Copper Country Color Tour

This will be the 39th annual Fall Color Tour of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula presented by Michigan Tech´s Copper Country Cycling Club. Included are 50k, 100k and 200k ride options. Each are fully supported with sag-wagon and food stops along the way. This is an excellent introduction to cycling in the UP’s Copper Country, great roads, low traffic, abundant scenery and a few challenging hills. Also, the pasties, served to the 200k riders in Copper Harbor, are a welcome treat.

Things to look forward to:

- Same great route featuring 50k, 100k and 200k options

- High-quality signs for easy directions along the way, a serious improvement from past years.

- Fully supported with sag-wagon and food stops along the way!

Details:

• Courses offered are of length 50K, 100K, and 200K.
• Tandems and uni-cycles are encouraged to join any offered length ride
• Pre-Registration/packet pick-up will be 6-8pm Friday Sept. 28 at the Michigan Tech Memorial Union building (1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931)
• Day-of registration/ packet pick-up will open at 6:30am Saturday Sept. 29 at the Michigan Tech Memorial Union building (1400 Townsend Dr., Houghton, MI 49931)
• Pre-ride speech will begin at 8am
• Police roll-out through downtown and across the Houghton Lift Bridge will depart at 8:10am
• Bagels, bananas, PB&J, and the infamous donuts along with many other foods will be offered at all rest stops
• Pasties will be enjoyed in Copper Harbor (200k route only)
• Sag wagon will follow last rider of each 50, 100, and 200k route

Look for posters at local bike shops and stay posted on the Facebook page for any further updates.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact CJ Anten at cjanten@mtu.edu.