Registration open for Bike BloNo’s ‘Tour De Taco’

Posted on September 5, 2015

Bike BloNo is holding its annual fundraiser Tour De Taco on Sept. 19. (Logo courtesy Bike BloNo)

By Joe Ragusa

BLOOMINGTON – Bike BloNo is hosting its annual Tour De Taco on Sept. 19.

Michael Gorman, treasurer of Bike BloNo, said there are eight stops on this year’s tour.

“Groups of about 25 people at a time will ride around to each of the taco joints at their own pace,” Gorman said. “One group will ride in basically a loop around town and one group will basically take the most inefficient route possible so they can burn off as many tacos as possible.”

Gorman said registration is open until they hit 200 people. If you plan on participating, Gorman said you should wear high-visibility clothing and also bring money for all the food.

More information is online at BikeBloNo.org/taco.

Joe Ragusa can be reached at [email protected].

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