Bike Riding Events

Freedom Machine!

When you buy a bike, be sure to buy a carrier for the car so you can enjoy the freedom of the road in other places, too. The photo above is one of my favorite pictures -- showing what I see in the rearview mirror on my car with the bike loaded on the back.

Rides I Like to Consider

Illini Chill (St. Joseph, IL) - February 19, 2011
Registration form - PDF format

Cycle Zydeco - April 27 to May 1, 2011

Tour de Exchange (Charleston, IL) - April 30, 2011
Sponsored by the Charleston Exchange Club
2011 Info Brochure, 25-mile route & 50-mile route

Ride of Silence - May 20th - nationwide
watch http://mollydaniel.net/silentride/,
http://www.prairiecycleclub.org/
and http://www.champaigncountybikes.org/
for details about the ride closest to our community.

May 14-18, 2012 - National Bike to Work Week

Sangamon River Valley Ride - May 17, 2009

Bike the Drive (Chicago's Lake Shore Drive) - May 29, 2011

The Horsey Hundred (Georgetown, KY) - May 27-29, 2011

CAMA Teens Bike Rally (Paris, IL) - June 5, 2010

Habitat 500 Bike Ride (Minnesota) - July 10-16, 2011

RAIN (Ride Across Indiana) - July 16, 2011

RAGBRAI 2011 [The Des Moines] Register's Annual
Bike Ride Across Iowa - July 24-30, 2011

Bob Galloway Memorial Ride (Arthur, IL) - September 17, 2011

Pumpkin Pie Ride (Ottawa, IL) - October 2, 2011

Hilly Hundred (Bloomington, IN) - October 14-16, 2011

Mike's Illinois Bicycle Rides (list of many)

Blue Marble European Bike Trips

Detours in France

Last updated: 04/26/2012