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January
 
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February
 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
23

Illini Chill

St Joseph Il 22+      

admin@
stjoechamber.org

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March
 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
17

St. Patrick's Day Ride

Wauconda Il 16/20/36 $10
Under 12 free
Tom Wilson 847-
632-1412
dwilson@
d23.org

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April


 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
27

Tour De Exchange

Charleston Il 10/20/50 $20 by 4/11
$25 after
Deborah Miller 217-
345-8426
CityClerk@
co.coles.il.us
28 IVCA Dirty Mudd'r Streator Il 35/62 $25      
28

Easter Ride

Park Forest Il 17/28/33/50/62 $15 Al Sturges 708-
481-3429
alsturges@
sbcglobal.net

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May


 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
4

Tour de Stooges

Highland Il 17/22/30
42/64
$20
$25 day of

Jerry Whittle

618-
977-
4296

bicycle2eat@
gmail.com

4 Ride the Ups
and Downs
Elizabeth Il 25/31/52/61   Rori Koepfler 224-
489-8552

Rkoepfler@
aol.com

11 Ride the Rock Joliet Il 16 Free Jim McFarland 815-
722-

1244
webmaster@
fpdwc.org
15 Ride of Silence   Il Varies Free      
15 Ride of Silence Joliet Il 9 Free Sara Jo Briese 815-715-2851

sjbriese@
yahoo.com

18

Ride to Recharge

Chicago Il 4/10/20 Fee + Pledges   872-
202-9623

info@
climatecycle.org

19

Arlington 500

Barrington Il 28/42/54/69 $10 by 5/13
$15 after
   

500@
cyclearlington.com

25/26

Blackhawk
Country Roads

Rockton Il 18/21/31/36 $16/25 Linda Tipton
Lisa Day
815-871-6379
815-979-3892

Register here

26

Tour de Cure

Chicago Il 15-30 $40 Lisa Adams 312-
346-1805

chicagotour@
diabetes.org

26 Freedom Ride Wauconda Il 5 family
15/40
  Cari Berrelez 847-526-RIDE  
26 Bike The Drive Chicago Il 30 mile loop $45 early
$58 day of
     

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June

 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
1 Ride Across Illinois
RAIL South
St. Louis to
Vincennes,
Mo/Il
In
160   Robert Layton 877-
868-
7455
bicycleillinois@
bicycleillinois.com
1

Taste of Tunnel Hill
Trail Bike Ride

Tunnel Hill Il 15/30/45
62/100
       
2 Udder Century Union Il 32/50/62/100 $22 by 5/24
$27 after
Judy Matzen   udder@
charter.net
8 Cycling for
Safe Families
Union Il 16/32/48/64 adult $20
under 12 $5
Robb Rennix 815-978-8151 rrennix@
lydiahome.org
8

McLean County
Wheelers Metric Ride

Hudson Il 10 family
20/40/60
$20 by 5/17
$25 after
Francesca Erb 309-825-2058 mcleancountywheelers@
gmail.com
8

Ogden Lions Ride

Ogden Il 12/20/32/62 $20
Under 12 $12
Bill Gillespie 217-
621-9943
lione1z3@
aol.com
8 Metropolis Kiwanis Superman Bicycle Ride Metropolis Il 10/38/60 $20 by 6/1
$25 after
   

metropoliskiwanis@
gmail.com

8-9 TOMRV Bettendorf Ia/Il Sat 69/106
Sun 46/90
$60 by 3/29
$70 by 5/27
$85 after
    Contact
9

Tour de Cure

Chicago Il 10/20/35
62/100
$25 Lisa Adams 312-
346-1805

chicagotour@
diabetes.org

9 BCLC Ramble Wilmot Wi/Il 30/50/70
100/124
       
9-14 GITAP Channahon Il 235-505 $440
$415 LIB members
Chuck Oestreich 309-
788-
1845
chuckace2@
gmail.com
14-15 Le Tour de Shore Chicago Il/In
Mi
100       letourdeshore@
yahoo.com
14-16

