The 2024 Tour is scheduled for August 17th!!
Make Every Mile Count.
Make Every Mile Count.
Starting in 1987, Lon Haldeman & Susan Notorangelo organized a series of one-day rides that would qualify cyclists to participate in Paris-Best-Paris. These rides were called Randonneur rides. Most of them were held in the dairy country of Southern WI, so cyclists started saying “We're going to ride Around the Manure”.
A similar version of the previous rides, called “Around the Manure Century,” was added a few years later. Lon's uncle suggested changing the name to “Roun’da Manure”, making it more similar to Randonneur. The name stuck like manure on a bike tire & it has been called Roun’da Manure ever since.
In 2005 the tour was revitalized to include a clover leaf series of four different loop routes & ice cream shop rest stops along the way. Riders could pick the routes they wanted to ride and redeem coupons for a snack or drink at the local ice cream shops. Everyone returned to Downtown Sharon, the hub in the center of the loops, for a wonderful pig roast.
This is a major fund raising event for the Sharon Chamber of Commerce and helps support their other projects during the year.
We hope all cyclists can attend this fun and traditional bike ride around the Illinois and Wisconsin State line area.
Sharon, Wisconsin was founded in 1841 and established in 1856. It is centrally located along the southern Wisconsin Stateline border and is between the cities of Rockford and Chicago, Illinois & Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sharon currently has a population of 1,605 people. Rich in history and the promise of a bright future, we offer the perfect location for this once-in-a-lifetime ride.
The 2024 date is approaching fast and we’re making preparations. Don’t miss out!
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The big day may have come and gone, but keep in touch and stay up to date for 2022 Tour information.
The 2024 Roun'da Manure Bicycle Tour is taking place on Saturday, August 17th.
Stay tuned for more information coming Spring 2024!!
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