Favorite organized rides in your area?

el Tour de Tucson. definitely.

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Originally Posted by MomOnBike

RAGBRAI.

Last week of July. Iowa. 10,000 of your closest drinken friends on bicycles. Heat. Humidity. Hills.

I've never ridden in a large organized ride before, preferring my rides to be small and disorganized, but the rolling party known as RAGRAI has been on my Life List since I first heard of it. DH & I are riding this year. :D

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As a former Iowan, you will love it!

"America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride". It goes around Lake Tahoe. Going around the lake itself is 72 miles. They add an extra out and back to Truckee to get you to a century if you want.

Also, in this area is the Tahoe Sierra Century. It goes from Squaw Valley up over Donner Summit and winds through Truckee. A TON of climbing. This ride is run by a friend of mine and the money goes to a great cause: music programs in our middle and high schools. http://www.tahoesierracentury.com/


Another challenging, but very pretty century is the Sierra Century in the Gold Country area. You wind through small towns and vineyards. I did it about 6 years ago. It was one of the best supported rides I've ever done. It looks like they've changed the route for this year, but I'd bet it's still a great ride.
http://www.sacwheelmen.org/sc2007/07home.html

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Originally Posted by li10up

Hotter n Hell 100 in Wichita Falls, TX. I haven't ridden this one myself yet but I hope to do so this year. But, according to the number of riders who take to the streets on this one it must be pretty good. I believe they had over 10,000 participants for last years ride.

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I'm from there, and have done it twice in the past...it is truly exhilarating :)