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| Date(s) | Ride Name | Start City | State | Mileage | Cost | Contact | Phone | |
| Date(s) | Ride Name | Start City | State | Mileage | Cost | Contact | Phone | |
| 7 | Illini Chill | St. Joseph | Il |
$25 by 1/24 $28 after |
Todd Jacob |
309- 824-8684 |
illinichill@ yahoo.com |
| Date(s) | Ride Name | Start City | State | Mileage | Cost | Contact | Phone | |
| 22 | St. Patrick's Day Ride | Wauconda | Il | 16/20/36 | $10 | Tom and Deb Wilson | 847-520-5010 |
wheeling@ wheelmen.com |
| Date(s) | Ride Name | Start City | State | Mileage | Cost | Contact | Phone | |
| 19 |
Folks on Spokes Easter Ride |
University Park | Il |
16/25/35 45/65 |
$15 by 4/5 $20 after |
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| 25 | Arlington Heights | Il | Free | Dave Martin | swap@cyclearlington.com | |||
| 25 | Tour de Exchange | Charelston | Il | 10/25/50 |
$20 by 4/11 $25 after |
Jim McNutt |
217- 348-1271 |
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| 26 | Spring Forward | Schaumburg | Il |
| Date(s) | Ride Name | Start City | State | Mileage | Cost | Contact | Phone | |
| 2 | Tour de Stooges | Highland | Il | $25 | Roger Kramer |
314- 644-4660 |
tourdestooges@ rogerkramercycling.org |
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| 2 | Ride the Ups and Downs | Elizabeth | Il | 25/31/52/61 |
$15 by 4/30 $20 after |
Annette Bausman |
815- 275-0041 |
bausmana@juno.com |
| 2 | Interpretive Bicycle Ride | Arcola | Il | 30 | $20 | Amber Kaufmann | 888-45-AMISH |
amishcenter@ consolidated.net |
| 9 | Walk and Roll Elgin | Elgin | Il | 15 |
879-9009 |
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| 9 | Climate Cycle the Ride | Chicago | Il | 12/25 | Donations | |||
| 16 | Beautiful Southern Ride | Carbondale | Il | 15/30/62 | $15 | Dan Becque |
info@ carbondalebreakfastrotary.org |
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| 17 | Barrington | Il |
$10 $15 |
Don Ami | 500@cyclearlington.com | |||
| 17 |
Sangamon River Valley Bike Ride |
Monticello | Il | 16 to 45 | $45 family | Debbie Winder |
762-4751 |
dwinder@ mont.hfmgt.com |
| 20 | Arlington Heights | Il | Free | Gary Gilbert |
rideofsilence@ cyclearlington.com |
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| 20 | Chicago Ride of Silence | Chicago | Il | 8-12 | Free | Elizabeth Adamczyk | 773-370-2038 |
rideofsilence.chicago@ gmail.com |
| 23-24 | Blackhawk Country Roads | Rockton | Il | 10/30/45/60 |
$16 by 5/16 $21 after |
Linda Tipton
Rick Plantz |
815-871-6379 815-399-1404 |
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| 24 | Bike the Drive | Chicago | Il | 15 | $40 |
312-427-3325 ext. 251 |
btd09info@ activetrans.org |
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| 24 |
Team Diabetes at Bike the Drive |
Chicago | Il | 15/30 | $40 | Eric Goodwin |
312- 346-1805 |
ergoodwin@ diabetes.org |
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| Date(s) | Ride Name | Start City | State | Mileage | Cost | Contact | Phone | |
| 6 | Tour de Cure | Grafton | Il | 10 to 60 | Christie Derbin |
x6824 |
cderbin@diabetes.org | |
| 6 |
CAMA Teens Tour de Park Bike Rally |
Paris | Il | 7/20/40/70 | Kristin | 217-465-4118 |
camateens@ camacoalition.org |
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| 6-7 | Ride for Aids | Lake Geneva | Wi/Il | 180 |
773- 989-9400 |
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| 7 |
Grand
Geneva Tour de Cure |
Geneva | Il | 25/60/100k |
$15 by 3/12 $25 after |
Eric Goodwin |
312- 346-1805 |
