Saturday, May 2
Sponsored by Wild Trak Bikes

Kick off your 2009 cycling season with some eye-poking, head-slapping fun! In this 12th edition of this annual ride and back for a second year in Highland, choose from routes of 15, 22, 31, 42, and 64 miles on flat to rolling rural Illinois roads in Madison, St. Clair and Clinton counties. Cygan-Delaney Catering, which received rave reviews last year, will be back again this year. Along with lunch you may watch all the slapstick comedy you can stand. Come see why this ride draws over 700 cyclists from 14 states each year.

Cost: $30 for adults, $20 for children (includes lunch & ride T-shirt).
Location: Lindendale Park, Highland, IL 62249
Event Coordinator: Roger Kramer (618-236-2793 or tourdestooges@rogerkramercycling.org)

Saturday, May 23

Join us on a tribute to the Beatles on this 1960s themed ride! Listen to the Beatles Music from the Boombox at Eckert’s. Pedal over flat country roads with a few small hills. Chose a route: Strawberry Fields Forever (14 miles), The Yellow Submarine (16 miles), or Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (30 miles). Coupon to each rider for a free small custard cone, Prizes to the best '60s costumes and decorated bikes. Don’t forget to purchase strawberries and other spring produce at the Country Store after the ride. Nostalgia, exercise, and fun all rolled into one!

Location: Eckert’s Country Store, 951 S. Green Mount Rd., Belleville, IL 62220
Event Coordinator: Mark Cockson (314-644-4660 or clerk@moonlightramble.org)

Saturday, July 25
Sponsored by Granada Cyclery

Ride your bike (below the flood line) and tour the areas most hit by "The Great Flood of '93." Choose from four family-friendly and intermediate routes: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (14 miles), Purple Rain (23 miles), The Sky is Crying (35 miles), and Riders on the Storm (49 miles). Enjoy a leisurely morning ride over nice, flat St. Charles County roads where water surpassed the 500-year flood levels just 16 years ago. Ride to Portage des Sioux and take a moment to reflect at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Riverson (where the Mississippi River flooding covered its 20-foot base) on the 50 lives that were lost in this tragedy. Enjoy your ride back as you try to imagine areas nearby covered in water that crested at 42.7 feet (21.7 feet above flood stage). That was then and this is now. Enjoy a ride over lightly traveled roads tailored specifically for all experience levels: beginner, intermediate, or even a training route for much longer rides!

Location: Granada Cyclery, 4798 N. Service Rd., St. Peters, MO 63376
Event Coordinator: Tim Almstedt (314-814-4969 or talmstedt@moonlightramble.org)

Saturday, September 26

Celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday at Mills Apple Farm with this ideal family event. Choose from routes of 14, 27, or 38 miles. All three routes pass by orchards, farms, and small towns on rural roads that are flat or rolling. After the ride a farm wagon will take you to pick tree-ripened apples from Mills apple orchards. Preorder a juicy apple pie from Mills Apple Farm at 618-887-4732 (regular, crumb or sugar free), or order a pie before you start riding and it will bake while you’re on the road. In addition, Mills Apple Farm has other traditional country items for sale, as well as a food stand with sandwiches and soft drinks. Born 235 years ago, Johny Appleseed made a name for himself by planting apple seeds across the country. Mills Apple Farm will commemorate his birthday with special events on this fun, family day.

Location: Mills Apple Farm, 11477 Pocahontas Rd., Marine, IL 62061
Event Coordinators: Harry O’Toole (314-423-0260 or hpotoole@netzero.com)