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Cycling Circus “Tour De Fat” Rolls Into Flagstaff: New Belgium Brewing Hits the Road With its Annual Ballyhoo of Bikes and Beer

Fort Collins, Colorado (PRWEB) September 21, 2006 –- Grab your cruiser bike and slip into your alter-ego - New Belgium’s philanthropic cycling circus, Tour de Fat, has hit the road for its seventh season. The roadshow series makes its stop in Flagstaff on Saturday, September 30, 2006. The Tour hits an additional ten cities across the West while the entire crew travels on B100 biodiesel fuel.

The Tour de Fat brings together bike enthusiasts and bon vivants of every stripe in an all-out ballyhoo of bikes and beer. Costumes and decorated bikes are the rule as the participants come for a bike parade, good music and entertainment, then stay for the beer.

Amid the hoopla, Tour de Fat also raises money for local charities. It's free to come and play, but if you buy a shirt or beer, all proceeds will go to Flagstaff Biking and Northern Arizona Pride Association. Flagstaff Biking is a group of cyclists who came together to advocate for bicycling as a means of transportation and recreation in the Flagstaff area. The organization now has over 2,700 registered supporters who are pushing Flagstaff to become the most bike-friendly city in America. Northern Arizona Pride Association (NAPA) is the region’s premiere gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender organization.

“Over 35% of our income is based on Tour de Fat and it has enabled us to do so much for our community,” said Melissa Grimes of Flagstaff Biking. “We have used the proceeds for a variety of things, such as promoting biking to work, planning bike trips for at-risk youth and trail-building. We are so pleased to be involved in a fun event that delivers such success stories.”

Last year, more than 500 Fat Tire Fanatics rode their decorated bikes through downtown Flagstaff and FUNdraised $23,000 for Flagstaff Biking and NAPA. In addition, the Tour diverted more than 60% of the total trash from the landfills.

“Tour de Fat is a hair-raising, high-flying, death-defying show of incredible bike silliness and skill,” said Chris Winn, Event Evangelist. “You come out to the park, hang out with your friends, ride bikes and drink a little beer. At the end of the day, you’ve done your community some good just by having fun.”

What: Tour de Fat
When: Saturday, September 30
Where: Wheeler Park
Time: 11:00 a.m. – Cruiser Bike Parade; 12 to 6 p.m. – Bands and Beer
Bring: Your bike, the wildest costume you can put together, a smile and your happiest attitude ever.

Bands:   
The Ditty Bops
Visit their lives at (http://www.thedittybops.com/) and track their bicycle ride across the U.S. “We Shall Ride Under a Black Flag and call the Streets our Empire.”

MarchFourth Marching Band
Check ‘em out at www.marchfourthmarchingband.com and make it a date!
   
Sideshows:    
The Handsome Little Devils (www.handsomelittledevils.com/)
These media darlings are no small production. Check out their site and then come see them in action.

The Yard Dogs Road Show (www.yarddogsroadshow.com)
A traveling cabaret that brings the old-fashioned circus with burlesque and theater and fuses it with today’s pop culture.

All of this and bikes, too? ONLY at Tour de Fat.
       
Here are the dates for the Tour de Fat 2006 “cycle”:

July 8: Frisco, CO
July 22: San Francisco, CA
July 29: Truckee, CA
Aug. 12: Seattle, WA
Aug. 19: Portland, OR
Aug. 26: Boise, ID
Sept. 2: Missoula, MT
Sept. 16: Durango, CO
Sept. 23: Fort Collins, CO
Sept. 30: Flagstaff, AZ
Oct. 21: Tempe, AZ

For more information on Tour de Fat, please visit www.newbelgium.com.

About New Belgium Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing Company, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, began operations in a tiny Fort Collins basement in 1991. Today, the third largest craft brewer in the U.S., New Belgium produces six year-round beers; Fat Tire Amber Ale, Sunshine Wheat, Blue Paddle Pilsner, 1554 Black Ale, Abbey and Trippel, as well as a host of seasonal releases. In addition to producing world-class beers, New Belgium takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership, open book management and a commitment to environmental stewardship. For more information, visit www.newbelgium.com.

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