Tour de La Vallee participants prepare for Sunday’s event

    FORT KENT – Event organizers of the highly anticipated Tour de La Valleé are finalizing plans for the 18th annual bicycling event, to be held rain or shine on Sunday, August 17.     Since its inception in 1990, the Tour has built a reputation among bicyclists as being a well supported bicycling adventure offering various degree of riding challenge, camaraderie, good food and breathtaking panoramic views of the most picturesque areas of the St. John Valley.
    The shortest of the Tours, appealing to the recreational athletes or family, is the 25-mile or quarter century ride.
    Those interested in challenging themselves with a greater distance are invited to choose from either the 50-mile, or half century, or the 62-mile, or metric century.
    Then there is the 100-mile for full century. For the athletic rider, in search of challenge and adventure, this tour does not disappoint.     Each of the Tours begins and ends at Northern Maine Medical Center in Fort Kent. Upon completion of their rides, bicyclists are treated to a BBQ prepared by members of the Fort Kent Rotary Club.     
    The Tour de La Valleé is the major fund raising event of the Edgar J. (Guy) Paradis Cancer Fund.
    Anyone interested in learning more, or to obtain a registration packet for this year’s Tour de La Vallee, is invited to contact Nancy Daigle at 728-6439.