SOCIAL RIDES
Saturday, Sept. 20; Saturday, Oct. 11: Century Cycles Night Ride on the Towpath Trail. 8 p.m. Free. Century Cycles, 1621 Main St. (Route 303 between Route 8 and I-271, next to the Winking Lizard Tavern), Peninsula. Parking is available at the Lock 29 Trailhead, just north of the store. A 15- to 20-mile, moderately-paced ride usually about two hours long and good for all skill levels. Staffed and supported by Century Cycles employees. Helmets and bike lights required. Children 15 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Call to confirm if a ride is still on if weather is questionable. 800-201-7433. www. centurycycles.com.
Through October: Join Cleveland’s largest ski, board and social club for West Side bike riding: 6:15 or 6:30 p.m. Mondays, various locations. Free. Must be 21 or older. Rides are 15 to 20 miles, at your own pace. www.fagowees.org.
Saturday, Oct. 25: Ghost Ride. 10-mile, costumed night ride and Halloween Party. www.OhioCityCycles.org.
TOURS
Saturday, Sept. 6: Tour de Donut. Colavita Ohio Cycling. Roger Bowersock, 937-417-6772. Info@colavitaohiocycling.com.
Saturday, Sept. 6: 28th Popcorn 100 Bicycle Tour. Marion General Hospital. Family-oriented tour with flat routes of 25/62 miles. Rider Limit: 500. 740-383-8990. www.MarionGeneral.com.
Sunday, Sept. 7: Hancock Horizontal Hundred. Findlay. Join cyclists from all around for a flat country ride: 30/62/100-mile-routes. Good event for a first century ride. Chris Cakes will be serving breakfast Sunday morning. Full-service tour with refreshment stops, lunch and support vehicle. Entry deadline: Aug. 31. Hancock Handlebars Bicycle Club. Mick Gould, 419-422-0417. www.HancockHandlebars.org .
Saturday, Sept. 13: Third Annual Holmes 100 Cycle Fest. Millersburg. 100-mile scenic ride through the countryside of Holmes County. Long stretches of winding roads through beautiful valleys and hills. Choose among 25/60/100-mile routes of rolling to hilly miles. Live entertainment and food afterward. Hosted by Kinetics Fitness for Life. Kinetic Cycling Club. Jeff Alexander 330-674-0444. www.spine-sport.com.
Saturday, Sept. 20: Co-Op to Co-Op. Cleveland and Oberlin. Ohio City Bicycle Co-Op www.OhioCityCycles.org.
Sunday, Sept. 21: 35th NEOC: North-East Ohio Century. Newton Falls. Ride 35/62/100 flat miles, with a few rollers. Century riders take a scenic tour of Trumbull, eastern Portage, Northern Mahoning counties. Entry deadline: Sept. 8. Full lunch served on two longer rides. Outspoken Wheelmen. Gary Bradshaw, 330-482-2891. neoc2008@gmail.com.
Sunday, Sept. 28: Fifth Copley Ride for Sight. Copley. Full-service rides of 15/30/60 miles through Medina County. Continental breakfast and lunch. Kathy Starkey, 330-697-4137. www.CopleyRideForSight.com.
Friday, Oct. 3 to Sunday, Oct. 5: Third Annual Covered Bridge and Wine Tour. Ashtabula County. HubBub Custom Bicycles, www.hubbub.com.
Saturday, Oct. 18: Sippo Valley Poker Run. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Massillon. Support the local trails by riding to raise money for trail maintenance and bicycle safety. Ride begins at Lave Avenue and travels north toward Canal Fulton. Cyclists will stop at five checkpoints along the way, picking a playing card at each stop. When they arrive back where they started, they will play their hand against other riders. Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 hands. Ernie’s Bike Shop. Ernie Lehman, 330-832-5111. www.ErniesBikeShop.com.
Sunday, Oct. 19: Fifth Garrett Wonders Birthday Bike Ride. Warren. Full-service fundraiser benefiting the Garrett Wonders Memorial Fund. Routes: 6.2/31/62 flat miles. Door prizes and raffle. Jesse or Jay Wonders, 330-674-4343. info@garrettsride.com.
Sunday, Oct. 19: 31st Annual Tombstone Tour. Sector Metropark, Toledo. Keeping with a Halloween theme riders are encouraged to dress up in bicycle safe costumes. The tour passes 11 local graveyards and tombstones. Terrain is mostly flat on back roads. 419-861-0220. toledoareacouncil@ekit.com. www.hitoledo.org.
