Sharon Chamber of Commerce announces the Annual Roun’da Manure Bicycle Tour is set for August 19, 2023.
Roun’da Manure Bicycle Tour is a local fundraiser for the Historic Downtown District which includes four loops to choose from that loop to area ice cream shops. This year all proceeds will be used towards revitalizing Veteran's Park in the downtown district.
The famous ride started back in 1987, when Lon Haldeman & Susan Notorangelo organized a series of one-day rides that would qualify cyclists to participate in Paris-Best-Paris. These rides were called Randonneur rides. Most of them were held in the dairy country of Southern WI, so cyclists started saying “We're going to ride Around the Manure”.
A similar version of the previous rides, called “Around the Manure Century,” was added a few years later. Lon's uncle suggested changing the name to “Roun’da Manure”, making it more similar to Randonneur. The name stuck like manure on a bike tire & it has been called Roun’da Manure ever since.
In 2005 the tour was revitalized to include a clover leaf series of four different loop routes & ice cream shop rest stops along the way. Riders could pick the routes they wanted to ride and redeem coupons for a snack or drink at the local ice cream shops. Everyone returned to Downtown Sharon, the hub in the center of the loops, for a wonderful pig roast.
Riders who register for the tour are provided Moo Bucks to use at all the rest stops and provided a lunch option of Pig Roast at Pat’s Brew ‘n Que or a Vegan, Vegetarian, or Gluten-Free option at Small Towne Lounge in Downtown Sharon Wisconsin.
Interested Riders or family groups who wish to get out for a great scenic bike ride are encouraged to log on to www.roundamanurebicycletour.com and register today!