Welcome to the Tour de Picayune Saturday May 1,2021 8:30am
10th Annual Tour
Picayune Strand State Forest
Collier County
Naples, Florida
Wes Wilkins at 239 280-8837, text or call.
About last year's Race/Tour.
2020 TdP Re-cap.
Every tour is different and unpredictable. But one of the more predictable things is when Bill Quinsey enters,
he is there competing all the way to the finish. And the 9th annual TdP 2020 tour was a runaway for Bill. He won by about 10 minutes or so. Dominated from start to finish. He was in great form.
We did something a little different as we started and ended from The Edge off Snake Rd. Practiced social distancing, and staggered our start for each rider by 5 second intervals.
The race was a little shorter than usual, about 42 miles. But tough and varied with a few wrinkles. We change the course a little bit every year and this one was no different from that standard.
Temps were a bit warm and the ground dry and the sky bright and sunny. Trails were not as sandy as other tours as some usual places were curtailed and some harder roads were added.
Trophies were awarded this year for the 3 top finishers for both classes. 2 lap and 1 lap. Also the Durrwalker Cup
for the top overall finisher was awarded for the ninth time.
This was Bill's third victory and his name appears 3 times now and at the top of a new engraving plate on the base. He is now the leader in victories over two others just behind with 2 victories each, Andy Holland and Jareld Brownell, two other great, great riders that don't quit and give their all every time.
About Us
Picayune Strand State Forest- a marvel of Nature and restoration.
The best Cross Country Bike Riding anywhere in south Florida. This course can be extremely challenging but fun, safe and easy to ride.
Picayune Strand State Forest- a marvel of Nature and restoration.
Be a part of a wild place and learn about the woods while enjoying great and wholesome exercise in a world of raw nature and friendly competition, a Florida jungle and safari ride of fun. Wildlife is abundant even in these dry season days.
We provide 3 aid stations with fruit and water. Station #3 (Snake Pit Camp) will have ice cold drin
Be a part of a wild place and learn about the woods while enjoying great and wholesome exercise in a world of raw nature and friendly competition, a Florida jungle and safari ride of fun. Wildlife is abundant even in these dry season days.
We provide 3 aid stations with fruit and water. Station #3 (Snake Pit Camp) will have ice cold drinks and snacks.
Bring a camera and have a small picnic along the course if a nice day of low key touring is your preference.
But be very, very ready and prepared if you expect to compete.
And if you're not into going fast, we offer the tour of the forest beauty that can be enjoyed not by racing but by apreciating.
There will be winners though, as at the conclusion there will be awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Including the presentation of the Cup for the overall champ.
10th Annual Event 2021
The best Cross Country Bike Riding anywhere in south Florida. This course can be extremely challenging but fun, safe and easy to ride.
Picayune Strand State Forest- a marvel of Nature and restoration.
The Durrwalker Cup has had a host of great champions and are listed on it's base. Check the course map and details page for more information regarding the significance of this cup.
Originally the cup was a prize awarded to the local winner of a Swiss town's 1914 bicycle mountain race championship and continues its legacy here.
It will be aw
The Durrwalker Cup has had a host of great champions and are listed on it's base. Check the course map and details page for more information regarding the significance of this cup.
Originally the cup was a prize awarded to the local winner of a Swiss town's 1914 bicycle mountain race championship and continues its legacy here.
It will be awarded for the year to the overall course champion.
More to come about this year's tour very soon.
The best Cross Country Bike Riding anywhere in south Florida. This course can be extremely challenging but fun, safe and easy to ride.
The best Cross Country Bike Riding anywhere in south Florida. This course can be extremely challenging but fun, safe and easy to ride.
The best Cross Country Bike Riding anywhere in south Florida. This course can be extremely challenging but fun, safe and easy to ride.
Several bike types and tires can be used successfully. Hybrid type and family bikes are just fine for the eco-tour course but there's opportunities to use more competitive style special bikes with fat tires and 29ers for the long gravel grinds or fat bikes for the grassy, sandy logs and rocks of the single track trails. Of course that al
Several bike types and tires can be used successfully. Hybrid type and family bikes are just fine for the eco-tour course but there's opportunities to use more competitive style special bikes with fat tires and 29ers for the long gravel grinds or fat bikes for the grassy, sandy logs and rocks of the single track trails. Of course that all depends on lungs and legs and how you feel that day. The ground varies throughout and it is an odyssey of pathways and
right of ways.
The 50 miles is a very tough course physically and should not be attempted by the unprepared. If you are a first timer out here, expect to take it easy and follow the map and be flexible.
There are several easy go home bailouts along the course.
You are not alone, we can come and get you too if you've had it or have bike problems.
But if you expect to be competitive, you need to come out for a practice run or two.
Call on us anytime and we can help you.
Preparation is key and the right equipment for your chosen course will make things much more fun.
Everything from the correct tire pressure to the right cycling shoes to carrying enough water
and hand grips that feel good are just a few of the factors.