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January	February	March	April	May	June
July	August	September	October	November	December

January

1, First Ride of the Year, EBC, Herrick Lake, 10/20 miles, 630-415-2453, blitzen@usa.net
12, First Annual Tiki Ride, Chicago, Il., 10 miles, free
25, Polka Ride, Chicago, Il., 13 miles, rjmatter@prodigy.net

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February

2, Illini Chill Bike Ride, St. Joseph, Il., 22 miles, Kent, 217-469-7566, Tnek.Tnias@juno.com

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March

17, St. Patrick's Day Ride, Il., Wheeling Wheelmen, 847-520-5010, cunnspoke@netscape.net

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April

7, Spring Forward, SBC, Union, Il., 15/31/62 miles, 847-891-6010
20-21, Nauvoo Tandem Weekend, Il., 55 to 100 miles, $125, Carrie Walsh, tctours@touringcyclist.com
21, Chili Ride, Quincy, Il., 15 miles, $7, kids under 12 $3, Deb & Mark Esneault, 217-228-1956, images@adams.net
21, Folks on Spokes Easter Ride, FOS, University Park, Il., 30/44/66 miles, Bern49@attbi.com
28, Rendezvous on the Riverfront Ride, Havana, Il., 25/50/75 miles, $12 before 4/15, $15 ride day, Joanne Skogland, 309-543-6502, jskogland@tnc.org
27, Trails for Tails Bike-a-thon, DeKalb, Il., 10/20/60 miles, $10 + pledges, Bill McCarthy, 815-787-7402, veg@niu.edu
28, Silver Springs 60, Yorkville, Il., 25/45/62 miles, $20 adults, $5 11-16 kids, under 10 free, don@irdon.com

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May

4, Tour de Stooges, Lebanon, Il., 9/13/19/39/63 miles, $15, $7 for kids under 14, 314-644-4660, tourdestooges@rogerkramercycling.org
4, Ride the Ups and Downs, Elizabeth, Il., 22/31/46/60 miles, $15 by 4/27, $20 after, 815-858-9837
4, Kish Classic, Malta, Il., family/20/40 miles, $15, $6 for spaghetti dinner, Andy Bramer, 815-825-2086 x384, abramer@kougars.kish.cc.il.us
4-5, Springfield Weekend, Alton, Il., 100 miles Sunday, $160 by 4/20, Carrie Walsh, 314-739-4648, tctours@touringcyclist.com
4-5, Bike the Dike, Fulton, Il., 60 miles, $5, $12 family, Garry Medema, 815-589-2502, gmedema@mchsi.com
5, Prairie Pedal, Grayslake, Il., 12/35/55 miles, 4/8 mile family, $23 pre-reg w/raffle, T-shirt; $25 race day. $8 family ride, per rider, Kathy Herman, 847-622-4100, kherman@bfusa.com, prairiepedal@libertyprairie.org
5, Sudden Century, Minooka, Il., JBC, 30/45/60/80/100 miles, $10 by 4/27, $15 after, Brenda Alberico, 847-675-0200 x207, alberico@cdnet.cod.edu
18, Carlyle Lake Camp and Ride, Lake Carlyle, Il., 20/35/50 miles daily, $160 by 4/20, tctours@touringcyclist.com
18, Mayor Daley's Lakefront Ride, Chicago, Il., 13.1 miles, free, Megan McDonald, 312-744-1880, mmcdonald@cityofchicago.org
18, Imagine School Peace 2002 - Walk/Ride for Harmony in Schools, Chicago, Il., 15 miles, $20 adults, $10 kids before 5/11, onsite $25/$15,
    773-929-4100, ItHappensInc@aol.com
19, Arlington 500, Barrington, Il., 30/44/54/68 miles, $6 before 5/12, $10 after, Greg Konieczny, 847-255-3468, konie@mindspring.com
19, Tour of the North Shore, Skokie, Il., 3/10/30/50 miles, $30 individual, $75 family, team members $25 each, Alex Blatt, 847-328-5147, Alex.Blatt@cancer.org
19, Sangamon River Valley Bike Ride, Monticello, Il., 15/30/45 miles, $15, Gary Nixon, 217-762-7259, gnix@pdnt.com, Debbie or Alan Winder, 217-762-4751, kodakcam@pdnt.com
25, Giro d'Festa, Herrin, Il., 15/50/100k, Jim Rasor, jrasor@wsiltv.com
25, Stateline 60, Roscoe, Il., 15/35/65 miles, $25 by 5/17 ($13 w/o shirt), $31 after ($16 w/o shirt), Bill & Sheley Hines, 815-389-3226, twocrankn@aol.com
26, Privale, Plum River Valley Expedition, Mt. Carroll, Il., 35 miles morning loop, 38 miles afternoon loop, $25 by 5/18, $30 after, J. Berry Williams, 815-244-5271, Brian Brinkmeier, 815-244-1884, lbbrinkmeier@internetni.com

