Hamburg Hotels Booked Solid

It looks like the Border Raiders aren't the only group inundating the town of Hamburg this year because their hotels are booked solid already. If you plan on "hoteling it" for the week and haven't made arrangements in Hamburg, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Super 8 Hotel (712-382-2828) in Percival, IA and have arranged for transportation to take cyclists to the hotel in and then back to Hamburg in the morning to begin the ride.

Holler at Paul (pcorcoran@sunflower.com) if you have any questions.

UPDATE: Change of Overnight Town

We have happily camped in the beautiful town of Nebraska City, NE for the past three years, but will be changing things up a bit this year.

The good people of Nebraska City, NE have passed a bond issue to work on the schools for the next two years, so we have altered the route and will be heading 12 miles west to Syracuse, NE on Monday, June 23.

We do not have a means of transporting luggage to the Nebraska City hotels at this time, so for those of you who have made arrangements to stay in a Nebraska City hotel, we ask that you change your reservation to the Syracuse Sleep Inn and Suites - 402-269-2700. We have reserved a block of rooms for our riders, and when you mention the Border Raiders Bicycle tour you will receive a discounted rate on your room.

We apologize for any inconveniences these new arrangements may have caused, and while we're sad to be leaving Nebraska City, we're excited to see what Syracuse has to offer!

2008 Border Raiders Jersey Design -- UPDATED

UPDATED Front (with city names):


Back:


Well, I think it's done! My apologies for the delay on getting this out to you guys to check out. I hope you enjoy it!

2008 Border Raiders Jersey Design

We're still working on the back, but I can finally post the front. Sorry it took so long!

Please note, the line down the middle indicates the zipper, which won't cover the words.

Border Raiders: A Participant's Perspective

Wes Grose and Brian Cahalan participated in Border Raiders last year and kept a photo-journal of their trip. You can check it out at crazyguyonabike.com.

Thanks for sharing!

2008 Border Raiders T-shirt Design

Here's the t-shirt design for the 2008 Border Raiders tour. These will be printed on a heavy cotton t-shirt. One shirt is included in the registration fee, but you can also order more if you'd like an extra. The color of the shirts will be a golden-yellow.


I promise to have the jersey design finalized soon and will post it as soon as it's complete.

2008 Border Raiders Bicycle Tour

Well folks, it's getting to be that time of year when the holidays are over and you think you have nothing to look forward to. Well we have a solution: the 2008 Border Raiders Bicycle Tour!

That's right, we're back for our fourth tour and are hoping it's ever better than the first three. Stroll on over to the Border Raiders website to look for new info and to register online. If online registration isn't working just yet, give it a day or two and check back -- or shoot Paul an email and let him know you want to raid the border. One way or another we'll help get you signed up and prepared for June.

Don't forget to check the blog periodically -- we promise to more diligent about updating it with all sorts of good info to get you ready. If any of you would like to do a little "guest blog" action and write a brief story about your ride last year and how you prepared, shoot Mary an email and she'll help you out. We'd love to share your stories!

Looking forward to seeing you this summer!