This inaugural event, in memory of George Vettor, was jointly organized by The Foundation of Guelph General Hospital, Rotary Club of Guelph South and Rotary Club of Guelph Trillium.  Not a race, it was a family-friendly cycling event that everyone could enjoy with routes ranging from 5km through University of Guelph grounds up to the 100km route that wound through beautiful countryside roads in Guelph, Puslinch Township, Halton Region and Guelph-Eramosa Township - starting and ending at the University of Guelph.

This event, long overdue for an increasingly cycling-crazy town like Guelph, was modeled after the Cambridge Tour de Grand, now in its 18 year and a local institution.  We are so grateful to Don Pavey, Chair of the Cambridge event, for so graciously sharing his vast knowledge of the organization of events like this.

Our objective was to try to attract about 500 riders for the inaugural event, and we got pretty close, 463!  Mother Nature smiled on us as well, blessing us with a perfect day for a ride that attracted many last-minute registrants.  

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We are so grateful to the many generous sponsors, donors, riders and their pledges, and especially the team of volunteers that made everything go so smoothly for a first-time major event.

We are confident that word will get around about Tour de Guelph, and that it will become a regular and in-demand fixture on the annual Guelph events calendar!  See you in 2015!