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Rides Sponsored by Other Organizations
First we show one-day rides sponsored by other organizations, then multi-day rides. For rides sponsored by Great Plains Bicycling Club, see our Ride Schedule .
Single Day Rides
| Date | Time | Ride Description | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 (Saturday) | 7:00 to 8:00 am | Wear Yellow Ride, Bellevue, Nebraska Join Livestrong Army Omaha for the 6th Annual Wear Yellow Ride and Walk to support the Lance Armstrong Foundation's fight against cancer. Rides begin in Haworth Park, Bellevue, Nebraska, and follow the Bellevue Loop and Keystone Trail. There will be a water stop along the trail near the Trek Store. Participants registered by July 15 will receive a T-shirt, pancake breakfast, and qualify for door prize drawings. Registration the day of the ride 6:30-7:45am. For more information email livestrongarmyomaha@gmail.com or visit the Livestrong Army Omaha website. Download the registration form. |
6, 12 26, 40 or 50 mi | |
| August 8 (Saturday) | 7:30 am | Rollin' to the River Century Ride, Blair, Nebraska The Rollin' to the River Century is sponsored by the Blair Bike Club and benefits the Blair Trails Project and MS. The ride starts in Blair, Nebraska at Nannen & Harte Physical Therapy, 636 N 20th Ave. The route heads north through Tekamah and Decatur, with longer distances looping west through Lyons, Oakland, Uehling, and Craig. Visit the Rollin' to the River ride web page for more information or contact Trudy Woksa 402-278-1279, blairbikeclub@yahoo.com |
20, 36, 56, 68, or 100 mi | |
| August 15 (Saturday) | 8:00 am | Kool-Aid Classic Bicycle Tour, Hastings, Nebraska Mark your event calendars for the 8th Annual Kool-Aid Classic Bicycle Tour on Saturday, August 15, 2008, in Hastings, Nebraska. This tour is sponsored by Hastings Unique Bicyclists (HUB) as a fundraiser for the Pioneer Spirit Trail. Cyclists choose from a 30 or 60 mile route through the quiet countryside surrounding the birthplace of Kool-Aid. The event will be supported with several rest stops and Kool-Aid refreshment along the way. Visit the Kool Aid ride web site for more information or contact Bruce and Alisa Sandahl 402-463-1138, absandahl@windstream.net |
30 or 60 mi | |
| August 16 (Sunday) | 8:00 am | Corporate Cycling Challenge, Omaha, Nebraska. Billed as the largest one-day cycling event in Nebraska, the Corporate Cycling Challenge welcomes company teams, club teams, and individuals. Rides begin at Heartland of America Park, 8th and Farnam Streets in Omaha. Registration at 7:30 am, rides start at 8:00am. Proceeds benefit the Eastern Nebraska Trails Network For more information see the ride website. |
10, 25 or 42 mi | |
| September 13 (Sunday) | 8:00 am | MINTS Ride: CANCELED FOR 2009 DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. MINTS stands for Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Tri-State. The signature ride will be long (76 miles) from Hamburg IA to Rock Port MO to Auburn to Nebraska City and back to Hamburg. Three states in one bike ride, in one day!! If you like hills, we have hills. The rides are fundraisers to help the local EMTs be better trained and have the best equipment. For more information contact Steven Middaugh 712-382-2081, sn25midd@q.com. |
36 or 76 mi | |
| September 27 (Sunday) | 8:00 to 9:00 am | Wish Ride 23, Percival, Iowa Experience fall colors, crisp morning air, and warm sun from miles of hard surfaced country roads while you benefit Make-A-Wish of Nebraska. All routes start at the Fire Station on Road L-31 in Percival, Iowa, just east of Nebraska City. The two shorter routes stay on the flat Missouri River floodplain, while the longer routes climb up and down the bluffs. The Percival Fire Department will be serving pancakes, sausage and juice or coffee at the Station for $4 adults & $3 children. Detailed maps will be provided. Apples & cider will be available at numerous stops along the route. Members of the Knights of Columbus and Radio Club members will patrol the route. Entrants will receive a coupon for free admission to the Missouri River Basin Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. For more information contact Ron Osovski (402) 873-7607. Download the registration form. |
23, 32 miles (flat); 40, 54, 64 miles (hilly) | |
| For more information, please contact the ride leader for your desired rides. | ||||
Multi-Day Rides
Most multi-day rides are annual events, each with their own website. Many of these rides fill up well in advance; some have lotteries to select the participants from those that submit registration forms. As such, they require advance planning.
