Four Events in One near Lakeview, Oregon:
– Tour De Outback Pizza Party in Lakeview, June 20th at 6 pm.
– Tour de Outback gravel and road ride in in Adel, June 21st Saturday.
– Dirty Freehub All Access Launch Party June 21st at Neon Cowboy from 6-7:30. This is just outside of Lakeview.
– Dirty Freehub Pop-up Ride on Sunday (registration will open ~14 days before the event). This will start in downtown Lakeview.
(If you are registered for the Tour De Outback, then you are registered for pizza party.)
Hooray, Hooray!
…we are coming back to Lakeview, Oregon to launch our All Access® Eastern Oregon Gravel Guide with a fun party. We have fingers (and toes) crossed for good weather so we can toss in a popup gravel bicycle ride. Plus, you can join us for the Tour De Outback. So here’s the full lay of the land.
The Tour De Outback Pizza Party
Honestly, we have had this pizza and it’s well worth the effort! It’s 6:00 on Friday in downtown Lakeview. The perfect event for a pre-ride carbo load. Please make sure you reserve your seat so they know you are coming.
Tour De Outback Gravel Ride:
This whole region is packed full of fun riding, but the Tour De Outback has a really special route. The start is in town of Adel with 51 miles of premium gravel. Now if that sounds like too much, the route is an out and back and you can just turn around when you think you’ve done your distance. You need to register for the event.
Dirty Freehub All Access Launch PARTY will be hosted at Neon Cowboy which is this crazy place we never can describe. It’s a funky modernized motel with a hot springs, a restaurant and bar. The party will be Saturday, June 21, from 5:30 – 8 pm. Drinks and food will be available for purchase at Neon. The first 50 people to arrive will get a free copy of the All Access Eastern Gravel Guide. Cyclist and non-cyclists are invited to join in the fun.
At the party, you will get the chance to hear from Kevin and Linda English, Co-Founders of Dirty Freehub about the All Access program, the routes included on the website and in the guide books, and the key reasons why All Access is so important to Dirty Freehub. But enough gabbing, we will feature a super fun event called, “Explosive Trivia.” Now before you bike nerds think you are dead ringers to win, the content will be trivia that has been embedded into our Ride Guides. From beavers to pioneers … from rare plants to historic details … you never know what questions will pop up. To let us know that you are coming to the event, you can register here!
Lodging: While you can stay at Neon Cowboy, van campers are also welcome to join us in the parking lot. (You need to make a reservation at Neon Cowboy). This includes a visit to the hot springs for your post ride recovery!
Popup Bike ride on Sunday June 22nd: If the weather is good, join us for a gravel bike ride. We will figure out the the routes a week before the event. Check back here for the registration details after June 10th so we can confirm we are hosting a Popup Bike Ride. This is a free event.
Where is Lakeview? Let us save you the time to look it up … Southeast corner of Oregon.
- Lakeview to Bend: 2:50 hours/min of driving
- Lakeview to Portland: 5.51 hours/min of driving
- Lakeview to Seattle: 8:26 hours/min of driving
- Lakeview to Boise: 6:32 hours/min of driving
- Lakeview to Redding, CA: 3:24 hours/min of driving
What’s so cool about Lakeview? Lakeview is all about contrast: huge bodies of water next to dry, sagebrush steeppe (also know as the Sagebrush Sea). This area is famous for birding with the Warner Wetlands and home to loads of pronghorn. The area is also rich in Wild Wild West history with a whole lot of country charm.
Questions: Reach out to us via email at info@dirtyfreehub.org.
All Access® is funded in part by a grant from Travel Oregon and from generous donations by cyclists to Dirty Freehub. All Access is a registered Trademark of Dirty Freehub.
