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Schedule of Events
Friday, August 9
Noon to 8 pm: Registration at Paris Landing State Park (PLSP) lobby
Saturday, August 10 - 45 Mile Road Race
7 am: Police staging at Paris Landing State Park
8 am: Race starts PLSP
10:30 am: Approximate finish time PLSP
Sunday, August 11 - 85 Mile Road Race
7 am: Police staging @ PLSP
7:50 am: National anthem sang by Amanda Spraggs, and prayer.
8 am: Race starts @ PLSP
11am -5pm : Vending area open to the public
Band on amphitheater stage: Q&A
Kids Zone, Park activities, Fire Truck
11:30-Noon: Finish line @ PLSP
3 pm: Awards presentation at the amphitheater stage.
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Bike Event Coming to Paris Landing This Weekend
By Jennifer Wheatley - Paris/Henry County Chamber of Commerce
“Come Play With Us” is the motto of the Paris Landing Tourism League, and Sara Jo Sutherland, president, has planned a big event to encourage a whole new group of folks to discover all the recreational opportunities of our community. The Tour de Paris Landing, a bicycle road race planned for August 10 and 11, will feature a 45 mile competition on Saturday, an 85 mile trek on Sunday and will cover Henry and Stewart Counties.
Lane closures (none scheduled to exceed ten minutes) should be expected on Saturday and Sunday. (See the following Traffic Plan for the route.)
Each day’s event begins at 8 am and will be concluded by 10:30 am on Saturday and noon on Sunday. Finish line supporters are encouraged to be at the park. Awards will be presented at 3 pm on Sunday at the Paris Landing State Park amphitheater.
Nine 5 – 9 person teams, from Georgia, Colorado, Arkansas, California, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida, are confirmed. They will be accompanied by family members, mechanics and supporters. Almost 100 other local and regional cyclists will be joining the competition. Everyone is invited to cheer on the competitors on Sunday, anywhere along the route that is safe. Food vendors will be at Paris Landing State Park, along with entertainment, the group Q&A, at the amphitheater, from 11 am to 5 pm. Spectators are welcome at the park and may use the parking lots at JR Hayes Construction, Promise Land Christian Book Store, DMT Furniture and Matt’s Pub. A kids zone jumper will be sponsored by McDonald's and various outdoor activities by the Paris Landing State Park. Paris Landing Volunteer Fire Department will be on hand to allow kids to explore the fire trucks and learn fire safety.
Local sponsors are Foundation Bank, Joe Mahan Ford, Lakeview Grocery, Lakeview Grill, Paris Landing Motel, Pepsi, Dexter Advertising, Griffey Clinic, West Tennessee Chiropractic, McDonald's of Paris, Moody Realty, Joe & Jerry's and Matt’s Pub. Event support will be provided by HCMC ambulance service, Henry County Sheriff's office, Stewart County Sheriff's office, City of Dover, City of Paris and the Henry County Alliance.
USA Cycling will sanction Tour de Paris Landing. It is comprised of over 2,500 clubs and teams and 70,800 licensees which include officials, coaches, mechanics, race directors, and competitive cyclists of all ages and abilities across all five disciplines of the sport. (The five disciplines of bicycling are road, track, mountain bike, BMX and cyclo-cross.) Brent Greer, Henry County Mayor and chairman of the Henry County Alliance, said “TRRA was a major funding entity for this event. It is part of our overall mission to bring a diversified tourism economy to Henry County.”
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Traffic Plan
Tour Map for Saturday
Tour Map for Sunday
Saturday Route: Paris Landing State Park (PLSP) to 79 N to Stewart County Visitor center (parking lot will provide turn around for cyclist) to 79 S to median turn around east of bridge before Richardson's body shop 79 N back to PLSP.
Sunday Route: PLSP to 79N to just past BP station at Big Rock Rd. Cyclist will make "U" turn in hwy not to exceed 10 min. 79 S to Paris on east wood st to left on Tyson Avenue to 79 S turn left onto 218 bypass to 79 N back to PLSP.
We will have 1 lead car, 2 police cruisers and 2 police motorcycle units protecting the pack of riders during the race and a vehicle with USACycling officials. We will have 2 utility trucks following to assist should any issue arise. There will be an EMS unit on standby.
We are expecting approximately 120-150 cyclist. The estimated speed will be 18-30 mph.
We will use the inside lane closest to the median to allow the emergency lane to be utilized if needed. Lane closures should be expected at turn points but should not exceed 8-10 minutes.
The affected intersections in Henry County will be 79S @ 218 bypass, 79N @ 218 bypass, Tyson Ave. @ E. Wood St., Mineral Wells Ave. @ Tyson Ave., 218 bypass @ 69S, 218 bypass @ 77, 218 bypass @ 641.
The affected intersections in Stewart County will be 79N @ Hwy. 49,79N @ The trace, 79N @ Big Rock Rd.
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Links:
Paris Landing Tourism League: http://visitparislanding.blogspot.com/p/about.html
USACycling: http://www.usacycling.org/
Paris/Henry County Chamber of Commerce: http://www.paristnchamber.com/
Stewart County Chamber of Commerce: http://www.stewartcountychamberofcommerce.com/
Come Play With Us!
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