News Release

UDM's 19th annual Midnight Bike Tour

Over 85 University of Detroit Mercy students on bicycles are expected to participate in the 19th Annual Bicycle Tour of Detroit on Friday, September 21, 2007.

UDM students will begin riding at 10 p.m. from Parking Lot "A," north of Reno Hall on the McNichols Campus. Before the night is over, the 25-mile round trip excursion will include such sites as the Palmer Park/Palmer Woods areas, Indian Village, Greektown, the Cultural Center, Eastern Market, the Boston - Edison District and a north Woodward ride to downtown Detroit. Escorting the students will be members of UDM Public Safety Department.

The bike tour includes rest stops to point out places of interest and a hot dog break at midnight at Detroit's famous Lafayette Coney Island. The cyclists should return to campus around 2 a.m. on Saturday morning.

"The bike ride has become one of our student's favorite ways of kicking off the school year," said Michael Houdyshell, director of student life. "Each ride picks up more momentum from both faculty and students. This is an excellent opportunity for new students to see Detroit and even native Detroiters to see our city from an entirely different perspective, at night."

Release date: September 14, 2007

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