June 2005

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Date(s) Ride Name Start City State Mileage Cost Contact Phone Email
3-5 Lake Tour Bike Trek Crystal Lake Il/Wi 50 miles daily $45 before 3/15
$60 after		 George Schabow 630-260-9600 gschabow@lungil.org
3-5 Prairie State
Tandem Rally		 Forsyth Il     Jeff and Judy Cox   PrairieState2005@aol.com
3-5 Starved Rock-
Illinois River Ramble		   Il 25-80 daily $189 Mike Friedrich 708-301-6475
mefjaf@copper.net
3-5 No Frills Tandem Rally Seville Oh     Art & Judee Wickersham 330-688-7299  
4 Tour de Cure Rochester Mn 12/32/50/60+   Sierra Vogt
Tracy Haglund		 888-342-2383
 		 svogt@diabetes.org
thaglund@diabetes.org
4 Sandy Creek Century   Mo up to 100 $30 Mike Dennison   cbneuhoff@aol.com
4 Tour de Cure Indianapolis In 25/50/75k   Sierra Vogt 888-342-2383 svogt@diabetes.org
4 100 Grand Grand Rapids Mi 15/30/62/100 $15
$30 family		 Caroline Terlecki 616-453-7400 rapidwheelmen@lmb.org
4 Trek 100 Pewaukee Wi 20/37/62/100 $30
plus pledges		   414-456-5830
800-248-8735		  
4 Tour of Lakes Baxter Mn 41/70 $22 Sharon Bodie 218-833-8122 bodie@brainerd.net
4 Hot Tamale Waldo Oh 8/16/32/64   Glenn & Sandy Butterman 740-382-9423  
4 Covered Bridge Tour Brookville Oh 23/45/73/105 $4 Mark Buchwalder    
4 Heart of Ohio Tour
HOOT		 Carroll Oh 30/60/100   Al Moore 740-756-9218 bikedonna@msn.com
4 Tour de Cure Hueston Woods Oh 8/16   Aimee Bruns 513-759-9330
x6667		 abruns@diabetes.org
4 Door Bike Ride   In 5/25/50 free
donations OK		 Bob Bulger 888-259-5999 rangerbob@csinet.net
lambc@csinet.net
4 Frontier Days Bike Ride Fort Dodge Ia 12/23/35/45 $8 Mike Lane 515-576-6133 msl@frontiernet.net
4 Beachin' Bike Ride Panora Ia 25 $25 by 5/25
$30 after		 Angie 641-755-3456 angie@iowadevelopment.com
4 Tour de Cure
Track and Road Ride		   In     Sierra Vogt 888-342-2383 svogt@diabetes.org
4 Bike to Read Lake Mills Wi 10 mile trail
30 mile road		 $20 self
$30 family		      
4 Center for Healing and
Hope Bike a thon		 Goshen In 6/25 $20 Jenny Trammel 574-534-4744 jtrammel74@yahoo.com
4 Bike about Aboite Aboite In 10 family
50		 $20 self
$35 family		      
4-5 Bob Hart Marathon Ride Cleveland Oh 300     216-921-1930 RHart70390@aol.com
4-5 Ride for Aids Chicago Chicago Il     Stuart Kipnis 847-475-2115
x112		 skipnis@beehive.org
4-5 Marietta River
Rendezvous Ride		 Duncan Falls Oh 65 daily   Sue Berzinis 740-374-0642 teamberziniz@1st.net
4-11 BAK
Bike Across Kansas		   Ks          
5 Ride for the Arts Milwaukee Wi 5/15/25/50/75 $30 adults
$20 kids		      
5  Tour de Cure Minneapolis Mn 6/25/50   Tracy Haglund 888-DIABETES thaglund@diabetes.org
5 Udder Century Union Il 31/50/62/100

