Annual Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors Charity Bicycle Ride Across Indiana July 20, 2009

WHAT: Annual Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors (Indiana COPS) Charity Bicycle Ride Across Indiana

WHEN: The ride begins at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009 and will continue for 13 consecutive days covering 878 miles

WHERE: Originating on July 20th at the Police & Fire Memorial located between the State House and the Indiana Government Center in downtown Indianapolis, the ride will continue across Indiana and will conclude around 4:00 p.m. on August 1, 2009 at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis

WHY: To perpetuate the memory of Indiana’s fallen law enforcement officers and raise funds for the Indiana Concerns of Police Survivors. Indiana lost two law enforcement officers in 2008; Indiana State Police Trooper Daniel Barrett and Monroe County Deputy Sheriff Sarah Jones were both killed in traffic crashes

WHO: Over the course of the ride there will be over 40 police personnel from agencies across Indiana participating in the ride. Of that number, 13 plan to ride the entire distance from start to finish

For more information visit this website: http://www.indianacops.org
2009 Cops Cycling for IN COPS Route (tentative)
Day 1, July 20 – Indianapolis - Bloomington 65 miles
Depart Indy at 0930 hrs via city streets to S/B SR 37 stopping in Martinsville for lunch. SR 37 to Bloomington exiting at College St to the Monroe Co SD for Memorial Service
Day 2, July 21 – Bloomington - Madison 83 miles
Depart Bloomington (0700) via SR 446 south to US 50 continuing east on US 50 to Brownstown for lunch. Continue from Brownstown on SR 39 south to SR 250 east to SR 7. Traveling south on SR 7 into Madison
Day 3, July 22 – Madison - Jeffersonville 50 miles
Depart Madison (0700) south on SR 62 to New Washington for lunch. Continue on SR 62 south to Jeffersonville for overnight at Jeffersonville FOP Lodge.
Day 4, July 23 – Jeffersonville - Huntingburg 76 miles
Depart Jeffersonville (0700) on SR 64 west stopping for lunch at location TBD. Continue on SR 64 to SR 231 then north to Huntingburg
Day 5, July 24 – Huntingburg - Vincennes 62 miles
Depart Huntingburg (0700) on SR 64 west to Princeton for lunch. Continue on SR 64 to US 41 north to Vincennes
Day 6 July 25 - Vincennes -Terre Haute 60 miles
Depart Vincennes (0700) on SR 41 north to Sullivan for lunch. Continue on SR 41 north to Terre Haute
Day 7, July 26 - Terre Haute - Kentland 97 miles
Depart Terre Haute (0700) on SR 63 north to Lunch at SR 63/I-74. Continue on SR 63 to SR 41 to Kentland
Day 8, July 27 – Kentland - Merrillville 64 miles
Depart Kentland (0700) on SR 41 north. Lunch in Lowell. Continue on SR 41 north to Merrillville

2009 Cops Cycling for IN COPS Route (continued)
Day 9, July 28 – Merrillville - South Bend 70 miles
Depart Merrillville (0700) on US 30 east to SR 2 east to Laporte for lunch. Continue on SR 2 to South Bend
Day 10, July 29 - South Bend - Angola 70 miles
Depart South Bend (0700) on county roads the parallel US 20 to Middlebury for Lunch. Continue on County roads paralleling US 20 to Angola
Day 11, July 30 – Angola - Bluffton 83 miles
Depart Angola (0700) on Old US 27 south to CR 39 to SR 427 to Tonkel Road downtown to Fort Wayne Headwaters Park for Lunch. Continue out of Ft. Wayne on city streets to SR 27 to Decatur depart west on SR 224 to SR 1 south to Bluffton
Day 12, July 31 –Bluffton - Richmond 90 miles
Depart Bluffton at (0700) on SR1 south to SR 67 south to downtown Muncie for lunch. Depart Muncie on SR 35 (Bike Path for 20+ miles) and continuing on SR 35 south to Richmond
Day 13, Aug 1 – Richmond - Indianapolis (Crown Hill Cemetery) 73 miles
Depart Richmond (0700) on US 40 west to Knightstown for lunch. Continue west on US 40 to Indianapolis city limits to Butler University via city streets. Stage at Butler Univ. for movement to Crown Hill for 1600 CLOSING CEREMONY