This is a somewhat challenging route with plenty of hills in the northern section. Here are the details: RUSA certified (not ACP), 130.0 miles, 5198 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 to PayPal (note … Continue reading "Making for Maquoketa 200K"

For 2025 I've selected the best routes offered out of Eldridge to create a reverse series. We should all be trained up enough by August to do a 600K and then decrease the distance as we lose daylight. This is a nice loop up to Monticello followed by a long southward stretch down through Mt … Continue reading "Monticello – Mt Vernon 300K"

This route has a nice roll out of the Eldridge Quality Inn through Bennett, Wilton and out to the turnaround at Nichols. Not a whole lot of climbing but on occasion the wind can make this route a toughie! It works out that you'll likely get to Wilton on the return around lunch time so … Continue reading "Pocketful of Nichols 200K"