All the Rides Below Support the Bicycle Alliance:

Thanks for Riding Your Bike!

Spring flowers and daylight savings time are on the way. Time to have your bike tuned up and start planning for some great bike rides!

The Ride Around Puget Sound (RAPSody) will be held on August 23-24 this year. The five bicycle clubs that host RAPSody invite you to these other great events that will help get you ready for RAPSody.

May 10 : Skagit Spring Classic - Burlington

Skagit Bicycle Club (Charlie Schultz)
PO Box 363 Burlington WA 98233
www.skagitbicycleclub.org
25-, 45-, 62- and 100-mile routes through scenic Skagit and Whatcom Counties. Also a family 10-mile trail route. Food stops, post-ride meal.

May 10 : Group Health Inland Empire Century - Richland

Tri-City Bicycle Club (John Ittner)
PO Box 465 Richland WA 99352
www.tricitybicycleclub.org
Ride the rivers and wheat fields of Eastern WA. Routes showcase the Columbia and Yakima rivers, through parks and over bridges. Join the traditional route in the Horse Heaven Hills. Ride an easy 25 miles or challenging 50-, 75- or 100-mile tours. Fully supported.

May 18 : Two County Double Metric Century - Olympia

Capital Bicycling Club (Blaine Wheeler)
PO Box 642 Olympia WA 98507
www.capitalbicycleclub.org
Enjoy cycling beautiful Thurston and Lewis counties. The terrain varies with the distance you choose: 20, 35, 50, 70, 85 and 126 miles.

May 21 : Ride of Silence

Various locations
www.rideofsilence.org
Join cyclists worldwide in a silent slow-paced ride (max. 12 mph) in honor of those who have been injured or killed while cycling on public roadways.
More details about these rides on our News page.

Jun 1 : Peninsula Metric Century - Southworth & Gig Harbor

Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club
PO Box 112078 Tacoma WA 98411
www.twbc.org
Choice of 29, 44, 62 or 100 mile routes through the scenic Kitsap Peninsula. Two start locations (Southworth Ferry Terminal and Gig Harbor Medical Pavilion).

Jun 7 : Wheels to Meals - Puyallup

The Food Connection (Kevin Glackin-Coley)
710 S 13th St Tacoma WA 98405
www.wheelstomeals.org
Includes 20-, 35-, and 62-mile loops through the Puyallup Valley and the surrounding area.

Jul 27 : Tour de Kitsap - Silverdale

West Sound Cycling Club (Scott Park)
8174 Hickory St NE Bremerton WA 98311
www.westsoundcycling.com
Scenic courses in lovely Kitsap County of 12, 30, 65 and 100 miles, with theme rest stops and full SAG on each route.

Jul 27 : Seattle Century - Seattle

Good Sport Promotion (ride director: Porter Childs)
503-459-4508
www.seattlecentury.com
Ride starts/ends at Magnuson Park. 25, 50 and 100 mile options. Full support along the way and full dinner after.

Aug 2-4 : Courage Classic - Snoqualmie

Mary Bridge Children's Hospital (Mark Grantor)
PO 5296 Tacoma WA 98415
www.courageclassic.com
A 3-day, 172-mile, fully supported, fundraising bicycle tour to benefit Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. Ride over Snoqualmie, Blewett and Stevens passes. Average 60 miles/day. Great support and exceptional food stops. Benefits the Child Abuse Intervention Dept. at Mary Bridge. Do it for the kids!

Aug 10 : TRYBR (Tenino-Rainier-Yelm-Bucoda Rally) - Tenino

Capital Bicycling Club (Blaine Wheeler)
PO Box 642 Olympia WA 98507
www.capitalbicycleclub.org
Revel in the quiet of Thurston and Lewis counties, enjoy views of Mt. Rainier, on 23-, 30-, 50-, 80- and 100-mile loops.

Aug 23-24 : RAPSody - Ride Around Puget Sound - Tacoma

Bicycle Alliance of Washington
Box 112078 Tacoma WA 98411
www.rapsodybikeride.com
Enjoy the scenic back roads of 5 Washington counties while supporting statewide bicycle advocacy and education on the Ride Around Puget Sound. 1 or 2-day event. 160 challenging and scenic miles of up and down, with an overnight in Shelton. Start at Tacoma Community College. BIKES, Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club, West Sound Cycling Club, Capital Bicycle Club.

Sep 7 : Headwaters Century - Enumclaw

Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club
PO Box 112078 Tacoma WA 98411
www.twbc.org
3 gorgeous routes (45, 65 or 100 miles) for beginners and advanced riders alike near the headwaters of the Green River in King County, including Black Diamond and Maple Valley.

Sep 14 : Chuckanut Century Bicycle Ride - Bellingham

Mount Baker Cycling club (Doug Schoonover)
www.mtbakerbikeclub.org
With many routes offered you can pick your distance ranging from 25, 50, 62, 100, or the double metric century of 124 miles. Begins at 7am at the Fairhaven Park.

Oct 4 : Manastash Metric Century/Half Century Tour - Ellensburg

Ellensburg Daily Record/United Way of Kittitas Country (Jim Baunsgard unitedway@elltel.net)
1371 Bettas Rd Cle Elum WA 98922
11, 33, 62 and 100 mile routes through rolling countryside in full autumn colors. Historic towns and full support. Coupons for cheap pizza the night before the ride.