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January
 

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

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February
 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
5	Illini Chill	St. Joseph	Il	22+	$20 until 1/17 $22 after	Kent D. Dunn	217-469-7566	illiniChill@juno.com

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March
 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
13	St. Patrick's Day Ride	Wauconda	Il	12/26/36	$10  under 12 free	Debbie & Tom Wilson	847-520-5010 x3	wheeling@wheelmen.com

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April
 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
1-3	Chicago Bike Show	Chicago	Il
3	Spring Forward	Union	Il	18/31/62	$12 $17 after 3/11	Bob Estrada	630-668-5204
9-10	Weekend to Okawville		Il	Sat 37/55 Sun 30/50	$140	Julie Snyder	314-306-3996	snyderjulie@charter.net
17	Folks on Spokes Easter Ride	University Park	Il	28/38/50/68	$15 by 4/4 $20 after	Bernard O Reilly	708-585-7672	easterride@comcast.net
17	Spring Chicken’s Ride & Recumbent Rally	Libory	Il	23/34/43	$9 adults $3 kids
23	Trails for Tails	DeKalb	Il	10/20/55	$10 students	Dahlia Furlager	815-919-8091	veg@niu.edu
24	Silver Springs 60	Yorkville	Il	25/45/62		Byron Burns	630-584-7353	silver60@fvbsc.org

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May
 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
1	Sudden Century	Joliet	Il	30/45/60/80/100	$15	Dale Bormet	815-478-5165	bormetdw@aol.com
7	Tour de Stooges	Lebanon	Il	13 to 63	$15	Roger Kramer	618-236-2793	tourdestooges@rogerkramercycling.org
7	Ride the Ups and Downs	Elizabeth	Il	25/31/48/56		Jerry Bausman	815-275-0041	bausmana@juno.com
7	Kish Classic	Malta	Il	10/20/40	$20	Andy Bramer	815 825-2086 x384	abramer@kishwaukeecollege.edu
15	Tour of the North Shore	Skokie	Il	3 to 50		Greg Eklund	847-328-5147	greg.eklund@cancer.org
15	Walk & Roll Chicago	Chicago	Il	15	Fundraiser	Tracy Jensen	312-372-0471	walk.roll@cancer.org
15	Prairie Pedal	Grayslake	Il	4/7/12/20	$20/$10 6-16	Kathleen Fosha	847-548-5989 x33
22	Arlington 500	Barrington	Il	30/44/54/68	$10 by 5/13 $15 after	Greg	847-255-3468	500@cyclearlington.com
22	Strawberry Bicycle Ride and Festival	St. Jacob	Il	14/24/36/48	$12 adults $6 kids
22	Sangamon River Ride	Monticello	Il	16/24/34/42	$15 self $30 family	Gary Nixon	800-952-3396 217-762-7921	gnix@pdnt.com
28	Stateline 60	Rockford	Il	12/36/67	$16 by 5/21 $21 after	Betsy Dietz Patti Tangorra	815-226-0611 815-398-2488	betsyv@insightbb ptango42@aol.com
28	Giro d'Festa	Herrin	Il	30/60/100	$10 pre $15 day of		618-985-2333	jrasor@wsiltv.com
29	Bike the Drive	Chicago	Il	3 to 45	$35 $5 kids	Anne Davis	312-427-3325 x241	anned@biketraffic.org
29	Privale	Mount Carroll	Il	35	$15	Frank Flack	815-275-2405	fwflack@grics.com
30	The Great Pizza Ride	Millstadt	Il	23/34/43	$9 adults $3 kids

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June

 