Fight for
Air Ride

Crystal Lake Il   $75 + min pledges
$600 one day
$800 two day
Heidi Hoffman 312-
445-2508
Heidi.Hoffman@
lungil.org
16 Ride the River Davenport
Moline
Ia/Il 20 to 60        
22

Ride Across Illinois
RAIL North

Moline to
Chicago
Il 170   Robert Layton 877-
868-
7455
bicycleillinois@
bicycleillinois.com
23 Swedish Days Ride Burlington Il 27/45/62/80
100/124
$17 self $35 family by 6/1
$25/$45 after
David Struck   Swedishdays@
fvbsc.org
29 NW Illinois
Tour for Cancer
Freeport Il 30/70/100   Dave Fonda 815-
990-9396
cycleupperleft.il@
gmail.com
29 M & M Vineyard
Bike Ride
Mackinaw Il 15/30/40/60   Mikayla Eldridge 309-
676-3832
meldridge@
metec1.org
29

Pedaling for Kicks

Bloomington-
Normal
Il 25/40/50/67 $15 by 6/8
$20 family
$20/$25 after
Richard Verdery 800-
676-2353

rverdery@ilfb.org

30 LATE Ride Chicago Il 25 $40 by 4/30
$45 after
Nancy Minister Swabb   lateride@
hotmail.com

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July

 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
4 4th of July
Metric Century
Plainfield Il 30/45/62 $20 by 6/21
$25 after
Diane 815-
325-8053
jabianch@
sbcglobal.net
6-13

Bicycle Illinois

Cairo Il 500-700 $699 Robert Layton 877-
868-7455
bicycleillinois@
bicycleillinois.com
13 Tri-State Tour #1 Hammond In/Il/Wi 85-100 $50 Robert Layton 877-
868-7455
bicycleillinois@
bicycleillinois.com
14 Biking with
Beanzie
DeKalb Il 3/5/8 Family
20/40/60
80/101
$22 by 7/5
$30 after
Jennie 331-
442-4166
BikingwithBeanzie@
yahoo.com  
20 Z Tour Princeton Il 10/29/40/50
62/100
$25 by 5/15
$30 family
$30/$35 after
Brian Church 815-
875-2335
ztourinfo@
gmail.com
20-21

GITy Up

Wheaton Il 17/50 $85
Under 5 free
Steve Buchtel 708-
365-9365

steve@
trailsforillinois.org

21

Ride Ataxia Chicago

Channahon Il 4/12/32/52 $25/$45 by 6/21
After 6/21 +$5
Day of +$10
Kyle Bryant 484-
879-6160
kyle@
rideataxia.org
28 ACE Hardware Century Matteson Il 12-100 $25-$45     cmnace@
acehardware.com
28 Venus de Miles Lake Forest Il 25/61 $79/89/
99/129
    teresa@
venusdemiles.com

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August

 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
3

TOOC Tour

Danvers Il          
3 Hop on for Hope  for
the Village of Hope
Leroy Il 10/25/50 $25 Dick West 309-
962-7092
dickw6858@
aol.com
4 Two Rivers Century Kankakee Il 22/47/62
80/100/124
  Steffen 815-
922-9873
stefnlaw@
comcast.net
4 Night Owl Ride Crystal Lake Il          
4

Tri-State Tour # 2

Hammond In/Il/Wi 85-100 $50 Robert Layton 877-
868-7455
bicycleillinois@
bicycleillinois.com
3-5 CowaLUNGa Gurnee Il/Wi 65 day one
130 day two
190 day three
Discounted reg before 6/30
+ pledges
Niki B. 312-
628-
0212
nbartosiak@
lungchicago.org
10

