Saturday, May 7, 2016
14 Days Until Tour de Fat
There are only two weeks to go until FABB volunteers help make this year’s Tour de Fat the best ever.
Tour de Fat is New Belgium Brewing’s traveling celebration of all things bicycle, honoring humankind’s greatest invention. So, please plan on joining thousands of Metro area bicyclists at Yard’s Park, 355 Water St SE, on Saturday, May 21, 2016, for a costumed bike parade and musical acts, peppered with fun like dance contests, a Slow Ride competition, and other interactive events.
Also, everyone is invited to join the New Belgium Brewing Company, WABA, and Tour de Fat volunteers for a TdF Promotion Party and kickoff for WABA's Really Big Bike Weekend. The party will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2016, at 6:00pm at the Dew Drop Inn, 2801 8th Street NE, in DC. RSVP for the promo party on Facebook here.
FABB still needs a few more volunteers. Please help and sign up here for a morning or afternoon shift. Enter "FABB" as the password and you will see "ID & Wristbands," which allows you to select a morning (10am-1:30pm) or afternoon (1-5pm) shift.
Labels: new belgium brewing co, really big bike weekend, tour de fat, waba, yards park
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Fabulous Tour de Fat
FABB had a full contingent of volunteers at Tour de Fat yesterday. We greeted cyclists at the ID/Wristband station located across from the crazy bike pit where cyclists tried to ride laps on trick bikes. We not only had a great time but we also raised some money for FABB.Four of us met in Vienna at 7am and rode about 25 miles to Yards Park for the morning shift that began at 9am. We parked at bike valet provided by the folks at MORE. All volunteers received free t-shirts and two tokens for New Belgium Brewery beverages. New Belgium, makers of Fat Tire Ale, sponsored the event which raised funds for WABA, MORE, and FABB.
It was a fantastic celebration of all things bike that started with a short bike parade of costumed riders on every kind of bike imaginable. Check out our video of the start of the parade:
There was also a craft area, displays by various bike-shops and organizations, food stations (although by the looks of the long line there needed to be another hot dog vendor), and of course several flavors of New Belgium beers.
Here's a short video of some of the action at the bike pit. It gives you a good feel for what the event was like, with lots of laughter heard in the background.
Did we say we had a great time? Let's hope Tour de Fat returns to the DC area next year. Congratulations to WABA and especially to Nelle, WABA's events person, for doing such a great job organizing the event. And thanks to the great folks from New Belgium Brewery for helping promote biking and supporting bike advocacy in the DC area.
Labels: tour de fat, yards park
