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A lifetime of bicycle travel adventure awaits you. Just for applying, all applicants will receive:

• One-year membership to Adventure Cycling Association
• $10 gift certificate to Cyclosource

Intro to Bike Touring recipients (two awards available) will receive:

• Participation in an Intro to Road Touring course of your choice, which includes meals and accommodations during the course:
  • Intro to Road Touring- Virginia, May 10 - 15, 2020
  • Intro to Road Touring- Wisconsin, June 14 - 19, 2020
  • Intro to Road Touring- Oregon, July 19 - 24, 2020
• A $500 travel stipend to get you to and from the Intro to Road Touring course
• A voucher from BikeFlights.com to get your bike to and from the course (only valid for travel within the U. S.)
• Surly touring bicycle
• Big Agnes sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and tent
• Arkel panniers
• Bedrock sandals

Outdoor Leadership recipients (two awards available) will receive:

• Participation in a Leadership Training course of your choice, which includes meals and accommodations during the course:
  • Leadership Training- Missoula, June 18-21, 2020
  • Leadership Training Course in 2021
• A $500 travel stipend to get you to and from the Leadership Training course
• A voucher from BikeFlights.com to get your bike to and from the course (only valid for travel within the U. S.)
• A $100 Cyclosource gift certificate to update your gear
• Bedrock sandals
• An Adventure Cycling self-contained tour of your choice (based on availability and up to $1,599 in value) within 18 months of taking the Leadership Training Course. Transportation to and from the course not included. Winners can choose to take a self-contained tour that costs more than $1,599 and pay the balance. Cost of each tour to Outdoor Leadership winners with $1,599 discount is included below.
  • Upstate New York Adirondacks,  July 5-15, 2020 | $0
  • Selkirk Splendor, July 5-15, 2020 | $0
  • Great Divide Canada I, July 8-18, 2020 | $0
  • Great Divide Canada II, July 11-21, 2020 | $0
  • Cabot Trail Nova Scotia, August 1-8, 2020 | $0
  • Lake Superior South Shore, August 16-27, 2020 | $0
  • Cape Cod & The Islands, September 12-19, 2020 | $0
  • Texas Hill Country - Fall, October 11-18, 2020 | $0
  • Florida Keys, October 31-November 10, 2020 | $0
  • Great Parks North, July 11-30 | $850
  • Alaskan Golden Circle, July 11-23 | $500
  • Pacific Northwest and Gulf Islands, August 9-21 | $150
  • Pacific Coast North, September 5-22 | $400
  • Southern Tier, September 13-November 17 | $3,400
  • Hawaii Big Island, October 18-29 | $750
  • Another self-contained tour offered in 2020

Upon completion of the education courses, award recipients will take what they’ve learned and apply it to an outreach activity to promote bicycle travel to marginalized communities.

Want to donate product for The Greg Siple Award?  Please contact Brian Bonham, Membership Marketing Coordinator, at (406) 721-1776.

Adventure Cycling and our award recipients are grateful to the donors and corporate support that sustain this program. Thank you to the Seay Foundation and the Henry Family Foundation for supporting this program. Special thanks to 2020 in-kind supporters: Surly, BikeFlights.com, Big Agnes, Arkel, and Bedrock Sandals.

Top photo: Claire Mitchell

            
 

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