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Sunday, March 22, 2020

Bear Lake Bike Marathon planned


Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times

RANDOLPH, Utah.  March 11, 2020.   On May 16, said Jared Eborn of Extra Mile Racing, there will be the Bear Lake Marathon Bike Race around the lake.   The bike race will be from Blue Water Beach south to Round Valley to Laketown then around the lake 50 miles for the short race. By adding the Round Valley loop the race will be 75 miles.

The local cycling association has changed the race so there will be only 8 heats. Organizers try to keep the racers two abreast so that all the roads do not need closure.  Extra Mile Racing has insurance so the county is not liable.

Most racers spend at least one night in Rich County which brings revenue to the county.

Commissioner Bill Cox said there needs to be a warning to the residents at least a week before.

“We would like to be good neighbors,” Eborn said.  They are trying to avoid peak tourist and agricultural times. 

Cox said that the race needs to have good signage so that everyone knows that the race is happening. The County won’t  give permits for use of the area after June 1, or in the fall when the cattle are coming in.

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