Saturday, September 26 - Newmarket - Simcoe
  Start/End at Newmarket Farmers' Market - Route Information
• Sunday, September 27 - Toronto - Durham
  Start/End at Greenwood Conservation Area - Route Information

* Choose from 25k, 50k or 100k routes each day
* Kids 14 and under free (up to 2 per registered adult)
* Fully paved, marshaled routes with rest stops & free bike tune 
  ups
* Live entertainment and freshly prepared lunch featuring local  
  Greenbelt food each day.
* Shuttle busses are available from MEC Toronto or Burlington      
  (preregistration required)
* Free parking is available at each event

Please Note the followings:

- Helmets are mandatory for the ride
- Shuttle for September 12^th,2009 is full

Saturday, September 12 - St. Catharines - Niagara

Start and End Location:	Henry of Pelham Winery -  1469 Pelham Rd,St Catharines, ON
Route Description:	Starting at Henry Pelham Winery and moving throughout the Niagara region Click here for more route detail
Post Ride Event Features:	Catered local food lunch on the lawn, wine sampling, blues musicians
Area Hotels:	Take me to area hotels
Stage Sponsors:	Henry of Pelham and Tourism Niagara

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Sunday, September 13 - Burlington - Halton

Start and End Location:	Mountain Equipment Co-op - 1030 Brant St. Burlington, On
Route Description:	Starting at Burlington - going north into Halton and the Niagara escarpment area Click here for more route detail
Post Ride Event Features:	Urban street party, local food BBQ lunch and live entertainment
Area Hotels:	Take me to area hotels
Stage Sponsors:	Burlington Tourism

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Saturday, September 26 - Newmarket - Simcoe

Start and End Location:	Newmarket Main Street Farmers' Market - 227 Main Street South Newmarket, ON (Main St. & Timothy St.)
Route Description:	Starting at Newmarket on the Nokiidaa Trail then touring up to Lake Simcoe and east to Musselmans Lake Click here for more route detail
Featured Rest Stops:	The Briars Resort for the 100k route
Post Ride Event Features:	Local food BBQ lunch at Newmarket Farmers' Market and live entertainment
Area Hotels:	Take me to area hotels Take me to area hotels Take me to area hotels
Stage Sponsors:	Newmarket Main Street Farmers' Market, York region

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Sunday, September 27 - Toronto - Durham

Start and End Location:	Greenwood Conservation Area, Ajax, On - North on Westney Road, north of Taunton Road
Route Description:	Explore the Rouge Park, and journey along the shores of Lake Wilcox, tour past the scenic farms of Uxbridge Township Click here for more route detail
Post Ride Event Features:	Local food BBQ lunch and live entertainment
Area Hotels:	Take me to area hotels
Stage Sponsors:	Town of Ajax, Durham Region

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Detailed routes and maps will be posted as soon as they become available.

Still have questions - Visit our FAQ page

Once you have registered for the Tour, you will receive e-mail notices about Tour de Greenbelt event details closer to the dates of your ride(s).

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