Registration is now open for the EBTC Tour de l'Alberta on Sunday, July 22, 2012. Participate in Alberta's largest single day recreational ride! Enjoy a wonderful day with fellow cyclists, volunteers, family, friends, and community.
Choose your distance of 20 km, 50 km, 100 km, or 185 km. We also have a 5 km Kids Mini-Tour!
If you sign up before the end of the day on April 30, you will not only take advantage of our low Early Bird pricing, but you will also be entered in a draw to win this year’s Early Bird prize, a Thule Raceway 3-Bike rack or equivalent in-store credit!
Thank you to Racks for Cars for donating this prize to us!
If you are a member of the RMSSC, EVCC, or FLC Seniors Club, ask your administrator for a promo code and choose the promo code option under the Registration Fee type when you register so you can receive our EBTC club member rate.
If you prefer to mail in your registration, visit our registration page.
If you would like to register your child in the 5 km Kid’s Mini Tour this year, registration on the Morinville town website at this link is now available at no cost. Click on View Activities and find the Kid's Mini Tour activity. You can find it quickly by entering Activity Number [600] or Keyword [mini].
What is the Tour de l'Alberta? Check out this video made by Travel Alberta:
Target the Tour Series
The Edmonton Bicycle & Touring Club is offering two Target the Tour ride series this year in conjunction with the Tour!
If you are just starting out, join the Target the Tour Foundations series. The first ride occurred on April 1, but you can sign up anytime. For more information on this series, read this information sheet. This series will turn you from novice to Tour-ready, starting with basic fitness, and slowly building on speed and distance right up to one week prior to the Tour. To participate, all you have to do is become a member of the Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club (EBTC) at the EBTC registration page. Once you are a member, contact Scott Keast to join the series.
If you have cycled before or participated in the Target the Tour last year, consider joining the regular series called the Target the Tour Classic. This series began on April 15 and is geared toward individuals who are comfortable with cycling. Participants are welcome anytime. Click this link for location and times. Become an EBTC member at the EBTC registration page and then contact Charles World to sign up for the series.
If you're not a current member of the Edmonton Bicycle & Touring Club, we invite you to become a member now by clicking here. We've got a lot of great rides planned again for this year. Check out the Calendar or the Weekly Events page at www.bikeclub.ca to see for yourself.
New Yellow Jersey Sponsor
The Tour de l'Alberta is excited to welcome SoLo GI Nutrition as our newest Yellow Jersey sponsor! SoLo GI Nutrition was a Green Jersey sponsor in 2011, and we are thrilled to have them return as a Yellow Jersey sponsor in 2012!
Jersey Design
The design for the 2012 Tour de l'Alberta Jersey is official. The design contest winner this year is Nancy Martin. She designed our Jersey once before in 2010, and we are glad to see another great design from her. Thanks Nancy!
If you already registered for the Tour but did not purchase a Jersey, you can still order a Jersey separately at this special Jersey Purchase link (scroll down to event called "2012 TDA Jersey Only").
2012 Tour de l'Alberta Jersey Design (courtesy of Nancy Martin)
