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January
 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
21-22

"El Tour de Train" Night Spin

 Chicago Il Indoors on
Computrainer		 $40   312-
568-7725		 jill.sklansky@
 lls.org

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February
 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
25

Illini Chill

 St' Joseph Il   $25 by 2/4    

todd.jacob.prd3@
statefarm.com

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March
 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
18

St. Patrick's Day Ride

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

 

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April

 
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May
 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
5

Tour de Stooges

 Highland Il 17/22/30/42/64 $15
$20 day of		 Roger Kramer 618-
236-2793		 tourdestooges@
rogerkramercycling.org
12

Ride the Rock

 Joliet Il       815-
722-1244 		 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

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June

 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
                 
                 
                 
8-10 Fight for Air Crystal Lake Il/Wi 50 daily donations Justine Reichardt 312-
781-1100 		justine.reichardt@
 lungil.org
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
10-15 GITAP Dixon Il 235-505 $430
$405 LIB members		 Chuck Oestreich 309-
788-1845		 chuckace2@
gmail.com
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

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July

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

4th of July Metric Century Ride

 Plainfield Il 30/45/62 $20 by 6/21
$25 after		     jabianch@
sbcglobal.net
                 
                 
                 
                 
15 Biking with
Beanzie		 DeKalb Il 23/46/62
80/101		 $22 by 7/13
$30 after		      
21 Z Tour Princeton Il 10/29/40/50
62/100		 $25 by 7/13
$30 family
$30/$35 after		 Brian Church 815-
875-2335		 ztourinfo@
gmail.com
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
29 Ace Paint Century Matteson Il 12-100 $35 pre
$45 day of		   630-
990-6913

cmnace@
acehardware.com

29 Venus de Miles
All Woman's Ride		 Lake Forest Il 30/60 $79 by 4/1
$129 day of		 Teresa Robbins 303-
460-1745		 info@
 venusdemiles.com

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August

 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
4-6 CowaLUNGa Gurnee Il/Wi 50 miles daily Donations Niki B. 312-
628-
0212		 nbartosiak@
lungchicago.org
11 Sweet Corn Century Mendota Il 10/25/38/40 $20 by 8/12
$30 family
$25/$35 after		 Dave   davebrew@
mtco.com
                 
                 
                 
                 
  Wright Ride Oak Park Il 10/25/50/62 $20 Rich Carillo 708-
617-
8860		 rich@
vistaoakpark.com
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

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September

 
Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
                 
9 Harmon Hundred Wilmot Il 25/50/62/75/100 $10 by 8/1
$20 by 9/4
$25 after 9/4		 Todd Berlin 847-910-5336 todd.berlin@
 rrd.com
16 Tri Smart Century New Lenox Il     Kim Kazmierczak 815-
263-0847 		trismart101@
 trismartcoaching.com
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
22 Ride like an
Egyptian		 DeKalb Il 25/50/75/100 $20 by 9/9
$25 after		 Barbara Josh 815-
895-
4279

egyptianride@
aol.com

                 
23

Team Up Chicago

 Evanston Il 25/50/62
70/100		 $50 + pledges Hugo Fernandez 630-
 302-3500		 info@
 unitedparalysisfoundation.org

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October

Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
6 Cruise the Creek   Il       815-
722-1244 		 
7 Pumpkin Pie Ride Ottawa Il 28/42/63/103
plus trail		 $20 by 7/21
$25 after		   815-
830-
4291

StarvedRockCycling@
yahoo.com

7

Pumpkin Ride

 St. Charles Il Road
Trail		  

Sandy Hutchins

630-
377-
7250

shutchins@
soill.org
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

 

 

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