<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241432779782430425</id><updated>2011-09-19T13:23:30.394-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Tour de Franklin a.k.a. "Halloween Hunard"</title><subtitle type='html'>A beautiful autumn bicycle ride in the mountains of Western North Carolina benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://tourdefranklin.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8241432779782430425/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tourdefranklin.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Macon County Cycling</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03066469015934109759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241432779782430425.post-7660728235952908875</id><published>2008-11-25T16:02:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T16:10:59.297-05:00</updated><title type='text'>2008 Tour de Franklin aka Halloween Hunard</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxpZ5DdxiI/AAAAAAAAAEo/FoKhsl8aE3E/s1600-h/IMG_0354.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272705157277009442" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxpZ5DdxiI/AAAAAAAAAEo/FoKhsl8aE3E/s400/IMG_0354.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And They're Off...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxpG4trUPI/AAAAAAAAAEg/_ELlV1qM1hs/s1600-h/IMG_0405.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272704830768107762" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxpG4trUPI/AAAAAAAAAEg/_ELlV1qM1hs/s400/IMG_0405.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Scott "Set the Pace" Baste Leading The Pack...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxo8fLAMnI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Zo7QSuKz53U/s1600-h/IMG_0476.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272704652113097330" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxo8fLAMnI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Zo7QSuKz53U/s400/IMG_0476.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A Group Of Three...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxopzHFLdI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/y6oHKtm8UzM/s1600-h/IMG_1000.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272704331047841234" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxopzHFLdI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/y6oHKtm8UzM/s400/IMG_1000.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Great Food &amp;amp; Drink At The End.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8241432779782430425-7660728235952908875?l=tourdefranklin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8241432779782430425/posts/default/7660728235952908875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8241432779782430425/posts/default/7660728235952908875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tourdefranklin.blogspot.com/2008/11/2008-tour-de-franklin-aka-halloween_25.html' title='2008 Tour de Franklin aka Halloween Hunard'/><author><name>Macon County Cycling</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03066469015934109759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SSxpZ5DdxiI/AAAAAAAAAEo/FoKhsl8aE3E/s72-c/IMG_0354.JPG' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241432779782430425.post-3030937475941861211</id><published>2008-08-08T11:52:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T20:24:34.275-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SNBNyveFmsI/AAAAAAAAABk/waeM3lspLxM/s1600-h/TdFPaceline.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SNBNyveFmsI/AAAAAAAAABk/waeM3lspLxM/s400/TdFPaceline.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246779100018088642" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 5th Annual Tour de Franklin aka "Halloween Hunard" will be on Sunday, October 26th, 2008 at 9:00am at Smoky Mountain Bicycles at 179 Highlands Road in Franklin, NC.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Routes&lt;/strong&gt;: There are 3 routes to choose from: 28 mile with beautiful rolling hills and approximately 2200' of elevation change, 66 mile with 5 mile climb and approximately 6500' of elevation change, 103 mile with 5 mile climb and 10 mile climb and approximately 8500' of elevation change. During October, the leaves are in full fall bloom and temperatures are nice and cool.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All proceeds go to American Heart Association and American Cancer Society.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration&lt;/strong&gt;:  You can register at &lt;a href="http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1599208&amp;amp;assetId=a71f5388-cedb-41c7-ae06-c2d3ff18647d"&gt;www.active.com&lt;/a&gt; or email &lt;a href="mailto:s.bicycles@mchsi.com"&gt;s.bicycles@mchsi.com&lt;/a&gt; for registration form. Cost of ride is $30.00 if registered before 10/17/08 and $35.00 thereafter. The cost of ride includes rider packet, t-shirt, SAG, rest stops, raffle and post ride meal. Ride is limited to 200 riders. Packet pickup and registration is from 8:00am - 9:00am on 10/26/08 and ride will begin at 9:00am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Directions&lt;/strong&gt;:  &lt;em&gt;From Atlanta&lt;/em&gt; - Take I 85 N towards Greenville. Exit left onto I985 towards Gainesville, GA. Continue north and I985 will become 441N. In NC, take right on 441N Bypass, continue to the Highlands/Franklin 64/28 exit. Turn left at ramp, Smoky Mountain Bicycles will be on your left approximately 1.2 miles from exit ramp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;From Asheville&lt;/em&gt; - Take I 40 W to Exit 27, onto 74W towards Waynesville/Atlanta. Take Exit 81 onto 441S towards Franklin/Atlanta. In Franklin, take the exit after Wal-mart, Highlands/Franklin 64/28. Turn right at ramp, Smoky Mountain Bicycles will be on your left approximately 1.2 miles from exit ramp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come out and enjoy the best riding in Western North Carolina with views that will take your breathe away!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SNBN6dSwMFI/AAAAAAAAABs/DqGIGnTbE8s/s1600-h/TdFRestStop.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SNBN6dSwMFI/AAAAAAAAABs/DqGIGnTbE8s/s400/TdFRestStop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246779232577663058" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8241432779782430425-3030937475941861211?l=tourdefranklin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8241432779782430425/posts/default/3030937475941861211'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8241432779782430425/posts/default/3030937475941861211'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tourdefranklin.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-post_07.html' title=''/><author><name>Macon County Cycling</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03066469015934109759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fIY3f0JGKdk/SNBNyveFmsI/AAAAAAAAABk/waeM3lspLxM/s72-c/TdFPaceline.jpg' height='72' width='72'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241432779782430425.post-5041431959649520333</id><published>2008-08-06T11:50:00.013-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-11T10:52:29.880-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Registration Form</title><content type='html'>Name__________________________________ Phone#____________________&lt;br /&gt;Address________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;City_________________________ State______ Zip Code__________&lt;br /&gt;Emergency Contact_______________________&lt;br /&gt;Emergency Phone #___________________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are 3 routes to choose from:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="Check1"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;28 mile – 2200’ elevation gain&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="Check2"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;66 mile – 6500’ of elevation gain&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name="Check3"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;103 mile – 8500’ of elevation gain&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Circle choices:&lt;br /&gt;Route: 28 - 66 - 103&lt;br /&gt;T-shirt Size: S - M - L - XL - XXL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ALL PARTICIPATES MUST SIGN RELEASE AT CHECK IN AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED TO RIDE!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can register online at &lt;a href="http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1599208&amp;amp;assetId=a71f5388-cedb-41c7-ae06-c2d3ff18647d"&gt;http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1599208&amp;amp;assetId=a71f5388-cedb-41c7-ae06-c2d3ff18647d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Registration fee:&lt;br /&gt;$35.00 until 10/17/09&lt;br /&gt;$40.00 thereafter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please make checks payable to: &lt;span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"&gt;Smoky Mountain Bicycles&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mail to:&lt;br /&gt;Smoky Mountain Bicycles&lt;br /&gt;179 Highlands Road&lt;br /&gt;Franklin, NC 28734&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Website – &lt;a href="http://www.tourdefranklin.com/"&gt;http://www.tourdefranklin.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Email – &lt;a href="mailto:s.bicycles@mchsi.com"&gt;s.bicycles@mchsi.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phone # 828-369-2881&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8241432779782430425-5041431959649520333?l=tourdefranklin.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8241432779782430425/posts/default/5041431959649520333'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8241432779782430425/posts/default/5041431959649520333'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://tourdefranklin.blogspot.com/2008/08/registration-form.html' title='Registration Form'/><author><name>Macon County Cycling</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03066469015934109759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
