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JUNE 2008

6/1/08 Sunday
32nd Farm Lake Tour
Start: Plymouth
Distance: 15, 32, 63 Fee: $15 Ind/$45 Fam; DOE
Great roads, great scenery, and a great time. Scenic routes through western Wayne, southeast Livingston and northeastern Washtenaw Counties showcasing excellent cycling opportunities in your own back yard. Routes for all cycling abilities.
Cycling Saddlemen Bicycle Club - Al Duncan
(313) 274-7465 | saddlemen@yahoo.com
www.saddlemen.org

6/1/08 Sunday
BABA Wooly Bike Rally
Start: Coldwater - Heritage Park
Distance: 15, 25, 40, 62, 100
Fee: $20; After 5/1 $25; DOE
Routes along the Branch County Chain of Lakes, scenic Amish country and rolling hills. Start anytime between 7:30 and 10:30. T-shirt available for purchase.
Branch Area Bike Association - Beverly Ohm
(517) 617-7506 | info@bikebranch.org
www.bikebranch.org

6/5/08 Thursday
ANNUAL LUCINDA MEANS Bicycle ADVOCACY DAY
Start: E. Lansing - MSU Campus, Kalamazoo & Harrison
Distance: 3 mi. ride to State Capitol + optional 20 mi. morning ride
Fee: None
Join us for a 20 mile morning loop in the country, followed by a 3 mile trek to the State Capitol. Lunch will be provided and those wishing to participate will meet with their Representatives and Senators. Plan to be part of the event and help demonstrate to our elected officials that there is a strong bicycle constituency.
League of Michigan Bicyclists
Learn more and register here

6/7/08 Saturday
2nd Annual Detroit Bikes!
Tour de Arts
Start: Detroit - Near Festival of the Arts, Cultural Center
Distance: 20 Fee: None; DOE
See Detroit by bicycle during the Festival of the Arts weekend. Take in some of Detroit’s artistic landscape and view some interesting forms of art along the way, including Hamtramck, the Heidelberg Project, several theaters and sculptures downtown, the Woodbridge Neighborhood, and more.
Detroit Bikes! / Detroit Synergy - Alexander Froehlich
detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org
www.detroitsynergy.org/projects/detroitbikes

6/7/08 Saturday
100 GRAND
Start: Grand Rapids - W. Side Christian School, 955 Westland Ave NW
Distance: 17, 35, 65, 105
Fee: $20 Ind/$40 Fam; After 5/24 $25/$50; DOE
Join us for the 35th Annual 100 Grand! Ride scenic back roads in four counties while enjoying some of the finest road food ever. All riders will enjoy lunch of BBQ, vegetarian sandwiches, watermelon, homemade cookies, lots of fresh fruit and more. SAG service. Early registrations eligible for bike shop gift certificates.
Rapid Wheelmen Inc. - Judy DeYoung
(616) 245-3341 | 100grand@rapidwheelmen.com
www.rapidwheelmen.com/100Grand

6/7/08 Saturday
100,000 METRE T-SHIRT RIDE
Start: Laingsburg - Laingsburg HS
Distance: 17, 34, 62
Fee: $15; After 6/7 $20; DOE
All routes 25K (17 miles), 50K (34 miles), & 100K (62 miles) use rural Shiawassee County roads. Terrain is flat to rolling. With this exercise comes lots of great food. All rest stops serve assorted fruits, beverages, & cookies. All riders are served lunch at the high school.
Tri-County Bicycle Association - Debra Holdcraft
(517) 882-3700 ext. 3 | tshirt@biketcba.org
www.biketcba.org

6/7/08 Saturday
Top of Michigan Trails Council National Trails Day Ride
Gaylord to Mackinaw
Start: TBD
Distance: Varies Fee: $5 for non-members; DOE
This National Trails Day ride will utilize the newly resurfaced Gaylord to Mackinaw City Trail. See website for details.
Top of Michigan Trails Council - Anne McDevitt
(231) 348-8280 | info@trailscouncil.org
www.trailscouncil.org

6/8/08 Sunday
Lupus Loops Bike Ride & Pancake Breakfast
Start: Shelby Twp. - parking lot at 54800 Shelby Rd.
Distance: 14, 40, 65
Fee: $18; After 6/1 $25; DOE
Ride on new paved portion of the Macomb Orchard Trail and back roads. A ride for all skill levels. Includes new pancake breakfast! Sponsored by the Slow Spokes Bike Club and American Cycle & Fitness.
Lupus Alliance of America, MI/IN Affiliate - Charles Pottenger
(800) 705-6677 | info@milupus.org
www.milupus.org