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June

2, Tour de Cure, Warrenville, Il., 25/50/100k, $20 pre, $25 day of event, Amber Locke, 312-346-1805 x6579, aserano@diabetes.org
2, Udder Century, Union, Il., 12/31/50/62/100 miles, adult $20, child 6-12 $8, under 6 free, After 5/25, $25 & $10, 815-477-6858, mcbc.udder@iname.com
7-9, Lake Tour Bike Trek, Crystal Lake, Il., 50 miles daily, $50 by 5/10, George Schabow, 630-260-9600 x14, GSChabow@aol.com
8, Safari Bicycle Tour, Pekin, In., 8/17/23/33/44/52/60 miles, $15 before 5/28
8-9, TOMRV, Tour of Mississippi River Valley, Susie LaForce, 563-355-5530, susielaforce@hotmail.com
9, Bike the Drive, Chicago, Il., 15/30 miles, $35, Lauren Strickler, 312-427-3325, lauren@biketraffic.org
15, Tour DeWitt, Clinton, Il., 15/35/65 miles, $15 till 5/31, $18 after, Tom Cooper, 217-935-8904, wyatt_38@hotmail.com
15, C-U Across the Prairie, Urbana, Il., 15/35/65 miles, Rich Furr, 217-359-1995, 217-333-3163, ADHCPA@aol.com
16, BCLC Ramble, Wilmot, Wi., 30/50/70/100, $12 before 6/1, $17 after, Cynthia Simmons, 847-604-0520, Cynthia_Simmons@cch.com 
16, Ride the River, Quad Cities, Il., 12/17 or up to 53 miles, $8 before 5/1, Kathy Wine, 563-322-2969, riveraction@netexpress.net
16, Windy 60, DeKalb, Il., 20/43/63 miles, $13 by 6/7, $16 race day, $10 no t-shirt, Char Riefler, 815-758-1562, criefl@aol.com
22, Pre-Emergent Metric, Bloomington, Il., 35/65 miles, $15 before 5/27, $18 after, Mike Kerber, 309-454-7800, mkerber@mindspring.com
22-23, Saturn MS 150 Bike Tour, Chicago to Bloomington, Il., 75 miles daily,  John Ambrose, , 888-343-1179, ms150@ild.nmss.org
23, Sweedish Days Ride, Kane Co., Il., 25/50/75/100 miles, $14 ind. $29 family before 6/10, $20-$40 after, Don, 630-584-7353, don@irdon.com
23, Tampico Fest Bike Ride, Tampico, Il., 6/18/40 miles, $15, Don Lester, 815-438-7447, dlester@cin.net
24-29, The Full Cycle-Caring for the Givers, St. Louis to Chicago, Il., 45-80 miles per day, $50 fee plus $2000 in donations, Fran Maroney, 708-386-1706, fullcycleride@aol.com

