PAC Tour
Who is PAC Tour?
Pacific-Atlantic-Cycling Tour was
started in 1985 by cross country record holders Susan
Notorangelo and Lon Haldeman as a way to offer the long
distance cyclist the ultimate cycling vacation. Lon and Susan
will offer their experiences from over forty transcontinental
rides to make your PAC Tour as smooth as possible. The support
staff is also made up of the most professional individuals
including many former Race Across America veterans.
Cycling Route 66
PAC Tour has organized twenty bicycle tours
across America since 1985. The focus of Cycle Route 66 is to
learn the history and meet the people who grew up along the old highway.
The cyclists on this tour range in age from 35 to 68 years old.
Many remember driving Route 66 in their youth during family
vacations. Their occupations include school teachers, doctors and
engineers. They are all very fit riders and have been training for
several months in preparation for this tour. Most of them have
ridden across the United States before and six of them have won
the Race Across America coast to coast bicycle race in ten days
or less.
Bicycle Expeditions Across America
PAC Tour offers a variety of high mileage tours for the 1996 and
1997 seasons. Our expanded calendar of events include the best
cycling routes across all regions of the United States. Detailed
information for each tour will be sent to registered riders
beginning January 1st in the year of their tour.
A Word of Caution:
PAC Tour is rated by Bicycling magazine as "the toughest tour
in the world." PAC Tour does not follow the flattest, smoothest
or easiest route across the country. PAC Tour routes are designed to
offer the best cycling routes each day between motels and points of
interest. If you are looking for an easy, flat, tail wind tour across
America, do not sign up for PAC Tour.
These 1996 Tours are almost filled. Call for space
availability.
1996 The North Transcontinental
July 13 - August 7 (riding days July 14 - August 6)
24 days * 3,339 miles * 139 miles per day * $2,995
Everett, WA to Williamsburg, VA
1996 The Southern Transcontinental
September 15 - October 9 (riding days Sept. 16 - Oct. 8)
23 days * 2,850 miles * 124 miles per day * $2,895
San Diego, CA to Charleston, SC
Upcoming Tours
- 1997 Arizona Winter Desert
Training Camp
- 1997 PAC Tour Elite Southern
Tour
- 1997 Gulf of Mexico to Maine ...
Tour of the Eastern Mountains
- 1997 The Northern
Transcontinental
- 1997 50 Over 50 Southern
Transcontinental
- 1998 Mexico to Canada * Ridge
of the Rockies
Riders signing up early will receive the quarterly issues
of the PAC Tour Alumni Newsletter in addition to their tour
packet. Phone 414-736-2453 or FAX 414-736-2454.
Round trip airline flights should be made for arriving and
departing from Tucson, Arizona. Choose one or both weeks:
$695/week or $1,295 for both weeks
1st Week ... (Fly In dates - Sat. Feb. 15 to Sat. Feb. 22)
2nd Week ... (Fly In dates - Sat. Feb. 22 to Sat. Mar. 1)
50 to 100 miles per day. Get some warm outdoor miles and
see great scenery of southern Arizona. A good tour for 1st time
PAC Tour riders or veterans training for PAC Tour summer events.
Join serveral RAAM Winners and Bicycling Magazine
coaching staff for daily clinics. Ride options each day with
shorter routes. Motels, routes, Polo-shirt, books, coaching
clinics, breakfast, lunch, snacks and gear shuttle included. Must
register before January 15, 1997. Special Desert Camp
Jersey to everyone who registers before December 1, 1996 with a
$300 deposit.
"The Toughest PAC Tour"
May 3 - 19 (riding days May 4 - 18)
San Diego, CA to Charleston, SC
2,850 miles * 15 days * 192 miles per day * $2,495
Now a Qualifying Even for the Race Across AMerica
This challenging tour follows our scenic southern route. Many
days of this extreme tour will cover over 200 miles. This tour
is specifically for PAC Tour veterans or serious cyclists that
have ridden a 200 mile event in under 10 hours. A great training
ride for further RAAM participants. All riders must be physically,
mechanically and emotionally prequalified for this rigorous
event.
June 8 - 28 (riding days June 9 - 27)
Panama City, Florida to Portland, Maine
2,500 miles * 19 days * 120 miles per day * $2,695
This tour leaves Panama City, Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. Then
ride through the mountains and forests of Georgia and the Blue
Ridge parkway. See the Amish farms of Pennsylvania and quaint
villages of New England before finishing along the Maine coast.
This inaugural tour will include new states for PAC Tour veterans.
July 19 - August 14 (riding days July 20 - August 13)
Everett, WA to Williamsburg, VA
25 days * 3,333 miles * 133 miles per day * $3,195
This popular mountainous tour visits Yellowstone National Park
and other highlights of the northwestern United States. Ride
through the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota. See the
hilly farmland of Iowa and Wisconsin before crossing the prairies
of Illinois and Indiana. Clim the hills of Ohio and West Virginia
before you finish near historic Williamsburg, Virginia.
September 13 - October 9 (riding days Sept. 14 - Oct. 8)
San Diego, CA to Charleston, SC
2,800 miles * 25 days * 112 miles per day * $2,995
Do you know a serious senior cyclists who wants to ride across
America? Join 50 riders all over 50 years old who are living
their dream. To qualify for this tour you must be over 50 years
old. This tour offers a variety of excellent cycling conditions
from the expansive desolate desert to the thick vegetation of
the eastern states. Along the way you will cross the canyons
and climb the mountains of the southwest. Ride the plains of
Texas, the rolling hills of Tennessee and the forests of Georgia.
Summer * 2,200 miles * 19 days * 115 miles per day