Dates | Days of Wk | Ride Name | Website | Comments |
Single-day Events: | | | |
04/23/11 | Sat | Flower Power - Muskogee, OK | www.flowerpowerbike.com/ | 10, 30, 50, 65, 100 mi |
04/30/11 | Sat | Osage Prairie Tour - Parsons, KS | osageprairietour.com/ride_info.html | 15, 40 & 70 mile routes |
05/07/11 | Sat | Tour de Tulsa | www.tulsabicycleclub.org/tourdetulsa.php | several distances |
05/20/11 | Fri | National Bike to Work Day | www.bikeleague.org/programs/bikemonth/ | no local organization; do it for the planet |
06/04/11 | Sat | Tour de Cure, Tulsa | main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/EastOklahomaArea?pg=entry&fr_id=7596 | Proceeds to American Diabetes Assoc.; 10,25,50,75 mi options; contribs matched by COP |
06/04/11 | Sat | Road Kill Rally - Ardmore, OK | www.eventbrite.com/event/1369671725 | 20, 40 and 60 mile routes |
07/04/11 | Mon | Bartlesville Pedalers Firecracker Century | bartlesvillepedalers.com | century |
07/04/11 | Mon | Tour of Payne, OK | www.reddirtpedalers.org/ | 20, 38, 64, and 105 mile routes |
08/27/11 | Sat | Hotter 'n Hell 100, TX | www.hh100.org/ | century |
9/3/11? | Sat | One Hill of a Ride, Bartlesville, OK | bartlesvillepedalers.com | ~10 - 15 hills around B'ville |
09/10/11 | Sat | DAM JAM - Pryor, OK | www.damjambicycletour.com/ | 30,55,71,101 mi routes |
09/11/11 | Sun | Enchanted Circle - New Mexico | www.redriverenchantedcirclecenturytour.com | century |
09/24/11 | Sat | TBC Fall Century - Tulsa, OK | www.tulsabicycleclub.org/fallcentury.php | century |
10/08/11 | Sat | Maple Leaf Century - Carthage, MO | www.carthagemapleleafride.com/ | Routes of 15, 35, 50, 70 and 100 miles |
10/22/11 | Sat | Alfalfa Bill Century - Tishomingo, OK | www.tishomingo.com/the_alfalfa_bill_century_bi.html | website reported dangerous! |
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Selected Multi-day Tours: | | | |
5/28-5/30/11 | Sat-Mon | Cottonwood 200 - Topeka, KS | www.cottonwood200.org/ | 75, 50, 75 mi over 3 days, Topeka to Cottonwood, KS and back |
5/6-5/8/11 | Fri-Sun | Pedaler Spring Fling | bartlesvillepedalers.com | 2 days biking (Sat & Sun), camp at Birch Lake on Fri & Sat, organized by Pedalers |
6/11-6/12/11 | Sat-Sun | Tulsa Tough | www.tulsatough.com/ | 50km, 100km and 100 mile rides on each day |
6/11-6/17/11 | Sat-Sat | Ride the Rockies, CO | www.ridetherockies.com/ | 412 mi over 7 days |
6/12-6/18/11 | Sun-Sat | Oklahoma Freewheel | www.okfreewheel.com/ | 452 mi over 7 days |
6/19-6/25/11 | Sun-Sat | Bicycle Tour of Colorado | www.bicycletourcolorado.com/ | 463 mi over 7 days; limited to 1500 riders |
6/4-6/11/11 | Sat-Sat | Biking Across Kansas | www.bak.org/ | 475 miles over 8 days |
7/24-7/30/11 | Sun-Sat | Ragbrai | ragbrai.com | 454 mi over 7 days |
8/7-8/13/11 | Sun-Sat | Colorado Rocky Mtn Bike Tour | www.crmbt.com | 493 mi over 7 days |
9/17-9/18/11 | Sat-Sun | Oklahoma Bike MS 150 | www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/oke/fundraising-events/bike-ms/index.aspx | The Mother Road-Route 66 |
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Questionable: (as of 9Mar11) | | |
05/22/10 | Sat | Tour de Meers, OK | tourdemeers.org/ | no current info-9Mar11; 10, 22, 30, 57 & 62 miles near Meers, Medicine Park & Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. |
4/16-4/18 | Fri-Sun | Kick Ya Butt - Talimena Drive | www.kansascyclist.com/events/KickYaButt.html | no current info-9Mar11 |
07/25/10 | Sun | Flint Hills Death Ride - Madison, KS | www.kansascyclist.com/events/FlintHillsDeathRide.html | no current info-9Mar11; 70 miles dirt |
10/10/10 | Sun | Arky 100 - Southern Arkansas | www.kansascyclist.com/events/Arky100.html | no current info-9Mar11; 25, 50, 62 (metric century) and 100 mile routes |
10/01/11 | Sat | Dickens of a Ride - Claremore, OK | www.downtownclaremore.org/dickens-of-a-ride/ | no current info-9Mar11; 30, 50, 65 and 100 mile routes |
4/11-4/16/11 | Mon-Sun | Bike Ride Around Arkansas | www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/711973-Bike-Ride-Around-Arkansas | only sketchy info available |
xxx | Sat-Sat | Border Raiders - Lawrence, KS | www.borderraiders.com/ | 8 days, 4 states, 500 miles |
xxx | Sat | Tornado Alley 110 - Joplin, MO | www.ta110bike.com/ | 30, 50, 77 and 110 mile routes |
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Some Great Websites for Regional Cycling Events: | | |
| | 2011 Oklahoma Bike Events Website | www.oklahomabicyclesociety.com/!OBS_cycling_event_calendar.htm |
| | 2011 Arkansas Bike Events Website | www.bikearkansas.com | |
| | 2011 Arkansas Bike Events Spreadsheet | spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p8qZX4r52Ie9ln9k_mUtpNg |
| | 2011 Missouri Bike Events Website | www.kansascyclist.com/events/Missouri_Calendar.html | |
| | 2011 Kansas Bike Events Website | www.kansascyclist.com/events | a great resource for all surrounding states |
| | 2011 New Mexico Bike Events Website | www.nmcycling.org | |
| | 2011 Texas Bicycle Events Website | www.bicycletexas.com | |
| | A National Bike Rides Directory | www.bikeride.com | |