BIKE PATROL BENEFITS
Bike Patrol members get these benefits:

1. Wear the distinctive Bike Patrol T-shirt (or Jersey for those who have completed 15 Perimeter Bicycling events as Bike Patrol),
2. Have special training opportunities (see schedule of Bike Patrol certification classes,
3. Get preferential parking on event morning,
4. Are admired by El Tour cyclists, and
5. Enjoy their ride a lot more!

BIKE PATROL DUTIES
Bike Patrol helps out in four ways during El Tour (and the three other Perimeter Bicycling events):
1) Encourage people;
2) Provide mechanical help (most often flats or chain coming off);
3) Provide 1st Aid help – but only to the extent you are trained and qualified for; and
4) Watch for and encourage people to obey the event rules (for specifics, see:  http://www.perimeterbicycling.com/!ETT/ElTourRules.htm )
Bike Patrollers have fun!  Bike Patrollers get immense satisfaction from helping others! 
Join us and see for yourself !!

BIKE PATROL CERTIFICATION
How does one become a Perimeter Bicycling Bike Patrol member?

1. Have a desire to help others.
2. Have the ability to help others (basic mechanics, first aid, & encouragement).
3. Complete a Bike Patrol application.
4. Pay the very modest Bike Patrol fee (to keep us from taking away from the event charities).
5. Attend a basic Bike Patrol certification class (See the schedule of Bike Patrol certification classes ).

Here is a list of all current and former Bike Patrollers. Please check the list for your name and the expiration date of your Bike Patrol Certification. If for some reason you believe we are in error, please notify us by calling 520-745-2033, or e-mail to bikepatrol@perimeterbicycling.com.
Certification for experienced Bike Patrollers has been changed to once every three years, and may even be extended to once every four years. We REALLY appreciate our regular, year-after-year Bike Patrollers J
Download your own copy of the schedule of Bike Patrol certification classes
For information about how to become a member of Bike Patrol, or to update your certification, e-mail us at bikepatrol@perimeterbicycling.com.

BIKE PATROL OPTIONS:
1) Ride in Pairs (you identify your partner, or we do), or
2) Ride Alone (with a cell phone or radio).  See criteria for this method below.
We will allow individual Bike Patrol cyclists to ride our Events, so long as they have met the following criteria:

1. Must be a currently certified Bike Patrol Member.
2. Must agree to follow all of the rules of Bike Patrol, including wearing the Bike Patrol T-Shirt and assisting cyclists along the route.
3. Must agree to carry a fully charged cell phone, or ham radio with event net frequencies, during the entire event - your own personal phone or radio! The phone/radio will allow you to call emergency personnel to the scene of a crash should you encounter one.
4. Must stay at the scene of a crash until qualified emergency personnel arrive at the scene.
5. Must notify the Bike Patrol Director at least three days prior to the event that you intend to ride as a "Single Bike Patrol Member", and must give your personal cell phone number, or call sign, to the Bike Patrol Director.

This "Single Bike Patrol Method applies to all Perimeter Cycling events (where Bike Patrol are used), including El Tour de Tucson.

BIKE PATROL - Helping other reach their goal !

Bike Patrol Certification Classes Fall 2008 rev 8/18/2008   You may register for an event prior to becoming/renewing your certification, however, please be sure your certification is current by the day of the event. EL TOUR BIKE PATROLERS Please attend a Sanofi-Aventis Orientation Meeting at El Tour Expo when you pick up your packet. This will help ensure you are aware of important route information (construction, detours, caution areas, etc.).  Attendance at an Orientation Meeting does not subsititute for a Certification Class.  All classes below will certify/recertify you.  COCHISE BIKE PATROLERS A certification class will be held IN DOUGLAS the night before the event, on Friday, October 10 at packet pick up at 5:30 pm  Thank you. DOUGLAS, AZ Class – NEW!  Class Type Day/Date Time Location BP 400 Basics Thu, Aug 28 6:00 pm Douglas Library BP 400 Basics Fri, Oct 10 5:30pm Cochise Packet Pick Up Douglas Library:  560 E 10th St, Douglas, AZ Cochise Packet Pick Up:  Old K-Mart building,  (Douglas Church of God), 50 W. 16th Street Douglas, AZ On Hwy. 80 coming into Douglas from Bisbee, just north of Pan American Hwy Tucson Classes Class Type Day/Date Time Location BP 400 Basics Thu Sep 18 7:00 pm Perimeter Bicycling office BP 400 Basics Tue Oct 14 7:00 pm Perimeter Bicycling office BP 400 Basics Wed Nov 5 7:00 pm Perimeter Bicycling office BP 401 Advanced / Mechanics Mon Nov 17 7:00 pm Perimeter Bicycling office BP 402 Advanced / Special Topics Tue Nov 18 7:00 pm Perimeter Bicycling office BP 400 Basics Fri Nov 21 5:30 pm El Tour Expo This class is especially for out of town Bike Patrol Perimeter Bicycling office:  2609 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ between Tucson Blvd and Country Club Rd.  El Tour Expo:  Tucson Convention Center, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, Az  Phoenix Classes Class Type Day/Date Time Location BP 400 Basics Mon, Aug 18 6:00 pm VA Medical Center (see below) BP 400 Basics Mon, Sep 29 6:30 pm VA Medical Center (see below) BP 400 Basics Thu, Oct 30 6:30 pm VA Medical Center (see below) Phoenix VA Medical Center,  in the 6th floor waiting area, 650 E Indian School Rd., Phoenix Az Please RSVP before noon of day of the class:  602.686.1302  or   602.277.5551 x 7506 Contact: bikepatrol@perimeterbicycling.com   or    (520) 745-2033 ask for Barbara

Perimeter Bicycling 2609 E Broadway, Tucson, Arizona 85716 -(520) 745-2033 Email:info@perimeterbicycling.com