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Red Bones Tour De France Breakfast
Written by Boston Biker on Jun 25According to many, the annual Tour de France is the world’s premier cycling race; at bike friendly Redbones it is an opportunity to open the doors early and serve breakfast to local cycling enthusiasts with TVs tuned to live broadcasts of the Tour.
Every year the Tour course is different but, as always, the 21 Stages are of varying degrees of difficulty over the 3,500 kilometres route traveled from July 5 to July 27. Redbones Breakfasts are scheduled during 2 of the 5 Mountain Stages – the most challenging for competitors and the most exciting for you. The first breakfast also coincides with Bastille Day – tandem time for Francophiles!
Cyclists are encouraged to put together a group or ride in solo, stay for breakfast and the broadcast and then ride away inspired by the competition!
Place:
Redbones
55 Chester Street
Somerville, MA
Breakfast Dates & Start Times:
Stage 10 – Mon, 7/14 @ 9:00 am
Stage 16 – Tues, 7/22 @ 9:00 am
Description:
Watch a live broadcast of the day’s Stage while enjoying a buffet breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, yogurt, juice, coffee and more.
Cost:
$8.00 per person, includes breakfast and
Redbones Signature Free Bicycle Valet Parking
For Information:
www.redbones.com & 617.628.2200
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Redbones 12th Annual Bike Party
Written by Boston Biker on Apr 21Monday, May 12 from 5 to 9pm
Raffle drawing @ 7:30 pm
Raffle prizes will include T-shirts, Gift Certificates & lots of swag plus some sweet bikes:
* ANT Bike:
Custom Cargo Bike, value $3,000
* Landry’s:
Felt Curbside single-speed bike, donated by Landry’s Bicycles. Value $700.
* Urban AdvenTours:
Bike tour for 4, value $200
“No other event amasses such a range of cycling flavors: the fixed gear messenger crowd, the mountain bikers, the commuters, the three-speeders, the chopper element, the road racers, the freeriders. All gathered together for some fun, some BBQ, some brew, some music and some mayhem…”
– Phil Keyes, Executive Director of NEMBA.
Rain Date: May 19
Come for the party, come for the cause…
come for the prizes!
$15 gets you food & drink, bicycle valet parking, music, and 2 raffle tickets. Additional raffle tickets are $2.00 each or three for $5.00 – and you’ll want extras because our sponsors are donating some awesome prizes including the Grand Prize – a cargo bike from Alernative Needs Transportation! Also maps, swag, t-shirts, gift certificates & more swag.
Live music by The SAPS – 2nd Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band: we aim to please if the cause is true and the time is right.
Party proceeds go to NEMBA & MassBike
This looks like a pretty awesome event, I know I will be there.
More info here.
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