Bicycle Rides and Events

We have a list of 86 nationwide events occurring between today and October 18, 2008.

53 of those events begin in Illinois and/or are sponsored by an LIB affiliate. Those 53 events are displayed below.

If you would like to view any of the 608 events we have on file (ranging from January 01, 2004 through October 18, 2008) click the calendar icon below to choose a different starting date, then choose "All states" from the "States selection menu ", and click the "Find/Refresh Events" button.

• You may also choose to see only events beginning in Illinois and surrounding states (Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin) or all events that we have record of, regardless of state, by making the appropriate selection in the "States selection menu" then clicking the "Find/Refresh" button.
• Click the calendar icon below to input a different date then click the "Find/Refresh" button and you can see all or a subset of the 608 events.
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• If you enter your 5 digit zip code and click the "Find/Refresh Events" button, a "Dist to Event" column will display the great circle ("as the crow flies") distance in miles, from your zip code to the start of an event.
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Date	Event Name	City, State
Sat, May 17, 2008	Ride the Rock Event distance is 16 miles.	Joliet, IL
Sat, May 17, 2008	Walk & Roll Stateline Event distances range from 8 to 10 miles.	Rockford, IL
Sat, May 17, 2008	Beautiful Southern Ride Event distances range from 15 to 62 miles.	Carbondale, IL
Sun, May 18, 2008	Arlington 500 Invitational Bike Ride Event distances range from 30 to 68 miles.	Barrington, IL
Wed, May 21, 2008	Ride of Silence Event distances range from 8 to 12 miles.	Chicago, IL
Wed, May 21, 2008	Arliington Ride Of Silence Event distance is 10 miles.	Arlington Heights, IL
Sat, May 24, 2008 through Sun, May 25, 2008	Blackhawk Country Roads 2008 (was Stateline 60) Event distances range from 10 to 60 miles. Multi-day event spanning 2 days. Daily options are available.	Rockton, IL
Sat, May 24, 2008	Strawberry Fields Forever Event distances range from 14 to 41 miles.	Belleville, IL
Sat, May 31, 2008	Galewood Glide Community Bike Tour Event distances range from 3 to 8 miles.	Chicago, IL
Sat, May 31, 2008	Natalie G. Kekeisen Flat-As-A-Pancake Century Event distances range from 33 to 100 miles.	New Baden, IL
Sun, June 01, 2008	Udder Century - 26th Annual Event distances range from 31 to 100 miles.	Union, IL
Sun, June 01, 2008	The Gerry Frierdich Road to Recovery Bicycle Ride Event distances range from 6 to 50 miles.	Belleville, IL
Sun, June 01, 2008	Forward Together Bike Ride Event distances range from 5 to 63 miles.	DeKalb, IL
Sat, June 07, 2008	American Diabetes Association TourdeCure Event distances range from 16 to 100 miles. Pledge required.	Grafton, IL
Sat, June 07, 2008	Miles 4 Marty II Event distances range from 6 to 30 miles.	Scott AFB, IL
Sat, June 07, 2008 through Sun, June 08, 2008	Ride for AIDS Chicago Event distance is 180 miles. Multi-day event spanning 2 days. Pledge required.	Evanston, IL
Sat, June 07, 2008	Grand Geneva Tour de Cure Event distances range from 13 to 63 miles. Pledge required.	Geneva, IL
Sun, June 08, 2008	27th Annual RAMBLE Invitational Event distances range from 12 to 100 miles.	Wilmot, WI
Fri, June 13, 2008 through Sun, June 15, 2008	Lake Tour Bike Trek Event distances range from 100 to 150 miles. Multi-day event spanning 3 days. Daily options are available. Pledge required.	Crystal Lake, IL
Sat, June 14, 2008	Third Annual CAMA Bike Rally Event distances range from 5 to 80 miles.	Paris, IL
Sat, June 14, 2008	Ogden Lions Club 3rd Annual Bicycle Benefit Ride Event distances range from 12 to 62 miles.	Ogden, IL
Sat, June 14, 2008	Ride and Stride Event distances range from 10 to 100 miles.	Bloomington, IL
Sun, June 15, 2008	39th Annual Swedish Days Ride Event distances range from 25 to 124 miles. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Burlington, IL
