ADRIAN — The ninth annual Lenawee Bike Tour, presented by the Adrian Noon Rotary Club and the Lenawee Endurance Club, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27.
The fundraiser was started by the Rotary Club, and this is the second year that the Lenawee Endurance Club has planned the route for the event.
Start times, which begin at 7:30 a.m., depend on which route a cyclist chooses. Routes are planned for 25, 44, 62 and 100 miles throughout Lenawee County. A three-mile “fun ride” for kids is also planned, and will go through Riverside Park and Burr Ponds Park in Adrian. All rides start and end at Bohn Pool, 631 S. McKenzie St. in Adrian.
Funds will be raised through tiered-level sponsorships, said Robert Gardner, president of the Noon Rotary Club. Last year, the bike tour event raised $13,000. This year, the goal is at least $15,000.
“We go out and get sponsors for the bike event from local businesses and their owners,” he said. Each tier will get a different level recognition for their support of the event.
Michele Gardner, also of the Rotary Club, said the funds raised from the event will go to support the projects that the club works on throughout the year.
We do a lot to support the youth and children of our county,” she said.
One of these projects includes a growing partnership with Michener Elementary School in Adrian. Last May, the Noon Rotary Club took the third-graders from the school to the Toledo Zoo. Many of the club members served as chaperones for the field trip.
“It was a really big event for them,” she said.
The Adrian Noon Rotary also works with the Adrian District Library and Lenawee District Library, the Lenawee County 4-H program, and the Adrian City Band, among other community organizations.
The Lenawee Endurance Club is adding their expertise in planning bike routes for the event.
“The Lenawee Endurance Club is essentially a group of endurance athletes,” said Jacob Cooper from the club. “We put on a lot of events, from 5K runs to 10Ks to bike tours to group runs and ride and swims and triathlons.”
Signup for the ninth annual Lenawee Bike Tour can be found here.
