Lawrence Central Rotary, LiveWell Lawrence, Ride Lawrence and a host of others present a FREE 
community bike ride Saturday, July 20th 2013 to promote cycling as a part of a healthy lifestyle at the The Rotary Arboretum at Clinton Park (by the YSC Soccer fields)
We’re firming up plans, but be sure to mark your calendar!
More info soon!
It was a chilly Sunday fall morning and the riders were out in force.
Known as one of the best rides in the Midwest, the Octoginta is always a great end-of-season ride. The Lawrence Bicycle Club prides itself in going the extra mile to provide the best SAGs and support along with the gorgeous fall foliage that combined for a great ride.
Here’s some pix of the SAG stopped we took care of.
Come to Lawrence, Kansas October 13-14 and join the Lawrence Bicycle Club and hundreds of other cyclists for the traditional wind-up event of the year. Sign up early; entrance is limited to the first 1,000 riders. In its 43rd year, the Octoginta is truly a fall classic. So come join the festivities this fall. It’s never been better!
Known as one of the best rides in the Midwest, the 2012 Octoginta promises to be another great end-of-season ride. The Lawrence Bicycle Club prides itself in going the extra mile to give you the best SAGs and support along with the gorgeous fall foliage that combine for a ride you’ll never forget.
The Sunflower Bike Shop and all of the Sunflower employees will again be providing a full breakfast with all of the trimmings at their expense as a part of their sponsorship of Octoginta. You won’t want to skip this SAG unless you were hoping to lose weight on the ride.
Early Registration Deadline is September 30, 2012
For more information
Contact: Justin Graham
Registration is between 7-8:15 a.m. Start of the Octoginta Weekend by testing yourself in “the race of truth” – an individual time trial! Classes available for all ages and skills.
Riders start at one minute intervals and race over the flat out and back 10 km. (6.2 mi.) course. This event will also serve as a fund raiser for the Free State Racing Team.
Location: Parking and registration at the KDOT materials lot located at the intersection of E 1750 and N 1400 Roads 2 miles east of Lawrence.
Entry Fee: $20 except age 10-18 FREE! Pre-registration information is available athttp://freestateracing.com. Event held under USA Cycling (USAC) permit. All USAC rules apply. All participants must have USAC annual license or purchase one-day license for $10.
Contact: Curtis Martell, http://freestateracing.com.
Come down to South Park on Massachusetts Street, between 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. to register and pick up your packets. Beat the Sunday morning rush and register on Saturday!
Enjoy this 30-mile round-trip ride through pastoral Douglas County. Return for brunch at downtown Lawrence. The ride departs from the South Park, with a SAG at the halfway point. Helmets are required. Fee: $5
Looking for something? Want to get rid of something but can’t quite bring yourself to throw it away? Come to the SWAP meet at South Park and go home happy.
Late registration & check-in begins at 7 a.m. at South Park on Massachusetts street.
The mass start begins at 8:30 a.m. at South Park on Massachusetts street. Please be registered and checked in before this time.
Another beautiful route has been chosen for this year’s 80-mile tour through northeast Kansas. In addition to the 80-mile ride, there will be a shorter route around 50-miles. View the fall colors as you bicycle scenic country roads.
The route will be patrolled by County Deputy Sheriffs.
Sunflower Bike Shop’s SAG has become famous for its breakfast fare of bacon, sausage, eggs, french toast and extras sure to fuel up the hungriest cyclist.
The Lawrence Bicycle Club will be serving the traditional minestrone soup and sandwich lunch acclaimed as the best of any ride in the Midwest. Lunch will be served at Broken Arrow Park at the end of the ride.
Cycle Works will be performing emergency repairs.
Cost: $20 each.
This annual ride takes place every year at 12:00 noon on New Year’s Day. The ride was started in 1996, and now draws over 50 riders. The ride goes regardless of the weather, and is appropriate for riders of all abilities.
The ride happens on the Lawrence River Trails, and riders can do as much of the trail as they like, then meet afterwards for burgers and refreshments at Johnny’s Tavern.
The New Year’s Day Ride is sponsored by the Lawrence Mountain Bike Club.
Web Site: lawrencemountainbikeclub.org
Location: Lawrence, KS
It was a nice 70 degrees at 7AM when we arrived to set up at the Rotary Arboretum. In the middle of one of the hottest summers in memory, a small army coordinated Lawrence Central Rotary’s Steve Lane and George Brenner descended to set up registration tables, tents for safety, first aid, complimentary bike check outs, an up on top of a gentle hill an area for the training wheel take-off staff.
The back of a rented truck has dozens of water coolers filled with liquids and ice to stave off the oncoming midday heat.
Once ready registrants signed up, got their complimentary t-shirt and other goodies from local bike clubs and at 8AM the first batch of riders took out on the 10 mile ride – 5 miles up to the 6th Street underpass and back. We has a SAG (support and gear) stop at the underpass which was mainly a bunch of iced water, but thanks to the local bike clubs if anyone encountered trouble tools and help were readily on hand.
For safety along the way, volunteers were at the major intersection crossings to make sure traffic was not a problem, for peace of mile for the less seasoned riders.
At 9Am the next larger, group set out to ride a mile and a half out to the Clinton Park Lake overlook and back. It included a lot of the people who had ridden up and back on the 10 mile already too, it was amazing to see the pack of bikes head off down the trail.
Interspersed the entire morning were toddlers and younger kids taking advantage of the 1 mile closed loop course. Kids that did not have helmets and even those will ill fitting ones were set up with a nice new helmet and given a lesson on how to wear it and be safe.
Walking a quarter of the way around the training wheel take-off station was set up.. staffers removed wheels and coached kids running alongside them down the gentle incline until the centrifugal force and a little balance kept them upright. It was amazing to see the big smiles on faces when they realized they were actually riding a two-wheeler!
After each ride or lap around the Arboretum pond the fine people from the Merc had healthy snacks set up for a little post ride energy or in some cases a celebratory granola treat for riding a two-wheeler bike for the first time.
From all of us at Ride Lawrence, Lawrence Central Rotary we want to thank all the sponsors and supporters below – without them this wouldn’t have been possible.
We plan to keep this yearly tradition going and growing, and thanks to everyone involved it looks like we’ll be able to do that!
Below is a gallery of pics from the event taken by Chris Ralston of GP VeloTek. If you have any you’d like to add please email them to us and we can get them posted!
Update: We’ve added some more pics by Scott Wagner too! If you have more keep them coming and we’ll post them!
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