The second leg of the rouleur series. Here are the details: Starting in Ottawa IL, you’ll share the first 31 miles of this route with the 300k riders. After that, you’ll head west to the river town of Marseilles (they pronounce it Mar-sales) and then onward to an iconic Illinois cycling road, the winding/climby road … Continue reading "Ottawa Rouleur 150K"

A nice early season route courtesy of Doug McLerran. Enough climbing to make progress on your early season fitness but not so much that you won't enjoy the ride! Starting in Ottawa IL, you’ll share the first 31 miles of this route with the 151k riders. After that, you’ll head south to the towns of … Continue reading "Early Season 300K"

Another nice early season ride. We've done this one several times and one of the things that's in its favor (beside the fact that it's a nice route) is that it's a loop so even if the early season winds are blowing you're going to have a tailwind somewhere! Here are the details: ACP sanctioned, … Continue reading "Making for Maquoketa 200K"

Ramping up the miles with our 300K up to Peosta. This route is a small variation on the old "Eldridge North 300K" route. It eliminates most of the stretch along the river on US-52 into Bellevue. Although I always enjoyed riding that stretch when there weren't any cars, that was seldom the case on nice … Continue reading "Point me to Peosta 300K"

This was a new route for 2022 and we think it's a winner! We'll be doing a counter-clockwise loop that takes us to Monticello then continues West then South toward Iowa City before heading east back to the start. Many thanks to Terry Crompton for his help in designing this new route! 189 miles, 7,412 … Continue reading "Monticello – Mt Vernon 300K"

This route was new for 2022 and it's a winner! The route starts off in the same direction as our "Monticello Mt Vernon 300K" so riders can roll out together but they split fairly early on and take different paths toward Monticello. The 400K route then heads Northward toward Manchester before turning South and reuniting … Continue reading "Meander to Manchester 400K"

This was a new route for 2023 and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive. 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 … Continue reading "The 3M 600K"

We did this route for the first time in 2021 and keep going back! Why? Several reasons: It's a loop route so even on a windy day you're going to have a tailwind for part of the ride It has a fair amount of climbing with a few leg testers but is still mostly rolling … Continue reading "Eldridge West 200K"

Probably the best 300K route in the Quad Cities and one we've done several times. A nice loop up to Monticello followed by a long southward stretch down through Mt Vernon, Solon and the Sugar Bottom recreational area before heading back toward Eldridge. Here are the details: 306 Km, 7,413 feet of climbing, ridewithgps route … Continue reading "Monticello – Mt Vernon 300K"

This is a route we've done several times and it's always a good ride - since it's a loop you're guaranteed a tail wind somewhere! 200 Km, 4,277 feet of climbing, ridewithgps route here To register for this event: Click on the link below to complete a waiver. After completing the waiver you'll be taken … Continue reading "Eldridge West 200K"