ergoodwin@ diabetes.org |
| 7 | Udder Century | Union | Il |
31/50/62 75/100 |
$20 by 5/28 $27 after |
UdderCentury@ Comcast.net |
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| 12-14 | Tour de Farms | DeKalb | Il | 35-175 | $40 to $75 |
800- 344-4867 |
cgic@ ild.nmss.org |
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| 12-14 |
Lake Tour Bike
Trek Ride for a Reason |
Crystal Lake | Il/Wi | 50 daily | fee plus pledges | contact | ||
| 13 | BikeSTRONG Metric | Hudson | Il | 20/40/60 | $25 | Tom Scott |
309-820-8795 309-275-7120 |
icemanbn@ comcast.net |
| 13 | Ogden Lions Club Ride | St. Joseph | Il | 12/32/62 |
$20 by 6/6 $25 after |
Bill Gillespie |
217-
621-9943 |
Bill@ OgdenLionsClub.org |
| 13 |
Ride for Hope Half Century |
Wheaton | Il | 50 | $15 | Glen Gustafson | 847-791-0378 | gustafson@msn.com |
| 13-14 | TOMRV | Bettendorf/Preston | Ia/Il | 46/69/89/106 | $80 | Doug Truesdell | tomrv_dt@msn.com | |
| 14 | Ride and Stride for Wishes | Skokie | Il | 10/35 | $35 | Anne Cressy |
312- 602-9419 |
Cressy@wishes.org |
| 14 | BCLC Ramble | Wilmot | Wi/Il |
12/30/50 70/100 |
Adults $15-$22 | Terry Ferguson | 847-566-8523 | ramble@bikebclc.com |
| 14-20 | GITAP | Seneca | Il | 310 to 585 |
$385 by 4/1 $395 after 4/1 $420 after 5/30 |
Chuck Oestreich |
309- 788-1845 |
oestreich@ qconline.com |
| 15-19 | Tri-State Ride | Lansing | Ia/Il/Wi | 800-675-2295 |
info@ midwestscenic.com |
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| 19-20 | Le Tour de Shore | Chicago | Il/In/Mi | 96 | $60+ | Stephen Coughlin |
708- 261-2905 |
letourdeshore@ yahoo.com |
| 21 | Blood, Sweat and Tears | Highland Park | Il | 5/25/45/62 | $35 |
bst@ tntillinois.org |
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| 26 | Ride like an Egyptian | DeKalb | Il | 25/50/75/100 |
$20 by 9/13 $25 after |
egytianride@aol.com | ||
| 27 | Tour for Cancer | Freeport | Il | 30 to 100 |
free with donations |
Dave Fonda | 815-616-5341 |
cycleupperleftil@ gmail.com |
| 27 |
Interplanetary Bicycle Ride |
Dunlap | Il | 12-100 |
$22 by 6/19 $27 after |
Sheldon Schafer |
309- 686-7000 |
sschafer@ lakeview-museum.org |
| 28 |
Interplanetary Bicycle Ride |
Peoria | Il | 12-100 |
$22 by 6/19 $27 after |
Sheldon Schafer |
309- 686-7000 |
sschafer@ lakeview-museum.org |
| 28 | Swedish Days Ride | Burlington | Il |
25/45/62 75/100/124 |
$15 by 6/14 | Jane Hankison |
587-2570 |
jhankison@ sbcglobal.net |
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Last Update 9/8/09
Date(s)
Ride Name
Start City
State
Mileage
Cost
Contact
Phone
Email
3
Sandy Creek
Challenge Century
Hillsboro
Mo/Il
62/100
Christy Neuhoff
314-962-8861
cbneuhoff@yahoo.com
3
Skokie
Il
15
$25
4
Pumpkin Pie Ride
Ottawa
Il
Trail 15/20/30/45
Road 25/62/100
Kids < 12 $5
$15 by 9/17
$20 after
815-
830-4291
starvedrockcycling@
yahoo.com
4
Pumpkin Pedal
St. Charles
Il
10/20/28 trail
$25
Sandy
630-
377-7250
shutchins@soill.org
4
Decatur
Il
12/25/62
$25
$30 day of
Kathleen Merner
217-
423-7708
kmerner@
maconcountyconservation.org
9-11
Northern Illinois Metric Tour
Union
Il
65 daily
Jim
815-477-8425
weekenderbiketours@
sbcglobal.net
10
We Care Bicycle Ride
Morton
Il
10-100
Bill Covey
wcovey@comcast.net
10
Chillocothe
Il
15-62
$20 by 9/30
$25 after
Neil Terry
terryn1@asme.org
11
AFFF Bike Ride
Richmond
Il
20/25/36/50/62
$16 by 9/27
$25 day of
Jay Marshall
815-370-4894
jmarshall@antioch34.com
24
Tour de Shawnee
Olive Branch
Il
15/30/62/100
$20 by 10/9
$25 after
info@tourdeshawnee.org
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