TRI-STATE TOUR
Updates

Updates for the 2012 Season

1/23/12

• The Hammond bike shop has changed names from City Cyclery to GoodSpeed Cycles. All other information is the same.

1/9/12

• Based on participant feedback from last season we will not be offering the same box lunches any more for any of our events. Even though we are working on finding a suitable alternative, currently we cannot commit to serving any type of lunch on the road. All information has been updated as necessary.

9/12/11

• The Tri-State Tour #1 will occur on Sat. July 14th, 2012.
• The Tri-State Tour #2 will occur on Sun. August 5th, 2012.

Major Updates for Previous Seasons

• Showers may not be available in Kenosha if the swimming pool closes early due to unusually low air temperatures.
• In order to accomodate a different Chicago hotel for participants of Bicycle Illinois, the Return Transportation Staging Point in Chicago has changed to the northeast corner of E. Harrison St. and S. Wabash Ave. This is only two blocks away from our previous location. Click Here for more information.
• The Tri-State Tour #2 will be held on a Sunday to give people who normally work on Saturdays a better chance to participate. The Tri-State Tour #1 will still occur on the Saturday immediately following Bicycle Illinois.
• We have combined our first two rest stop locations in Chicago at 31st St. Beach and Foster Ave. Beach into a single rest stop location at the new DuSable Harbor Boat House. The DuSable Harbor Boat House is still directly on the Chicago Lakefront path and will have bathrooms and full rest stop services available. Combining these two rest stops into one has the following advantages:
  • You will have even more time to make it to Kenosha within our route cut-off times because you’ll have one less stop to make
  • It eliminates the confusion at the 31st St. rest stop due to overlapping marks for participants travelling north on the Lakefront bike path on the Bicycle Illinois event
  • It makes the first ride overall ride segment shorter for participants who don't bother stopping at the 31st Street rest stop becuase it's so close to the start.
  • This change sgnificantly improves our ability to ensure support service coverage along the entire route.
  • The change affects the route mileages in the following ways:
    • It has (not) added (any) mileage onto the route.
    • Combining the rest stops has changed the following ride segments and mileages:
      • Previous ride segment 1: Hammond to 31st St. Beach - 15.0 miles
      • Previous ride segment 2: 31st St. Beach to Foster Ave. Beach - 10.7 miles
      • Previous ride segment 3: Foster Ave. Beach to Morton Grove - 14.5 miles
    • To the following new ride segments and mileages:
      • New ride segment 1: Hammond to DuSable Harbor - 18.8 miles
      • New ride segment 2: DuSable Harbor to Morton Grove - 21.4 miles
    • In addition the average distance between rest stops has only increased by 2.4 miles to 16.7 miles.
• The route has changed in several significant ways
  • Just after crossing the Illinois/Indiana border, the route has changed so that there will not be any confusion from similar road markings from the Bicycle Illinois event.
  • We will no longer doubleback on the route out of the Morton Grove rest stop. This will make it much less likely to miss this rest stop and easier to get back on the route out of the rest stop.
  • In order to eliminate confusion the only option to follow the road or a path will be from Waukegan to Kenosha. The following gravel path options have been removed from the route:
    • 2.0 miles of gravel path from Morton Grove to Lake Forest through Glencoe and Highland Park
    • 1.3 miles of gravel path into the Waukegan rest stop
  • We have modified several of the route segments to make the route shorter, safer, and easier to follow by eliminating segments where there were numerous turns especially through North Chicago, Waukegan, and Zion.
  • The ending location in Kenosha at Anderson Park has changed (same park, different shelter). The new shelter has separate men’s and women’s bathrooms located directly at it, and is much bigger than the previous shelter.
  • As a result of the route changes the shortest possible ride length is now 1.4 miles shorter at 81.8 miles with the on-path option.
  • To make up for the decreased overall mileage 1.9 miles have been added onto the century route. The added route is a beautiful ride - it directly follows the lakefront in Kenosha for a significant portion and passes by the Kenosha harbor and lighthouse and we are very pleased to be able to offer it!
• The start time has been moved back 30 minutes from 6:30 am to 7:00 am to better accomodate participants staying in the supported hotel the previous night. All other appropriate event times have also been adjusted accordingly.
• Late registration has been added and a $15 fee will apply to late registrations. Late registrations will not be accepted without first contacting us for availability and we reserve the right to refuse and refund late registrations received without first contacting us for availability. Late registrations must be completed online to ensure that we receive proper payment; paper registrations will not be accepted after the regular registration deadline.
• In town cues and map posted for Hammond, IN. Click Here to download the in town cue sheet and map for Hammond, IN including the route from the supported hotel to the event starting location.