bike rides & tours

ROTARY RIDE FOR CLEAN WATER

Saturday, June 20, 2015 @ 7 am

Location: Pequot Lakes, MN
Phone: 218-568-6027
Email: keithj.alan@gmail.com
Website: www.rotaryrideforcleanwater.org
Distances: 7, 16, 30, or 50 miles
Cost: Individual - $40; Family - $80
Family-friendly fun ride through the
Lakes Area benefiting Rotary Water &
Sanitation Projects.

SWISS CHEESE & SPOTTED COWS

BICYCLE TOUR

Saturday, June 27, 2015 @ 8 am to

Thursday, July 2, 2015 @ 5 pm
Phone: 651-335-6505
Email: scscbiketour@yahoo.com
Website: www.scscbiketour.com
A 5-day bicycle tour featuring the best
of southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.
If you like yodeling, melt-in-your-mouth
cinnamon rolls, riding on quiet country
lanes, brewery and cheese factory tours,
chin-drippin peaches, sampling local brews,
the comforts of indoor lodging and daily
happy hours, THIS TOUR IS FOR YOU!

BIKE MS:
C.H. ROBINSON IOWA RIDE

Saturday, June 27, 2015 @ 7:30 am

Location: Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny, Iowa
Phone: 800-372-1331
Email: specialevents@MSsociety.org
Website: www.myMSbike.org
This fully-supported, one-day ride
starts and finishes at Firetrucker Brewery in
Ankeny, Iowa. Cyclists will be able to choose
from multiple route options and pedal
toward a world free of multiple sclerosis.

SHOOTING STAR TRAIL BIKE RIDE

Saturday, June 27, 2015 @ 6:30 am

Location: Shooting Star Trail, LeRoy, MN
Phone: 507-433-7571
Website: www.shootingstartrail.org
Distances: 4, 20, 40, 50, 62, or 100 miles.
Cost: $18 per rider, $45 per family if mailed
by June 13. $20 per person, $50 per family
after June 13.
This is a wonderful opportunity to ride
with your family and friends through Prairie
Visions country. The terrain is flat while you
ride past a lake, rivers and streams, woods
and wildlife. The shorter rides are great
for families with young children to ride
together.

July 4th 2015

APPLE BLOSSOM TOUR

Sunday, June 28, 2015 @ 7 am

Location: La Crescent Community Arena,
La Crescent, MN
Phone: 507-895-2800
Email: appleblossomtour@gmail.com
Website: www.appleblossomtour.org
Distances: 30, 60, *56-mile Mixed Road and
*67-mile Tschumper Challenge
Cost: $30 per person, $25 if paid by May 1
Enjoy the surprises folded in the
majestic Mississippi River Valley and Historic
Bluff Country. Glimpse what the first
westbound settlers must have encountered
as you wind along the Mississippi River.

WATERMELON RIDE

Saturday, July 4, 2015 @ 7:30 am

Sponsor: Twin Cities Bike Club
Location: Incarnation Lutheran Church,
Shoreview, MN
Email: watermelon@biketcbc.org
Website: www.bikeTCBC.org
Distances: 15, 25, and 50-mile routes
Registration: under 18 free! (up to 4 riders w/each
paid adult) Pre-registration deadline is June 30.
TCBC members $15 adult (day of ride $25)
NON-TCBC members $20 adult (day of ride $30)
Starts at Incarnation Lutheran Church.
One rest stop on the shorter routes and two
on the 50-mile route. Mechanical support
available at the start and Tamarack rest stop.
The 15-mile route follows some bike
paths and shoulders and is great for kids.

TOUR OF SAINTS

Sunday, July 12, 2015 @ 6:30 am

Location: College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
Phone: 320-266-7579
Email: info@tourofsaints.com
Website: www.tourofsaints.com
Its not a race. Its a heavenly little
ride. Come to St. Joseph to ride along quiet
byways and rolling hills and savor treats at
rest stops. Join the tradition.

THE RED RIBBON RIDE

Thursday, July 16, 2015 @ 7 am to

Sunday, July 19, 2015 @ 5 pm
Phone: 612-822-2110
Email: aaron@redribbonride.org
Website: www.redribbonride.org
This is a four-day, nearly 300-mile bike
ride with stops in Belle Plaine, Mankato, and
Waconia. Join hundreds of others on this
300-mile journey that benefits Minnesota
AIDS service organizations.

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15, 25 and 50 mile routes

Shoreview, MN
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Twin Cities Bicycling Club

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