Indoor El Tour

The 2013 Arizona Health Fitness Indoor El Tour Application will be posted soon!

The information below is valid for describing the program.

What is the Arizona Health Fitness Indoor El Tour?

  1. Where is Indoor El Tour?
  2. When is Indoor El Tour?
  3. Why ride Indoor El Tour?
  4. I want to register!!
  5. Which charitable agencies can I ride for?
  6. Rules

1. What is Indoor El Tour?
Indoor El Tour is a cycling event without traffic, hills, potholes or wind – one in which you don’t need to worry about crashing or even wearing a helmet! It’s an event that is modeled after El Tour de Tucson’s Main Events and designed to help anyone start or continue the journey of living a healthy lifestyle. Participants can choose 10, 45, 60, 85 or 111 or more minutes and all finishers will receive an official Indoor El Tour Medallion and other benefits depending on the fundraising level you choose. All you need is a stationary bicycle or bicycle trainer and the drive to ride for minutes, not miles !

2. Where is Indoor El Tour?
Indoor El Tour can be done ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!! You don’t even have to leave your home and you can wear anything you want, even your birthday suit ! Any location will work – home, office, hotel gym, fitness center, school, or a friend’s backyard – as long as you have access to a stationary bicycle, you can be part of El Tour, Ride of a Lifetime! You can even ride amid the excitement of our El Tour Expo or Start/Finish Line in downtown Tucson.

3. When is Indoor El Tour?
One whole week! You get to choose any time you want between Saturday, November 16th and El Tour Ride Day on November 23rd.

4. Why ride Indoor El Tour?
Great way to stay or to start getting fit & healthy! It’s an event you can do alone, with your family, friends, business associates or neighbors; and one in which you can help raise funds for charitable agencies.

5. EASY STEPS TO REGISTER!
STEP 1: Locate a stationary bicycle or bicycle trainer.
Set it up in your home, office, other place of your choice or go to a location that already has one like a fitness center, hotel gym, school or a local bike shop.

STEP 2: Determine how many minutes you will ride.
You may choose any of the five Indoor El Tour events, which are modeled after the El Tour de Tucson main events. The only difference is that you will ride for minutes not miles!
109 minutes or more = Platinum Medallion
85 – 111 minutes = Gold Medallion
60 – 85 minutes = Silver Medallion
45 – 60 minutes = Bronze Medallion
10 – 45 minutes = Fun Ride Medallion

STEP 3: Select one of the five Fee Levels & Benefits

Benefits
Contribution Medallion T-Shirt Poster Socks Jersey Conquistador
(Award sculpture)
1 $15 x          
2 $25 x x        
3 $50 x x x      
4 $100 x x x x    
5 $500 x x x x x  
6 $1,000 x x x x x x

NOTE: All fees and contributions are to be made payable to Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, Inc., a 501 c (3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Net proceeds will benefit the Living In Fitness & Excellence (L.I.F.E.) Program or Hope Happens Here Fund.

DEADLINE: All fees & contributions must be submitted by 8:00 pm on Friday, November 22, 2013 except for those who choose to ride Indoor El Tour on Ride Day at the Start/Finish location for the main events.

SHIPPING & HANDLING CHARGES: Medallions are mailed complimentary; Poster, T-shirt, Socks and/or Jersey S&H Charge is $5.00; Conquistador is sent for a S&H Charge of $12.00. Please include the applicable amount with your Indoor El Tour Application.

STEP 4: Complete a 2012 Indoor El Tour application and submit to Perimeter Bicycling or to the beneficiary of your choice, prior to 8:00 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012.  
a) US MAIL – mail application with a check for the minimum fees to our main office prior to Wednesday, November 16th.
b) IN PERSON – come to our main office located at 2609 E Broadway in Tucson, drop off application along with a check for the minimum fees prior to Wednesday, November 16th @ 10 am.
c) AT EXPO – come to the Registration area at the El Tour Bike, Health & Fitness Expo held at the Tucson Convention Center to turn in your application and check or money order – while you’re there enjoy all of the exhibits!
d) RIDE DAY – Those riding at El Tour’s Start/Finish Line in downtown Tucson may register and pay at the Registration Tent.

STEP 5: Ride your selected distance during El Tour week.
There are no officials or monitors unless you are riding for an award. Indoor is based on the honor system. If you are riding for an award, you must ride Indoor El Tour at one of our approved centers with an El Tour Official. Call us at 520-745-2033, send an email to indoor@perimeterbicycling.com or see our event schedule for approved neutral centers.

STEP 6: After you finish your Indoor El Tour, mail or email the completed “Indoor El Tour Completion Form” to our office.
You may either mail the form to our main address or submit all of the applicable information via email. Results will be posted throughout El Tour week so as soon as you complete your Indoor El Tour experience, send us the information so we can include you in the results! We also encourage you to include a photo of your Indoor El Tour experience for inclusion on our website, Facebook page and Tail Winds publication. The absolute deadline for these forms and any photos is December 1st.

6. Beneficiary
Project L.I.F.E. (Living In Fitness and Excellence) creates opportunities for youth to embrace an active lifestyle that incorporates physical fitness, emotional well-being, balanced nutrition and movement into their lives. Project LIFE promotes individual and community wellness and strives to eliminate health disparities between populations. At the heart of Project LIFE is the belief that interdisciplinary programs that build a healthy mind, body and spirit increase individual self-esteem and resiliency, which results in improved health and well being for all participants. Project LIFE partners with a variety of community-based organizations involved in youth fitness, wellness, art and education.

7. Rules

  • Must be honest – the honor system applies.
  • Must ride some form of a stationary bicycle: Lifecycle, bicycle on a trainer or rollers, hand-cycle, spin bike, etc.
  • Indoor El Tour can only be done between Saturday November 16th at 7:00AM and Saturday November 23rd at 6:00PM.
  • Teams must have a team captain and each team member must indicate on application the name of the team – see awards section
  • Riding for the record:  2012 Record Holder Esmeralda Jerez 662 minutes at the start/finish line.
  • If you are going for the record you must have an Official Monitor your ride. After the first 111 minutes of continuous forward pedaling, participants may take a break for five minutes every hour.
  • To be eligible for awards, participants must have an El Tour Official present and the Official must complete the Indoor El Tour Completion Form.
  • You must submit the Indoor El Tour Completion Form on or before December 1, 2013.

Send in a photo of yourself doing Indoor El Tour – you may see your photo in our Tail Winds newspaper!

8. Awards
All participants riding 10 minutes or more receive a special medallion. All of the following award recipients receive an El Tour Conquistador (handmade sculpture) and will be posted on the Perimeter Bicycling Website in December and listed in Tail Winds, Jan/Feb issue.

TEAM AWARD INFORMATION

  • Get your friends, coworkers or neighbors together and pick a Team Name, then have everyone register under that team name.
  • Encourage as many people as possible to join your team.
  • Select a Team Captain who will send in all registrations together and will make sure the Team Name is on each application.
  • Join the challenge to ride the most minutes as a group.
  • Compete against other teams