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15th Annual Norman
Conquest Is Saturday, July 17
(June 23, 2010)
The 15th annual Norman Conquest bicycle tour
will be held Saturday, July 17. The tour, that
leaves at 7:30 a.m., will begin and end at the
J. D. McCarty Center for children with developmental
disabilities located at 2002 East Robinson Street
in Norman.
“We want to stress
that the Norman Conquest is not a race,”
said the Bicycle League of Norman president,
Dave Seng. “The Norman Conquest is a bicycle
tour that provides four levels of participation
for riders of all experience levels.”
The first route of Norman
Conquest is a 10-mile family tour of Norman.
It’s a nice ride for beginners and families.
The second route is a 22-mile
run through eastern Cleveland County with some
hills along the way for some challenge.
The third route is a 46-mile
trek. This route provides more challenge with
more hills along the route.
The fourth route is the
very hilly, very challenging 66-mile tour of
Cleveland County.
Registration before Saturday,
July 10, is $25 for single riders and $35 for
tandem riders. The family tour is $10 per rider.
After July 10, the registration costs are $30
for single riders, $40 for tandem riders and
$15 per rider on the family tour.
Riders may register for
the Norman Conquest on-line at www.active.com,
or register at the J. D. McCarty Center conference
center on Friday, July 16 from 7:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m., or the morning of race beginning
at 6:00 a.m.
All riders in the Norman
Conquest are required to wear an ANSI or Snell
approved helmet.
For the third year, a portion
of the proceeds from the Norman Conquest will
go to support the Camp ClapHans scholarship
endowment fund. Camp ClapHans is a summer camp
project of the J. D. McCarty Center. The scholarship
endowment fund will help to provide varying
levels of scholarships to help campers offset
the cost of camp tuition. Camp ClapHans is projected
to open during the summer of 2011.
For those who have not
ridden the Norman Conquest before you will find
the tour to be a fully supported ride with mechanical
and SAG support on the routes, plus plenty of
manned rest stops strategically placed along
the routes.
Following the ride lunch
will be provided to the participants and a drawing
will be held for prizes including a bicycle.
For more information
about the 15th annual Norman Conquest contact
Dave Seng at 405.850.4868 or visit normanconquest.bicycleleague.com.
For more information about
the J. D. McCarty Center visit www.jdmc.org.
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