Mostly quiet country roads with both rolling and flat sections. Many food options at the halfway point in Galesburg. Many thanks to Randy Anderson for developing the route! Here are … Continue reading "Gone to Galesburg 200K"

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, … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading "Monticello – Mt Vernon 300K"