2012 Bike Tours & Rides Schedule

With the summer riding season fast approaching, ride organizers already have information available online for their upcoming week, weekend and day tours. There are enough of these scheduled to keep you busy from May through October.

Now is the time to start planning which ones you'll participate in.  Many of these rides are yearly events to raise funds for charity and some require additional fundraising on your behalf.  If you register early for some events, you can save a little money.  Many have same day registration, but do your homework and check out the details online because some have cut off dates for signing up.  Below I have listed Minnesota tours & rides of varying lengths in chronological order for the 2012 season.

Tour de Red Wing-April 21st, 2012
Red Wing, MN
40, 25, 10 miles
Registration form

Ride Around Woman Family Bike Ride-May 5, 2012
Longville, MN
18+ miles

Minnesota Ironman Bicycle Ride/Minnesota Gran Fondo-May 6, 2012
Lakeville, MN
100, 68, 50, 30, 17 miles

Bike MS: Sam's Club Twin Cities Ride-May 12, 2012
White Bear Lake, MN
52 & 22 miles

ALS Bike Trek MN-May 19, 2012
Marine On St. Croix, MN
52, 34, 14 miles

Rochester Tour de Cure-May 19, 2012
Rochester, MN
62, 27, 12 miles

Ride For The Greenways 2012-May 20, 2012
Apple Valley, MN
30, 11 Miles (Family Ride)

Tour de Pepin-June 2, 2012
Lake City, MN
72, 50, 32 miles

Tour of Lakes Bicycle Ride-June 2, 2012
Cross Lake, MN
68 & 35 miles
May 1st registration deadline-limited to 1200 riders.

Twin Cities Tour de Cure-June 2, 2012
Minneapolis, MN
100, 62, 45, 18/27, 7 miles

MS 150 Ride-June 8-10, 2012
Proctor to Hinckley to White Bear Lake, MN
Approximately 150 miles

Caramel Roll Ride -June 9, 2012
Albany, MN
Western ride-12 or 24 (round trip) miles
Northern ride-23 or 46 (round trip) miles
Eastern ride-15 or 30 (round trip) miles

Nanotek Trek-June 9, 2012
Rushford, MN
Five scenic bluff country routes, 10-50 miles
Registration form
Route Map

Water Carnival Bike Ride-June 16, 2012
Hutchinson, MN
65 & 20 mile

AttaBoy Ride-June 17, 2012
Farmington, MN
62, 40, 20 miles & 5-10 mile Family Fun route

Fourth of July Bike Criterium-July 4, 2012
Northfield, MN
Online Registration 

Tour D'Amico-July 4, 2012
Eden Prairie, MN
63, 46, 29 miles
Online Registration

TCBC Watermelon Ride-July 4, 2012
Maplewood, MN
50, 25, 15 miles
Online Registration

Lakes Bike Tour-July 7, 2012
Litchfield, MN
25 & 10 miles
Registration Form

Tour of Saints-July 8, 2012
St. Joseph, MN
50, 35, 18 miles
Online Registration

Shooting Star Trail Ride-July 14, 2012
Adams, MN
100, 60, 40 miles

Yikes! Bikes!-July 14, 2012
Walker, MN
60, 40, 18 miles
Online Registration 

MN Major River-To-River Ride-July 15, 2012
Woodbury, MN
62 & 25 miles
Registration

Red Ribbon Ride-July 19-22, 2012
Starts at Mall of America East Rotunda, Bloomington, MN; Ride to Lake City, MN.  Lake City to Rochester, MN.  Rochester to Northfield, MN.  Northfield to Closing Ceremony at the State Capitol in St. Paul.
Approximately 300 miles
Online Registration 

Ride For Home-July 21, 2012
St. Louis Park, MN
40 mile & 6 mile Family Route
Online Registration

Split Rock Tour-July 21, 2012
Duluth, MN
100, 60, 40, 15 miles
Online Registration

Tour de Camden-July 21, 2012
Minneapolis, MN
Approximately 12 miles
Online Registration 

MS TRAM (The Ride Across Minnesota)-July 22-27, 2012
With stops in Bemidji, Walker, Park Rapids, Wadena, Fergus Falls and ending in Alexandria, MN
Approximately 250 miles
Online Registration 

New Belgium Brewing Tour de Fat-July 28, 2012
Minneapolis, MN

Tour de Bun Bicycle Classic-July 28, 2012
Montgomery, MN
Two Routes w/ Three Loops-50, 30, 12 miles
Registration Form
*Pre-registration deadline is July 19.

