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Tour de Rehovot Commemorating Israel's 57th Birthday
The cycling race on the morning of Independence Day became a wonderful tradition for many Rehovot residents.
This year a thousand Rehovot school students, their parents, and many other city residents participated in a cycling race on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of Israel's independence, held on May 12th, 2005.
A week before Independence Day, Rehovot schools were selling tickets for the race for a symbolic sum of NIS5. Those who bought their tickets in schools, formed the main body of participants from Rehovot schools and later received commemorative cups for the 2005 race.
The price of the ticket included a silver-finished medalion and a race participation certificate. Tickets could also be bought at the "Ha'Poel" stadium where the race started, finish and where the award ceremony took place, just before the competition. The Tour de Rehovot symbolizes friendship and participation and is not a purely competitive event.
Each numbered ticket stub participated in the lottery at the end of the race. The prizes included five bicycles presented by Soroussi bike shop, the sponsor of the race.
The Rehovot Municipality provided excellent organization for this pleasurable city sporting event. The route lead through Bilu, Herzl and Hanassi Harishon Streets, Victory Square (near The Weizmann Institute and first President's House), Achuzot Hanassi area, the road leading to Rehovot's Science Park (Park Ha'mada) from "Gan Ha'Pekan" Hall, where there was a 10 minute rest stop, and Rehovot's Industrial Area near the Yavne Road.
During the race all the side streets had the traffic closed by the municipal security guards. Special arrangements were made at main traffic junctions at Kiryat Ha'mada High-Tech Industrial Park with Rehovot-Nes Ziona Road. Here all participants of the race were allowed to cross the junction in an organized way, thus avoiding a traffic problem.
The fifteen kilometers race, which was thought to be too long and tiring for beginners, was just enough so that participants had enough energy for another Independence Day tradition - an outdoor barbecue in the afternoon.
Important: this publication is an original material by MyRehovot.Info. Citation and/or re-printing in any media is permitted in case it is properly cited and the hyperlink to http://www.myrehovot.info is provided. Original Russian Text is available at this link.
This year a thousand Rehovot school students, their parents, and many other city residents participated in a cycling race on the occasion of the 57th anniversary of Israel's independence, held on May 12th, 2005.
A week before Independence Day, Rehovot schools were selling tickets for the race for a symbolic sum of NIS5. Those who bought their tickets in schools, formed the main body of participants from Rehovot schools and later received commemorative cups for the 2005 race.
The price of the ticket included a silver-finished medalion and a race participation certificate. Tickets could also be bought at the "Ha'Poel" stadium where the race started, finish and where the award ceremony took place, just before the competition. The Tour de Rehovot symbolizes friendship and participation and is not a purely competitive event.
Each numbered ticket stub participated in the lottery at the end of the race. The prizes included five bicycles presented by Soroussi bike shop, the sponsor of the race.
The Rehovot Municipality provided excellent organization for this pleasurable city sporting event. The route lead through Bilu, Herzl and Hanassi Harishon Streets, Victory Square (near The Weizmann Institute and first President's House), Achuzot Hanassi area, the road leading to Rehovot's Science Park (Park Ha'mada) from "Gan Ha'Pekan" Hall, where there was a 10 minute rest stop, and Rehovot's Industrial Area near the Yavne Road.
During the race all the side streets had the traffic closed by the municipal security guards. Special arrangements were made at main traffic junctions at Kiryat Ha'mada High-Tech Industrial Park with Rehovot-Nes Ziona Road. Here all participants of the race were allowed to cross the junction in an organized way, thus avoiding a traffic problem.
The fifteen kilometers race, which was thought to be too long and tiring for beginners, was just enough so that participants had enough energy for another Independence Day tradition - an outdoor barbecue in the afternoon.
Important: this publication is an original material by MyRehovot.Info. Citation and/or re-printing in any media is permitted in case it is properly cited and the hyperlink to http://www.myrehovot.info is provided. Original Russian Text is available at this link.
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