Tour de Dufflet 2014 Grand Prize Winners!

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A big round of applause (and a choir of bike bells) to the 144 cyclists who took the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge and rode the 2014 Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month in May/June!

Here are this year's lucky prize winners (drawn at random from this year's registration cards):

1st prize - Michael Buyers
$100 gift certificate from Duke's Cycle and a gift certificate for a small cake from Dufflet Pastries

2nd prize - Coranna Lee
A Dufflet cooler bag and a gift certificate for a small cake from Dufflet Pastries

3rd prize - Brian Wendler
A gift certificate for a small cake from Dufflet Pastries

Twitter photo prize -  Ani L. (@liu_ani)
2 coffee + slice gift cards from Dufflet Pastries

Dufflet Pastries has donated $720 to Cycle Toronto who were this year's charitable recipients of your $5 registration fees. These cycling advocates are a great group to support so please visit their website to learn more about what they do and how to become a member.

Thanks again for supporting Tour de Dufflet and Bike Month ... hope to see you all again next year!
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How many times have you taken the Tour De Dufflet challenge?

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So many of you are back to ride the #TourDeDufflet this year and it's so much fun to see you all again!

Here's Sharon McLaughlin with a pal (sorry, forgot to ask her name!). Sharon's done our sweet little tour for the 5th year in a row. Yes, she is awesome!

Due to road construction, Sharon was having a little trouble navigating from our Beach to our Downtown location, but this nice guy (who was also riding TdD) showed them the way.

Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike ... make new friends!

(Tour de Dufflet ends on June 30th. Details on how to participate are at http://tourdedufflet.blogspot.ca/2014/05/eat-more-cake-ride-more-bike-tour-de.html)
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Mike & G.P. reppin' TorontoSS at TdD!

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Could not resist grabbing a photo of a couple of handsome men at the end of a Tour de Dufflet ride today. Here are Mike & G.P. from torontoss.com (Toronto Singlespeed, which is an amazing site that you should check out).

Eat more cake, ride more bike ... look great while doing so!
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Your gift for riding our Tour De Dufflet ... shiny!

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Tour de Dufflet kicked off last week and runs right through Bike Month until June 30th. 

Many of you have returned to ride our little tour for the 7th year in a row - awesome! 

This year's gift for registering is a reflective arm and/or leg band ... you get to decide where you'd like to wear it :D

As usual, your $5 dollar registration will be completely donated to to Cycle Toronto (cycleto.ca) so that they can continue to do good work in making Toronto a safer place to ride your bike. 

Details on Tour de Dufflet 2014 are here (in case you need a refresher!)  http://tourdedufflet.blogspot.ca/2014/05/eat-more-cake-ride-more-bike-tour-de.html
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Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike - Tour de Dufflet 2014!

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The 7th annual Tour de Dufflet will take place from May 27 to June 30, 2014.
 
Schedule: Daily except Mondays (rain or shine)
 
Tuesdays to Saturdays 10am - 7pm
 
Sundays 12pm - 5pm

Get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafés in one day!

Registered participants will receive a souvenir and refreshments as they get their passports stamped at each Dufflet location.

A $5 registration fee (payable on the day of your ride) will be donated to Cycle Toronto (cycleto.ca).

You will visit your first café only once to register and to receive stamp #1 in your passport. You may tour our 3 locations in any order.

Refreshments offered include bottled water or regular coffee and a choice from that day’s brownies or savoury snacks (samosa or spanokopita). Available items will change daily.

At your final location (stamp #3) you will hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for a grand prize draw at the end of Bike Month.
 
Groups - because our cafés are quite small, we ask that you please stagger your starts and arrivals into foursomes about 10 minutes apart to allow our cafe staff enough time to serve both our regular customers and Tour de Dufflet participants.

Visit tourdedufflet.blogspot.com and follow @tourdedufflet for updates throughout Toronto Bike Month.
 
PS/ Tweet your TdD photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for additional prizes!
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the mclauglins ride more bike!

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I just met two of the nicest people as they stopped off at our Queen West location for Tour de Dufflet. Here's Sharon and Brian McLaughlin who've taken the Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike challenge for 4 years running!

The number of people who participate more than once in a year, or make it an annual ride with a friend, never ceases to amaze me. You people are so awesome and I hope you know how grateful we are that you enjoy the Tour so much!

