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Blessing of the Bikes and Runners

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States View on map
Jul 11, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Cycling

About this race

HAVE YOUR BIKE AND RUNNING SHOES BLESSED!!                                                                                                                                                                                  HONORING OUR FALLEN HEROES

Bicycle Ride starts at 8 am for the fast riders. 7:30 am for the slow riders
Sat. July 11, 2025 9:00am at  St. Joseph Cathedral 401 Main Street Baton Rouge, LA
***7TH ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE BIKES AND RUNNERS***
Hosted by VS Tour de Friends RIDE HARD LIVE EASY ,
Baton Rouge Bike Club
Varsity Sports  
Father Cary Bani will Bless your bike and running shoes for a safe training season. 
In addition we will be Honoring Our Fallen Heroes from that tragic day on 7/17/2016, and past fallen heroes from Louisiana
***If you want to cycle to the church parking lot, please meet at the L'Auberge Casino Overflow parking lot at
7:45am to roll out at 8:00am.*** for the faster riders
(16-17 mph)
Meet at 7:15 am to leave at 7:30 am from the casino if you are wanting a slower ride to the church.
Wear Blue to Honor Law Enforcement.
Red to Honor Firefighters
White to Honor Emergency Medical Personnel
Runners and Cyclists: Please gather in the church parking lot by 9:00am
Cyclists also have an option to meet at the Past Time Restaurant and follow the last mile.
Runners will meet downtown (TBA) www.varsityrunning.com”
This is an amazing opportunity for all Cyclists and Runners to have their lives, bikes and running shoes blessed for a safe season, while providing camaraderie, friendship and the promotion of cycling and runner safety.

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Cycling

Blessing of the bikes and runners

Cyclists and Runners will meet ahead of time to arrive by 9 am to the Cathederal

Jul 11, 2026 25.7K 7:30 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Baton Rouge, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 24.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 32.6°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.8° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 46.2°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
13.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
4.4mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
79.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 11, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 11, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 58m

The sun rises at 6:10 AM and sets at 8:09 PM local time (CDT) in Baton Rouge on July 11, 2026 — 13h 58m of daylight.

Course

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 42 Baton Rouge events

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