Every summer, competitive cyclists from near and far converge on Wisconsin for the Tour of America’s Dairyland – 11 consecutive days of dawn-to-dusk races wrapped up in a block party replete with beer, brats and hijinks. The tour is the longest competitive road cycling series in America. It jumps from Oak Creek and Racine up to the Fox Valley, before winding through Cedarburg, Hartland and ending in the Tosa Village.
Race executive director Bill Koch says there’s something for everyone. Walk up to the track to feel the breeze of dozens of cyclists whizzing past at 35 mph, or sit back and enjoy food, drinks and games on the outskirts.
The Tour of America’s Dairyland takes a criterium-racing format, meaning each single race in the tour has its own winner. Each race is timed and once the bell rings, whoever crosses the finish line first wins…