cycling
3-speed tour riders look forward to visiting Lake City each year
Jun 12, 2024
It isn’t enough that Lake City is about halfway back to Red Wing from Wabasha, or the presence of pretty Ohuta Park overlooking Lake Pepin as a locale to brew up a mug of tea, break out some pastries and cold cuts to strengthen us all for the afternoon’s ride to Old Frontenac and back to Red Wing;...
Registration opens for 15th Tour de Pepin
Mar 2, 2022
Registration for Tour de Pepin 2022 is open as of Wednesday, March 2, at 9 a.m. according to the Lake City Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the event.
The 15th annual Tour de Pepin will take place on June 4. Riders can participate in one of five rides along the roads that hug Lake Pepin: the...
Registration still open for Saturday’s Tour de Pepin
Jun 3, 2021
The 14th annual Tour de Pepin cycling event is Saturday, June 5, and organizer Lake City Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that they are so excited to be bringing the event back in 2021.
“We have over 600 riders signed up, and boy is it going to be a hot one. The Tour de Pepin will be hosted...
Fired Up Fat Bike Tour teases 2021 rides
Feb 10, 2021
In a Feb. 1 Facebook post, organizers of the Fired Up Fat Bike Tour in Lake City announced that one or two rides could be scheduled in what remains of winter 2021.
The tour is usually a single event held in conjunction with Lake City Winterfest in early February.
“Even though there’s no Lake City...
Hinkley completes Iron Man triathlon
Sep 21, 2017
Jessica Hinkley of Lake City completed the 2017 Wisconsin Iron Man event in Madison, Wis., on Sept. 10 with a time of 13:46.25. The Iron Man consists of a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride and a marathon, all of which must be completed in under 17 hours. Hinckley trained for the event with...
Fat tire bikes to run at Winter Fest
Dec 29, 2016
It has gotten to be the next big thing: Riding through the snow on bicycles with hugely oversized tires.
And the fat tire bike rage will come to Lake City during Winter Fest, Feb. 4.
The fat tire bike idea was Dan Coyle’s. He is always looking for ways to promote development and commerce in Lake...
Old bicycle to be museum centerpiece
Jan 13, 2016
A Lake City artifact, a 101-year-old bicycle, will become the centerpiece of a relatively new Minnesota museum, and rightfully so.
The bike was the inspiration for the museum.
The bicycle has been taken down from its place of reverence the past several decades, above the cash register at Wise Ace...
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