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Saturday Hastings, Nebraska
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Now in its 11th year, the Kool-Aid Classic Bicycle Tour navigates the scenic, paved country roads surrounding the birthplace of Kool-Aid. Part of your registration fee is donated to the construction and beautification of the Pioneer Spirit Trail. You can choose from 20, 40 or 65 mile routes. There are several rest stops along the route with plenty of Kool-Aid to enjoy.
2011 - Kool-Aid Cyclists Enjoyed a Smooth Ride
2010 - Kool-Aid Cyclists Raise $10,000 in 10 Years
2009 - Kool-Aid Keeps Cyclists Smiling
2008 - Soaked Cyclists Smile for Kool-Aid
2007 - Cyclists Just Keep Pedaling for Kool-Aid
2006 - Cyclists “Doped Up” on Kool-Aid
2005 - Cyclists Ride & Drink to Raise Money
2004 - PST Phase One Near Completion, Gets Big Donation
2003 - Kool-Aid Classic Bicycle Tour A Success
Registration
Saturday morning from 7:00 - 7:45 a.m. at the Highland Park shelter (behind the Hastings Museum at 14th & Burlington). Everyone must check-in and sign a release form. Public restrooms and water are available.
Start Time
Saturday morning, August 13, at 8:00 a.m. from the Highland Park parking lot.
Entry Fee
Pre-Registration — $22.00
- Entries must be postmarked before July 30, includes T-shirt
After July 30 & Day of Tour — $22.00
- No T-shirt
Fee Includes
- T-Shirt — For Pre-Registered Riders
- Fully supported rest stops
- Lunch at Hastings Quality Hotel provided by the Garden Café
- Discount coupon to Lied Super Screen Theatre at the Hastings Museum
- Kool-Aid packet
For More Information
Bruce & Alisa Sandahl
Phone: 402-463-1138
Email: absandahl@windstream.net
Routes
How to Get Here
Take Exit 312 from I-80. Turn South on Hwy 281 for about 16 miles. Turn East on 14th Street. Take the first right turn into the parking lot behind the Hastings Museum. Registration is at the shelter in Highland Park behind the train.
After the Ride
Showers are available after the ride at the Hastings YMCA on 16th Street. Join us at the Hastings Quality Hotel for an after-ride meal. Additional meals may be purchased for your family and friends who may not have participated in the ride.
Pioneer Spirit Trail
From the funds raised with the help of cyclists like you, $6000 from the Pioneer Spirit Trail fund was donated to the City of Hastings to help purchase the land for the final section of Phase 2. Now completed, this section connects Phase 1 with Phase 2 for a continuous 5.2-mile trail around Hastings. This trail connects Libs Park, Lake Hastings, Hastings College, Heartwell Park and the train station.
Safety
Helmets are required. Roads are open to traffic, so please obey all traffic and safety rules. All riders must sign a waiver at registration. Riders under 18 years old must have a parent or guardian sign their waiver.
Kool-Aid Days
Thousands of “kids” of all ages gather in Hastings, Nebraska the second full weekend of every August to celebrate the invention of Kool-Aid, Nebraska’s Official Soft Drink, by Edwin Perkins in 1927. The festival features the World’s Largest Kool-Aid Stand, giant inflatable rides, carnival games, festival foods, trolley rides through the Hastings Historic District and many other events. Visitors can purchase commemorative “Kollectibles” including special $2 mugs, which entitle them to drink as much Kool-Aid as they want of 16 flavors served.
For more information about Kool-Aid Days, call 402-461-8405 or visit the website www.kool-aiddays.com.
Links
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