Please join Us for the 2nd Annual Z-Tour Bike Ride!
To help support the Zearing Child Enrichment Center!
This Year's Z-Tour consists of six scenic routes...
10 mile, 29 mile, 40 mile, 50 mile, 62 mile and the new 100 mile route.
...through historic Princeton, IL and the beautiful Bureau County Countryside.
Rolling hills and picturesque scenery along each route.
Ride back into time along stretches of the Hennepin Canal and Bureau Creek
Taking in the panoramic views of northwest Illinois!
"Excellent from start to finish. Family friendly route. Looking forward to next year. Thanks!"
- Joanne H.
2nd Annual Z-Tour Bike Ride
The Zearing Child Enrichment Center invites you to ride in the Z-Tour 2012
on Saturday, July 21st, 2012. Each year the scenic Z-Tour begins and ends at Princeton's beautiful Zearing Park.
This road ride provides you a chance to enjoy some of the best bike roads that northwest Illinois has to offer. The routes will feature loops that incorporate hills, rolling terrain, beautiful views of Bureau Creek with minimal traffic.
Well stocked rest stops, enthusiastic staff, and a nutritious meal to follow.
Registration Fees
Before July 13th
Registration Fee: $25
On-line Family Registration Fee: $30
After July 13th or Day of Event
Registration Fee: $30
Family Registration Fee: $35
Ride t-shirts available for purchase at $15 (quantities limited)
Ride cycle socks available for purchase at $10 (quantities limited)
We are very pleased to announce that Peru Bike Works will once again be providing pre-ride support to all of our riders. You can check them out at www.perubikeworks.com. Thanks, Mike! home bike work www.perubikeworks.com
We are excited to announce that our Z Tour rest stops will feature its own theme. The biker friendly food stops will include a Jimmy Buffett theme, a Patriotic theme, a 50-60s music theme, a Tour de France theme (last stop for 100 milers) and a Bike Jersey theme. And yes, there will be PBJ sandwiches this year!