This is the opening weekend of our "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge". We celebrate the history of our sport by riding the "white roads" in North Western Illinois. Completion of this ride will count for the new RUSA Rouleur award! We'll start later than normal (10:00) so you can drive to the start on the … Continue reading "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge 100K"

  This is the second ride in our gravel Rouleur series and we'll start early so those of you who come from afar will be able to finish the ride before driving home. Completion of this ride will count toward the new RUSA Rouleur award! The ride will start and finish in Stockton, Il. This … Continue reading "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge 125K"

This is the third ride in our "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge" and is a team event. Teams consist of a minimum of 3 and maximum of 5 riders and at least 3 must finish in order to receive credit. More details here. We've developed two routes for this event since if we have more than … Continue reading "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge – Dart Populaire"

For the final gravel route in our Challenge we'll be doing a new route "Give me a Clearance for Clarence". Here are the details: 98.4 miles, 3,456 feet of climbing, 32.4 miles of gravel (33%), 66 miles paved (67%), ridewithgps link here. We'll start early so those coming from afar will be able to complete … Continue reading "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge – Eldridge 150K"

  This is a 2nd chance to ride the 100k gravel event in the "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge". We celebrate the history of our sport by riding the "white roads" in North Western Illinois. Completion of this ride will count for the new RUSA Rouleur award! We'll start later than normal (10:00) so you can … Continue reading "Strade Bianche Rouleur Challenge 100K #2"

In the face of continued suffering in war-torn Ukraine, and under the guidance of the Audax Club Parisien (ACP), randonneuring clubs throughout the world are being asked to schedule a 200K or a 300K ride in October and designate it as a Ukraine Support ride. The funds collected from these rides will be used to … Continue reading "Season Finale 200K/Support Ukraine"

For our first brevet of the 2023 season we'll reprise a route that we did for the first time in 2021, the "Eldridge West 200K". Here are the details: 126 miles, 4,266 feet of climbing, ACP certified Ridewithgps link: here. Brevet card here To register: To register for this event complete the registration form below. … Continue reading "Season Opener 200K"

We're reprising a route we did for the first time in 2022. This counter-clockwise loop takes us Northwest toward Monticello then Southward to Mt Vernon before returning to Eldridge. Here are the stats: 190.5 miles, 7,417 feet of climbing, ridewithgps route here Brevet card here To register for this event complete the registration form below. … Continue reading "Monticello – Mt Vernon 300K"

Breaking news! There's road construction on the route and a road closure so we're going to need a short detour. Fortunately, there's a detour that's fairly reasonable and the overall distance is only slightly longer. Here are the detour route stats: 249.3 miles (401K), 9,994 feet of climbing. The detour route is here. We're reprising … Continue reading "Meander to Manchester 400K"

New route for 2023! What are the 3 M's in the moniker? Some of the towns you'll pass through enroute to completing a successful 600K: Monticello, Maquoketa and Mechanicsville. This new 600K route combines two routes we've used in the past: the Meander to Manchester 400K and the Eldridge West 200K with changes needed to … Continue reading "The 3M 600K"