Fat, Skinny Tire Festival May 16 to 18 In Winona Lake
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Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
WINONA LAKE – Fat and Skinny Tirefest is in May in Winona Lake. A Bike To Work Day at Light Rail Cafe and Cerulean Garden will be May 16 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival kick-off party will be in the Village at Winona and at Mad Anthony’s Lake City Taphouse. There will be opening ceremonies and a Bicycle Friendly Community Award presentation in the festival tent. There will be a Village Mass Community kick–off ride from Winona Lake to downtown Warsaw, a BMX stunt show and silly bike contests in downtown Warsaw. There will be bicycle videos at 6:30, 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 8:10 p.m. and 9 p.m. On May 17 at 7 a.m. there is a Kosciusko Countryside Tour registration in the Village at Winona. At 8 a.m. Kosciusko Countryside Tours start. At 10 a.m. is the DINO Series Mountain Bike Races, Winona Lake Trails and the Pro/Elite/Cat 1 and 2 races. At noon is the Cat 3/Clydesdales/Intro/Juniors race; kids races are at 1:30 p.m.; and at 11 a.m. the Cerulean Garden opens in the Village at Winona. The Fat & Skinny Expo Open Demo Bikes is at noon in the Village at Winona. At noon is the BMX Stunt Show in Winona Lake. Kids events are from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Winona Lake. There will be a Safe Kids Bicycle Safety School and Helmet Fit and Demo; a Wild Ride Bike Art Parade; a Family Scavenger Hunt; a Trek Trikester Course; and a Tire Toss and inflatables. Historical Winona Bike Tour (3 to 4 miles) is in Winona Lake at 1 and 3 p.m. Circuit Road Races will be from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Warsaw. Winona Lake Mountain Bike Trails open for riding at 4 p.m.; and a BMX stunt show will be at 4:30 p.m. at Village at Winona; Bands will be in the Village at Winona Expo Tent from 5 p.m.to midnight. Winona Lake Mountain Bike Trails open at 9 p.m. for night riding. On May 18 at 7 a.m. there will be a Village at Winona Road Criterium registration; and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Village at Winona Road Criterium races will be in Village at Winona. For more information, visit www.fatandskinnytirefest.com
