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Beware of bicycles on county roads on Labor Day

By Bill Moss, Published: September 4, 2016

More than 300 bicyclists will cover more than 100 miles of roadway in Henderson County for the fourth annual Four Seasons Rotary Club Tour d'Apple on Monday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Riders will choose routes covering 15 to 100 miles on roads from Hendersonville to Edneyville to Flat Rock, Kanuga Lakes, the Big Willow area and Laurel Park. Riders can still register for the event starting at 7 a.m.

Here's the schedule:

• 7:00 AM Registration and packet pickup for all routes
• 8:00 AM Official start of the Tour d'Apple
• 9:30-10:00 AM Registration for Kids Crabapple Mini-tour and Bicycle Safety Clinic
• 10:00 AM Breakfast for 25 milers begins
• 10:00 AM Kids Bicycle Safety Clinic, Balance Skills Drills 10:30 AM Kids Crabapple (3 mile tour of Blue Ridge Community College)
• 11:00 AM Post Ride Meal Begins
• 4:00 PM Post Ride Meal Ends
• 4:30 PM All Routes Close​

Routes include:

• Honey Crisp Unbelievable 100-Mile Century with 8,000 feet of ascent and climbs of Sugarloaf Mountain, Bearwallow Mountain, Terry’s Gap, Pinnacle Mountain and Jump Off Rock.
• Gala Challenge Metric 100 Kilometers (66 miles) with more than 4,000 feet of ascent over three mountain climbs: Sugarloaf Mountain, Bearwallow Mountain and Terry’s Gap.
• Jonagold Lite with 45 miles of hills and apple orchards and 1,500 feet of ascent. (The revised Jonagold skips the steep Oleta Road and Lamb Mountain, Spicer Cove, Bald Rock lop. Riders can add a tough 10-mile climb by taking the Bearwallow Mountain-Terry's Gap loop.)
• Green Apple Enthusiast, a 25-mile ride with just 1,000 feet of climbs.

Cyclists can view the four routes at www.tourdapple.com and register at Active.com or at 7 a.m. at BRCC the day of the event.

Sponsored by Pardee Hospital and Ingles Markets, the ride supports projects of the Four Seasons Rotary Club.