6/8/08 Sunday
Tour de Cure - S.E. Michigan
Start: Brighton - Island Lake Recreation Area
Distance: 7, 15, 25, 50, and 8, 14 mountain bike trails
Fee: $15 ($150 fundraising min.); After 4/11 $20-$25; DOE
The American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for everyone from the occasional rider to the experienced cyclist. Funds raised support the mission of the ADA to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
American Diabetes Association - Meagan Lewis
(888) DIABETES | mlewis@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org/tour

6/14/08 Saturday
LIFE RIDE
Start: Greater Lansing Area
Distance: 25 to 75 Fee: $25; After 6/6 $35; DOE
Life Ride 2008 is hosted by the Lansing Area AIDS Network (LAAN) and is the only AIDS Ride in the state of Michigan. The 2008 ride will begin and end in the greater Lansing Area and will pass through several mid-Michigan communities, in an effort to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and raise pledge dollars to help support LAAN.
Lansing Area Aids Network - Patrick Lombardi
(517) 394-3719 ext. 14 | pwlombardi@laanonline.org
www.laanonline.org

6/14 -15/08 Saturday-Sunday
26th Annual NATIONAL 24-HOUR CHALLENGE
Start: Middleville - Thornapple Kellogg Middle School
Distance: 7.5, 23.7, 121.6 loops
Fee: $65; After 4/30 $80-$100
Personal best On-Road Endurance Ride for multiple classes: male and female, ages 18 to 70+; tandems and recumbents. In 2007, riders from 22 states, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and Republic of South Africa participated. Traditional bagpipe sendoff. Certificates, mileage pins, results booklet and special 1000 mile jersey. Register online at Active.com
National 24 Hour Challenge - Lew Persenaire
(616) 538-7497 | n24hc@charter.net
www.n24hc.org

6/14-15/08 Saturday-Sunday
BIG MAC SHORELINE SPRING SCENIC BIKE TOUR
Start: Mackinaw City - 609 W. Central Ave.
Distance: 25, 50, 75, 100 Fee: $18; After 6/1 $23; DOE
Four inland and shoreline routes available with marked routes. SAG safety wagons patrol the routes and designated rest areas. Incredible scenery and a light cook-out lunch at rides’ end. On Sunday, 400 riders will climax their adventure with a ride across the magnificent Mackinac Bridge.
Mackinaw City Chamber of Commerce - Kelly Vieau
(888) 455-8100 | info@mackinawchamber.com
www.mackinawchamber.com

6/14/08 Saturday
Top of Michigan Trails Council Brutus to U of M Biological Station
Start: Maple River Township Hall at Brutus Rd and US 31
Distance: 22 Fee: $5 for non-members; DOE
Brutus to the U of M Biological Station via the Petoskey to Mackinaw City Trail and local roads. Tour the bug Station and return on West Burt Lake Rd and Brutus Rd. Meet at 9 am. Some sandy areas in the bug station. Mountain bikes recommended.
Top of Michigan Trails Council - Anne McDevitt
(231) 348-8280 | info@trailscouncil.org
www.trailscouncil.org

6/14/08 Saturday
West Branch Hills and Thrills
Start: West Branch - Irons Park, off Valley Rd.
Distance: 35, 47, 62, 100
Fee: $15 Ind/$25 Fam; After 6/4 $20/$30; DOE
Join the Tri-City Cyclists on routes through the area’s challenging hills. With rolling hills through beautiful countrysides, which include passing a buffalo and elk ranch and three lakes with rest stops. The ride will have SAGs and refreshments and snacks at rest stops and at the end. Start: 7 am to 10 am.
Tri-City Cyclists - Dan Dauer
(989) 753-6038 | dauerhome@juno.com
www.tcc.clubexpress.com

6/14/08 Saturday
Hillsdale County Magic Ride 2008
Time: Registration begins 8 a.m.
Fees: $5/child; $20/adult; $25/family; each receives T-shirt and free lunch. Proceeds from registration and pledges support child abuse education and prevention programs of CAPA – Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Hillsdale County.
Distances: 15, 25 and 50 miles.
Routes: Begin at beautiful Baw Beese Lake to explore rolling country roads of southern Hillsdale County. Individuals, families and groups invited to enjoy this day of cycling, followed by pizza party. Top Prize: bicycle to person raising most over $250 in pledges, plus gift certificates. Also, raffle to be held and prizes include outdoor grill.
Additional information and pledge forms: www.capahillsdale.org

6/20 - 22/08 Friday-Sunday
SUNRISE ADVENTURE
Start: Rogers City Distance: 40 -60 per day Fee: See website
Experience the spectacular Lake Huron coastline of Michigan’s Northeast Lower Peninsula. Rogers City will be home base for our three 40-to-60-mile days of scenic riding.
League of Michigan Bicyclists
Learn more and register here

