The 34th Annual Portage River Bike Tour will return to Elmore June 28. It is the first of four annual rides sponsored by Hostelling Internatinoal-Toledo Area Council.

 More than 200 cyclists from as far away as Cleveland are expected to ride10, 31, 62 or 100 miles through the Ottawa County countryside in the tour.

The event will begin at Woodmore High School with check-in from 7 to 10 a.m.

Riders will follow clearly marked routes along scenic rural roads along the Portage and Toussaint Rivers. The tour offers distances for riders of all skill levels, from novice to expert.

Registration includes lunch at the Portage River Festival during a stop in downtown Elmore. Each rider also receives a map of the route, a Portage River Tour 2009 patch, snacks and drinks at designated rest areas along the route.

Pre-registration is $20; registration the morning of the event is $25. Discounted prices are available for children. Entry forms are available in Toledo-area bike shops, libraries and YMCAs and at www.hitoledo.org.

For more information or to request a brochure, call Ray Squire at 419-243-7680.

Hostelling International-Toledo Area Council also sponsors three other bike tours annually: Metroparks Tour, July 18 in Whitehouse; Irish Hills Tour, Sept. 20 in Sylvania; Tombstone Tour and Family Haunted Bike Ride, Oct. 17 at Secor Metropark in Berkey

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