HI-USA, GATEWAY COUNCIL will sponsor six recreational rides beginning in May and ending in September. Plan now to complete the series. Challenge yourself, your family, and your friends!

COST: Each ride (except Tour de Stooges) costs $12.00/adult and $3/child (see Tour de Stooges for different pricing). IF YOU WANT A RIDE TEE SHIRT THESE COST $10.00 EXTRA AND MUST BE ORDERED ON-LINE BY NOON, WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE RIDE. We occasionally have a limited # of leftover tees which are sold the day of the ride in limited sizes for $12.00 each. In addition, through a generous grant from Great Rivers Greenway and in cooperation with St Louis Federation of Bicyclists, there are two FREE rides.

REGISTRATION: Registrations can be made online until noon the Wednesday before each scheduled ride. Registration (without T-shirt guarantee) can be made at the event.

Sign-in is 8:30a.m. - 10:00 a.m. for all rec. rides

All rec. rides include marked roads, maps/cue sheets, SAG support, and rest stops with snacks.

Saturday, May 1, 2010
Sponsored by Wild Trak Bikes

Kick off your 2009 cycling season with some eye-poking, head-slapping fun! In this 13th edition of this annual ride and back for a third 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. Ride goes rain or shine. Helmets are mandatory.

Cost: $20 for adults, $10 for children (includes lunch). Commemorative tee shirts cost $10.00 each and may be ordered on-line.
Location: Lindendale Park, Highland, IL 62249
Event Coordinator: Roger Kramer (618-236-2793 or tourdestooges@rogerkramercycling.org)

Sunday June 6, 2010 Thanks to a generous grant from Great Rivers Greenway, this ride is FREE to all registered participants. Gateway Council of HI-USA has partnered with the St Louis Regional Federation of Bicyclists to offer a Confident Bike Riding Workshop before the ride (starting at 8:00a.m.) and a ride on one, two, three, or all three bridges over the Mississippi River. Light refreshments served afterwards. SAG support ends at noon. Ride goes rain or shine. Helmets are mandatory.

Location: Arch Parking Garage roof (you pay to park), 63101, is where this ride begins. Registration 7:30-8:30a.m. Bike Workshop begins at 8:00a.m. Ride starts for all at 8:30a.m.

Event Coordinators: Mark Cockson (314-644-4660 or clerk@moonlightramble.org) or Patty Vinyard (314-707-5001 or pvinyard@sbcglobal.net ).