The Kemmerer-Diamondville area population got a lot bigger earlier this week, as more than 350 cyclists with the Tour de Wyoming ride stopped in town.
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The Tour de Wyoming bike ride stopped in Kemmerer on Monday, July 16. (GAZETTE PHOTO / Michelle Tibbetts)
The Kemmerer-Diamondville area population got a lot bigger earlier this week, as more than 350 cyclists with the Tour de Wyoming ride stopped in town.
As the riders trickled into town on Monday evening, they set up camp on the Kemmerer High School grounds, ready for a night of rest from the road.
The Kemmerer High School Athletic department served the riders and support teams a spaghetti dinner Monday evening and a French toast breakfast on Tuesday.
The group was headed to Big Piney and Pinedale before finishing the Tour de Wyoming ride in Afton.
“The scenery is amazing,” said Lisa Hazelton of Kentucky. Hazelton said she enjoyed the beauty of the mountains and her visit to Fossil Butte National Monument.
The area was busy with bicyclists looking to explore what Kemmerer and Diamondville has to offer. Many restaurants were busier than usual.
Local restaurants served food at the Triangle for the visitors, and many bicyclists made their way to Fossil Butte to explore Kemmerer’s fossil history.
The Tour de Wyoming is an annual bike ride that focuses on one part of Wyoming each year.
This year’s ride started and ended in Afton. Stops included Cokeville, Kemmerer, Big Piney, Pinedale and Alpine.
The annual event is a ride, not a race, to allow bicyclists of all abilities and experience levels to enjoy the scenery and explore the area.
Bicyclists came from all across Wyoming, the United States, and even other countries to participate in the annual bike ride.
Kemmerer hosted hundreds of bicyclists for the annual Tour de Wyoming bike ride on Monday, July 16, and Tuesday, July 17. This year’s route focused on southwest Wyoming. (GAZETTE PHOTO / Michelle Tibbetts)
The Tour de Wyoming bicyclists headed out early on the morning of Tuesday, July 17. The next stops on the annual tour were Big Piney, Pinedale, Alpine and Afton. (GAZETTE PHOTO / Michelle Tibbetts)
Kemmerer athletic director Phil Thatcher and football coach Bart Jernigan serve French toast early on Tuesday morning to the hundreds of Tour de Wyoming riders camped out. (GAZETTE PHOTO / Michelle Tibbetts)
Bicyclists camped out at the high school on Monday night. (GAZETTE PHOTO / Michelle Tibbetts)
(GAZETTE PHOTO / Michelle Tibbetts)
(COURTESY PHOTO / Eric Morcom)
