26th annual America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride in Lake Tahoe Sunday

Over 3,000 cyclists will be participating in the 26th annual America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride around Lake Tahoe on Sunday, June 4,

"Imagine the scenic beauty of Lake Tahoe with its crystal clear blue waters surrounded by towering majestic snow capped peaks. Imagine being able to ride a bicycle around its 72-mile shoreline or a 100-mile century ride," said Event Director Curtis Fong.

The ride isn't a race, but a fun ride and is fully supported with volunteers manning rest stops along the way with food and beverage.

This ride is also the culmination of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s spring Team In Training (TNT) Cycle 100 national fund raising program where over 750 participants from 35 chapters and branches are participating and expect to raise over $3 million dollars. Over the past 20 years, TNT has brought a total of 24,360 participants to Lake Tahoe and America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, raising $94 million dollars.

Bicyclists will ride two different tour options based on their ability level with all rides starting and finishing from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Both will be going clockwise around the lake.

For the conditioned bicyclists, the 72-mile route around Lake Tahoe is not only one of the most scenic, it is also one of the only bi-state bike rides in the country with it’s route in both California and Nevada. The 72-mile route circumnavigates the highways around Lake Tahoe in a clockwise direction and offers over 4,000 vertical feet of climbing.

For the more conditioned “Century Rider” bicyclists, a 100-mile option is offered that includes an additional out and back on Hwy. 89, from Tahoe City to historic Truckee, offering additional vertical feet of climbing before returning to Tahoe City, to continuing around the Lake. This ride option offers over 4,900 vertical feet of climbing.

Rest Stops, stocked with a variety of fresh fruits, energy bars, cookies, energy drink, and more are offered at the Vikingsholm Parking Lot overlooking Emerald Bay; at Bank of the West in Tahoe City; Save Mart in Truckee; Kings Beach and Spooner Junction. Various local area bike shops provide technical support at all rest stops. Sponsoring rest stops include volunteers from Sierra at Tahoe Ski Education Foundation, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Rite of Passage and the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition plus many other volunteers. Event communications are coordinated with the Tahoe Amateur Radio Association and the Tahoe Blue Riders provide motorcycle support. Barton Health Care / Tahoe Orthopedic Center and Douglas County Search & Rescue providing medical first aid services.

All ride options begin between 6:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., with staggered 15-minute start windows. All bicyclists will receive a Lake Tahoe NDOT goodie bag and welcome packet, a 26th Annual commemorative number, event t-shirt, wristband and custom water bottle. Plus, food and beverage at all rest stops, a lunch stop in Kings Beach and after ride meal & pool party with live entertainment featuring live entertainment at the Hard Rock. All riders will also be awarded an AMBBR Finisher’s Medal at the Finish Line.