Sun, June 15, 2008 through Sat, June 21, 2008	GITAP - Grand Illinois Trail and Parks Event distances range from 300 to 550 miles. Multi-day event spanning 7 days. Daily options are available. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Dixon, IL
Fri, June 20, 2008 through Sat, June 21, 2008	Le Tour de Shore Event distances range from 90 to 103 miles. Multi-day event spanning 2 days. Daily options are available.	Chicago, IL
Sat, June 21, 2008 through Sun, June 22, 2008	Bike MS: Tour de Farms 2008 Event distances range from 35 to 175 miles. Multi-day event spanning 2 days. Daily options are available. Pledge required.	DeKalb, IL
Sat, June 21, 2008 through Sun, June 22, 2008	Interplanetary Bicycle Ride Event distances range from 12 to 125 miles. Multi-day event spanning 2 days. Daily options are available.	Dunlap, IL
Sat, June 28, 2008	Tour for Cancer Century Event distances range from 30 to 100 miles.	Freeport, IL
Fri, July 04, 2008	The Fourth of July Metric Century Ride Event distances range from 30 to 62 miles.	Plainfield, IL
Sat, July 05, 2008 through Sat, July 12, 2008	Bicycle Illinois Event distances range from 500 to 700 miles. Multi-day event spanning 8 days. Daily options are available. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Cairo, IL
Sat, July 12, 2008	The Firecreacker 100 Event distances range from 50 to 100 miles.	Greenville, IL
Sat, July 12, 2008	10th Annual Pedaling for Kicks Event distances range from 10 to 65 miles.	Normal, IL
Sat, July 12, 2008	Pedal for PADS Event distances range from 25 to 50 miles. Pledge required.	McHenry, IL
Sun, July 20, 2008	Biking with Beanzie Event distances range from 23 to 101 miles.	DeKalb, IL
Sat, July 26, 2008 through Sun, July 27, 2008	Peach Pedal Event distances range from 14 to 41 miles. Multi-day event spanning 2 days. Daily options are available.	Belleville, IL
Sat, August 02, 2008	Beer & Brat Century Event distances range from 38 to 62 miles.	Millstadt, IL
Sun, August 10, 2008	Windy 60 Event distances range from 20 to 63 miles.	DeKalb, IL
Sat, August 23, 2008	Fun Day Bike Tour Event distances range from 10 to 108 miles.	Mt Vernon, IL
Sun, August 24, 2008	Bike Psychos' Century XXV Event distances range from 30 to 124 miles.	Coal City, IL
Fri, August 29, 2008 through Mon, September 01, 2008	Midwest Tandem Rally 2008 Event distances range from 25 to 75 miles. Multi-day event spanning 4 days. Daily options are available.	Springfield, IL
Sat, September 06, 2008 through Sat, September 13, 2008	Illinois Great Rivers Ride Event distance is 360 miles. Multi-day event spanning 8 days. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Hartford, IL
Sun, September 07, 2008	Harmon Hundred Event distances range from 25 to 100 miles. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Wilmot, WI
Sun, September 07, 2008	2008 Capital City Century Event distances range from 12 to 100 miles.	Springfield, IL
Sun, September 21, 2008	The Harvest 100 Event distances range from 25 to 62 miles.	Dwight, IL
Sat, September 27, 2008	Ride Like An Egyptian Event distances range from 25 to 100 miles.	DeKalb, IL
Sat, September 27, 2008	Autumn Apple Pie Tour Event distances range from 14 to 40 miles.	Marine, IL
Sat, September 27, 2008	Tour de Coal Event distances range from 15 to 63 miles.	Benld, IL
Sun, October 05, 2008	Pumpkin Pedal Bike Tour Trail Ride Event distances range from 10 to 20 miles.	St Charles, IL
Sun, October 05, 2008	Pumpkin Pie Ride ,19th annual Starved Rock Cycling Association Event distances range from 25 to 100 miles. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Ottawa, IL
Sun, October 05, 2008	Pumpkin Pedal Bike Tour-Road Ride Event distances range from 25 to 62 miles.	Maple Park, IL
Sat, October 11, 2008	Leaf Peeper's Tour Event distances range from 22 to 60 miles.	Elizabeth, IL
Sun, October 12, 2008	Richmond Assosiated Firefighters' Fall Fifty (AFFF) Event distances range from 8 to 50 miles. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Richmond, IL
Sat, October 18, 2008 through Mon, October 20, 2008	Shawnee Weekend Forest Ride (SWFR) Event distances range from 30 to 100 miles. Multi-day event spanning 3 days. Daily options are available. There is a limit to the number of participants.	Carbondale, IL