6/20 - 22/08 Friday-Sunday
SUPERIOR BIKE FEST
Start: Marquette Distance: See website Fee: See website; DOE
Superior Bike Festival includes Pro and Citizen classes in Criterium, Road Bike to 100 miles, Mountain Bike Downhill, Mountain Bike Cross Country, and Road Bike Circuit racing. Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula at Marquette.
Marquette Mountain Ski Patrol - Don Wolfe
(906) 227-1268 | dwolf@nmu.edu
www.superiorbikefest.com

6/21-27/08 Saturday-Friday
PEDAL ACROSS LOWER MI. (PALM)
Start: New Buffalo
Distance: 35-60 miles per day, longer daily options
Fee: $110 (17 yrs+), $56 (11-16 yrs), $55 (younger than 11yrs.)
27th Annual Pedal Across Lower Michigan (PALM). The ride is approximately 280 miles, with optional longer routes each day. New Buffalo to Monroe. Optional meal and bus purchase. Registration accepted until 5/1 or until 700 rider limit. Michigan’s premier family cycling tour. Paved roads, suitable for novice or veteran tour rider.
Pedal Across Lower Michigan (PALM)
(734) 669-0172 | palmbiketour@yahoo.com
www.lmb.org/palm

6/21 - 22/08 Saturday-Sunday
Michigan Human Powered Vehicle Competition
Start: Clarkston - Waterford Hills Race Track
Distance: Various events on racetrack Fee: $25-$35; DOE
Annual HPV Competition on the Waterford Hills Sports Car Track. Road races, time trials, maximum speed sprints, timed hill climbs, measured distance coast downs, one-kilo race and practical vehicle contest. Several racing classes for recumbent, streamliners, trikes, upright bikes, tandems, women and juniors. No fee for spectators. Helmets with two mirrors are required. Please see website to verify the dates.
Michigan Human Powered Vehicle Assoc. - Wally Kiehler
(313) 492-5484 | Wkiehler@comcast.net
www.LMB.org/MHPVA

6/21/08 Saturday
PUMPKINVINE BIKE RIDE
Start: Goshen, IN - Abshire Park
Distance: 15, 22, 42, 65, & 102
Fee: $18 Ind/$36 Fam; After 5/31 $23/$46; DOE
Ninth annual Pumpkinvine Bike Ride supports development of 17-mile rail-trail between Goshen, Middlebury, and Shipshewana. Ride on two miles of developed trail and then on country roads. Generous sags, home-made pie and ice cream served at the end of the ride. Enjoy Amish countryside, working draft horses, new-born colts in pastures, Amish stores and bike shops. The 15-mile Country-Life loop stops at an Amish farm, Chief Shipshewana Memorial, round barn and other sites.
Friends of the Pumpkinvine Trail Inc.
(574) 266-1362 | rjcarrico1@verizon.net
www.pumpkinvine.org

6/21/08 Saturday
Ride for Relay
Start: Marshall - Family Bible Church, 14995 US 27 N.
Distance: 10, 25, 40, 62 and 2 mile family fun ride
Fee: $15 Ind/$40 Fam; After 5/31 $20/$50; DOE
Relay-For-Life is the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event to raise awareness of cancer issues in communities across the country . Enjoy a day in rural Calhoun County. SAG and refreshments provided. Meal
at finish (11am - 1pm). A mixture of flat and rolling
terrain for all abilities.
Marshall Area Relay-For-Life - Andrew R. Peters
(269) 275-2175 | drewp682@yahoo.com

6/21/08 Saturday
3rd Annual Detroit Bikes!
Jazzin on Jefferson - Far East Side Ride
Start: E. Jefferson Ave. between Chalmers & Alter Rd.
Distance: 15-20 Fee: None; DOE
The neighborhood tour includes the former Hudson and Continental Automotive Plant Sites, the Conner Creek Greenway, Chandler Park, East English Village, Sander’s Ice Cream in the Village of Grosse Pointe, the Lake Shore district of Grosse Pointe, the canals of Detroit, and end at the Jazzin on Jefferson Festival.
Detroit Bikes! / Detroit Synergy - Alexander Froehlich
detroitbikes@detroitsynergy.org
www.detroitsynergy.org/projects/detroitbikes

6/21/08 Saturday
6th Annual CHARLEVOIX/EMMET COUNTY PINK RIBBON RIDE
Start: Boyne City - Veterans Park
Distance: 7, 20, 42, 65 Fee: $30 Ind/$50 Fam; DOE
Ride features four route options with scenic highlights along Lake Charlevoix, Lake Michigan, Deer Lake, through rolling farmland and a free ride on the Ironton Ferry (42 & 65 routes). Breakfast, water/fruit stops and lunch. Prizes for the highest fundraising efforts. Monies raised go to local breast cancer programs.
Bike4BreastCancer - Sue Morris
(231) 536-7066 | penbryn@charter.net
www.bike4breastcancer.org

