Another new route for 2022! This 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 with the 300K route. Here … Continue reading "Meander to Manchester 400K"

This is 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 takes you over to Wisconsin via Lansing with some fairly stiff climbs between there and Viroqua. Then a nice run along the Kickapoo river toward Liberty then some climbing up to the ridge tops before descending to Sylvan and a nice flat run to Boscobel. A couple of climbs take you to Prairie … Continue reading "West Union 400K"

This is a nice route that takes you through Cresco, Harmony and Preston before a stretch on the Root River Trail through Lanesboro and Rushford. The run on the Root River Trail is a nice respite between the climbing before Preston and after Lanesboro. The control in Preston is the grocery store (Preston Foods) but … Continue reading "West Union 300K"

For 2022 we're going to reprise a route that we last did during the "Hell Week in 2015". This one breaks the 600K into a shorter first day down to Dubuque and back then a somewhat longer second day. Day One: 218.2 miles, 11,680 feet of climbing. Ridewithgps link here. Day Two: 156.3 miles, 7,203 … Continue reading "West Union 600K"