This is our 14th year offering early season tours to dry and sunny Arizona. Each week has a different theme for different types of riders. You can combine weeks to extend your cycling season in Arizona.
Week #1 Cactus Classic Desert Tour
Arrive in Tucson (fly in), Saturday, February 21
68-89 miles per day to Gila Bend and back
Depart from Tucson (fly out), Saturday, February 28
Week #2 Coaching Week
Arrive in Tucson (fly in), Saturday, February 28
Based in Sierra Vista 50-82 miles per day
Depart from Tucson (fly out), Saturday, March 7
Week #3 Tour of the Historic Hotels
Arrive in Tucson (fly in), Sat. March 7
50 miles per day between classic Arizona hotels
Depart from Tucson (fly out), Sat. March 14
Week #4 Chiricahua Challenge
Arrive in Tucson (fly in), Sat. March 14
75-90 miles per day to the Chiricahua Mountains
Depart from Tucson (fly out), Sat. March 21
Week #5 Century Week
Arrive in Tucson (fly in), Sat. March 21
Based in Sierra Vista 60-100 miles per day
Depart from Tucson (fly out), Sat. March 28
Week #6 Mountain Tour
Arrive in Tucson (fly in), Sat. March 28
80 -100 miles per day, to New Mexico
Depart from Tucson (fly out), Sun. April 5
Week #7 Women's Week
Arrive in Tucson (fly in), Sun. April 5
Based in Sierra Vista 50-82 miles per day
Depart from Tucson (fly out), Sun. April 12
Arrive in Santa Monica, California Saturday, April 18
17 riding days, 1,400 miles, 85 miles per day
Fly home from Amarillo, Texas Wednesday, May 6
Ride this historic highway across the western half of Route 66 from Santa Monica, California to Amarillo, Texas. This tour will travel the oldest sections of this famous highway. We will be looking for the best milk shakes and homemade pie from classic diners. This tour is for riders who want to stop and see museums and research the old road. We sleep at the nostalgic motels which were the best places in town before the interstate passed them by. Bikes with at least 32 mm wide tires are required for many gravel road explorer routes.
Coaching Week June 6-13
Wisconsin Century Tour June 13-20
Choose one or both weeks and ride the quite back roads of Wisconsin. Coaching Week will be hosted by several coaches specializing in training, nutrition and bike fit. They will present daily seminars on a variety of topics. Daily rides will be 75 to 100 miles. The Wisconsin Century Tour travels to different towns each night. Riding distances average 100 miles per day. Lunches and rest stops are at small town cafes and ice cream shops famous for their Wisconsin dairy desserts.
Portland, Oregon to Savannah, Georgia
Arrive in Portland, Oregon Saturday, July 4
30 riding days 3,484 miles 116 miles per day
Fly home Tuesday, August 4
Follow the Oregon Trail across Oregon and Idaho then climb the steep mountain grades of Utah and Colorado. This route features over 1,600 miles of mountains before crossing the plains of Texas and Oklahoma. The Talimena Parkway in the Arkansas Ozarks could be the hilliest 50 miles in America. This tour is only for serious long distance riders who want the challenge of crossing the United States fast with full support.
Atlanta, Georgia to Portland, Maine
Arrive Atlanta, Georgia Saturday, August 8
16 riding days 1,760 miles 110 miles per day
Fly home Tuesday, August 25
Follow the Appalachian Trail north from Atlanta, Georgia to Portland, Maine. We ride for over 500 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. This route is one of the most scenic mile for mile routes on the PAC Tour calendar. If you want to ride this tour..be ready for lots of mountains everyday.
2009 Registration and fees will be posted on the PAC Tour web site late August 2008. Sign up early!