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Welcome

We're cyclists and friends, mainly from the Tulsa, OK formed in 1999 to pool resources each year to ride RAGBRAI, the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. RAGBRAI is the WORLD'S largest multi-day cycling event with 12-18 THOUSAND cyclists riding every day for 7 days!

The Crude Team was formed to share expenses for transportation and group necessities...AND to have a GREAT TIME! We've made the trip multiple times, and we're organized and efficient. This is NOT a tour company! We're individuals wanting to share what we've found to be a FANTASTIC experience with others of like mind. Apply for membership and tell us a little about yourself if you're interested in joining us.

Besides RAGBRAI, every team member participates in various other rides in the Oklahoma and Texas area, including The Tulsa MS-150 Bike Tour, The Hotter Than Hell Hundred, The Hillier Than Hell 80, The Lance Armstrong Ride For The Roses Tour, Oklahoma Free Wheel, and many others.

2006 was our fifth year to participate in the MS-150 Bike Tour in Tulsa as Team Crude. Most of us had participated in this event with various other teams, but we now know Team Crude has the drive to become a viable team and bring new riders to the MS-150. As a matter of fact Team Crude had the greatest percentage of new team members in 2003 and was the largest team for the Tulsa MS-150 Bike Tour in 2004. This growth can only be attributed to our existing team members and their dedication to making Team Crude better.
 


Why 'Team Crude'

Well, we're headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for many years as one of the oil capitols of the US. Oil in it's natural state is known as crude. Thus, we decided to be Team Crude. This is also reflected in our bus paint scheme. It's a bright yellow bus which just ran through an oil spill and got a big oil splotch on the front and down the sides. In addition, somebody put a couple of splotches on the sides.

Besides that,  we can be a crude bunch at times. But, that's immaterial.
 


Our Mission

Until somebody comes up with something better, here's a couple of mottos, more than mission statements.

Crude from the ground up.

What Happens On The Ride, Stays On The Ride. (WHOTRSOTR)

Let's ride somewhere and have a beer.

We're partiers with a cycling problem.

If you're not having fun, you must be doing it wrong.

Crude's Your Daddy

Actually, after all the bull is thrown and the fan's been turned off, our mission is to ride bikes and have a good time. Whatever that entails is just a part of our overall mission. Whether it's the local Wednesday night ride, RAGBRAI, the MS-150 or just a Saturday ride with 3 or 4 people, we're going to try our best to have a good time.



Contact Information

If you are interested in joining us for RAGBRAI or one of our other trips, or just want to discuss anything about our group, bus, venture, etc. feel free to contact us at any of the methods below.

Telephone
918-232-8155
FAX
509-271-8154
Postal address
PO Box 3106, Tulsa, OK 74101-3106
Electronic mail
General Information: info@teamcrude.com
Webmaster: webmaster@teamcrude.com

 

Last modified: February 20, 2005

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