In Nebraska, there are several annual multi-day rides held in May or June.
Bike MS Scenic Ride is a 2-day
ride from Omaha to Lincoln and back. In 2009 it will be Saturday and Sunday May 30 - 31. Fee: $50. Participants must raise a minimum pledge of $200 by May 30.
For more information vist it the Bike MS Scenic Ride web site.
Bike and Brew/Winery Tour is a two day tour May 30 -31 from Nebraska City to Pawnee City and back.
This tour was organized to be just right for your first challenge of the summer and continued preparation for Tour de Nebraska, BRAN, or RAGBRAI.
The tour offers great lunch, dinner, and breakfast arrangements, the attractions of the start and overnight towns, and of course, the beauty of the SE Nebraska countryside.
Adults 21 years of age and older only.
Foxhole Tavern 100 is a two-day ride from Lincoln to Wilber and back on the weekend of 6 & 7 June, 2009, sponsored by the
Foxhole Tavern in Wilber. Riders will leave at 10:00 am on Saturday, travel down the Jamaica North trail into Cortland, stop for lunch and a tour of the Spilker Ales
brewery and arrive in Wilber early evening. Cyclists will overnight in Wilber, wake up to fresh kolaches and head back to Lincoln on Sunday. The organizers will be operating a
SAG vehicle as well. The entry fee is $35 and covers park fees for campers (local hotel will also provide discounted rates), dinner and breakfast, a Fox Hole 100 t-shirt and
all the Hopluia beer in the bar. For more informaion visit the Foxhole Tavern website, e-mail foxholetavern@gmail.com, or call (402) 610 - 6227
BRAN (Bike Ride Across Nebraska)
is a 7-day west-to-east tour and is the largest of the three with about 650 riders.
2009's edition is from June 7th - 13th and begins in Trenton, NE and makes its way through
Cambridge, Alma. Superior, Wymore, Humboldt, Syracuse, and ends in the Chalco Hills near Omaha. For
more information, visit bran-inc.org.
Tour De Nebraska is a 5-day
loop tour with about 200 riders run by Rich and Susan Rodenburg. In 2009 it will be
June 17 - 21 in northeast Nebraska, beginning and ending in
Platte Center with host towns Tilden, Bloomfield, Ponca, and West Point. The advantage to a loop tour is that you don't need to
find transportation back to the tour's starting point. For more
information, visit the Tour
de Nebraska site.
NUMB tour (Nebraska United
Methodist Bike Ride for Hunger) is a 4-day loop tour. The 2009 NUMB Ride will start on Sunday June 28th and end July
1. Cyclists will ride from historic Cow Town Ogallala to Brady, Stapleton, North Platte, and return to Ogallala, a total of 250 miles.
Breakfast and lunch each day will be provided by local churches.
There are more rides held in other states, including plenty in nearby
states, than space will permit showing, but no listing would be
complete without
mention of RAGBRAI. The
2009 ride runs from July 19 - 25. As in every year, it goes from the
western border
to the eastern border of Iowa and is ostensibly limited
to 8500 registered riders selected via a lottery. It's really a
good bit
larger than that as many others tag along. It's hard for those that
have never seen it to imagine that many cyclists taking over highways
and small towns.
Much information about RAGBRAI exists on the Internet.
If you're interested, the application deadline is typically around
April Fool's
Day (appropriate) with the lottery being held on May 1st.
There are other websites that list bicycle rides of this nature for
those that want to travel to other states.
With no promises of completeness, three good sites include:
National Bicycle Tour Directors
Association
Trails from Rails
Boulder
Community Network (Colorado & Wyoming
rides)
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