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
4-5	Ride for Aids Chicago	Chicago	Il			Stuart Kipnis	847-475-2115 x112	skipnis@beehive.org
5	Udder Century	Union	Il	31/50/62/100	$20 by 5/29 $25 after		815-477-6858	bikemcbc@comcast.com
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
11	Metropolis Kiwanis Ride	Metropolis	Il	15/31/62	$15 by 5/27 $20 after	Dean Hinners	618-524-8146	metropoliskiwanis@hotmail.com
11-12	TOMRV	Bettendorf	Ia/Il			Linda Barchman	563-388-8043	lindabarchman@hotmail.com
11-15	Martha's Miles	St. Louis	Mo/Il	60 to 75 daily		Matt Howard Josh Hobick		info@marthas-miles.org
12	Tour de Cure	Wheaton	Il	25/60/100k			888-DIABETES
12	BCLC Ramble	Wilmot	Wi/Il	30/50/70/100	$15	Cynthia Simmons	847-604-0520	smithia_simmons@hotmail.com
12	Mahomet Rotary Ride	Mahomet	Il	30/60/100		John Alumbaugh	217-586-4995	jalumbaugh@ms.k12.il.us
12-18	GITAP	Joliet	Il	370 to 500+	$320 12-15 $240 up to 11 $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
17	Bike to Work Rally	Chicago	Il			Theresa Cowen	312-744-3315	tcowan@cityofchicago.org
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	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	Route 66 Bicycle Ride  and Festival	Edwardsville	Il	15/30/42/66	$9 adults $3 kids		618-692-0070
18	Wayside Ride	Carpentersville	Il			Dave Schertz		waysideride@hotmail.com
19	Ride the River		Il/Ia				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	Windy 60	DeKalb	Il	20to 63	$13.50 by 6/1 $17 day of	Char Riefler	815-758-1562	dekalbwindy60@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

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July
 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
2-8	Bicycle Illinois	Cairo	Il	492	$398	Robert Layton	773-868-1495	info@bicycllinois.com
3	Fair St. Louis Riverfront Bicycle Ride	Alton	Il	11/22/36/53	$5 adults $1 kids
4	4th of July Metric	Plainfield	Il	30/45/60+		Dot Joanna		bike67@juno.com jmlh@speakeasy.net
9	Pedaling for Kicks	Bloomington- Normal	Il	25/40/50/64	$20 family $15 self by 6/30 $20 after	Richard Verdery	800-676-2353	rverdery@ilfb.org richard.verdery@verizon.net
9	Tour de Donut	Staunton	Il	30 mile loop	$10 by 6/26 $15 after	Dave/Beth Sweeney Greg Rigelman	314-837-8576 636-940-8985	david.l.sweeney@boeing.com
9	Hill and Hollow Charity Bike Ride	Biggsville	Il	20-62	$20 self $40 family	Dick Johnson	309-627-2091	biggsupc@hcil.net
10	The LATE Ride	Chicago	Il	25	$35	Nancy Minster Swabb	773-918-RIDE	lateride@hotmail.com
10	FireCracker 100	Greenville	Il	up to 100 miles	$30	Rachel Palos	314-291-7860	dark_cloud_32@yahoo.com
10	Big Bottle Ride and Summerfest	Collinsville	Il	18/31/46	$9 adults $3 kids
17	Biking with Beanzie	DeKalb	Il				815-758-3742	beanzieride@yahoo.com
17	Bicycle Picnic	Elk Grove Village	Il			Freda Brown		freda@schaumburgbicycleclub.org
18	Ride for Wishes	Dunlap	Il	10/20/40		Rebecca Richardson	866-855-6288	rebecca@richardsondesignassoc.com
20-24	HOPE Ride	Quad Cities	Il	350		Jeana Stewart	630-588-9165	info@hope-ride.org
23	Chase the Moon	Aurora	Il	5 to 25	$35 by 7/1 $40 after	Cheryl Perez	630-299-1103	chasethemoon@adsalarm.com
23	Tour de Health	Sterling	Il		$25 $30 day of	Rich Coon Jim McPherson Theresa Smith	815-625-0400	cghmc@cghmc.com
23-24	Peach Pedal	Belleville	Il	14/22/41	$8	Harry O”Toole	314-423-0260	hotoole@juno.com
24	Bike to Fight Cancer	Chicago	Il	20 loops		Will Cleveland	312-587-0660 x34	biketofightcancer@gmail.com
31	Metro Metric	Hampshire	Il	25/62/75/100			630-415-2453	metrometric@hotmail.com

