Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered to make the 4th Annual Montana Women’s Tour a success. Within days we will be writing checks to our charities: YWCA’s Gateway House, the Ronald McDonald House, and ZooMontana.
We were blessed with sunshine and mild temperatures this year. 
In all, 155 of you came to ride either the 40-, 22-, or 15 mile routes. We were able to keep our traditional routes despite the flurry of construction activity taking place all over Billings this year.
We were also thrilled with our new design on the ever fashionable black “T” this year.
Thank you to our exclusive sponsor The Spoke Shop and owner Jim Downs. Besides a monetary donation, Jim was put to work at the 22-mile water/food stop. He and Chris Cook handed out refreshments, pumped up tires, among other things. They were among the many volunteers who worked at our aid stations, rode as host/safety guides, mechanics, etc.
Safety was the main theme of our tour this year. To help ensure the safety of our riders, we had 4-motorcycle riders from the Blue Knights (volunteer) law enforcement and 2 marked Yellowstone County Sheriff’s deputy cars on the road. We also had helmets available for sale at a killer price or if someone couldn’t afford them we gave them away!
There were also nearly two dozen kids (age 10-and-under) who participated in our free kid’s ride in the zoo’s parking lot). Each child received a Montana Velo Bella T-shirt and water bottle, as well as a goodie bag.
Of course there was food! With apologies to one wise guy, we too are an eating club with a cycling disorder.
