LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Kentucky Derby Festival has moved its Tour De Lou event because of recent flooding.
The new location for the event’s start and finish line will now be at the Belvedere (141 N 6th Street, Louisville). The course was originally set to start at the Lincoln Memorial Lot in Waterfront Park.
Cyclists will ride through Downtown and Old Louisville and earn a rose gold medal, featuring the festival’s Pegasus in bright orange and pink colors.
The 2025 PNC Tour de Lou will start and finish at the Belvedere, on Main Street in Downtown Louisville between 4th and 6th Streets, for all three distances: 20 miles, 35 miles and 62.1 miles (Metric Century). All three cycling distances are on an open course, so no streets are closed.
New this year, a Post Ride Party will be held at the Belvedere for participants. Cyclists will get to show off their medals and receive one free beer (ages 21 and up) from West Sixth Brewing, one Nothing Bundt Cake or a Partee’s Kitchen Cookie and Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken. Participants will also receive an official Tour de Lou shirt and ride swag bag.
Scheller’s Fitness & Cycling will also offer bike rentals for the first time for the PNC Tour de Lou. Participants can choose from a road bike or a hybrid bike. Bikes can be rented online and must be reserved before the event day.
The annual Tour De Lou will take a spin through Louisville on Saturday, April 19. Registration is open online.
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