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August

 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
6-8	CowaLUNGa	Gurnee	Il/Wi	130/190	$110 3 days $95 2 days $275+ pledges	Niki Bartosiak	312-628-0212	niki@alamc.org
6-7	AIBR  Weekend Sampler	Morris	Il		$60 by 4/1	Brenda Alberico	815-467-5748	alberico@cbcast.com
6-12	Around Illinois Back Roads	Morris	Il		$250 by 4/1	Brenda Alberico	815-467-5748	alberico@cbcast.com
7	Rotary Ride	Naperville	Il	10/25/50/75 miles				events@rotaryride.com
7	Fahrradtour und Augustfest	Mascoutah	Il	16/25/37/50	$9 adults $3 kids
7	Pedal for Wishes	Skokie	Il	10/35		Danny Lazar	847-604-1100	dlazar@rcn.com
13-14	Interplanetary Bike Ride	Peoria	Il.			Sheldon Schafer	309-686-7000	sschafer@lakeview-museum.org
14	Edward Brophy Memorial Ride 4 Life	Woodstock	Il	6/15/30	$40	James Kearns	815-337-7109
14	Annie’s Frozen Custard Ride	Edwardsville	Il	25/33/49	$9 adults $3 kids
21	The Wright Ride	Oak Park	Il	10/25/50/62	$15 by 8/1 $20 after
27	Fun Day Bike Ride	Mount Vernon	Il	12/30/60/108	$25 before 8/1 $35 after	Bernie Dickneite	618-244-5632	bfc@mvn.net
21	Tour of Lake County	Mundeline	Il	10 family 25/62	$25 self $20 3 or more	Kathy Stein	847-317-0025	kathy.stein@cancer.org
21	Ride for Special Olympics	Orland Park	Il	14	$20	Orland Park Police	708-349-4111	info@orland-park.il.us
21	Oswego Bike Ride	Oswego	Il	2.5/7.5 family 25/55	Family $5 per $25 self		630-551-2300
27	Beer and Brat 5 Star Century	Millstadt	Il	62/100	$30	Dave Reiter Juanita Haley		davereiter1@earthlink.net jm_haley@sbcglobal.net
27	Let's Ride the Sheriff Outta Town	Plymouth	Il	4-62	$25	Maria Hopp John Jefferson	217-357-2115	sheriffj@interl.net
27	Kiwanis Fun Day Bike Ride	Mt. Vernon	Il	15/30/60/100		Bernie	618-244-5632	bfc@mvn.net
27	C-U Across the Prairie	Mahomet	Il	20/35/65	$13 by 8/20 $17 after	Jody Littleton	217-356-8580	jlittleton@parkland.edu
28	Old Mill Century	Oregon	Il	12/25/50 75/100	$20 by 8/20 25 day of	Greg Frantz	815-732-7154	frantzfamily@inwave1.com
28	Bike Psychos Century	Coal City	Il	35/50/70 100/124	$14 by 8/22 $19 day of	Chuck Nelson	708-802-1804	century@bikepsychos.org

