Ride like the wind. It's fun and very rewarding to ride 100 miles with the wind at your back. A bus will take the riders out 100 miles and we will ride back to the Quad Cities.

We currently offer 2 tailwind rides, one in the Spring and one in the Fall.

2012 Spring Tailwind

2012 Spring Tailwind Registered Riders

2012 Fall Tailwind

Tailwind Century Maps

Please note: The date has changed to Saturday May 5, 2012

We have multiple routes set up to drive out and drop off riders for a 100 mile ride back with a tailwind [hopefully]. All starts and finishes will be from Ben Butterworth Parkway parking lot. So no phone calls or worrying about where the start will be from. We will have a lunch (subs, chips & cookies) at 50-60 miles into the ride. Every route has plenty of small towns with services along the way if you need them.

We'll start to load bikes at 6:00am with a 7:00am start towards our starting destination. Bring a blanket to protect your bike. There will be a 95 person limit for the ride [2 busloads]. The drive normally takes about 2 hours, where we will unload the bikes and send you on your way. Improved and easier to read cue sheets and maps will be handed out. We will have a secure area [probably a locked trailer] for any gear you don't want to haul back on your bike.

There will not be a rain date. If we are rained out we will give you free entry into the fall tailwind or next year's spring ride. There is no sag vehicle if you can't finish! It is early in the year, so think about your fitness level before riding. The northern/western routes have a lot of hills and negate some of the benefit of the tailwind. All potential routes are here so you can get accurate info on the difficulty of each route.

• Registration will be done at http://getmeregistered.com/
• Entry fee on or before April 21st is $20 plus Get Me Registered fee
• Entry fee after April 21st is $30 plus Get Me Registered fee

Spring Tailwind Ride Committee