Motorists on US Highway 14 and SD Highway 34 in the central part of South Dakota today and tomorrow will likely encounter quite a few bicyclists as the Ride Across South Dakota bicycle tour crosses the state from Sioux Falls to Hulett, WY.
Pierre resident Pamela Cronin is riding in this year’s RASDak and had a scare because of a vehicle yesterday near Miller.
Cronin asks motorists to slow down and pass with care when you encounter the bicyclists.
Bicyclists are riding from Miller to Fort Pierre today. The Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center in Fort Pierre is hosting a social, dinner and presentation for the riders this evening. The public is also welcome.
Tomorrow’s Day 6, 128 mile leg of the event from Fort Pierre to Union Center is the longest ever in the tour’s six year history. There is an option to take a shuttle to Hayes to start the day, making it a 94 mile trip for those who choose to do that.
The event includes over 170 riders from Canada and more than 20 states ranging in age from 13 to 74.
(Dakota Radio Group)