Zenni Optical, the online eyewear brand known for its stylish and affordable prescription and sport performance eyewear, is proud to announce its role as the Official Eyewear Sponsor of the 2025 El Tour de Tucson, one of the premier cycling…
Larry Bednarek was ready to stop riding in El Tour de Tucson – after years of being a participant. Then his son, Josh, said that wasn’t going to happen … was it? Josh, 45, also understands his father’s trepidation for…
Mike Letcher used to be a pretty good runner back in the day, but a little more than 10 years ago he transitioned into being a cyclist. He hasn’t looked back – and well – he loves the feeling he…
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 2,800 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…