Thursday, September 04, 2014

Win a $1000 Credit for a Bicycle Tour

Our 2015 tour catalog is in the mail. If you're not on our mailing list, send us your address and we'd be happy to mail you one.

Enter our drawing to win a $1000 credit toward our bicycle tours. Just tell us the number of countries we visit next year. Email us at info at womantours.com with the correct number and your name by October 15, 2014.

One entry per person please. The reward has no cash value and must be used for one of our 2014 or 2015 tours. We'll announce the randomly drawn lucky winner the following week.

To view our new 2015 tour catalog online, click here.

Good luck!

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Women Only Fun Rides

Join Jackie and Michelle on a bike ride this summer!
We're hosting bicycle fun rides for women only from our WomanTours headquarters in Rochester, NY.

Join us Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 5:45pm for a beginner ride of about 10 miles. We'll be on the Erie Canal Trail. If you'd like to go longer, you can. Afterwards, we invite you to stay for a drink or a bite to eat at a nearby pub. One of us will ride last, so no one will get dropped or lost. If you need to borrow a bike for the ride, let us know as we may have one available.

Then join us Friday, September 12, 2014 at 5:45pm for a 12-mile ride along our bike paths. Again, stay to join us for drinks or food afterwards if you can.

All ages and abilities are welcome. Both rides will have a sweep cyclist riding last who will help fix any flat tires. The ride will start at our office at 3495 Winton Place, Building E, Rochester, NY 14618.


Let us know if you can join us by emailing or calling. We'll hope to see you!

Friday, March 07, 2014

Southern Tier tour takes off for Florida

Our 2014 Southern Tier cross-country bike tour left San Diego for the 3000-mile, 2-month trip to St. Augustine, Florida. Here they are this morning dipping their rear wheels in the Pacific Ocean. Wish the women luck!

You can follow their ride by following these blogs:

Cathy Allinder
Rona Altschuler
Karen Coffey
Lynn Kelly Avery
Janine LaBossiere
Karen Lankeshofer
Sheila Ruckley
Gail Vanderlee
Sharlene Washington

Monday, December 23, 2013

Holiday Cheers from WomanTours


My neighbor and avid bicyclist, Dave, erected this tribute to cycling Santa in his yard this year.

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas or believe in Santa Claus, you have to be struck by the amount of planning and work that went into creating this impressive lawn art.

It makes us think a lot about the work we put into our tours and why we do it. Like Dave, if we can get a few smiles, some cheers, or an arm pumping at the top of a hill, it makes our day.

It also makes me think about the planning and training many women undertake when they come on a tour with us, especially for their first time. It’s wonderful to be part of someone’s first 50-mile day, or first time breaking 35 mph down a hill, or first experience traveling on her own.

Thank you for another wonderful year at WomanTours. We hope that whatever your goals are for 2014, you’ll reach them with a lot of hard work and determination because those are the best goals worth achieving. We hope to be celebrating with you with both arms raised high.

Have a great holiday season and happy new year!

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

2014 Guide Schedule Set

You ask us every year to publish our guide schedule, so here it is. You can follow your favorite tour leader or get to know someone new. Either way, I know you won't be disappointed. Hope to see you in 2014!

Patty Jackson (left in Death Valley)
Moab Arches and Canyonlands - May and October
Grand Canyon, Bryce & Capitol Reef - May
Northwest Loop - August
Santa Barbara & San Ynez Valley - September
Death Valley National Park - November

Denise Purdue (right in Death Valley)
Florida Gulf Coast - February
St George Red Rock Canyons - May and October
Grand Canyon, Bryce & Capitol Reef - May
Northwest Loop - August
New Mexico: Land of Enchantment - September
Death Valley National Park - November


Michelle Slusher
Florida Gulf Coast - February and November
Louisiana Biking the Bayou - April
Natchez Trace Parkway - April
Moab Arches and Canyonlands - May
St George Red Rock Canyons - May
Yellowstone & Grand Tetons - June
Around Lake Erie - July
Finger Lakes Wine Country - August
Niagara Falls Pathways - August
New Mexico: Land of Enchantment - September
Santa Barbara & San Ynez Valley - September



Carol Wilder
Southern Tier Cross-Country - March
Ireland: Connemara - July






Laurie Collins
Shenandoah National Park - June
Teton Tune-Up - July
Glacier National Park - July
Idaho Greenways - July
Finger Lakes Wine Country - August
Niagara Falls Pathways - August
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons -September
Cape May - September
Maryland Eastern Shore - September
Acadia National Park - October
Bermuda Blues - November
Florida Gulf Coast -November
Kimberly Masters 
Death Valley National Park - February
Bermuda Blues - March
White Mountains of New Hampshire - July
Alaska and Yukon: Golden Circle - August
Blue Ridge Rambler - September



Jen Thompson 
White Mountains of New Hampshire - July
Acadia National Park - July
Italy: Puglia - September

Sid Moffat (front and center in New Hampshire)
Death Valley National Park - February
Natchez Trace Parkway - April
Washington DC Bikeways - May
Cape May - May and September
Alaska: the Inside Passage - June
Glacier National Park - July
Idaho Greenways - July
Blue Ridge Rambler - September
Maryland Eastern Shore - September
Bhutan - October

Cy Pugh (right on Lake Ontario)
Washington DC Bikeways - May
Cape May - May
Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard - June
Niagara Falls Pathways - June
Around Lake Ontario - July
Acadia National Park - July
Vermont Champlain Valley - August
Island Hopper: Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard - September
Moab Arches and Canyonlands - October
St George Red Rock Canyons - October


Linda Gryczan (left in Yellowstone)
Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard - June
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons - June
Teton Tune-Up - July

Jackie Marchand (right in Yellowstone)
New Zealand: Southern Alps - January

Kelly Attridge 
Bermuda Blues - March and November
Shenandoah National Park - June
Niagara Falls Pathways - June
Vermont Champlain Valley - August
Island Hopper: Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard - September




Sue Lincoln
Around Lake Ontario - July
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons - June and September

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Get Your Free Pair of Cycling Socks!


Our 2014 catalog is in the mail. If you haven't received yours by the end of October, let us know and we'll mail you a copy. If you can name anyone in a photo inside the catalog, we will send you a free pair of cycling socks. Email us her name and page number by November 15 and you'll have your socks by the end of the month. Click on the cover above for a pdf version of the catalog. Only one guess per person please. Good luck!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Congratulations to Free Tour Raffle Winner

Eileen Crue was the lucky winner of the raffle prize at the Wild Goose Chase ride last weekend. She won a free WomanTours trip. Congratulations Eileen! She and a friend, Aleta, have decided to use her certificate to go on the Finger Lakes Wine Country tour next summer.

Eileen wrote us, "This is my first year of cycling. I bought a used hybrid in the spring and have ridden routes up to 40 miles.  I learned how to ride with clip-in shoes and am finally getting the hang of them with only a few tip-overs this season! I am planning to buy a road bike next year and Aleta is going to help me train in preparation for the hills I am expecting in the Finger Lakes region. Thank you for this very generous prize!" 

We'll be sure to post when we're sponsoring another women's ride with a free tour....

Women's bicycle pioneer and event organizer Georgena Terry with Eileen Crue holding her free tour certificate.