Sunday, Oct. 12: 30th Fall-N-Leaf. Bellville. Scenic full-service tour covers 34/62-mile challenge on hilly routes in Southern Richland and Northern Knox County. This may be the final Fall-N-Leaf Tour. Snack stops with sandwiches, homemade cookies and hot and cold drinks. Mid-Ohio Bikers. Doris Noe, 419-756-2252. www.Mid-OhioBikers.org.
Sunday, Oct. 26: Highland Ride for Health. Hinckley Metroparks. New event that hosts rides of varying distances: 3/10/35. Full-service event with sag support, food at start and finish. Barb Wright, 330-721-8009. bwright@bwrightlaw.com or www.usatf.org/routes.
Sunday, Nov. 2: 34 th Annual Red Flannel Metric Century. Oberlin. End-of-season tour. The rolling 55-mile route visits historic Milan, birthplace of inventor Thomas Edison. The rolling scenic 32-mile route tours Lorain County. Lorain Wheelmen Bicycle Club. 440-775-1501. www.LorainWheelmen.org.
MOUNTAIN BIKE RACES
Wednesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, 15 and 22: The Euphoria Cyclocross Series. Registration 5:30 p.m., race 6:15 p.m. Cleveland, Ohio. spinbikeshop.com.
Saturday, Sept. 6 and Sunday, Sept. 7: The Big Valley Race at Camp Manatoc. Various start times, Peninsula. 8, 18 or 30 miles. On Saturday, open riding, manufacturers’ demo, bike loop, kids’ festival and races, CAMBA clinics and swap meet. Sunday: XC mountain bike race. Kevin Daum, 330-242-4737, info@bigvalleyrace.com. www.bigvalleyrace.com.
Saturday, Sept. 13 to Sunday, Sept. 14: 12/24 Hours of Mohican. Mohican Wilderness, Loudonville. OMBC Series special event: Ultra Mountain Bike Race categories include solo, duo, trio and four-person. nolimit@mohican.net. www.mohican.net.
Sunday, Sept. 14: Vultures Knob Race Series 6. 1 p.m., Wooster. Series final. Various distances. Kevin Daum, 330-242-4737, kevin@camba.us www.camba.us/racing.
Sunday, Sept. 21: OMBC XC Series Race 11. 1 p.m., West Branch State Park, Ravenna/Cleveland. nolimit@mohican.net. www.ombc.net.
Sunday, Oct. 12: OMBC XC Series Race 12-Fox Creek Outdoor Festival. 1 p.m., Canal Fulton/Akron. Several sports on display. nolimit@mohican.net. www.ombc.bbnet. www.foxcreekoutdoors.com
Saturday, Oct. 18: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die Willoughby Cyclocross Spectacular. Willoughby, Ohio. spinbikeshop.com.
Sunday, Oct. 26: OMBC Championship Race 13. 1 p.m., Mohican Wilderness. Loudonville. Bonus points awarded for the championship. Anyone can enter. nolimit@mohican.net. www.ombc.net.
Saturday, Nov. 8: Midwest Regional Championship, Iceman Cometh Challenge. Traverse City, Mich. Division winners in the KYMBA, OMBC, WVMBA, WORS, DINO and Tailwind series qualify to compete in this race within a race at the Iceman Cometh, the largest single-day mountain bike event in North America. State representatives and state series will be ranked. www.usmtb.org.
TIME TRIALS
Sunday, Sept. 21: Fourth Annual Reagan Park Single-Track Time Trial, Medina. Various distances and start times. Larry Clouse, 330-350-0737, lcclouse@hotmail.com., www.camba.us/racing.
ONGOING
Trail and Rail Flagstop Service. Bike or hike the Towpath Trail and return by the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad with Trail & Rail Flagstop Service. June to October. 800-468-4070. www.cvsr.com.
Back Roads and Beaches Bike and Multi-sport Tour of Lorain County. Located in the center of Northeast Ohio about 35 miles west of Cleveland, the route features miles of rolling, rural roads with scenery ranging from pastoral farmland and forest to the nautical flavor of the Lake Erie shoreline. Cycle, kayak, mountain bike, visit wineries, museums, farmer’s markets. 800-334-1673. www.backroadsandbeachesohio.com.
