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.
I'm so glad I stumbled on your site. I have followed it all summer and was preparing to enter the Mankato Ramble which is close to where I live. I was updating my sun glasses to be ready for the ride and what ensued has been a total of four eye surgerys ending in late November. So this summer is out but keep up the good work and I will stay in touch.
ReplyDeleteThanks again,
Janet