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FEB 2015
Vol.42 No.1
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Letter
from the
Editor
THE 2015 EVENT GUIDE
Cycling events and group touring still growing
a bit odd that we open a new
editorial volume (this year, it’s
Volume 42, Number 1) with our
annual guide to supported cycling
events and tours. This is probably
because I still remember when
Adventure Cycling Association’s
focus was almost exclusively
on self-supported bike travel
and, therefore, so was
Adventure
Cyclist’s.
Of course back then there was just a smattering of
large-scale supported cycling events around the country —
many of which are still in existence. Adventure Cycling joined
the fun with its first-ever supported cycling event in 1993. It
was called Parks to Peaks and was a ride from West Glacier
to Red Lodge, Montana, via Beartooth Pass, the highest in
the state at 10,947 feet. Since then, the palate of Adventure
Cycling’s supported event rides has grown significantly and
in 2015 the organization will offer 19 such rides all over the
U.S. These rides are extremely popular with our membership,
as are the small-group fully supported tours (inn-to-inn, van
supported, and family fun).
Besides being fun, event rides allow cyclists to put in
some miles and to find out if a self-supported tour could be
next. Regardless, adventure is in the eye of the beholder, and
events are as far as some will go. If you are interested in event
rides, check out the listings on pages 30-31. I’m sure you’ll
find something there to your liking.
When I was editor of the
Cyclists’ Yellow Pages
(CYP), we
➺
I SOMETIMES think it’s
used to track, verify, and list bicycle tour operators. The
last time we printed the CYP, the 30th edition in 2009,
we listed 458 tour operators. I’d bet we could list many
more than that now. Unfortunately, there currently isn’t a
comprehensive list available and we can’t list them all in this
magazine, but we do publish a list of those that advertise in
this issue (see page 39).
Some longtime readers have, in the past, been rankled
that we publish this themed issue at all, and they express
themselves — to be polite — quite creatively. I can understand
this to some degree, but if you look at the content we’ve
published, I think we represent all types of bike travel (self-
supported, events, and small-group tours) well in our pages,
and stories about self-supported bike travel still lead the way.
Another avenue to promote bike travel materialized for us
in 2014. In partnership with Epic Montana, we will produce
five short films about five Adventure Cycling routes that
run through the state. The first film, about the Northern
Tier, debuted on December 17. If you haven’t already seen it,
please visit
adventurecycling.org/epic
and check it out. Four
more will follow with the next film focusing on the TransAm
Bicycle Trail. The other three will feature the The Lewis &
Clark, the Great Parks North, and the Great Divide Mountain
Bike routes. For more check out Waypoints on page 10.
Happy New Year, everybody! May you fulfill all your
cycling dreams and wishes in 2015.
Michael Deme
Editor-in-Chief,
Adventure Cyclist
editor@adventurecycling.org
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Michael Deme
editor@adventurecycling.org
MANAGING EDITOR
Alex Strickland
astrickland@adventurecycling.org
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Dan D’Ambrosio
Patrick O’Grady
Willie Weir
Jan Heine
June Siple
Josh Tack
COPY EDITOR
Phyllis Picklesimer
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Rick Bruner 509.493.4930
advertising@adventurecycling.org
DESIGN
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FEBRUARY 2015
Volume 42 Number 1
ART DIRECTOR
Greg Siple
gsiple@adventurecycling.org
ADVENTURECYCLING.ORG
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