Tour de Trails-July 29, 2012
Shoreview, MN
Long Loop 22-25 miles, Short Loop 8 miles

Breast Cancer Ride-August 4-5, 2012
Eagan, MN
150 or 100 miles
Online Registration

Great River Energy Mesabi Trail Bike Tour-August 4, 2012
64 miles from Grand Rapids
48 miles from Marble
24 miles from Hibbing
13 miles from Buhl
Ending at Virginia's Olcott Park
Online Registration

Tour de Nick-August 4, 2012
Northfield, MN
50, 20, 10 miles

Tour de Tonka-August 4, 2012
Minnetonka, MN
100, 77, 43, 26, 17 miles
Online Registration

Tour de Prairie Lakes-August 11, 2012
Glenwood, MN
100, 60, 40, 20 miles
Registration Form 

Gitchi-Gami North Shore Bike Ride-August 18, 2012
Two Harbors, MN
55 & 28 miles
Online Registration

MN Rusty Ride-August 18, 2012
Cuyuna Lakes, MN
100, 50, 26 miles 
Registration

Night Owl Classic-August 18, 2012
St. Paul, MN
21 & 14 miles
Online Registration 

Race Across America Cycling Challenge Minnesota-August 18-19, 2012
Rockford, MN
120, 60, 30 miles
400 & 200 mile endurance races
120 mile Gran Fondo

Tour de Pines-August 18, 2012
Itasca State Park, MN
75, 50, 25 miles
Online Registration

BAM Bike Tour-August 23-26, 2012
Park Rapids, MN
60-75 miles/day
Start and finish in Park Rapids with overnight stays in Walker, Pequot Lakes & Wadena.
 *BAM Tour '12 is full. Click here to be added to the waiting/mailing list.

Woodbury Days Bike Ride-August 25, 2012
Woodbury, MN
60, 30, 10 miles
Online Registration 

La Crosse Area Bicycle Festival-August 31-September 3, 2012
La Crosse, MN
Coon Valley Coulee Express-57, 48, 28 miles (August 31)
Norski Tur-100, 75, 50, 25 miles (September 1)
Apple Blossom Loop-35 miles (September 2)
Driftless Region's Most Scenic Ride-75 & 36 miles (September 2)
Skull Splitter Ride (half gravel, half pavement ride)-56 miles (September 2)
Ride the Cut-80 & 55 miles (September 3)
Spinning the Goose-35 & 24 miles (September 3)

Sawtooth Challenge MTB Race-September 2, 2012
Grand Marais, MN
24 miles-Expert Class, 16 miles-Sport Class, 8 miles-Beginner Class
Registration

Jesse James Bike Tour-September 8, 2012
Northfield, MN
100, 60, 45, 30, 10 miles
Online Registration 

Lake Wobegon Regional Trail Ride-September 8, 2012
St. Joseph, MN
St. Joseph start-36.1 miles, Avon start-27.1 miles, Melrose start-9.5 miles
All rides end in Sauk Centre
Printable Registration Form-Pre-registration must be postmarked by Aug. 20, 2012

Tour of Cuyuna-September 8, 2012
Bay Lake, MN
60, 30 miles
Registration

St. Paul Classic Bike Tour-September 9, 2012
St. Paul, MN
45, 30, 15, 10 miles
Online Registration 

Mora Bike Tour-September 15, 2012
Mora, MN
50 & 25 miles

Valley Bike Rally-September 15, 2012
Red Wing, MN
40, 20, 10 miles

PurpleRide-September 15, 2012
Maple Grove, MN
33, 25, 16, 8 miles
Online Registration

Minneapolis Bike Tour-September 16, 2012
Minneapolis, MN
37, 14 miles
Online Registration

Headwaters 100-September 22, 2012
Park Rapids, MN
100, 75, 45 miles
Online Registration

Mankato River Ramble Bike Tour-October 7, 2012
Mankato, MN
42, 26, 12 miles
Online Registration

Breast Cancer Awareness Ride-October 13, 2012
Cambridge, MN
25 & 15 miles

So get out there, support a good cause, meet new friends and enjoy one of these rides this summer.