Freewheel 2011 Route Announced

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The route for the 32nd Oklahoma Freewheel has been announced and will go through the East Central part of the state this year, which will mean some longer legs but probably a few less hills than last year.  The itinerary is as follows:

  • Day 0, 6/11 – 40 Miles, Durant to Red River and back
  • Day 1, 6/12 – 66 Miles, Durant to Coalgate
  • Day 2, 6/13 – 60 Miles, Colgate to Wewoka
  • Day 3, 6/14 – 75 miles, Wewoka to Checotah
  • Day 4, 6/15 – 74 miles, Checotah to Bristow
  • Day 5, 6/16 – 85 miles, Bristow to Pawnee
  • Day 6, 6/17 – 52 miles, Pawnee to Tonkawa
  • Day 7, 6/18 – 40 miles, Tonkawa to Caldwell, KS

The cost for this year’s ride has not yet been announced, but will be available in mid-February when early registration begins.

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Accident Victim Recovers to Ride Again

Yeah, it’s another accident story, but this one has a happy ending.  This is a nice story about Russell Hinckley who was injured last year but has made a nice recovery and was able to ride Freewheel this year:

An Edmond man injured in a car-bicycle accident near Lake Hefner last year was back on the road again in a weeklong bicycle ride across the state in June.

via Edmond man recovers from car-bicycle accident to ride across the state | NewsOK.com.

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Freewheel 2010 Gallery

So after a break of 16 years, I hopped on the bike and headed out on Freewheel, Oklahoma’s cross state bicycle tour.  I probably should have trained some for the ride because the first several days took a lot out of me and for the first time I came short by 30 miles one day.  However, the ride was beautiful and by the end I was feeling top notch.  I didn’t shoot much, but below are some pictures from the trip . . .

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2009 Freewheel Route Announced

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The route for Freewheel crosses the western side of the state this year.  The itinerary is as follows:

  • Saturday, June 6th -  Duncan
  • Sunday, June 7th – Anadarko
  • Monday, June 8th – Cordell
  • Tuesday, June 9th – Cheyenne
  • Wednesday, June 10th – Thomas
  • Thursday, June 11th – Fairview
  • Friday, June 12th – Alva
  • Saturday, June 13th – Kiowa, KS

Registration begins the second week of February and will be $110 for the full week.  I can’t wait for June to get here!

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