In this episode of Pedaling the Pueblo, the founder of El Tour de Tucson, Richard DeBernardis discusses the origin of the event and the positive impact it has on the Tucson community. El Tour race offers various distances (28-miles, 40-miles, 54-miles, 76-miles, 104-miles) so that bicyclists of various abilities can participate. Richard is the president of the Perimeter Bicycling Association of America, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization with a mission to promote bicycling as a means of good mental and physical health. Through El Tour, Perimeter Bicycling Association raises 20 million dollars for local non-profits.
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