Tour de Shawnee

Fred Lynch

Saturday, October 27, 2012

The 2012 Tour de Shawnee starting in Olive Branch, Ill. on Saturday, Oct. 27 offers bicycle rides to promote Alexander County tourism.

Jim Murray of Godfrey, Ill. arrives for the Tour de Shawnee bicycle ride Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in Olive Branch, Ill. (Fred Lynch)
John Weiland of St. Peters, Mo. inflates his bicycle tires with Joe Kinsinger of Shepherdsville, Ky. before the Tour de Shawnee bicycle ride Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in Olive Branch, Ill. (Fred Lynch)
Riders arrive for the Tour de Shawnee bicycle ride Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in Olive Branch, Ill. (Fred Lynch)
Steve Gerard, right, of McClure, Ill. and John Hoskins of Jackson, Mo. get ready to start the Tour de Shawnee bicycle ride Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in Olive Branch, Ill. (Fred Lynch)

Riders line up for the start of the Tour de Shawnee bicycle ride Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 in Olive Branch, Ill. (Fred Lynch)
Julia Duff Thrower of Olive Branch, Ill. sings the national anthem before the start of the Tour de Shawnee.
Wayne Linnenbringer of Farmington, Mo. prepares for the Tour de Shawnee. He rides with a postage stamp honoring Missouri's state bird and flower, the eastern bluebird and red hawthorn.
Riders begin the Tour de Shawnee.
Riders begin the Tour de Shawnee.

Riders begin the Tour de Shawnee.
Riders begin the Tour de Shawnee.
Riders begin the Tour de Shawnee.
Riders begin the Tour de Shawnee.
Riders begin the Tour de Shawnee.
Tour de Shawnee 2012.
Tour de Shawnee 2012.
Tour de Shawnee 2012.
Tour de Shawnee 2012.
Tour de Shawnee 2012.
Tour de Shawnee 2012.
Riders pedal along Highway 3 during the Tour de Shawnee bicycle ride Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 south of Olive Branch, Ill. (Fred Lynch)
Tour de Shawnee 2012.