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AFROST

8:30 – 9:30 Sunday April 13, 2012   25, 50, 64 miles

A freebie 25, 50 & 62 mile ride in mid April to warm you up for the spring centuries.  Ride AFROST and go home and watch the Paris Roubaix as they’re usually on the same day.  The ride starts in Amherst and travels south, mostly in Lorain County.  The terrain is, for the most part, flat.  There are towns on the route to get a bite to eat and fill your water bottle.  The weather tends to be on the cool side and rain is always a possibility.  There’s even a possibility of a little snow!

cyclist silhouette AFROST

Bike Around the Bay

Saturday May 19, 2012  10, 30, 50 miles

9th Annual Bike Around the Bay – Join hundreds of tri-state bicyclists on Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Intermodal Transportation Center on the Bayfront Parkway in Erie, Pa.  Bike 10 miles – Town Tour, especially designed for families and less experienced riders; 30 miles – Bay Tour, for casual rider or 50 miles – Endurance Tour, for seasoned riders.  All riders bike along Presque Isle Bay and Lake Erie. All rides begin and end at the Intermodal Transportation Center on the Bayfront Parkway, Erie, Pa.
Contact: Pat Lupo  bab@earthforce.org 814-835-8069

cyclist-silhouette Bike Around the Bay

Bike Around the Bay

Bike Around the Bay

Jerry’s Jeromesville Century

8:00 Saturday May 26, 2012    50, 100 miles

This is a freebie century through southern Lorain and northern Ashland Counties on Memorial Day weekend.  The route takes us from Oberlin through some rolling Amish countryside to Jeromesville and on to Ashland.  From there, it’s a breeze back home via route 511.  For those who think 50 miles or so is enough, there’s a cutoff at Ashland County Road 500 to accommodate you.

cyclist silhouette Jerry’s Jeromesville Century

Ride United CLE 2 AKR 4 UNITED WAY

Sunday, June 5, 2011    12, 25, 43, 86, or 100 miles

Gear up for a wheeling good tour! Come join the pack! It’s RideUNITED, a new regional, one-day roundtrip bicycle tour.
RideUNITED is a fully supported ride traversing the Scenic Byways and Towpath Trail from Cleveland to Akron, starting at Cleveland State University and ending at the University of Akron.

  • Breakfast and lunch, four supported rest stops and route support
  • 12, 25, 43, 86 or 100 mile route options
  • And a family ride option of 4 miles through downtown Cleveland from CSU to the Great Lakes Science Center.

Ride UNITED benefits United Way of Greater Cleveland and United Way of Summit County.

cyclist-silhouette RideUNITED 2011

Sunday in June

Sunday, June 10, 2012   25,  50, 62, 100 miles

This scenic ride takes place in the heart of Northeast Ohio’s Amish countryside, and organizers expect up to 700 people to participate. You will start, finish and have lunch at the Geauga County Historical Society facilities, just off the SE corner of the town square in Burton, Ohio. Route options include 25, 50 and 62 mile loops with an optional 38 mile loop for those who want to complete a full century. Maps detailing the routes are provided, and roads will be well marked.

cyclist silhouette Sunday in June Info

Sunday In June

Sunday In June

ABC Absolutely Beautiful Country Ride

7:00 am Sunday July 8, 2012   25, 50, 62, 100 miles

The 210+ members of the Akron Bicycle Club invite you to enjoy beautiful northeast Ohio as you ride our thirty-fourth annual Absolutely Beautiful Country Ride. The ride will be held Sunday, July 8, 2012, starting at Copley High School, Copley, OH. This ride attracts over three hundred riders of all ages and riding abilities.

cyclist silhouette ABC Ride

A Beautiful Country Ride

Absolutely Beautiful Country Ride

Annual MCBC Ice Cream Odyssey Ride

8:30 am, Saturday, July 16, 2011   25, 50, 62 miles

This is one sweet, scenic, mostly rural and rolling ride of 62, 42, or 25 miles, with ice cream at rest stops along the way. A great grilled burger and dogs at the end.

cyclist silhouette MCBC Ice Cream Ride

Four smiling ladies on an ice Cream Odyssey

Four smiling ladies on an ice Cream Odyssey

A special joint registration discount and raffle drawing if you register for the Akron Bicyle ABC Ride and MCBC Ride together at joint ride registration page.

Sweet Corn Challenge

Sunday July 31, 2011   10, 25, 50, 100 miles

18th Eddy’s Bike Shop Sweet Corn Challenge in Richfield. Choose 10, 25, 50 or 100 miles, moderate route to monster hills.  Live music at the finish with lunch of pulled barbecued pork, corn on the cob and watermelon. Century has a Subway lunch and buffet dinner at the Taverne of Richfield. Massages. Drawing for a free bike. Free sweet corn to take home. Full service tour with challenging routes and snack stops. Rider limit 2,500.

cyclist silhouette Sweet Corn Ride

Sweet Corn downhill

Sweet Corn downhill

ROAST Your Buns

8:00 Sunday August 7, 2011   30, 52, 70 miles

A freebie ride with map.  This early August ride from Oberlin features 30, 52 and 70 mile routes.   The 30 mile route will travel  into Huron County for a bit then back to Lorain County and go through Wellington  where you can get a snack.  The 52 route will  travel through Fitchville and New London in Huron County.  The 70 mile route will travel to the Huron County towns of Fitchville, Savannah, Nova and maybe a couple I’ve forgotten.  These communities along the route have places to obtain food.  For the most part, the route is fairly flat.  Even though there may be towns, it’s a good idea to take a snack bar or two, just in case … and plenty of water!

cyclist silhouette ROAST Your Buns

Circle Cleveland

8:30 Sunday September 11, 2011    57 or 96 miles

Circle Cleveland, free – as in beer, fun. Take a lap around Cleveland and experience everything northern Ohio cycling has to offer in one fully unsupported ride. MetroParks west and east through the scenic  Rocky River and Chagrin River Valleys. Urban Lakewood and a spectacular Cleveland lakefront skyline view, Cleveland west and east. Lakefront bike path and stately Bratenahl. Check out the Browns tailgaters as we ride through the stadium bound crowds and smell the last whiffs of everything not vegan.  Not up for 96 miles take the 57 mile shortcut and enjoy the surprising ride right through the middle of an operating steel mill. With a little luck you’ll get to see the rail tanker cars glowing with the fiery metal they are transporting.

cyclist-silhouette Circle Cleveland

Circle Cleveland

Circle Cleveland

MORON

9:00 Sunday September 18, 2011   45 miles

This is a free ride of about 45 miles around north-central Ohio. A map is provided, but NO other services are provided. NO sag wagon, NO snack stops, NO closed course, NO first aid cars, NO food. Get the idea? Then come prepared! The riders usually stop at the Malabar Inn for lunch. This ride is an old-fashioned self-sufficient ride where riders are expected to be prepared to handle any problem themselves. The ride goes through the Mohican State Forest and past Malabar Farm. THIS IS A HILLY RIDE. MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN SHAPE TO HANDLE THE HILLS.  BE PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IF YOU COME TO THIS RIDE! Attendance is usually between 5 and 20 depending on the weather. You will be riding on public roads that day and there is no liability at all assumed by anyone assisting with this ride. Be prepared, ride safely, and enjoy the day

cyclist silhouette MORON

Great Day for UP Copyright Richard DeLombard

Great Day for UP Copyright Richard DeLombard

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