(KNZA)--The 51st annual Biking Across Kansas tour is underway and will make two local overnight stops this week.
Hundreds of bicyclists are participating in this year's event, which began Saturday, June 7 at the Colorado/Kansas border, just west of St. Francis.
Riders pedal between 50 to 80 miles each day.
They will make an overnight stop Thursday in Sabetha. On Thursday evening, live music will be provided at the Mary Cotton Library Park from 5 to 8 for the riders and local community to enjoy. There will also be multiple food trucks available.
The cyclists will spend the night at the Sabetha High School before departing Friday morning for Troy.
On their way to Troy, the riders will make a stop in Hiawatha for lunch, which is being provided by Scout Troop #313 at Bruning Park, between 10 and 2.
The bicyclists will spend Friday night in Troy. Vendors and booths will be set up on Main Street in Troy, the Troy Community Building and at Troy High School for the bicyclists and area residents to visit. Also the Doniphan County Rodeo will be held Friday evening at the 4-H Fairgrounds and a street dance will take place that evening on Main Street.
The bicyclists will depart Saturday morning, June 14 for their final trek to the Missouri River in Elwood.
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