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July

4, Fouth of July Metric, JBC, Plainfield, Il., 30/45/60 miles, $8 before 6/29, $13 after, Brenda Alberico, 847-675-0200 x207, alberico@cdnet.cod.edu
7, Ultimate Neighborhood Ride, Chicago, Il., 20/30 miles, Kathy Schubert, 773-248-5499, unr@chicagocyclingclub.org
13, Pedaling for Kicks on Route 66, Bloomington, Il., 15 miles family, 25/50/66 miles, $15 before 6/30, $20 after, Family route is $20, Richard Verdery, 800-676-2353, rverdery@ilfb.org
13, Historic Chicago Lakefront Bike Tour, Chicago, Il., 10-12 miles, $10 by July 3, Debbie Musiker or Joel Brammeier, 312-939-0838 x4, dmusiker@lakemichigan.org
14, Melon Metric, Sandwich, Il., NBC, 32/62/100 miles, $15 till 6/30, $18 after, Dave Watts, 630-942-9253 no calls after 9:30 P.M. please,      clubnbc@aol.com
14, LATE Ride, Long after twilight ends, Chicago, Il.
14-18, Tour De River, 160 miles. $565.00 by June 15. Dave Lefever, 563-344-1379, bike@togir.com
21, Biking with Beanzie, DeKalb, Il., 23/43/63 miles, $15 till 7/1, $18 after, Marv or Toney, 888-228-7476 or 815-758-3742, beanzieride@yahoo.com
22-27, Heartland Aids Ride, Twin Cities to Chicago, 500 miles, $85 fee, $2500 in pledges
27, Lakefront Bike Tour, Chicago, Il., 10 miles, Joel Brammeier, 312-939-0838 x4, jbrammeier@lakemichigan.org
28, Wizard Ride, Yorkville, Il., 23/41/68/100 miles, WizardRide@hotmail.com

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August

3, Ride to remember Major Taylor, Il., 26 miles, Denise Zahn, 708-748-4661, dgzahn@hotmail.com
4, Rotary Ride, Naperville, Il., 10/25/50/75 miles, $18 before 7/19, $20 after, Fred Goldenson, 630-355-6693, Events@RotaryRide.com
9, Gurnee Days Evening Ride, Gurnee, Il., 10/20 miles, $20 plus pledges, 847-662-8482, staff@mikesbikesgurnee.com
10-11, Interplanetary Bicycle Ride, Peoria, Il., $20, 10/25/50/80/100 miles, after 8/1 add $3, Sheldon Schafer, 309-686-7000, sschafer@lakeview-museum.org
10-12, Cowalunga, Gurnee, Il., 180 miles, Niki Bartosiak, 312-243-2000 x282, niki@alamc.org
10-12, Around Illinois Back Roads Sampler, Joliet to Ottawa and back, $40 before 7/1, $50 after, Brenda Alberico, 815-467-5748, alberico@cbcast.com
 10-16, Around Illinois Back Roads, JBC, Joliet, Il., 420 miles, $200 before 4/1, $225 after, Brenda Alberico, 815-467-5748, alberico@cbcast.com
17, Mississippi Valley 24 Hour Challenge, New Baden Village, Il., 53 miles day loop, 12 mile night loop, $50 before 8/3, $80 after, Mike Hahn, 314-353-2171, mochalleng@aol.com
18, Bike Tour of Lake County, Highland Park, Il., 15/35/80 miles, $35 w/pledge, Amy Sheele, amy.sheele@cancer.org
24, Mahomet Rotary Ride, Mahomet, Il., 10/30/60 miles, $18 before 8/19, $20 after, 10 miles family ride is $10 per family, 217-355-5437
24, Kiwanis Fun Day Ride, Mt. Vernon, Il., 2/15/35/65/100+ miles, $25 individuals, Bernie Dickneite, 618-244-5632, bfc@mvn.net
24, American Red Cross Ride & Stride, Normal, Il., 30/65 miles, $20 before 8/1, $25 after, Scott Vogel, 309-662-0500 x25, scott@armclean.org
24-Sept 2, The Great Northern River Ride, Minneapolis, Mn. through Illinois, 697 miles, $1150, 603-382-1662, 888-797-7057, abbike@aol.com
25, Old Mill Century, Oregon, Il., 10 family/25/50/75/100 miles, $18 before 8/17, $23 after, Vinnie Llanas, 815-732-7496
25, Bike Psychos' Century, Il., 35/50/70/100/125 miles, $13 before 8/19, $18 day of, Marvin Boehm / Jim Sim, 708-802-1804, BikePsychos@yahoo.com
31, Prairie 100, Lincoln, Il., 10/30/60 miles, $20 early, $25 after early, $45 family (up to 4), $60 family (up to 4) after early reg., $75 families 5 or more, Shanda Roderick, 217-735-3915, ymca2@ccaonline.com