Sweet Corn
Century

Mendota Il up to 100 $20 self
$30 family
+$5 after 8/1
Dave Brewer 815-
538-2425
davebrew@
mtco.com
11 Rotary Ride Naperville Il 20/40/55
62/100
$40 Rich Goulet 630-
546-9658
rgoulet@
wideopenwest.com
17 Kiwanis Fun Day
Bike Ride
Rend Lake Il 15/30/60/100 $25 self
$50 family
Jim Shurtz   shurtzjm@
aol.com
17-18 Climate Cycle
Dunes to Downtown
Indiana Dunes In/Il 62/125 fee + Pledges   872-
202-9623

info@
climatecycle.org

18 Bike Psychos Century Coal City Il 30/50/64
100/124
$25 by 8/11
$30 after
Deanna 708-
220-
2769
century@
bikepsychos.org
18 Wright Ride Oak Park Il 10/25/50      
24 No Baloney Ride Morton Il 25/50/75/100 $20 early
$25 day of
Morgan Grigsby 309-
363-3066
NoBaloneyBicycleRide@
gmail.com
24 C-U Across
the Prairie
Urbana Il 15/34/66       president@
prairiecycleclub.org
25

Wrigley Field Road Tour

Chicago Il 100 $100 reg
min $500 pledges
  312-
664-3836
info@
worldbicyclerelief.org

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September


 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
7

Cycle for Life

Geneva Il 25/65 $25
Min $125 in pledges
Liz Thompson 312-236-4491
x108

ethompson@
cff.org

7

Dare to Ride to
the Lake

Trenton Il 11/25 Family
50/62/100
$20 by 8/26
$25 day of
Chris Joellenbeck 618-
224-9226

trentondare@
hotmail.com

7 Bike for the Arts Rockford Il 5 family
22/37/65
$35 by 9/7
$40 day of
  815-
964-9713
info@
bikeforthearts.com
8 Capital City
Century
Springfield Il 10/25/40
62/100
$17 & up
early discount
Harv Koplo 217-
899-
9175
events@
spfldcycling.org
8 Harmon 100 Wilmot Il/Wi 25/50/62
75/100
$20 by 9/3
$25 after
     
8 Sub 5 Ride Hampshire Il 10 to 60        
14

Bob Galloway
Amish Ride

Arthur Il 20/42/60        
14 Ride like an
Egyptian
DeKalb Il 25/50/75/100 $22 by 8/31
$5 under 16
$30 after
Barbara Josh 815-
895-
4279

egyptianride@
aol.com

15 Tri Smart 101
Get Schooled
New Lenox Il 38/61
77/101
$40 by 8/31
$50 after
MJ Gasik 708-
466-
2379

maryjo19@
yahoo.com

21 Northwest Illlinois Century Freeport Il 70/100 Free Teresa Isbell   tisbell320@
yahoo.com
22 North Shore Century Evanston Il 25/50/62/100        
29 Blood, Sweat and tears Highland Park Il          
29 Prairie Pedal Decatur Il 20/40/62 $25 early
$30 day of
  217-
423-7708
mccd@
maconcountyconservation.org

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Northwest Illinois Century
 


October


 

Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
5 Cruise the Creek New Lenox Il 6/11 Free Jim McFarland 815-
72
7-8700
webmaster@
fpdwc.org
5 Fall Festival Bike Ride Lebanon Il 11/15/31/47/66 $20 Duane Olson 618-
791-2087
info@
ridgeprairietrailhead.org
6 24th Annual Pumpkin Pie Ride Ottawa Il 28/42/63/103
plus trail
$20 by 9/18
$25 after
  815-
830-
4291

StarvedRockCycling@
yahoo.com

6

Pumpkin Ride

St. Charles Il 10/20/28 trail
40/62 road
$30 by 9/28
$85 family

Sandy Hutchins

630-
377-
7250

shutchins@
soill.org

26 Tour de Shawnee Olive Branch Il 15/30/45
62/100
       
13

Associated Firefighter's Fall Fifty

Richmond Il 20/26/36
50/62
$20 by July 31
$25 by Sept 30
$35 day of
    Jmarshall@
antioch34.com

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