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Buffs Embark On Coaches Caravan State Tour This Week

May 13, 2013 | General

BOULDER-The University of Colorado athletic department will embark upon the Colorado Coaches Caravan, State Stampede 2013; a state tour that will take place May 13-17, 2013 and is presented by Horizon Coach Lines.

CU head football coach Mike MacIntyre, head men's basketball coach Tad Boyle and head women's basketball coach Linda Lappe will all be available at all stops while other CU coaches and administrators will join the tour at select stops along the way.

"We look forward to having the chance to once again visit many of the outstanding communities of our great state," Athletic Director Mike Bohn said. "This will be an opportunity for us to meet, greet and say thank you to all the passionate Buff fans across Colorado."

The tour will get underway Monday, May 13, with a trip up I-25 to the Ptarmgan Country Club for a lunch at Noon. That day the tour will return to Boulder for a stop by the BolderBOULDER retail store at 29th Stree Mall at 4:15 p.m. before a happy hour event at Ted's Montana Grill on Pearl Street starting at 5 p.m. 

Tuesday will begin with a visit to McDonald's in Denver (1350 West Colfax) at 11 a.m. before the featured event, a happy hour stop by the Blake Street Tavern from 5-7 p.m.

The Caravan will then head south for a lunch on Wednesday at the Waterfront Banquet Hall on Main Street in Pueblo at Noon that will include a tour of the Medal of Honor Museum. Wednesday will then conclude with a happy hour at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort near the Broadmoore in Colorado Springs at 5:30 p.m.

On Thursday, the Buffs will head back north for a lunch at Pasta Jay's in Lone Tree at 12:30 p.m., after which the Buffs will stop by the Safeway, also located in Lone Tree. 

The Caravan will conclude Friday with a trip west to Vail and Grand Junction. After a visit to McDonald's in Vail (2171 North Frontage Road West), at 11 a.m. the Buffs will continue west where the final public event of the tour will commence at the Doubletree Grand Junction at 4:30 p.m., with appetizers and a cash bar.

All events are free to the public. Aside from the Tuesday stop at McDonald's and the Thursday's stop at Safeway, space is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Fans can register for the other public events on-line now!
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