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September

1, Tour Hog Heaven, Kewanee, Il., 28/53/62 miles, 5.75 miles family, $15 before 8/20, $20 after, families first rider $15, each extra $6 each, Jill Milroy, 309-853-4431, sjmilroy@cin.net
1, Boulevard Lakefront Tour, Chicago, Il., Lauren Strickler, 312-427-3325, lauren@biketraffic.org
3-5, AITC Bike Ride, Kankakee, Il., 60-100 miles daily, $75 before 8/16, $95 after,  309-557-2230, jets@ilfb.org
8, Capital City Century, Springfield, Il., 12/25/62/100 miles, $18, Lenny@aol.com
8, Harmon Hundred, Wilmot, Wi., 25/50/75/100 miles, $15 before 8/23, $20 after, Wheeling Wheelmen, 847-520-5010, cunnspoke@netscape.net
14, Amish Country Bicycle Tour, Arthur, Il., 15/27/40/65 miles, $6 before 9/1, $10 after, Mark McClure, 217-454-9896
15, TOSOC, Stillman Valley, Il., 25/50/75/100 miles, $14 before 9/6, $17 after, under 18 $6-8, family of 3 $30-37, Bill & Shelley Hines, 815-389-3226, twocrankn@aol.com
21, No Baloney Ride, Peoria, Il., 25/50/75/100 miles, $15 before 9/7, $20 after, Bill Semmens, 309-693-9388, semmens@MTCO.com
21-22, Fall Okawville Weekend, Okawville, Il., 25/35/50 miles Saturday, 30/40 miles Sunday, $120 by 9/7, tctours@touringcyclist.com
21-22, Autumn Apple Pie Tour, Marine, Il., 13/17/35 miles, $8 adults, $1 for kids under 14, cylist@aol.com
22, The North Shore Century, "The Last Ride of Summer", Evanston, Il.,10 mile family, 25/50/62/100 miles, $15 before 8/23, $20 after, Karen Terry, 847-866-7743
22, Mundelein Main Street 2002 Metric Madness, Mundelein, Il., Family/25/45/69 miles, $18 before 9/5, $23 after, Pam Ohman, 847-970-9235, pohman@ix.netcom.com
22, City Cycle Tour for MS, Chicago, Il., 30/60/90 miles, $25 by 9/9, $35 after, min. pledge required, John Ambrose, 312-423-1179, cityc@ild.nmss.org
29, Ride to the Depot, Whiteheath, Il., 16/25/35/40/65/100 miles, $16, sue@resourceroom.net
29, Flat-As-A-Pancake Century, New Baden, Il., 29/68 miles, $15, cylist@aol.com

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October

5, Ride the 9, Charleston, Il., 10/40/60 miles, $25, Lena Myers, 217-345-2424, SOILLAR09@aol.com
6, Pumpkin Pedal Bike Tour, Elgin, Il., 10 mile family ride, 25/45/62 miles, $25 pre-regsistration, $25 day of w/out shirt, Sandy Hutchins, 630-377-7250, soillaroz@aol.com
6, Pumpkin Pie Ride, Ottawa, Il., 15-? miles on I & M Canal, 25-100 road miles, $15 till 9/23, $20 after, Brian Eastman, 815-433-5035, bikegod@ivnet.com
11-13, Amish Country Tour, Arthur, Il., 120 miles, tctours@touringcyclist.com

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November

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December

7, Reindeer Ride, Gurnee, Il., 9 miles, New toy valued at $10/$15, 847-662-8482, staff@mikesbikesgurnee.com

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Last Update 12/9/02