{"id":2511,"date":"2010-04-26T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2010-04-26T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/blog\/?p=2511"},"modified":"2010-04-25T15:52:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-25T19:52:22","slug":"new_belgium_tour_de_fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/26\/new_belgium_tour_de_fat\/","title":{"rendered":"New Belgium Brewing\u2019s Tour de Fat Spins into 13 Cities this Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/new_belgium__logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"153\" align=\"right\" \/><br \/> <strong>New Belgium Brewing\u2019s Tour de Fat Spins into 13 Cities this Season<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Come ride, dance and experience the ultimate freedom: trading your car for a bike!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ft. Collins, CO, April 2010<\/strong> \u2013 Clip a card in your spokes and fluff the rainbow wig \u2026Tour de Fat is back for its 11th season! New Belgium Brewing\u2019s traveling celebration of all things bicycle rolls through 13 cities this year, raising money and sharing bike love. At each Tour de Fat stop, one person will help honor mankind\u2019s greatest invention, the bicycle, by handing over their car keys and committing to a year of car-free living.<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth year in a row, Tour de Fat is looking for volunteers to accept the swapper challenge. One volunteer in each city will give up their car and receive a hand-built Black Sheep (<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.blacksheepbikes.com\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.blacksheepbikes.com\/\">www.blacksheepbikes.com<\/a>) commuter bike. The volunteer is chosen after submitting a video or essay describing their desire to live sans-car for a year.  To submit an application, log on to <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.newbelgium.com\/tour-de-fat');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.newbelgium.com\/tour-de-fat\">http:\/\/www.newbelgium.com\/tour-de-fat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe car-for-bike swap is the pinnacle of the day, illustrating one person\u2019s true belief in all that a bicycle can offer,\u201d<\/em> said Bryan Simpson, spokesman for New Belgium. <em>\u201cBikes represent freedom, fun, fitness and folly while helping the environment. It\u2019s a way of life that we live and share at New Belgium.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tour de Fat kicks off in Chicago on June 26 and wraps up in Austin on October 30, with first-year debuts in two cities, Milwaukee and Los Angeles. The tour originated in Ft. Collins, Colorado to increase awareness and participation in cycling as a sustainable form of transportation.  Since then, it has become a rite of passage celebrated by bike enthusiasts of all skill levels across the land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Tour de Fat is a Must-Attend Event:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tour de Fat encourages everyone to embrace their inner-cyclist and ride the streets as a cohesive carnival of creativity. Each show begins with a costumed bike parade that stops traffic and turns heads along the way.  (Costumes are highly encouraged!)<\/li>\n<li>Tour de Fat seeks to leave as small an environmental imprint as possible and composts and recycles waste from each tour stop.  The waste diversion rate for 2009 was 94 percent.<\/li>\n<li>Tour de Fat is free to participants, but beer and merchandise proceeds go to local cycling non-profits. So far, Tour de Fat events have raised more than $1.25 million for philanthropy.<\/li>\n<li>All musical acts perform on a solar-powered stage with decorations made from recycled materials, trucks and transport use biofuel sourced from recycled waste oils, and all vendors operate off the grid.<\/li>\n<li>This is a pro-bike celebration, not an anti-car rally\u2026non-cyclists are more than welcome to join the festivities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.newbelgium.com\/tour-de-fat');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.newbelgium.com\/tour-de-fat\">http:\/\/www.newbelgium.com\/tour-de-fat<\/a> for the Tour de Fat credo, schedules, videos and to submit your entry to swap your gas guzzler for a shiny new bicycle.  Also visit our Facebook page: <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/New-Belgium-Tour-de-Fat\/10150099069050417?ref=ts');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/New-Belgium-Tour-de-Fat\/10150099069050417?ref=ts\">Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tour de Fat 2010 will cycle through each of the following cities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 26 \u2013 Chicago, Palmer Square Park<\/li>\n<li> July 3 \u2013 Milwaukee, Humboldt Park<\/li>\n<li> July 10 \u2013 Minneapolis, Loring Park<\/li>\n<li> July 31 \u2013 Seattle, Gasworks Park<\/li>\n<li> August 14 \u2013 Portland, Waterfront Park<\/li>\n<li> August 21 \u2013 Boise, Anne Morrison Park<\/li>\n<li> September 4 \u2013 Fort Collins, Mothership<\/li>\n<li> September 11 \u2013 Denver, City Park<\/li>\n<li> September 25 \u2013 San Francisco, Lindley Meadows in Golden Gate Park<\/li>\n<li> October 2 \u2013 San Diego, Balboa Park<\/li>\n<li> October 9 \u2013 Tempe, Tempe Town Park<\/li>\n<li> October 23 \u2013 Los Angeles, L.A. Historic Park<\/li>\n<li> October 30 \u2013 Austin, Fiesta Gardens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About New Belgium Brewing Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New Belgium Brewing Company, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, began operations in a tiny Fort Collins basement in 1991. Today, the third largest craft brewer in the U.S., New Belgium produces eight year-round beers; Fat Tire Amber Ale, Ranger IPA, Sunshine Wheat, Blue Paddle Pilsner, 1554 Black Ale, Abbey, Mothership Wit and Trippel, as well as a host of seasonal releases.  In addition to producing world-class beers, New Belgium takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership, open book management and a commitment to environmental stewardship.  For more information, visit <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.newbelgium.com');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.newbelgium.com\">www.newbelgium.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Belgium Brewing\u2019s Tour de Fat Spins into 13 Cities this Season Come ride, dance and experience the ultimate freedom: trading your car for a bike! Ft. Collins, CO, April 2010 \u2013 Clip a card in your spokes and fluff the rainbow wig \u2026Tour de Fat is back for its 11th season! 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