$20 by 5/29
$25 after

   815-477-6858 BikeMCBC@comcast.com
5 Ride with Jim Brainerd Mn 12/21/30 Free Terry McGaughy 218-829-5278 caction@infotelcom.net
5 Troy Strawberry
Festival Bike Tour		 Troy Oh 29/44/62   Patti Emmel 937-339-7714 tsf@troyohiochamber.com
5 Tour de Fat Bicycle Ride and Festival St. Louis Mo 14, 28 or 37 $5 adult
Under 13 free		      
5 Dairy Days Classique Bike Tour West Salem Wi     Cheryl Brenengen 608-786-0180  
5 Rosy Cheeks Family
Bike Ride		 Oswego Il 6.5/8 $10 adult
$5 kids
$25 family		 Dick and Deb Krase 630-554-8799 Bikefortheroses@aol.com
5-11 BRAN Bike Ride
Across Nebraska		   Ne          
10-12 Noran Clinic
MS150 Bike Tour		 Duluth Mn 150 $35
200+ pledges		 Teri Cannon 612-335-7900 tcannon@mssociety.org
11 Tour de Bloom Newburgh In 15/31/62 $15
$18 after 5/25		 Bill Franklin 812-205-6321 bill@allfreight.com
11 Sakatah Challenge Waterville Mn 11 $12
$15 day of		 Julie Meister 507-362-4227 pmiofc@frontiernet.net
11 Ride for Unity Little Falls Mn 10/19/32/48 $20 by 6/1
$25 after		 Kirsten Vaagenes 320-632-0875 memories@littlefalls.net
11 Pedal De Ponds Fergus Falls Mn 10/50/100k $20
$50 family		   218-739-4489  
11 Safari Bicycle Tour Pekin In 8/17/23/33
44/52/61		 $15 Tim Maudlin 812-967-5082 info@mustdorides.com
11 Metropolis Kiwanis Ride Metropolis Il 15/31/62 $15 by 5/27
$20 after		 Dean Hinners 618-524-8146 metropoliskiwanis@hotmail.com
11 Tour de Cure Pickerington Oh 15/30/60   Kristy Rogers 614-436-1917
x6624		  
11 Tour de Cure St. Louis Mo       314-822-5490
x6825		  
11 Bike Ride around
Madison County		 Winterset Ia 45/60 $13 by 5/19
$20 after		 Jim Smith 515-462-1882 JSmith@mhcscpa.com
11 Rash Ride Independance Ia 25/50 $18 Bill Versluis 319-334-2455 billspizza@indytel.com
11 YSS Metric Century Marshalltown Ia up to 62.5   Nancy Peterson 641-752-2300 npeterson@yss.ames.ia.us
11 Circus City Metric Century Peru In 24/48/62 $18
$48 family		 Bob Blong 765-472-2530 bblong@cheetaa.com
11 Rock River Tour Crawfordsville In 25 to 100 $15 Allen Slight 765-362-6740 info@rockrivertour.org
11 Tour de Fort
A Ride for Health 		Fort Wayne In     Theresa McGuire 260-456-4511 tmcguire@mcmillencenter.org
11-12 TOMRV Bettendorf Ia/Il     Linda Barchman 563-388-8043 lindabarchman@hotmail.com
11-12 Spring Pedal &
Paddle Tour		   Mi          
11-12 Big Mac Shoreline Spring Scenic Bike Tour Mackinaw City Mi 25/50/75/100   Kelly Vieau 231-436-5574 kvieau@nmo.net
11-15 Martha's Miles St. Louis Mo/Il 60 to 75 daily   Matt Howard
Josh Hobick		   info@marthas-miles.org
11-18 BRAG Bike Ride Across Georgia   Ga          
12 BCLC Ramble Wilmot Il/Wi 30/50/70/100 $15 by 6/1
$20 after		 Dennis Mumm
John Serrano		 847-604-0520

ramble@bikebclc.com

12 Tour de Cure Wheaton Il 25/60/100k $20 plus $100 min fundraising Julia Dombrowski 312-346-1805
 x6573		 jdombrowski@diabetes.org
12 Tour de Cure Brighton Mi       888-DIABETES  
12 Mahomet Rotary Ride Mahomet Il 30/60/100   John Alumbaugh 217-586-4995 jalumbaugh@ms.k12.il.us
12 River Rendezvous Ride Ludlow Oh 25-100   Leslie Bohart   Lbow14@fuse.net
12 Sunday in June Middlefield Oh 10/25/50/62/100   Bill Maurey 440-975-9744  
12 Friends of the Chippewa River Trail Charity Bike Ride Eau Claire Wi     Jim Shong 715-835-4812 info@bikedoctor-ec.com
12-18 GITAP Joliet Il 370 to 500+ $320
12-15 $240
under 12 $160		 Chuck Oestreich 309-788-1845 oestreich@qconline.com
12-18

