Fitness Friday * Create your own tour

In honor of today being the last mountain stage in this year's Tour de France (and the 100th anniversary of the Tour being in the Alps), why not get on your bicycle today? Create your own "Tour" and identify trails that you can make into different stages. Over the course of the next couple of months, you can see your region from the seat of a bicycle!

The links below have different kinds of trails listed for all of North America. Check here for information about some major European trails.

Mountain biking * thousands of jeep and forest roads, singletrack and double-track trails, gravel rail-trails, technical hillclimbs and steep descents, easy cruisers and epic rides– something for mountain bike riders of all abilities and experience levels

Rails-to-Trails * former railway lines that have been converted to multi-use trails for public access and enjoyment. The nationwide rails-to-trails effort has yielded great trails and paths around the country for walking and running, road and mountain biking, in-line skating, and horseback riding for equestrians

Road biking * everything from easy road biking routes and rambles to moderately strenuous cruises and extended epic century bike rides – on thousands of back roads, country roads, cycling routes, and paved rail-trails