Category: Race Tour de Picayune - Florida

Tour de Picayune - Florida


February 4, 2012

Tour de Picayune is a cross country bicycle race over the old trails and lands through the backwoods and swamps of Picayune Strand State Forest in Southwest Florida.

Dry sand, wet sand, rocks, soft gravel, hard gravel, grass, logs and even some rough asphalt describe the range of riding surfaces; Generally, variations of soft, sandy trails that can change significantly in accordance to recent past as well as current weather, traffic, humidity and water levels, and it's sometimes hard to predict the right tires or even the best bike for overall performance.

There are 3 distance classes to ride - 12.5, 25 and 50 miles.

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