Cycle Across Missouri

 Carbondale Il/Mo 340 $325 Dave Reiter 314-406-2359 davereiter1@earthlink.net
12-18 Tour de Kota Yankton Sd 443 $125      
18 Tour de Cure St. Louis Mo       888-DIABETES  
18 The Great Carroll County Cycling Event Mount Carroll Il 20/62 $25 by 6/14
$30 after		 John H McConnel Jr. 815-244-4005 johnmcfarm@aol.com
18 McLean County Wheelers Spring Metric Ride & Stride Bloomington Il 10 mile family
35/65		 $20 by 6/1
$25 after		 Diana Nicol 309-662-0500
x58		 diana@arcmclean.org
18 Ride for Nature Baileys Harbor Wi 25/50/100k   Karen Newbern 920-839-2802 karen@ridgessanctuary.org
18 Horribly Hilly Hundreds Mount Horeb Wi   $50 Paul Vaughn 608-437-4878 info@horriblyhilly.com
18 Minds in Motion
Bicycle Tour		 Onalaska Wi 10/15/31/62   Harvey Bertrand   harvey_bertrand@yahoo.com
18 Water Carnival
Fun Ride		 Hutchinson Mn 17/50 $15 Chad Czmowski 320-587-2453 chad_czmowski@hotmail.com
18 Rochester Ride
for the Y		 Rochester Mn 35/65/83
105/126		 $20 Teresa Byland 507-269-6591
507-287-2260
x327		 teresa@ymentors.org
18 Teen Hope Willmar Mn 12/32/55 $25 by 5/28 Jody 320-214-0080 jody@teenhope.com
18 Pumpkinvine Bike Ride Goshen In 17/22/40/64/102 $17 by 6/1
$22 after		 Bob Carrico 574-266-1362 rjcarrico1@verizon.net
18 Tour de Cheese Monroe Wi 30/50/75
5/10/15 family		 $15 to $40 Denise Kohn 608-329-7451 denisekohn@yahoo.com
18 Bike Northwoods Tour Wautoma Wi 360   Kathy Schramm 608-244-6598 kathy@bikenorthwoods.com
18 Gear up for Kids Madison Wi 1/10/20/40 $10 Tom Young 608-263-8178 tmyoung@hosp.wisc.edu
18 Janesville Morning
Rotary Pie Ride		 Janesville Wi 20/50/100k $20 self
$50 family		 Karen Reilly 608-743-1516 janesvillemorningrotary@tds.net
18 Route 66 Bicycle Ride
 and Festival		 Edwardsville Il 15/30/42/66 $9 adults
$3 kids		   618-692-0070  
18 Cycle for the Cure Marion Ia 20/40/80/100 $15 + pledges
$5 under 14		 Cynde Shepard   endeavor89@earthlink.net
18 Wayside Ride Carpentersville Il 15-20 $20 Dave Schertz 847-608-0219 waysideride@hotmail.com
18 Honeysuckle Hundred   In 100 miles
200k		 $5 Tom Talbert 812-342-4272 tatoclv@msn.com
18 Janesville Morning
Rotary Club Pie Ride		 Janesville Wi       608-743-1529 KJReilly@johnsonbank.com
18 Minds in Motion
Bicycle Tour		 Onalaska Wi 0-15/31/62   Harvey Bertrand   harvey_bertrand@yahoo.com
18 Shore to Shore 64 Green Bay Wi up to 64   Tina Siebers  920-435-0100 crystal@fvcgoldenhouse.com
18 Lakes Bike Ride Amery Wi     Chuck Hoppe   icghwn@amerytel.net
18-19 Maywood 100
Park to Park Bike Tour		 Sheboygan Wi     Margaret Reisenauer 920-459-3906 maywood@ci.sheboygan.wi.us
18-20 Door County
Weekend Tour		 Sturgeon Bay Wi 25/50/75 loops $94 Jerry Goldman 847-695-7964 drjpedal@webtv.net
18-24 PALM   Mi          
18-25 GOBA Findlay Oh 45 to 60 daily     614-273-0805  
18-25 Bike Northwoods Tour Wautoma Wi 360 $200-$260 Eric and Kathy Schramm 608-244-6598

