We received word in January that Stumler's Restaurant and Orchard was sold and is now closed. The new location for Le Tour de Pork 2001 is St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Starlight at the corner of Starlight road and St. John's road just a couple miles from Stumler's. This historic church was on the 30-mile route during the past two years and will be a great spot to begin this year's tour.

Le Tour de Pork began with a group of cyclists who call themselves the "Fat Boys" and what started as fun and fitness is growing into an event with a purpose. Our first benefit ride in 2009 was a success with 70 riders participating in the event and in 2010 that number grew to 130 riders.  Le Tour de Pork has attracted riders from as far south as Knoxville, TN and north to Michigan so join in the fun to support the Ohio River Greenway.

The mission of the Ohio River Greenway is simple; to provide a common linkage between the Communities of Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany, Indiana along the banks of the Ohio River and to promote a passive recreational environment for river access, while allowing each community to construct riverfront amenities to enhance the overall project.

What does that mean? Once connected, the Ohio River Greenway will make the Ohio River accessible to bikers, walkers and commuters of Southern Indiana and Louisville and make one of our most valuable resources a source of pride for all of our communities that border the Ohio River.  There's plenty of exciting news about the project's progress but it is going to take a grass roots effort to complete the project.  Go to http://www.ohiorivergreenway.org for more information.

Click the map link below to view the Ohio River Greenway interactive map of the project's progress.



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Just $25.00 per person during early registration or $35.00 day of the ride, buys you a fantastic ride, pork barbeque lunch and a piece of community spirit. 

The routes will change this year due to the location change and we expect to split the routes into two 25-mile routes. Each route will begin and end at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and will have a SAG at the mid-point of each route.

The Family Fun Ride will be a little longer this year but certainly geared for the beginner rider. The idea behind this route is to introduce kids to cycling with a short family-friendly route for the whole family. And again thas a bonus, you pay one price for two adults and as many kids that make up your family.

Each rider can register for $25.00 online via the registration page.  Online registration ends August 12th, 2011 with early registration ending on July 31st.  The benefits for early registration include an official Tour de Pork tee shirt and the post-ride lunch for each registered rider.  Additional adult lunch tickets can be purchased at the time of registration for $25.00 each.  Children 12 and under eat free.  Each rider will need to register, accept the waiver terms and complete the payment process.  No multi-rider online registrations please.

Registration day of the ride will begin at 7:00am. Payment of $35.00 per rider day of the ride can be made via cash or check.  Tee shirts and lunch tickets will not be guaranteed after July 31st. 

All online registrations will be paid via Pay Pal's secure payment site.  You may use your Pay Pal account to make payments or use a credit card if you are not a Pay Pal member.

The name says Le Tour de Pork so after a great ride, a fantastic barbecued pork lunch with sides, drink and desert will be provided with each paid registration during early registration.  Early registration ends July 31st.
Children under 12 eat free when accompanied by a registered adult.  There's lots to do for all ages in the Starlight area so come out and make a day of it with the whole family.