Arkansas bicycle race starts Thursday
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
RUSSELLVILLE — The Tour of Arkansas Bicycle race will be Thursday through Sunday, May 18.
The four-day event begins at 9 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church at Third and Denver in Russellville and finish north of Hector on Arkansas 127.
On Friday, cyclists will race from Dana Merritt Park in Dardanelle to Petit JeanMountain and finish at the top of Mt. Nebo.
Saturday’s event begins and ends at The Lodge on Mount Magazine. On Sunday, the cyclists will ride a course in Van Buren. Volunteers can call the Dardanelle Area Chamber of Commerce at (479) 968-2530. For more information about the race, visit www.tour-of-ark ansas.com.
This article was published Sunday, May 11, 2008.
River Valley Ozark, Pages 141 on 05/11/2008