TOMRV is the Tour of the Mississippi River Valley, a Midwest cycling tradition now in its 39th year. Every year 1,500 bicycling enthusiasts come to ride the TOMRV tour. They enjoy a challenging ride on scenic roads, through Midwest farmland, and along the Mississippi River
The ride on Saturday June 11, 2016 from Bettendorf, Iowa (106 miles) or a shorter distance from Goose Lake, Iowa (67 miles) and travel to Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. The next day we return using a different route to Bettendorf (90 miles) or to Goose Lake (46 miles). The route is varied and scenic, using lightly traveled paved roads. There are many views of the Mississippi River as we ride along it, over it on bridges, and through it on causeways. The route is hilly near Dubuque, with 6,000 feet of climbing on Saturday and 4,000 feet on Sunday
You will have top-notch support services on the tour. The Quad Cities Bicycle Club provides many rest stops on the way with free food and refreshments. Additional food is sold along the route by civic and church organizations. Upon arriving at Clarke, the legendary TOMRV banquet is waiting for you.
Please visit www.qcbc.org/tomrv/ for more information.
Other WCCC members attending are staying at the hotels below.
Mark Fry is doing the shorter routes and staying at the locations below. There is no obligation to stay here, of course, if you other arrangements or prefer to camp. Jefferson Rogers and Mark C are doing the longer distance which starts from a totally different location but the overnight between the first and second day is the same. Contact them directly for any synergies on lodging.
For the shorter route...Mark Fry has room for one more person in his car if you need a ride to and from the start of the shorter route.
Friday night, June 10
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Clinton
2224 Lincoln Way
Clinton, IA 52732
563-244-9922
Saturday night, June 11
Staying at Clarke University Dorm option