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by Joe Ward — Semi-Official Club Historian History can teach us. I have learned in studying the history of bicycling in Louisville, for example, that if nobody writes it down, everybody who remembers it dies, and people have to guess at what happene...

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by Jim Tretter My first involvement was in 1985, when I agreed to sell T-shirts. T-shirts were first sold in 1984 when Gil Morris (of Highland Cycles) took the brochure logo and had Randy Oates (Oates Flag) print up 100 orange shirts, they quickly s...

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by Stewart Prather As the 20th anniversary of the Old Kentucky Home Tour approaches, a brief history of how the ride started and its early years might be of interest. Shortly after Deborah and I began riding with the Louisville Wheelmen (as the cl...

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The Hostess's of Bardstown are    seasoned veterans and know how to get the job done. Expect to find new and interesting things this year. A schedule of activities in Bardstown, for Saturday evening and Sunday morning, will be ...

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Check-in time on Saturday is from 6:30 to 9 a.m., EDT. Check-in time for Sunday's rides is from 8 to 9 a.m., EDT. The start site is E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park located at 3500 Freys Hill Road in the northeast section of Louisville, Ky. (see map) ...

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Here're some questions we were asked in previous years. The chances are good that your question has already been answered. Choose a subject. The Rides Q: Where will the ride start? A: The start site is at E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park located...

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The OKHT riders run on their stomachs, it takes a lot of food to keep all of you on your bikes. We can use any of the following items 3 ounce “Dixie” type cups 6 ounce water type cups Paper plates for all the pizza we eat on Sunday ...

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Follow these handy riding tips and we assure you you'll make it to Bardstown on Saturday. Spend time on the bike. Seems obvious, but you need to toughen up those sit tissues. Most runners have the aerobic training and leg strength to do a long...

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All riders are invited and encouraged to bring a couple dozen cookies for the famous Cookie Stop on Sunday.With rider participation numbers like we had last year, we need all the cookies we can get! Cookies can be dropped off at registration either ...

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Below is a short list of area hotels in Bardstown: Hampton Inn Bardstown www.hamptoninn.com (502) 349-0100 Comfort Inn Bardstown www.comfortinn.com (502) 349-9400 Days Inn Bardstown www.daysinn.com (502) 349-0363 Qualit...

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Friday night lodging in Louisville     * Hampton Inn 4100 Hampton Lake Way, I-265 & Westport Rd., 502-327-8880 (the host accommodation of the OKHT ride)     * Best Western 4805 Brownsboro Lane 502.893.2551 or 1...

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The 32nd Annual OKHT will be a fantastic two-day bicycling party this September 12th & 13th. This is your invitation to help us. The Old Kentucky Home Tour is the Louisville Bicycle Club's BIGGEST event and it needs YOU! This two-day...

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