Name: Tour De Mater
Start: 2026-08-29
End: 2026-08-29
Location: Rutledge

About the Event

Benefit Bicycle Ride to fund children charities and the Shop With a Cop Program. This ride will have Police Assistance throughout the County with plenty of rest stops and Lunch provided to all riders at the finish. Please come and support a great cause while riding and viewing some of the famous Tomato growing area of Grainger County!!!

Sponsor: Grainger County Parks and Recreation: www.graingerparks.com

Meal: A free meal will be provided beginning at 11am for all registered riders. Please stay and eat with us!

Routes:

17 Mile: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/427102641

24 Mile: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/427605195

62 Miles: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/427105970

Ride with GPS: https://ridewithgps.com/auto_approve/Event/456682/uh2YsEjVcduNOPu38Dg9il9nGgBVee3B
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*Climb for Cash Award!

$100.00 for the 1st Male and 1st Female riders with the 1st fastest segment time at the top of Joppa Mountain.
$50.00 for the 2nd Male and 2nd Female riders with the 2nd fastest segment time at the top of Joppa Mountain.

**Rules for Climb for Cash:

Riders must be riding the 62 Mile route to be eligible.
The Top 2 males and females who record the fastest times on the Joppa Mountain STRAVA Segment will be awarded a cash award at the end of the event. A winning rider does not have to beat the current KOM just be one of the top two male/female fastest times of the day.
Race Official will verify the winners utilizing the "Joppa Mountain Segment" on STRAVA at the end of the event. Cash awards will be formally presented at that time. You must be present to claim your winnings. In the event a winner is not present, then their award will be donated to the "Shop with a Cop" children's fund.
You must download your ride to STRAVA to be eligible for the cash prize. If you climb the segment and it's not recorded on STRAVA then you cannot be validated for the cash award.
Joppa Mountain Segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/661298
Riders riding electric bicycles will not be eligible for the cash awards but electric bicycles are welcomed to be used on any of the routes.

Races Offered

Tour De Mater

Aug 29, 2026

straighten

Distance — 62 Miles

terrain

Type — Cycling

timer

08:30

sell

$40.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for August in Rutledge.

thermostat Temperature

19.6° / 29.5°

wb_sunny Feels like

21.0° / 31.1°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

11h 26m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.1 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.5 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

High

terrain Course conditions

Hard and dry surface

sunny Max UV Index

High (7.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:52

nightlight Sunset

20:22

About Rutledge

Learn more about the host city, Rutledge.

Rutledge is a city in and the county seat of Grainger County, Tennessee. The city is part of both the Knoxville metropolitan area and the Morristown metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 1,321.