6/21/08 Saturday
TOUR DE CURE - West Michigan
Start: Middleville - Yankee Springs Rec. Area, 2104 S. Briggs Rd.
Distance: 15, 25, 45, 75
Fee: $20 (plus $100 fundraising minimum); DOE
Tour de Cure is a fundraising event to support the research, advocacy and support for children and adults with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. There are five routes ranging from 5 to 70 miles and two mountain bike trails. The scenic route travels around Gun Lake and the local countryside.
American Diabetes Association - Sharice E. Purman
(888) 342-2383 ext. 6712 | spurman@diabetes.org
www.diabetes.org/tour

6/22/08 Sunday
BERRIEN COUNTY CANCER SERVICE BIKE RIDE
Start: Stevensville - 7301 Red Arrow Hwy
Distance: 15, 25, 42 mi, 100 K
Fee: $15 Ind/$30 Fam; After 6/13 $20/$35; DOE
Bike through southern Berrien County. 100K will showcase some of the most picturesque roads over hills on a lightly-traveled, scenic, winding course. 42-mile route will miss some of the bigger hills of the 100K. 25 and 15 mile routes are designed for family riders on relatively flat roads.
Berrien County Cancer Service - Barbara Lane, R.N.
(269) 429-3281 | staff@bccancerservice.org
www.bccancerservice.org

6/22/08 Sunday
HOSPICE OF LENAWEE RUN, WALK & BIKE TOUR
Start: Adrian - Siena Heights U. Fieldhouse, 1247 Siena Heights Dr.
Distance: 50K Fee: $15; After 6/16 $20; DOE
50K course hosted by Siena Heights University. Non-competitive, round trip from Adrian to Blissfield. Bikers can also run in 5K,10K or 1 mile events in Blissfield before returning to Adrian.
Hospice of Lenawee
(517) 263-2323 | hospicelenawee@tc3net.com
www.hospiceoflenawee.org

6/22/08 Sunday
2008 Ride-A-Thon
A Cycling Event to Benefit the Michigan Eye Bank
Start: Next Level Health & Fitness 21435 Greater Mack, St. Clair Shores
$25 Registration Fee 10am – 6pm
Ride-a-thon benefits the Michigan Eye Bank, a group that facilitates eye donors just like Gift of Life facilitates organ donors. This group helps restore sight
for many individuals.
Open to Non-Members & Members
$25 Registration Fee
586.776.2800

6/28/08 Saturday
RIDE FOR HOPE CHARITY
BIKE & FAMILY DAY
Start: Attica - Attica Park, 4350 Peppermill Rd.
Distance: Road: 23, 46, 67, Fat Tire: 9, 25
Fee: $40; After 4/19 $50-$60; DOE
NEW LOCATION! Come check out our new and improved bike routes that meander through the beautiful country roads of Attica, Lapeer & Columbiaville. Choose from one of five different routes OR new this year, opt to walk or run. And then enjoy an afternoon filled w/ music, food and fun – all orchestrated by famous radio personality, Bob Dutko!
Ride For Hope - Kelly Forfar
(248) 672-8696 | Rideforhope1@aol.com
www.rideforhope.org

6/29/08 Sunday
Ecology Center EcoRide
Start: Dexter - Hudson Mills Metropark, 8801 N. Territorial
Distance: 3, 10, 25, 50
Fee: no set adult rider fee, asking participants to raise a $50 minimum in pledges or donations. Kids under 12 ride for $5.
The Ecology Center’s EcoRide departs from beautiful Hudson Mills Metropark in Dexter, MI, situated along the Huron River. Routes meander through rural Washtenaw County and range from a family-friendly 3-mile to a more challenging 50-mile that winds through downtown Manchester. Riders can enjoy local food, children’s activities, music, bicycle repair and recycling workshop, massages and more throughout the day.
Ecology Center
(734) 761-3186 ext. 120 | laceyd@ecocenter.org
www.ecocenter.org

6/29/08 Sunday
Neighborhood Senior Services (NSS) - Joyride
Start: Dexter - Huron Metropark
Distances: 25, 65, 100
Fee: $35 - asking participants to raise a $100 (25 miles), $175 (65 miles) or  $250, (Century). Children under 17 must be accompanied by an adult.
Neighborhood Senior Services is sponsoring this ride to raise money for the organization and benefit the seniors in our community.  We will depart from Dexter –Huron Metro Park.  Depending on your fitness level, choose from 3 different routes that all travel through parts of Ann Arbor, Dexter, Chelsea and beyond... Riders can begin any time between 6:00 and 10:00 am. and should plan according to your speed and level of fitness. Lunch will be served from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm  All three rides will have rest stops with snacks and lunch. We will have a mechanic on site for the start of the ride, and intermittently along route for minor repairs and assistance.
(734) 712 7775 | joyride@nssweb.org
http://nssjoyride.org/joy/register.asp