GPBC Club Ride Schedule

Listed below are the upcoming club rides sponsored by the Great Plains Bicycling Club. Regularly scheduled club rides typically start around St. Patrick's Day (mid-March) and continue into November. We also usually have a short ride on New Years Day. All of our rides are non-competitive, recreational rides. For information about a particular ride please contact the listed ride leader.

We sponsor:

We like to schedule a variety of member-led rides. Most of these are longer rides on Saturday or Sunday that may include a stop for a meal and bull session. These longer rides may be on area roads and highways, on area recreational trails, or gravel roads. But we also like to schedule shorter rides such as city trail rides, "ice cream" rides, and night "Full Moon" rides. But we are open to your suggestions of route, theme, pace, etc.

Rides sponsored by other organizations in the area are listed on the Other Area Rides page.

Please note that helmets are required on all club rides.

Date Time Ride Description Leader Distance
August 31 (Tuesday) 5:30 pm or after Big Red Nacho Ride
This is a leaderless social ride. Start at the MoPac Trailhead on 84th St and take the MoPac Trail to the “One Eyed Dog Saloon” in Eagle (540 S 4th St) to eat, drink and enjoy the company of other bikers. Full description...		 None
 20 miles
September 1 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm Show & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 15 mph and above. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...
 None
 TBD by riders
September 2 (Thursday) 6:00 pm Slow & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 14 mph and below. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...		 None
 TBD by riders
September 5 (Sunday) 11:00 am Family Ride
Start at the bench at 27th and HWY 2 and then take the bike path out towards the Cooper YMCA and then behind South Point and back to the bench. I believe the distance is around 8 miles and should take about an hour to complete at a nice easy pace. We will use the bike path for this ride. 		Mike Ramos
484-7407		 10 miles
September 7 (Tuesday) 5:30 pm or after Nacho Ride
This is a leaderless social ride. Start at the MoPac Trailhead on 84th St and take the MoPac Trail to the “One Eyed Dog Saloon” in Eagle (540 S 4th St) to eat, drink and enjoy the company of other bikers. Full description...		 None
 20 miles
September 8 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm Show & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 15 mph and above. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...
 None
 TBD by riders
September 9 (Thursday) 6:00 pm Slow & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 14 mph and below. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...		 None
 TBD by riders
September 11 (Saturday) 8:00 am Coffee Ride
Meet at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. We will take the Rock Island, Billy Wolfe, and Antelope Valley trails north to Y St. At Y St. we will ride about 4 blocks on quiet city streets and pick up the John Dietrich Trail and ride to St. Paul. We will continue on St. Paul (another quiet wide city street) to Mo Java for coffee and conversation. 		Pat Bracken
477-6357		 10 miles
September 14 (Tuesday) 5:30 pm or after Nacho Ride
This is a leaderless social ride. Start at the MoPac Trailhead on 84th St and take the MoPac Trail to the “One Eyed Dog Saloon” in Eagle (540 S 4th St) to eat, drink and enjoy the company of other bikers. Full description...		 None
 20 miles
September 15 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm Show & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 15 mph and above. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...
 None
 TBD by riders
September 16 (Thursday) 6:00 pm Slow & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 14 mph and below. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...		 None
 TBD by riders
September 18 (Saturday) 8:00 am Leisurely City Tour
This circle tour starts at Oak Lake and heads east on the Mo Pac Trail towards the 84th MoPac Trailhead. At the intersection of Sycamore Dr. and the MoPac Trail, the route will take several quiet residential streets through Wedgewood and Trendwood ambling south to East Van Dorn, then west to Holmes Lake to pick up the Billy Wolfe Trail and taking all trails back to Oak Lake. 		Pat Bracken
477-6357		 18 miles
September 21 (Tuesday) 5:30 pm or after Nacho Ride
This is a leaderless social ride. Start at the MoPac Trailhead on 84th St and take the MoPac Trail to the “One Eyed Dog Saloon” in Eagle (540 S 4th St) to eat, drink and enjoy the company of other bikers. Full description...		 None
 20 miles
September 22 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm Show & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 15 mph and above. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...
 None
 TBD by riders
September 23 (Thursday) 6:30 pm Full Moon Ride
Meet at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo. The ride will follow the Wolfe Trail, the Antelope Valley Trail, and the MoPac Trail to Walton and then return by the same route. Front and rear lights required. 		Pat Bracken
477-6357		 20 miles
September 25 (Saturday) 9:00 am Weeping Water Gravel Ride
Meet at the MoPac Trailhead on 84th Street. Take the MoPac Trail at least to Elmwood and almost to Wabash, then continue on to Weeping Water. Much or all of the ride except that on the MoPac Trail is likely to be on unpaved roads. 		Alfred Berchtold
325-6570		 55-60 miles
September 28 (Tuesday) 5:30 pm or after Nacho Ride
This is a leaderless social ride. Start at the MoPac Trailhead on 84th St and take the MoPac Trail to the “One Eyed Dog Saloon” in Eagle (540 S 4th St) to eat, drink and enjoy the company of other bikers. Full description...		 None
 20 miles
September 29 (Wednesday) 6:00 pm Show & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 15 mph and above. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...
 None
 TBD by riders
September 30 (Thursday) 6:00 pm Slow & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 14 mph and below. Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). Full description...		 None
 TBD by riders

Descriptions of Regular Weekly Club Rides

Date Time Ride Description Leader Distance
Tuesdays 5:00 pm or after Nacho Ride
This is a leaderless social ride. Start at the MoPac Trailhead on 84th St and take the MoPac Trail to the "One Eyed Dog Saloon" in Eagle (540 S 4th St) The saloon will have weekly "Biker Specials". Eat, drink and enjoy the company of other bikers. Join the first ride group leaving between 5:00 and 6:00 pm or ride out with others at a time convenient to you. Some riders may choose to start at Walton. Look twice before crossing A St. on the trail. Bring a bike light in case you stay late. Helmets required.		 None 20 miles
Wednesdays 6:00 pm Show & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 15 mph and above. Just show up and ride with your friends, current and to be discovered! Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). A riding direction will be selected at the start point with consideration of wind direction (the goal: ride out against and return with the wind. Ride will depart promptly at 6:00 p.m. We will ride and return in daylight. This means that for the first few weeks the ride duration will be between 1 and 1½ hours as sunset is around 7:30 pm. This is a road ride. There may be one, or 2 paces depending on the mix of riders who show up. (A) Pace (15 to 17 mph) and (B) Pace (18 to 20+ mph). All riders will leave together at easy/moderate pace until out of town, then the ride can separate into groups. The distance, direction, and ride leader for each group will be decided each night depending on who and how many show up. 		None
 TBD by riders
Thursdays 6:00 pm Slow & Go Ride
Training ride with paces 14 mph and below. Just show up and ride with your friends, current and to be discovered! Riders will meet at the bench on the north side of the bridge over Hwy 2 along the Rock Island Trail (approximately 27th & Hwy 2). A riding direction will be selected at the start point with consideration of wind direction (the goal: ride out against and return with the wind. Ride will depart promptly at 6:00 pm. We will ride and return in daylight. This means that for the first few weeks the ride duration will be between 1 and 1½ hours as sunset is around 7:30 pm. This is a road ride. There may be one, or 2 paces depending on the mix of riders who show up. (A) Pace (12 to 14 mph) and (B) Pace (11 mph and below). All riders will leave together at easy/moderate pace until out of town, then the ride can separate into groups. The distance, direction, and ride leader for each group will be decided each night depending on who and how many show up. 		None
 TBD by riders