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Norman Conquest
Attracts 613 Riders and Raises $5,000 for Camp
ClapHans
(Tuesday, August
3, 2010) With the heat index expected to reach
105, 613 bicycle riders from seven to seventy
got an early start on the Bicycle League of
Norman’s 15th annual Norman Conquest bicycle
tour on Saturday, July 17. Leaving the J. D.
McCarty Center at 7:30 a.m., bicycle riders
of all skill levels left in unison to take on
one of four available routes ranging from 10-miles
to 66-miles in length.
“Our all time record
for this event is 638,” said Corri Ide,
spokesperson for the Bicycle League of Norman.
“And the amount of money we raised is a
record. We are very pleased with this year’s
results.”
“This ride traditionally
draws a lot of riders from around the state,”
explained Ide, “but the last couple of
years attendance has been down some. We attribute
that to the economy and people deciding not
to travel as far for big events.”
This year’s event
not only drew riders from around the state,
but also from places like Billings, Montana;
Boulder, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Tombstone,
Arizona; and Jamacia Plains, Massachusetts.
Proceeds from the 15th
annual Norman Conquest will be donated to the
Camp ClapHans scholarship endowment fund to
provide camp tuition assistance to kids wanting
to come to camp.
Camp ClapHans is a summer
camp project of the J. D. McCarty Center for
children with developmental disabilities in
Norman.
For more information
about the Bicycle League of Norman visit www.bicycleleague.com.
For more information about
the J. D. McCarty Center visit www.jdmc.org.
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