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September

 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
4	Tour of Hog Heaven	Kewanee	Il	5/27/53/64	$15 by 8/23 $20 after	Jill Milroy	309-853-4431	ymca.program@kewanee.com
6-8	Ag in the Classroom	Champaign	Il	30/50/100+	$75 by 8/22 $95 after	Lesley Walker	309-557-2225	lwalker@ilfb.org
10	Autumn Apple Pie Tour	Marine	Il	13/17/27/38	$8	Billie Teneau Judy Meyer	314-291-7860 314-997-5005	cylist@aol.com judy@mfic.us
10	Heartland Century	Hampton	Il	25/50/62/100		Mike Cesch	309-755-4722	Mdesch@mchsi.com
10	Olney Classic	Olney	Il	Family Ride			618-392-2241	olneychamber@otbnet.com
11	Boulevard Lakefront Tour	Chicago	Il	10/35	$25 adults $15 kids	Anne Davis	312-427-3325 x241	anned@biketraffic.org
11	Harmon Hundred	Wilmot	Il/Wi	25/50/75/100	$15 $20 after $5 under 12	Mary Kay Drapeau	847-520-5010 x3	wheeling@wheelmen.com
11	Capital City Century	Springfield	Il	12/25/40/62/100		Jerry Ihnen	217-498-8877	jerry423@aol.com
11-18	Illinois Great River Ride	Rockford	Il	400			877-477-7007 x269
16-18	Hostel to Chicago		Il			Dave Reiter Kevin Parentin	314-406-2359 314-644-4660	dave1@earthlink.net kparentin@moonlightramble.com
17	Bob Galloway Memorial Amish Country Bicycle Tour	Arthur	Il	18/25/40/65
17	Pedal Across the Prairie	Ringwood	Il	10/20/50k	$22 by 8/12 $45 family	Gillen Fattes	815-759-9390	MCCFpedal@yahoo.com
18	North Shore Century	Evanston	Il	8/25/50/62/100	$15 by 8/20 $20 day of		847-866-7743	ebcbike@evanstonbikeclub.org
18	Fall Frolic	Chicago	Il	18/37	$25	Gretchen Bystedt	312-857-2757	bystedtg@fotp.org
18	Back to School Bicycle Ride	Collinsville	Il	16/35/45	$9 adults $3 kids
24	No Baloney Ride	Peoria	Il	25/50/75/100	$15 by 9/9 $20 after	Mike Pula	309-243-9394	mrpula@hotmail.com
24	Southern Spokes	Benton	Il	20/40/60/100	$25 by 9/16 $30 day of	Jo Dodd	618-457-2969	jdodd@soill.org
25	Ride to Discovery	Park Forest	Il	20-62			708-481-2330	IronsOaks@hfparks.com
25	Hikeamabika	Sheffield	Il	4.5-100	$20 self $50 family			fhcanal@mchsi.com
25	Flat as a Pancake Ride	New Baden	Il	62/100	$30	John Jost Billie Teneau	636-464-1700 314-291-7860	jostrider@yahoo.com cylist@aol.com

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October
 

Date(s)	Ride Name	Start City	State	Mileage	Cost	Contact	Phone	Email
1	The Animal Ride	Sharon Wi	Il/Wi	40/70	$10 donation	Ron Saluski	847-370-4175	ronster1999@earthlink.net
2	Pumpkin Pie Ride	Ottawa	Il		$15 by 9/19 $20 after	Brian Eastman	815-433-5035	bikegod@ivnet.com
2	Pumpkin Pedal	Maple Park	Il	25/45/62	$28 $80 family	Sandy Hutchins	630-377-7250	shutchins@soill.org
2	Bike the Calumet	Chicago	Il		$20		773-646-0436	tom_setf@sbcglobal.net
8	Beautiful Southern Ride	Carbondale	Il	15 family 30/100k	$15 each $40 3 or more	Dan Becque		mdbecque@siu.edu
9	Regatta Ride	Carlye	Il	24/35/61	$9 adults $3 kids
15	Leaf Peepers Bicycle Tour	Elizabeth	Il	25/31/48/56	$15 by 10/8 $20 day of	Jerry Bausman	815-275-0041	bausmana@juno.com
16	Tour de Fox	Aurora	Il			Loraine Beasley
29	Big Racoon Creek in Autumn Bike Tour	Bridgeton Mill	Il	32/46	$10 by 10/24 $15 after	Sandy Szymaszek	765-548-0628	sandyszy@webtv.net

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November
 

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

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December
 

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Last Update 9/27/05