Welcome to the Inaugural Tour de Frederick
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The inaugural Tour de Frederick bicycle tour, August 13-15, will showcase the best that Frederick County, Maryland has to offer.
Our weekend tour will enable participants to enjoy some of the country's finest cycling, on quiet country roads that cross the historic covered bridges in the northern part of the county, as well as taking on the modest challenges of Sugarloaf Mountain (optional) in the southern part of the county.
As a group, we'll take in a baseball game with the local Frederick Keys (on a fireworks night), have an opportunity to "throw out the opening pitch," have happy hour at a local, yet nationally renown brewery, and enjoy a gourmet cuisine and wine tasting of Frederick wines hosted at a famed arts center in downtown Frederick, after which you will have ample time to amble the bustling sidewalks and byways of totally revitalized downtown Frederick. We've arranged for a special invitation only evening at the famed Museum of Civil War Medicine just a block away from our dinner spot.
Tour de Frederick: Schedule of Activities
Contact Neil Sandler at 301-418-1039 for more information
| Friday, August 13 |
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| 11 a.m. |
Registration opens
Hilton Gardens, 7226 Corporate Court, Frederick, Md. (240) 566-1500 |
| 1 p.m. |
Leisure Afternoon Ramble
24 miles. Begins and ends at hotel (no rest stops or meals included) |
| 4 p.m. |
History bike tour of Frederick City
Join two cycling historians on this very leisure 8 mile bike tour of Frederick city stopping at various noteworthy spots in Frederick. Ride begins at hotel, ends at baseball game for dinner and game. |
| 5:45 |
Ride from hotel to Harry Grove Stadium.
Escorted 1 mile ride to game. Bikes will be securely stored inside the stadium. Driving by car to game is optional. |
| 6 p.m. |
Gates open at Harry Grove Stadium (1 mile from hotel).
History ride and ride from hotel will enter stadium. Food service begins at tent on third base side, top concourse. Bikes will be stored in hallway adjacent food tent. |
| 7 p.m. |
Opening pitch, game begins, followed by fireworks. |
| 9:30 (approx.) |
Escorted bike ride back to hotel following fireworks. (FLASHING BIKE LIGHTS REQUIRED!) |
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| Saturday, August 14 |
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| 6:30 a.m. |
Registration opens at hotel |
| 8 a.m. |
Covered bridge ride
While cyclists can begin riding at any time, two rides with ride leaders provided by the Frederick Pedalers Bicycling Club will leave at 8 a.m and 8:30 a.m. for the Covered bridge ride (52 miles) and the optional longer and hillier 65 mile version. Two water/snack stops plus a lunch stop on route (see cue sheets for details). |
| 11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch provided at Loy's Station covered bridge park. |
| 4 p.m. |
History bike tour of Frederick City
Join two cycling historians on this very casual 8 mile bike tour of Frederick city stopping at various noteworthy spots in Frederick. Ride begins at hotel, ends at Civil War Medical Museum (48 East Patrick St., 301-695-1864) then across Carroll Creek to the Delaplaine Arts Center for dinner. |
| 5 - 6:30 p.m. |
Museum of Civil War Medicine (48 East Patrick St., 301-695-1864) open for tours |
| 5 p.m. |
Escorted bike ride leaves hotel for Museum of Civil War Medicine and dinner at Delaplaine Arts Center. (FLASHING LIGHTS REQUIRED!) |
| 6-8 p.m. |
Dinner and ice cream social |
| 8:30 p.m. |
Escorted ride leaves Delaplaine for return to hotel. |
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| Sunday, August 15 |
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| 8 a.m. |
Sugarloaf ride
While cyclists can leave at any time on their own, members of the Frederick Pedalers bicycling club will lead two escorted rides the first beginning at 8 and the second at 8:30 a.m. This 38 mile ride includes an optional 3 mile climb of Sugarloaf Mountain. Two water/snack stops provided. |
| 8 a.m. |
Dirty Side of Frederick
Meet at hotel to carpool or caravan to Lilypons for start of ride of unpaved roads in and around Sugarloaf Mountain. Ride led by Bike Doctor of Frederick. |
| 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Boxed lunch provided at hotel. |
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For the ride details click here
Hilton Garden Inn - Official Hotel of the Tour de Frederick
The Hilton Garden Inn is offering a special rate for Tour de Frederick participants. Click here to learn more.
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