The 2013 La Crosse Area Labor Day Weekend Bicycle Festival will take place Friday, August 30th – Monday, September 2nd.

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Join us Labor Day weekend as we celebrate cycling in the Driftless Region at the La Crosse Area Labor Day Weekend Bicycle Festival sponsored by Mayo Clinic Health System.  The festival will begin Friday and continue through the weekend at Cameron Park in historic downtown La Crosse.

ALL WEEKEND: The LDW Second Chance Tandem and Recumbent Rally

FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013
All Rides Depart from Cameron Park, except for the Human Powered Trails Group Ride noted below

• 7:00am – 9:00am – Registration/Packet Pick-up at Cameron Park
• 7:00am – 9:00am Window Start – “Featured Ride” Coon Valley Coulee Express (28, 48, 57 miles)
• 7:00am – 9:00am Window Start – Coffee & Muffin Ride to West Salem, featuring Linda’s Bakery and Features Bar & Grill
  
• 4:00pm – 8:00pm – Registration/Packet Pick-up at Cameron Park & Friday Night Farmer’s Market, featuring music and a variety of vendors
  
• 5:30pm – Human Powered Trails Group Ride – Meets off County Road FA, Sponsored by 360 Real Estate
  
• 6:00pm – 9:00pm – Registration/Packet Pick-up Party at Pearl Street Brewery (1401 St. Andrew Street, La Crosse, WI 54603)
• 7:00pm – Cyclists Regroup (Location TBD)
  

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2013
All rides depart from Cameron Park, Downtown La Crosse.

• 7:00am – 11:00am – Registration/Packet Pick-up at Cameron Park
• 7:30am AND 8:00am Departure Times – Coffee& Muffin Rides – Blue Cup Coffee Shop – Holmen, WI (28 Mile Ride)
  
•  7:00am – 9:00am Window Start – “Featured Ride” Apple Blossom Loop (35 miles) (Apple Blossom Tour Map)
  
• 10:00am – Heritage Tour #1 – Village of North La Crosse – Old Towne North Commercial Tour
• 2:00pm – La Crosse Homemade Ice Cream Tour
• 4:00pm – Heritage Tour #2 – South Side La Crosse Heritage Sites
  
• 7:00pm – Cyclists Regroup at Earl’s Grocery & Saloon
  

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
All rides depart from Cameron Park, Downtown La Crosse

• 7:00am – 11:00am – Registration/Packet Pick-up at Cameron Park
• 7:00am – 9:00am Window Start – “Featured Ride” Norski Tour (25, 50, 75, 100 miles AND 200K Brevet) (Norski Tour Ride Map) 
• 8:00am – Coffee & Muffin Ride – Panera Bread Co. and Onalaska Farmer’s Market at Crossing Meadows Shopping Center, Onalaska WI (15 Mile Ride)
  
• 9:00am – Skull Splitter Ride -Gravel and Pavement Ride in SE Minnesota, 56 miles (1/2 gravel and 1/2 pavement) challenging ride through Brownsville and Hokah, finishing on Apple Blossom Drive back to Cameron Park (Skullsplitter Map)
  
• 1:00pm – Heritage Architectural Tour #3 – La Crosse’s Historic Churches
• 3:00pm – La Crosse Homemade Ice Cream Tour #2
• 4:30pm – 10:00pm – Cyclists Regroup – Bodega Brew Pub & Downtown Sound Music & Events, Pearl Street, Downtown La Crosse (more details to come soon!)
  

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
All rides depart from Cameron Park, Downtown La Crosse

• 7:00am – 9:00am – Registration/Packet Pick-up at Cameron Park
• 7:00am – 9:00am Window Start - Two Featured Rides: North East Route (55 and 80 Mile Options) or “Spinning the Goose” Goose Island County Park ride (24 or 35 mile options)
• 8:00am – Coffee & Muffin Ride – Barista’s in Houston, MN (28 Mile Ride) (Barista’s Ride Map)

In addition, registered participants will receive wristbands good for specials at area downtown businesses throughout the weekend.  The featured daily ride maps and turn-by-turn directions can be found under bicycling in the region.