TOUR DE TOONA - ANOTHER PART OF MY WORLD, TODAY

Twelve years ago, Lance Armstrong, was here racing his bike along side many of the best bike riders across the world. This year he went on to win his seventh straight Tour De France victory.

Even though the tournament isn't as big and notable as Tour De France, our community is extremely proud of the notoriety we get. This year is our 19th annual race. Many of the bikers that travel from all over the world to race in Tour De Toona brag about our challenging mountain trails. Our July weather is perfect to condition the many riders. Our community pulls together and volunteers to keep the many riders hydrated and safe. We have almost 700 cyclists this year competing in the men and woman's tournaments. Each day they race in a new area of central Pennsylvania. The trials were started in downtown Altoona on Monday evening. They moved on to Johnstown Tuesday for a 67 mile race. Wednesday they found themselves in Hollidaysburg. On to Martinsburg tomorrow. I hope to have some pictures to post soon.