info@bikenorthwoods.com

19 Tour de Cure Kansas City Mo       888-DIABETES  
19 Windy 60 De Kalb Il 20/43/63 $13.50 by 6/1
$17 day of		 Char Riefler 815-758-1562 dekalbwindy60@yahoo.com
19 Ride the River   Ia/Il       563-322-2969 riveraction@netexpress.net
19 Swedish Days Ride Burlington Il 25/45/62
75/100		 $20
$40 family		   630-584-7353 swedishdays@fvbsc.org
19 Anthem Clean Air
Challenge		 Cleveland Oh 15/30/62   Ann Casarona 216-532-8202 lacasarona@ohiolung.org
19-24 Fox Valley Tour Watertown Wi 62 daily $419 Dennis Northey 414-671-4560 powwowd@sbcglobal.net
19-25 TRIRI Huntingburg In   $290 Barbara Anderson 812-333-8176 triri@triri.org
20-24 Katy Trail Ride Clinton Mo 225 $225 Jennifer Smith
Melanie Robinson		 888-334-6946 jennifer.smith@dnr.mo.gov
20-July 2 Indiana Cops Riding for C.O.P.S.   In     Stephen W. Knight 317-327-6366 k4279@indygov.org
22-26 Grand Traverse Adventure   Mi          
22-26 Tour de Nebraska Taylor Ne     Regina   numbride@hotmail.com
24-26 Bike the Border Mohall Nd 159 $75 Gary Boyd 701 756-6288 gboyd@state.nd.us
25 Stiff Ride   Ia 34        
25 Browerville Days Bike Classic Browerville Mn 15/35 $15
$35 family		 Lynn Geraets
Karen Brever		 320-594-2215

lynng@logbank.com

25 Jordan Valley Bike Tour Jordan Mn 12/20/35/50 $15 and up Tim Bischke 952-492-2088 info@jordanvalleybiketour.org
25 Brown County
Hills Challenge		 Nashville In 24/35/42/60 $22 Mike Roberts 812-988-5522 mrsports@kiva.net
25 Tour de Corn East Prairie Mo 15/30/60 $10 by 6/1
$15 after		 Silvey Barker 573-649-3057 tourism@eastprairiemo.net
25 Tour de Cure Grand Rapids Mi       888-DIABETES  
25 Flat 50 Bicycle Tour Decatur In 18/20/30/50
62/100		 $15
$9 under 15		 Rick Lichtenberger 260-724-2705 ricksbike@onlyinternet.net
25 Buckeye Bridge
Bike Ride		 Eaton Oh 15-73   Barb Schroeder 937-456-5400  
25 Tri-County Woodlands
 Bike Tour		 Bloomfield Ia 85 $20 by 6/1
$25 after		 Shannon Harry 641-664-2300 shannon@daviscounty.org
 dsimonsen@daviscounty.org
25 White Pole Road Ride Dexter Ia 26/52 $25 Steve Kroeger 641-524-2442 kroeg_s@yahoo.com
25 Bike to Build   Mi     D. McLeod  269-273-HOME biketobuild@aol.com 
25 Pedaling for Pets Danville In 10/20/40/60 $15 self
$25 family		 Merrily 317-745-0003 info@hendrickscountyhumanesociety.org
25 Superior Vistas Bike Tour Washburn Wi     Mary Wichita   j_wichita@yahoo.com
25-26 MS150 Tour de Farms Maple Park Il 35/75/100 fee plus pledges Kelley Ligozio 888-343-1179 kelley.ligozio@ild.nmss.org
25-26 Great Northwest Illinois
Tour for Cancer		 Freeport Il 30/60/100 daily   Wendy Gustafson 815-232-2121 x230 wendy.gustafson@m45.biz
25-26 MS Bike to the Bay Maumee Oh 35 one day
50/70/100		   Alberta Hunt 419-897-9533  
25-26 MS 150 Runnells Ia 150   Brenda Jenison 515-270-6337 brenda.jenison@iac.nmss.org
25-29 NUMB Tour Taylor Ne          
25-July 2 GRABAAWR Prairie du Chien Wi   $160
$210 with bus		 Bill Hauda 888-575-3640 wisbike@mhtc.net
25-July 2 Border Raiders Lawrence Ks 60 daily $195 Paul Cocoran 785-842-5273 bike2turner@sunflower.com
26 Lorie's Ride Chesterton In 15-100 $15 by 6/1
$20 after		 Jim Spanopoulos 219-462-0072 lories_ride@earthlink.net
26 Menominee River Century Menominee Wi     John Hofer 715-735-4310
906-863-1621		 jhofer@bamc.org
26 Portage River Tour Elmore Oh 10/31/62/100   Pat Squire 419-243-7680 patsquire@juno.com
26 Bridge Birthday Bash
and Bicycle Ride		 St. Louis Mo 14/32/42 $9 adults
$3 kids		      
26 Back in the Saddle Ride Edgewood Ia 53 $13 by 6/20
$20 after		 Elise Bergan   edgewood@iowatelecom.net
26 River Valley Ride Newburg Wi 8/10/17/27
42/56/70		   LaVonne Suring 262-375-2715 lavonne@riveredge.us

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