A DAY BY DAY LOOK AT THE TOUR
Rich and his family began biking on the morning of June 28 in the San Diego, CA vicinity. They travelled 2,500 miles over the next month to dip their tires into the Atlantic Ocean on July 25 in Charleston, SC. Along the way, Rich and his family spoke at churches along the route. You can experience the tour day by day by looking at the links below.
The Bike Tour
| Stage |
Date |
Daily Blog Update (click link below) |
Type |
| 1 |
Sat, June 28 |
Escondido, CA to Brawley, CA |
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| 2 |
Sun, June 29 |
Brawley, CA to Blythe, CA |
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| 3 |
Mon, June 30 |
Quartzsite, AZ to Prescott, AZ |
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| 4 |
Tue, July 1 |
Prescott, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ |
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| R |
Wed, July 2 |
Rest Day in Flagstaff, AZ |
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| 5 |
Thu, July 3 |
Flagstaff, AZ to Tuba City, AZ |
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| 6 |
Fri, July 4 |
Kayenta, AZ to Four Corners, CO |
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| 7 |
Sat, July 5 |
Durango, CO to Ouray, CO |
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| 8 |
Sun, July 6 |
Gunnison, CO to Buena Vista, CO |
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| 9 |
Mon, July 7 |
Buena Vista, CO to Breckenridge, CO |
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| 10 |
Tue, July 8 |
Idaho Springs, CO to Mount Evans, CO |
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| R |
Wed, Jul 9 |
Rest Day in Colorado Springs, CO |
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| 11 |
Thu, Jul 10 |
Raton, NM to Clayton, NM |
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| 12 |
Fri, Jul 11 |
Clayton, NM to Guymon, OK |
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| 13 |
Sat, July 12 |
Guymon, OK to Woodward, OK |
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| 14 |
Sun, July 13 |
Woodward, OK to Oklahoma City, OK |
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| R |
Mon, July 14 |
Rest Day in Oklahoma City, OK |
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| 15 |
Tue, July 15 |
Oklahoma City, OK to McAlester, OK |
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| 16 |
Wed, July 16 |
McAlester, OK to Fort Smith, AR |
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| 17 |
Thu, July 17 |
Fort Smith, AR to Little Rock, AR |
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| 18 |
Fri, July 18 |
Vicksburg, MS (vicinity) to Kosciusko, MS |
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| 19 |
Sat, July 19 |
Kosciusko, MS to Tupelo, MS |
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| R |
Sun, July 20 |
Rest Day in Tupelo, MS |
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| 20 |
Mon, July 21 |
Amory, MS to Birmingham, AL |
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| 21 |
Tue, July 22 |
Birmingham, AL to Atlanta, GA |
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| 22 |
Wed, July 23 |
Monroe, GA to Waynesboro, GA |
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| 23 |
Thu, July 24 |
Waynesboro, GA to Waltersboro, SC |
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| 24 |
Fri, July 25 |
Waltersboro, SC to Charles to n, SC |
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Complete Blog
The full blog provides additional posts/photos not linked from this page. Note that the blog entries are sorted by latest posting first.
Stage Types
Relatively flat
Rolling to moderate hills
Major mountains
Rest day