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Chocolate Tour 
 Donegal Insurance Company 2018 Chocolate Tour Cycling Events are sponsored by
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2018 100mile route is sponsored by Will Stone
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August 3, 2019


 This is a Rain or Shine Event!
(non-refundable registration fee)

2019 Registration Open
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For more information about start times visit the Registration page.


Check out this BLOG about John's experience riding the Chocolate Tour for the first time
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The Chocolate Tour is part of the Bicycling Trifecta, a collaboration of Central Pennsylvania's 3 Premier cycling events.   Learn more about how to participate in the Bicycling Trifecta and receive a commemorative mug.

  Something for Everyone!
Cyclists will enjoy rides through the beautiful countryside of central Pennsylvania viewing Amish farms, wooded areas, and covered bridges while visiting historic chocolate Towns of:


Hershey-home of Hershey's Chocolate Factory 
Elizabethtown- Home of M& M/Mars             
Lititz- home of Wilbur chocolate company

Anyone can participate. in The Chocolate Tour featuring five different routes to choose from for every level of cyclist.  from beginner to expert,  everyone is sure to find a route they will enjoy.  Cyclists prepare to ride through  scenic central Pennsylvania traveling through Dauphin, Lancaster, and Lebanon counties.

 All cyclists are offered a meal upon their return. Cyclist may stop at convenience stores, eateries, and/or  fast food restaurants that are located along the routes.
Rest stops are located approximately every 20 miles along the routes.   Rest stops will have refreshments to keep you energized.  Our rest stops are located in:


Mt. Gretna, Lititz, Middle Creek, Milbach,
and
Lebanon. 

We are sincerely grateful for their support!


Choose from one of our 5 cycling routes:

10 family fun ride    30 mile     50 Mile  
  75 mile        100 Mile

                  

Event Start time (RAIN OR SHINE)

8:00 a.m.       Chocolate Tour Cycling Events

9:00 a.m.      The Chocolate Tour 5K or 10K Walk &
                   5K or 10K Run/Race

                 


Registration and Packet Pick-Up 

Friday, August 2          4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
Packet Pick Up for Pre-registered Participants ONLY
**registration is NOT available

OR

Saturday, August 3      Begins at 6:30 A.M. - 8:45 A.M.

Check-in/Registering one hour prior to the start of your event is recommended.

*Early Bird (by July 7, 2019) registrants are guaranteed a commemorative shirt

Online and Mail in registration closes Sunday, July 27, 2019


                     

                ** We accept cash or check**


Cycling Photos from the 2018 ride:
Lancaster Bike Club member Steve Holland will have a team of photographers strategically stationed along the cycling routes to capture photos of our riders and the beautiful central Pennsylvania scenery and covered bridges.  These photos will be available for sale on his website, www.zenfolio.com/imaginations. Available items will include digital downloads and prints in popular sizes, all at very reasonable prices.  And best of all, proceeds benefit the Conner M Holland Foundation (cmhollandfoundation.org), which provides financial support to families of children with pediatric cancer, and runs the Conner’s Comfies ™ program that distributes new pajamas to sick children at the Hershey Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).  Visit his tent to learn more about the Foundation!

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NOTE**  Topography in Central Pennsylvania
There is is an average of 1,000 ft of climbing and descending every 25 miles and rolling flat will be as flat as the routes can be. 

Please be aware and take this into consideration when choosing your route

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