Rochester Active Sports Club

Here is a preliminary list of rides this summer - thanks to Dave Hallaway and others who listed many of them on the Bulletin Board. As you hear of more rides, send details to Dave or me (mkoconnor@mayo.edu).

Ironman Bike Tour Sunday, April 25th in Lakeville.
http://ironmanbikeride.org/

Hip Breaker Saturday, May 8th. Arcadia, Whitehall, SW Wisconsin
http://ridebctc.com/RS/TDTseries-hipbreaker.htm
Trempealeau County has 10, 23 and 43 mile options.

Westby’s 8^th Annual Syttende Mai Bike tour, Westby, SW Wisconsin. May 15th 
http://www.westbywi.com/images/pdfs/Bike_Tour_Brochure10.pdfThis ride has 30k, 60k and 100k distances

Leinenkugel's Chippewa Valley Century Ride, Chippewa Falls, WI, May 30th
http://www.chippewavalleyride.us/
This event has 35, 50, 75 or 100 mile rides

Tour de Pepin, Lake City, MN, June 5th
http://www.lakecity.org/tourdepepin/
Tour has has a 32 mile and 72 mile option

Nanotek Trek in Rushford June 12th has two 25 and two 50 mile options: http://www.rintek.org/html/nanotek_trek.html

 Minds in Motion tour, Onalaska, WI, June 19th.  This event has 16, 32 and 62 mile options.
http://www.mimbiketour.org/indexnoflash.html

Jordan Valley Bike Tour, June 26th in Jordan, MN (90 miles from Rochester, Southwest of the Cities in Scott County).   Event has 12, 25, 35 and 60/80 mile options.
http://www.jordanvalleybiketour.org/

TCBC 29th annual Watermellon Ride on July 4th from Shoreview.  This ride has 15, 25 and 55 mile options, followed by a great picinc.
http://www.biketcbc.org/watermelon/index.html

Shooting Star Bike Ride, Adams, MN, July 10th.  Nice folks running this, hills not an issue, but the wind can be.  This event has 19, 45, 60 and 100 mile rides.
http://www.shootingstartrail.org/

30th Annual Tour of Saints, St. Peter, MN on July 11th.  Ride options are 35 and 50 miles.
http://www.tourofsaints.com/home/index.html

Star Tribune MS TRAM ride, Alexandria, MN, 300 miles in 5 days (July 25-30).  Many of our club members do this ride.
www.bikeMSminnesota.org

"Bike the Border" in Jackson, MN (about 150 miles West of Rochester) on August 7th.  Do a 6, 20 or 50 mile ride and witness the opening of a new bike trail that links Iowa and Minnesota.
http://mntrails.com/event/bike-border-0

"Tour de Tonka" in Minnetonka, MN on August 7th.  Ride options are 16, 23, 38, 65 and 100 miles.  Lots of lakes!
http://www.minnetonka.k12.mn.us/tourdetonka/Pages/default.aspx

Jesse James Bike tour, Northfield, MN, Sept 11th.  This event has 10, 30, 45, 60 and 100 mile rides.   http://jessejamesbiketour.org/

Saint Paul Classic, St. Paul, MN on Sept 12th.  This event has five options from 15 to 54 miles.  Most city streets closed to traffic, bands at every rest stop.  Unique.
http://www.bikeclassic.org/

A very useful source of bike tours throughout Minnesota this summer can be found at  Minnesota Trails - Bike Tours (thanks to David Asuzu for this useful link).

You'll also find Wisconsin bike tours at:
http://www.wisconline.com/attractions/biketours.html
http://www.wisconsinbiking.com/biketours.cfm
http://www.bfw.org/events/events.php