Tour de Florence, a 40-mile bike ride through the Flint Hills is scheduled for 8 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 1.

The bike ride features a landscape highlighted by a virtual sea of grasses and by profusions of pale blue pitcher sage flowers.

Registration fee includes full SAG support. A prairie-shade souvenir T-shirt is available for those who preregister. Riders can register online at bikereg.com.

For more information email: tourdeflorence@gmail.com.