CLUBS
Akron Bicycle Club. 6 p.m. Tuesdays (May-October): singles’ rides in CVNP. Botzum Trailhead. Wednesdays (May-October): ride in CVNP and Richfield areas. Time and location vary.6:30 p.m. Thursdays (all year): ride or hike the Towpath Trail and/or roads in CVNP, regardless of weather, 15-25 miles (cycling). Bike lights are recommended. 8:30 a.m. Saturdays (all year), ride/hike/cross country ski, depending on season/weather, location varies. Time and location varies, Sundays: weekly rides. Always check the live schedule at www.akronbike.org. Bruce Chapman, 330-464-8660. www.akronbike.org.
Chagrin River Cycling Club is a USCF cycling club that contributes to the culture of road, cyclocross and mountain-bike racing on the east side of Cleveland. Weekday club rides usually depart at 5:30 p.m. from Whispering Woods parking lot in the Cleveland Metroparks North Chagrin Reservation. Wednesday and Thursday are typical nights, with link-up points along the way. Rides might be canceled or rescheduled due to weather or other reasons. Additional rides (probably Sundays) will be starting soon. www.crcycling.org.
Cleveland Area Mountain Bike Association. CAMBA is an International Mountain Bike Association dedicated to helping Cleveland become one of the best urban riding locations in the United States. CAMBA builds and maintains trails for mountain biking and hiking in places such as West Branch State Park and Quail Hollow State Park, while promoting sustainable mountain biking. Group rides: mountain bike rides for people of all ages and abilities begin in the spring, 6 p.m. Thursdays at West Branch State Park.
ClevelandBikes. Advances bicycling as economical and healthful recreation and transportation, as well as advances and defends the rights of Northeast Ohio cyclists to use the roads and to fair trail access. 216-631-3027, info@clevelandbikes.org. www.clevelandbikes.org.
Cleveland Touring Club. Group of 200-plus noncompetitive and recreational cyclists who ride in Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga counties. Evening rides: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at various East Side locations. Weekend rides: Sundays (April-October). Locations, distances and start times vary. Bill, 440-975-9744, ClevelandTouringClub@Hotmail.com. www.ClevelandTouringClub.org.
Lake Erie Wheelers. Third Saturday monthly: women’s-only rides, Peggy Sands, 440-320-5871, p-sands@sbcglobal.net. Sundays: morning rides. Locations and start times vary. Dave Schneider, 440-895-0528; Dan Izuka, 440-734-5777; lakeeriewheelers@yahoo.com. www.lakeeriewheelers.org.
Lorain Wheelmen. Club offers four invitational rides during the riding season. 9 a.m. Saturday, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday. Check www.lorainwheelmen.org/calendar for locations. 440-967-8580. www.lorainwheelmen.org.
Medina County Bicycle Club. Group rides through Medina, Lorain, Wayne or Summit counties. Tuesdays: starting in spring. Check Web site for weekly rides. Tom Dease, 330-723-3831, or Dave Polycyn, 330-723-3831. www.medinabikeclub.org.
Ohio City Bicycle Co-op (OCBC). Nonprofit, volunteer-run bike education center provides Earn-a-Bike program for kids and adults to learn bike repair and safe cycling. Every Saturday (year-round, any weather): social ride, sightseeing in Cleveland Flats and downtown neighborhoods. Loaner bikes and helmets are available. Rides begin and end at Ohio City Bicycle Co-op, 1823 Columbus Road, Cleveland. Riders meet at 10 a.m., roll by 10:30 and return by noon. All events are free (donations appreciated). Directions and more information: 216-830 2667. www.OhioCityCycles.org.
PDQ Cleveland. Racing club. Charles Howe, 440-235-4458, pdQ_Cleveland@yahoo.com. www.pdqcleveland.org.
Singles Bicycle Club S.P.O.K.E.S. (a division of Akron Bicycle Club). Group rides 6:30 p.m., Tuesday evenings (May – October). Meet at Botzum Trailhead parking lot (on Riverview Road. Half-mile south of Bath Road, Akron) for 10-20-mile rides. Nonmembers are welcome, must have helmet, no one left behind. Ernie Hall, 330-688-6648, ehall@neorr.com.
Silver Wheels. Recreational bicycling club serving members in the Northern Ohio region. A variety of rides are offered during the main biking season March-November, all levels (beginner to fitness centuries). Certified bike education program offered. Local rides start mostly from Lorain County, but group hosts rides in other parts of the state and out-of-state rides. www.SilverWheelsCycles.org.
Western Reserve Wheelers. 6:30 p.m., pick-up rides at various East Side Cleveland locations Wednesdays (starting in spring), Saturdays (November – April). 8:30 a.m., Sundays (starting in spring). Jim Gernstetter, 216-371-8129, jim@acmeevents.com. wrwbc.com/default.aspx.
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