Eat More Cake, Ride More Bike ... make new friends.
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tour de dufflet 2013!!!

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The 6th Annual Tour de Dufflet celebrating Toronto Bike Month, takes place daily (except Mondays) from May 21 to June 30, 2013. 

Hours are Tuesday thru Saturdays 10a-7p and Sundays 12p-5p.

Get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day! 

Registered participants will receive a souvenir and refreshments as they get their passports stamped at each location.

A $5 registration fee (payable on the day of your ride) will be donated to the Cycle Toronto. 

You will visit your first cafe only once to register and to receive stamp #1. You may tour our 3 locations in any order. At your final location (stamp #3) you may hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for a grand prize draw at the end of bike month.
 
Groups - please stagger your starts/arrivals into foursomes at least 15 minutes apart to allow our staff to serve both our regular customers and Tour de Dufflet participants.

Refreshments include bottled water or regular coffee, and a choice from that day’s brownies or savoury snacks (samosa or spanokopita). Daily selections will vary. 

Follow @tourdedufflet for updates and photos. Tweet your photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for additional prizes!

Link to our poster
Link to our map  
Link to our reg card
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eat more cake, ride more bike 2012!

Participate in the 5th annual Tour de Dufflet during Toronto Bike Month. 

Get a little exercise and something sweet by cycling to all 3 Dufflet cafes in one day! 

Registered participants will receive a souvenir and refreshments as they get their passports stamped at each location.

A $5 registration fee (payable on the day of your ride) will be donated to the Toronto Cyclists Union. 

You will visit your first cafe only once to register and to receive stamp #1; you may tour our 3 locations in any order.

The Tour de Dufflet was designed for singles and pairs to explore the city's bike paths. If you are cycling with a large group, please stagger your starts/arrivals into foursomes at least 15 minutes apart to allow our staff to serve both our regular store customers and Tour de Dufflet participants.

Refreshments include bottled water or regular coffee, and a choice from that day’s brownies or savoury snacks (spanokopita or samosa). Daily selections will vary. At your final location (stamp #3) you will hand in your stamped passport to be eligible for a grand prize draw at the end of bike month.

Details:

May 22 - June 30, 2012
Daily except Mondays (rain or shine)
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10a-7p, Sunday 12p-5p

 

Follow @tourdedufflet for updates and photos. Tweet your photos with the hashtag #TourDeDufflet to be eligible for a prize draw at the end of June!

Dufflet Downtown: 787 Queen Street West (west of Bathurst)
Dufflet Uptown: 2638 Yonge Street (north of Eglinton)
Dufflet Beach: 1917 Queen Street East (east of Woodbine)

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that's just the way Dufflet rolls ...

Dufflet Rosenberg rode the Tour de Dufflet on Saturday, and offers up these tips and thoughts on the ride (Queen West to Yonge to Queen East)

The most challenging aspect of the tour is - at what point do you go uphill to the Yonge location?
Dufflet suggests you conquer that part of the ride by making it your 2nd stop (after the Queen West cafe). Here's what she said about her route;

"... head up Euclid to Harbord St, north on Huron St. to Dupont St, east on Dupont to Avenue Rd, jog to Marlborough St,, then head directly up Yonge to 2638 Yonge St.

Have a cold drink, you will need it by then! Watch out for the construction on Yonge St north of Eglinton (maybe cut off to Duplex?)

From Yonge, I headed down Mt. Pleasant, because I love to race down – but perhaps the bike path would be easiest from the Sunnybrook Hospital.

I cut across Roxborough on the bikepath; stop in at the Brickworks, then head north to Pottery Road and catch the bikepath down to Queen St. E.

Take it easy on Queen E (and take in the sites – Leslieville shopping, used furniture stores) then cruise into 1917 Queen E. where your next beverage and treat awaits. And then ride down to the Boardwalk – take the bikepath back into the City."

(Photo of Dufflet from Toronto Star 2001 - press clip here:

http://www.dufflet.com/pdf/news/dufflet_ToStar2001.pdf

You can also read more about Dufflet's love of cycling in an interview she did with Get Out There in 2006 - article here http://www.dufflet.com/pdf/news/pr_GetOutThere_Mar2006.pdf)