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Greetings!
Seasons Greetings cycling friends! Hope you are enjoying all of this beautiful snow if you're in Minnesota!
We are excited to announce that the 2013 Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride (MIBR) is moving. After 13 wonderful years in Lakeville, MN and surrounding communities, we are ready for a change of scenery. We hope that you are too!
Join us for the April 28th, 2013 ride in the Scenic St Croix River Valley! Washington County and the communities of Scandia, Stillwater, Afton, Lake Elmo, Marine on the St Croix and Oak Park Heights will become the new home for the ride.
In as much as topography defines the character of any bike ride, MIBR riders can expect a completely retooled ride for 2013. Anyone who has cycled around the St. Croix River Valley knows that it's vastly different terrain from what we have been riding the past years. What riders can count on NOT changing however is the MIBR ride quality, the fast registration, the excellent ride support, the attention to detail and to safety, and the ride volunteers that are totally stoked to help create a first class cycling event.
In our new location, we will continue to offer routes for all cyclists: beginners, families, middle distance riders and 100-mile Ironmen and Ironwomen. We remain committed to getting everyone out on their bike, and encouraging the next generation of riders. We have our work cut out for us in the coming months - but after 46 years of running cycling events, we are positive that we are going to take this ride to the next level of awesome.
One item we are putting on hold for 2013: The Minnesota Gran Fondo. We decided it was in everyone's best interest not to hold a timed event on completely new routes. We're going to take a year off and focus on our core competency: putting on the Minnesota Ironman.
Our special thanks to the communities our ride has passed through over the past 13 years: Lakeville, Jordan, LeSeuer, Montgomery, Lonsdale, Northfield, Prior Lake, and Burnsville. They gave us the finest welcome and support any major bike event could have hoped for.
MORE DETAILS SOON
In the coming weeks we will roll out the details on the new routes and all the tasty ride updates. For now we want you to dream of the next cycling season, train for a great spring ride and help us get the word out. Make sure all your cycling buddies know; let anyone who is just getting into (or back into) cycling know - that the Minnesota season opener bike ride is getting retooled for 2013, and coming back stronger and better than ever! Check out our developing communities on Facebook and Twitter. Hit us up there anytime.
Put an exclamation mark on your calendar for Sunday April 28, 2013. Join us for the next unforgettable, grand, life-changing Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride experience - now in Washington County. | 
