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>GRABAAWR® Staging Area Update 6/11/08
Due to the recent rains and flooding in the area the staging area has been moved from the Jaycees Shelter on St. Feriole Island near Villa Louis to higher ground at Bluff View Middle School in Prairie du Chien WI. More information here.

>BIKE NORTHWOODS TOUR OVERNIGHT CHANGE
Due to an unforeseen cancellation by Menomonie Middle School, we’ve had to change the Menomonie overnight site on July 9, 2008.   We will now be staying at the University of Wisconsin-Stout in downtown Menomonie. More information here.

>OPEN HOUSE SUCCESS!
Great weather, super turnout, lots of prizes given away, made donations for Wheels for Winners and had fun! Bike-to-Work Week is more popular than ever in Madison!

>TOUR PRE-RIDE NEWSLETTERS
Check out the Pre-Ride Newsletters online. They are chock full of the latest tour information.
GRABAAWR® Pre-Ride Newsletter
Bike Northwoods Tour Pre-Ride Newsletter
SAGBRAW™ Pre-Ride Newsletter

>SAVE BIG MONEY! GRABAAWR® & SAGBRAW™VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Meet lots of great folks, have fun, and help make the tours a success!  Volunteers receive discounted registration and other cool benefits.  More info

>TOUR JERSEYS
Check out the new tour jerseys. Kay and Victoria have out did themselves this year! Limited quantities, so order today.

>TAKE THE TRAIN SAGBRAW
If you live in or near the La Crosse area, at the end of the tour you can take the Staging Area Shuttle to Milwaukee and catch Amtrak back home! The shuttle has limited space. Amtrak is an excellent way to reduce your carbon footprint! www.amtrak.com La Crosse 608-782-6462 Milwaukee 414-271-0840. Let us know if you'd like to do this.

>Update May 18-- The Bike Northwoods Tour has only a few slots left!
There seems to be quite a buzz about this year's new route!

>ROUTE PROFILES ARE ONLINE
Check out this year's hills and valleys of each tour.
SAGBRAW™
GRABAAWR®
Bike Northwoods Tour

>SAGBRAW™ 2008 ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENT
The 31st SAGBRAW tour will start alongside the Mississippi River in La Crosse and roll towards Lake Michigan across the heart of Wisconsin to end in Kewaskum.  Along the way we will visit Sparta, the "Bicycling Capital of America" and offer a visit to the Wisconsin Dells, the "Water Park Capital of the World.”  We’ll have a layover day in Baraboo where you may bike the scenic area, visit the Int’l Crane Foundation, see the Circus World Museum, explore Devil's Lake State Park, or visit the new Aldo Leopold Legacy Center.  It's your choice!  Details are now up on our web site and updates will continue to follow. Hope you can join us. For more info go to www.bikewisconsin.com/Sagbraw/index.html

>BIKE WISCONSIN® FORUM is up and running!
It's a place for the exchange of ideas and information among riders. We hope you will find this forum helpful--have fun with it! Click here, it lives at the top of all pages.

>LATEST e-NEWSLETTER
Click here to read the latest issue of the Bike Wisconsin® e-newsletter.

>SPONSOR CALL
Are you looking for another way to increase visibility and recognition of your company and the products you have to offer in 2008? Consider a corporate sponsorship or partnership for one or all of our tours and gain fantastic website and on-tour advertising opportunities! Email us

>2008 TOUR DATES
GRABAAWR® June 21 - 28, 2008
Bike Northwoods Tour July 5 - 11, 2008
SAGBRAW™ July 27 - August 2, 2008

>THANK YOU TO OUR 2007 SPONSORS
Specialized’s Test the Best Demo Tour rolled into town for GRABAAWR® and SAGBRAW™ this summer. Many riders took advantage to try out a new bike for a day.
We also appreciated Wheel and Sprocket, Pro Bar, REI, ELETE water, Rishi-Tea, Planet Bike, Whitey's Crash and Burn Kit, Budget Bikes, WisconsinGoods.com, Boeshield T-9, Pearson Candy Company - St. Paul, MN and BioBags all helped make the tours great! Thank You!

>A BIG HUG AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE 2007 VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF
Thanks to all the Amateur Radio Operators, SAG's, Site Coordinators, Registration help, Rider Services staff and helpers, Yoga instructors and all the spontanous helpers. We thank you from the bottom of our heart. This year we had over 100 volunteers! Without you we could not do the tours. Thank you!