St. Louis Tour D'Onut
A noncompetitive donut crawl that explores a sprinkling of St. Louis City dough fryers and promotes bicycling as a viable means of transportation and exercise.
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Tour D’Onut 2013 is only 12 days away! Another glazed gearing awaits…
2013 Route:(1) Meet at World’s Fair Donuts (1904 S Vandeventer Ave) at 8:00am, depart at 8:30am
(2) Café Ventana (3919 West Pine)
(3) Strange Donuts pop-up at the Schlafly Tap Room parking lot (2100 Locust St)
(4) Cielo for fresh bomboloni (999 N 2nd St)
(5) City Garden at 11am for a reception with local food trucksThe reception includes live donut-themed music, awards for donut spirit and a chance to replace lost electrolytes. All riders are encouraged to don donut-inspired costumes and d’éclair their spirit for a chance to win t-shirts and home-embroidered spirit ribbons.
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Can’t wait for Tour D’Onut?
Do-nut worry - National Donut Day is Friday, June 7th! Consider this a time trial for the real challenge, Tour D’Onut, on Sunday, June 23rd.
Learn more about National Donut Day on Wikipedia.
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Tour D’Onut is back this year on June 23rd!
The route is to be announced, but mark your calendars, tune up your bike and ready your taste buds!Join us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/events/500637556670834/
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D’eclair your dough-pendence this Friday by visiting one of St. Louis’s fine fryers. Below is the Tour D’Onut team’s recommendations for this national holiday:
Thursday night, midnight: John Donut (1618 S Broadway Ave)
7:30am: Breakfast at O’Fashion Donuts (5120 Southwest Ave)
12:00pm: Lunch at World’s Fair Donuts (1904 S Vandeventer Ave)
5:30pm: Pre-happy hour donuts at Donut Drive-In (6525 Chippewa St)
6:30pm: Post-Donut Happy Hour at Colorado Bob’s Ship of Fools (3457 Morganford Rd)
The weather is looking good - grab your bikes/rollerblades and we’ll see you there! For more information on National Donut Day, visit here.
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THE RIDE IS ONLY 7.8 MILES. The average adult (155 lbs) will burn a total of 376 calories during this ride (assuming a light mosey speed). That’s like 2 donuts.
