Florida - Fuller Center Bike Adventure

Tour de Florida

Friday, January 7th - Monday, January 17th, 2022

Tour de Florida

Friday, January 7th - Monday, January 17th, 2022

This 11-day ride offers the opportunity to escape winter’s cold and enjoy the endless sun of southern Florida, all while creating an opportunity to serve those in need of a decent place in which to live.

It has all the components of a perfect Fuller Center ride…great routes, great church hosts, and a great build day!

What to expect on the Tour de Florida:

Seven riding days, typically 70-75 miles per day
Build day with Big Lake Fuller Center (Okeechobee)
High temperatures typically average in the 70’s
Ocean views from your bike seat
Wonderfully hospitable hosts

The Perfect Winter Ride

After arriving to Orlando on Friday evening, we will begin orientation on Saturday morning and then strike out east to the Atlantic coast at Cocoa Beach that same day. There we will spend Sunday with time for morning worship, completing orientation, and enjoying the beach! Then we’ll continue our ride south to the Florida Keys.

On Tuesday we’ll take a day off the bikes to drive to Okeechobee, where we will build with Big Lake Fuller Center. Our ride will conclude in Key West on the following Sunday, where we will spend the night and depart Monday morning. Riders can be dropped off at the airport in Miami or Orlando, or dropped back at their car near our starting church location.

There is a lot to love on the Bike Adventure’s Tour de Florida!

Schedule

Cities and routes may be adjusted depending on our ability to find church hosts.

Friday: Rider Arrival

4:00 – 9:00 PM: Riders arrive at church host in Orlando

If you would like to drive to Orlando and leave a car, a church will be found who is able to let us do so. For folks taking other forms of transportation to the ride’s start, the ride’s support vehicle will be shuttling people from transportation hubs such as the Orlando airport to the church in Orlando on Friday night.

Dinner is not provided this evening, but there are plenty of local restaurants to choose from!

9:00 PM: A brief introduction with the group all together for the first time

Saturday: Orientation and Ride to Cocoa Beach

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM – Breakfast

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Orientation activities

10:30 AM – Circle up and ride

Evening – Showers, dinner, and group meeting

Sunday: Orientation and Off Day

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:30 AM – Breakfast

8:15 AM – Orientation

10:00 AM – Church service with our hosts

12:00 PM – Lunch and free time (beach!)

6:00 PM – Dinner

6:45 PM – Final orientation session

After the ride -Showers, free time and dinner

Monday: Cocoa Beach to Fort Pierce

RIDE DAY 2 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM: Breakfast

8:00 AM: Circle-up and ride

After the ride: Showers, free time and dinner

Tuesday: BUILD in Okeechobee

BUILD DAY – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM: Breakfast

7:45 AM: Drive to Okeechobee

8:30 AM – 3:45 PM: Volunteer projects

4:00 PM: Drive to Fort Pierce

Evening: Showers, dinner and free time

Wednesday: Fort Pierce to West Palm Beach

RIDE DAY 3 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM: Breakfast

8:00 AM: Circle-up and ride

After the ride: Showers, free time and dinner

Thursday: West Palm Beach to Miami Beach

Ride Day 4 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM: Breakfast

8:00 AM: Circle up and ride

After the Ride: Showers, free time and dinner

Friday: Miami Beach to Key Largo

RIDE DAY 5 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM: Breakfast

8:00 AM: Circle-up and Ride

After the ride: Showers, free time and dinner

Saturday: Key Largo to Big Pine Key

RIDE DAY 6 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM: Breakfast

8:00 AM: Circle-up and Ride

6:30 PM: Tentative evening church service in lieu of Sunday morning

After the ride: Showers, free time and dinner

Sunday: Big Pine Key to Key West

RIDE DAY 7 – TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:00 AM: Breakfast

8:00 AM: Circle-up and Ride

11:30 AM: Final Circle-Up at Edward B. Knight Pier

After the ride: Showers, bike packing*, free time and dinner on our own…check out sunset at Mallory Square!

*All bikes being shipped should be in their boxes and ready to go before its rider goes to bed.

Monday: Load Bikes and Shuttle to Miami or Orlando

Detailed information about all transportation logistics will be emailed to riders as the ride draws nearer. Your Trip Leader will be in touch about how you can ensure your seat on one of the return shuttles. With any questions ahead of time, contact us at [email protected]

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

7:15 AM – Begin loading bikes into trailers

7:30 AM – Breakfast

8:00 AM – Bikes to-be-shipped taken to UPS store (Pending UPS-Keys West confirmation, otherwise will be left for pick-up at the church)

9:30 AM – Departure

1:00 PM – Earliest ETA for arrival to Miami airport (no flights before 3pm at the earliest)

5:00 PM – Earliest ETA for arrival to Orlando airport (no flights before 7pm at the earliest)

5:30 PM – ETA for arrival back to vehicles parked in Orlando

Everyone Depart

For those who wish to extend their stay in Key West, other transportation options like the Keys Shuttle offer alternatives.

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