Start at the Lincoln Children's Zoo parking lot on the SOUTH side of A Street. We will ride trails and side streets to 1893 Coffee & Cream, 6345 Havelock Ave. After a coffee break ride the David Murdock Trail out to 112th Street. For those who choose to ride an optional loop of gravel, ride [...]
On the third Wednesday of May, at 7 PM local around the world, cyclists take to the roads in silent procession to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured while riding on public roadways. The Ride Of Silence is a free ride that asks its cyclists to ride no faster than 12 mph for [...]
Your bicycle has been pining away in the basement or garage all winter. So dust it off, pump up the tires, and join your cycling friends for the Great Plains Bicycling Club's Spring Fling! Spring Fling is the club's first public ride of the season. For more information and registration: https://greatplainsbikeclub.org/spring-fling/
Meet at Mahoney Park in northeast Lincoln, next to the softball fields. Depart promptly at 8:00 am and proceed at a moderate pace (15 mph) via paved roads to Waverly Road and Hwy 77 and then north on Hwy 77 to a SAG stop in Ceresco (round trip distance for those wishing to turn around [...]
Once again in honor of the completion of the Tour de France, we will be riding the trails of Lincoln. Wear your fanciest pants – or just any old riding gear – and join us at 9:00 AM at the 84th St MOPAC Trailhead. We will head north on the trails and circle downtown south to South Point 1424 Pine Lake Rd. for refreshments then we will go full circle up to 84th St via Old Cheney back to the 84th St Trailhead. Distance 28 miles/Pace: 10 – 12 MPH.
Hot and humid in August? You bet! But Nebraska cyclists have endured the heat and pedaled in scorching sun time and time again. What better way to beat the heat than to ride in the Heatstroke 100 — if you dare! (Just be sure to take advantage of the SAG stops along the way!)
Our annual late August public ride will again start at the Strategic Air and Space Museum east of Ashland on Nebraska Highway 66 next to Mahoney State Park. The course consists of three loops: 24 miles, 35 miles, and 49 miles. You can combine these loops to get distances ranging from 24 to 108 miles. The routes explore the scenic Platte River valley between Louisville and Ashland and range as far west as Ceresco. Several SAG support stations and roving SAG vehicles will be provided. A registration form and map are available for download at our Heatstroke 100 page.