Starting in Anacortes, Washington on June 1, Mary and Arnie Kundel are riding their bikes across the USA to raise $20,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project.

Their daily blog is well worth your time. It's filled with bicycling stories, humor and recollections about good folks willing to lend support along the way.

Check it out at bikingforourheroes.simplesite.com.

Princeton Days 5-K Run / Walk
Friday, August 23rd, 2013
7:00 p.m. Downtown Princeton, Iowa

Proceeds from the event will provide funding for the Mississippi River Trail project that will provide a safe, off road trail for all to enjoy.

Course Features: 3.1 miles / 5-K out and back city roads. Race begins and ends near Go Fish.

Water will be available on the course. Portable restrooms are available. Post-race refreshments will be provided following the race.
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The Illinois Department of Transportation is developing a state bike plan. The document, which will be part of IDOT's Long Range Transportation Plan, will guide IDOT's processes to make the state more bike-friendly.

There will be a series of meetings scheduled across the state, and web-based methods for your detailed input. Meeting locations include:
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  • Chicago, Tuesday, July 9th, 6:30-8 p.m., location to be announced at a later date;
  • DeKalb, Monday, July 15, 7-8:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Parks Department, 1403 Sycamore Road;
  • Peoria, Tuesday, July 16, 6:30-8 p.m., Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, 211 Fulton Street;
  • Springfield, Wednesday, July 17, 6:30-8 p.m., Lincoln Library, Springfield's Public Library, 326 South 7th Street;
  • Champaign, Thursday, July 18, 6:30-8 p.m., Illinois Terminal, 45 E. University Avenue;
  • Collinsville, Monday, July 22, 7-8:30 p.m., Metro East Parks and Recreation District, 104 United Drive;
  • Moline, Tuesday, July 23, 6:30-8 p.m., Moline Public Library, 3210 41st Street;
  • Rockford, Thursday, July 25, 6:30-8 p.m., Regional Design Center, 315 N. Main Street;
  • Southern Illinois -- To be determined;
  • Online Webinar, Tuesday, July 30, 12-1 p.m.
More information on the meetings is at http://www.altaprojects.net/files/1913/6935/2686/130522_Public_Outreach_Flyer.pdf

There will also be two-hour meetings for local agencies/planners/engineers in the afternoons. LIB executive director Ed Barsotti is planning to attend most of IDOT's bike plan meetings.

IDOT expects to have the plan completed by the end of the year. LIB is heavily involved on an advisory group overseeing the plan. More information on the state bike plan is available at http://illinoisbikeplan.com/.

Please plan to attend a meeting, to speak up for bicycling. More details and background information will be sent by LIB closer to the dates.

Sincerely,
Gina Kenny
LCI# 2446
Outreach Director
League of Illinois Bicyclists
gina@bikelib.org
(708) 334-2244

TOMRV 36 this year had 1,228 riders signed up by Saturday evening. Myself and the many TOMRV volunteers had a great time putting on the tour, and we hope you enjoyed it too.

Weather this year was excellent for cycling. Saturday temperatures were in the low 70s with a light tailwind. Sunday the temperatures were again in the low 70s, but with a headwind. Rain late in the day caught some Scott riders.
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QCBC member and cycling advocate, Dean "Bareback" Mathias, was featured in a Quad City Times article promoting ways to "close the gap" between our various existing trails.

NOTE: The previous map was in error. This is the updated detour.

The Duck Trail between Division St and the bridge over Silver Creek, in Davenport, is closed due to the West Side Sewer Diversion Tunnel. Please follow the recommended detour as shown below.


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23RD DU STATE DU
  • 2 Mile Run
  • 15 Mile Bike
  • 2 Mile Run
  • 8:00AM
  • Sunday, August 18
Running course is flat out and back. Bike course has challenging hills.
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Chip Timing.

Awards: $75 to Overall Male/Female, Overall Masters Male/Female, Overall Male/Female Fat Tire, Age Group and Team awards.

Teams are two person one runner and one biker.

Bike course open traffic NO HEADPHONES and ANSI APPROVED HELMETS REQUIRED! Fat tire division; tire width must be minimum 1.9" and bike must have flat bar.

Postrace refreshments will be provided.

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The QCBC Charter provides reserved, family friendly "quiet" campsites. Our weeklong campsites include charging stations, new floor pumps, basic tools and private, portable sanitation units (KYBOS) in-camp each night just for our guests.

Our charter provides services to and from our own Quad City International Airport (MLI).

Paid in Full reservations are being accepted with proof of RAGBRAI wristband purchase.

View our complete information and price options.

With ride season getting closer and everyone is planning which rides to put on their schedules. I hope you will consider doing the Challenge Ride this year. If you have ridden it before, we can only hope you will be back to ride on our new date. Last year we changed the date to a warmer weekend. But we didn't plan on Hurricane Isaac wanting to drop a lot of rain on us. Well even with the rainy forecast, we had 25 hardy riders with three riders doing the full century. While we didn't end up having major downpours, we did have occasional light showers. This year we have moved the Challenge to August 17, to catch the warmer weather and hopefully fairer skies. We also are trying to avoid as many conflicting activities as possible. With the route roads resurfaced last year, the routes should be better and smoother to ride.
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