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Performance and Pledge Prizes

Everyone who registers by May 21, 2010 receives a free Tour de Kingdom T-Shirt, a free Tour de Kingdom Poster, and a free, introductory, two week membership at IROC.  (Out of towners can use it while you are visiting the area for the Tour de Kingdom or any other time you wish.) Each registrant also gets a coupon entitling them to discounts at the Louis Garneau outlet right here in Newport which are redeemable during the Tour de Kingdom Sweekend only.  We also will be offering performance prizes and high pledging prizes listed below.  Additional prizes for performance and for pledging are being added every week until the day of the event. Here’s what we have gathered so far:

“Performance” Prizes
The Tour de Kingdom is not a sanctioned race; it is a charity ride through some of the most beautiful countryside in the world.  Stop and smell the flowers is the theme of the day.  Or take a dip in Willoughby on your way by.  But we do offer a “timed event” for those leaving on Saturday and Sunday morning at 7:30 am.  The few brave hearts who participated in this aspect of the Tour de Kingdom last year seemed to enjoy it.  It’s hard to tell who gets the best of the day, those who speed through or those who stop every now and then to linger and savor some spectacular scenery.  But, in response to those who participate in the “timed event” and enjoyed its particular challenge, we have decided to do it again this year and provide a couple of performance prizes offered to the “winners.”

High Pledging Prizes
On the other hand, this is a charity ride, and cash is king!!  We have some wonderful rewards for high levels of donations.  Many of our riders are already using the Support Your Rider section of the web site to invite friends, families, and employers to donate in support of their run.  All donations go to sustaining IROC’s Healthy Changes Initiative, an exercise program for people suffering from diabetes, obesity, or heart disease.  All donations (including the minimum donation) made in support of a particular rider from whatever source (whether by the rider or by others) are tallied up and counted toward the High Pledge awards.  They also qualify riders for our special thank you rewards listed in the next section.  Here’s how it works.  High Pledge gets first choice of the following rewards.  Second highest pledge gets second choice, etc.

Pledging Rewards for All
We are also offering a wide variety ways to commemorate your participation in the Tour de Kingdom based on additional pledging (above the minimum pledge). Why?  Because our mothers taught us to say, “Thank You” especially to strangers bearing gifts and cash.  We appreciate your generosity and we are happy to welcome you to the Tour de Kingdom.  Here they are, with additional pledges (above the minimum), you are qualified for particular thank you gifts:

If all of this “donation” talk is just not for you, that’s fine with us.  We hope that you will enjoy your ride, enjoy your time in the heart of the Northeast Kingdom, and return for many years to come.  Your participation in this event means a lot to us.  It also means a lot to the “Next Generation” of “young guns.”  This event has already inspired a whole group of kids to stretch themselves, lace up their cycling shoes, and go for it.  It doesn’t matter how young or old you are, every now and then you just got to get out their and “Grind those gears!”