This is a Father’s Day story. Not just because it’s Father’s Day on Sunday, but because a couple of families will be honoring a dad on El Tour Day, Nov. 22, 2025. They are doing it for the man they…
Andy James is returning to El Tour for the first time in eight years. He can’t wait. By then, he’ll be 77 years old – and fit as a fiddle – although the man already looks it, feels it. The…
We’re gearing up for the 42nd El Tour de Tucson and, boy, has it been busy just a month into our registration. In a six-week period, we’ve had more than 2,000 registered for the event, making it clear we should…
Ray Schulte is into challenges. He’s already faced one and has passed it. He’s setting his sights on another in November when he plans to ride in El Tour de Tucson for the first time. It’ll come about eight months…
Matt Van Derlaske has ridden in El Tour de Tucson five times and was so eager to ride in his sixth event that he, um, set his alarm to register at noon on April 17. “I signed up as soon…
Few people know cycling – in Tucson and abroad – more than Ralph Phillips. El Tour de Tucson officials have long recognized that, given his longstanding relationship with Perimeter Bicycling and El Tour. It’s the reason why Ralph will be…
Daniel Blevins' note to El Tour was simple yet powerful - at least to us and to those we hope to help through the annual ride. “As an adaptive athlete, and someone who struggles to move daily,” he wrote, “this…
Steve Morganstern has been there and done that when it comes to cycling. He’s a cycling business owner. And he rides consistently throughout Tucson and beyond. In fact, he’s been a cyclist for 40-plus years. He’s now the board chairman…
This time, Ron Arenas will be ready to conquer Thompson Peak in the second HonorHealth Tour de Scottsdale. Arenas, now in his 12th year as a cyclist, is ready to have some fun – along with nearly 3,000 cyclists –…
Jake Smaellie called it a great weekend. After all, he was on a bike for three days, meandering around southern Arizona with his daughter, Pyper, for El Tour de Zona. “I did this for my sanity,” he said. And for…