The First Annual BICs-WICS 100 ride start at Creekside Park in Coralville on May 24

The Ride:

The Ride will be ride from Iowa City (Coralville Creekside park) to Waterloo, mostly via Cedar Valley Nature trail. The trail is now fully paved, and the ride will be 95% trails, and mostly vary flat. The only hills are between North Liberty and Solon, in a 4 mile stretch. We will arrange for lunch both days in the Town of Center Point (included with the ride). This is 100 miles each way.

We recommend staying overnight at the: Best Western Plus Executive Residency Waterloo & Cedar Falls or Courtyard Waterloo Cedar Falls 

Camping is also available at: Deerwood Campground & Park:  https://evansdale.govoffice.com/index.asp?SEC=F16EA2FD-D2E0-4DE0-8B24-3DE1D99BB5EE&Type=B_BASIC

The city of Coralville has give us permission to have overnight parking at the Creekside park.

The first 50 registrants will also receive a  USB rechargeable 100 lumen rear light.

The Cause

This is a ride to help support the BIC Bike rodeo program. This is a program the was founded by the late great Bob Oppliger, who was BICs longtime and tireless bike advocacy and education director. This program is a clinic that teaches children bicycle safety and skills, and works with many local Iowa City schools. The program includes:

• Proper helmet fitting and bike safety checks,
• Learning hand signals and traffic rules, and
• Fun riding challenges to practice starting, stopping, and maneuvering.

We also provide helmets to those in need. We are looking to provide for the expenses of this program.

https://bic.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=74108&module_id=715293

The Details:

Suggested Route Map:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50082030

Start Time Day 1: May 24, 7:15 AM at Coralville Creekside park, 3550 340th St SE, Coralville, IA 52241

Start Time Day 2: May 25, 7:15 AM SingleSpeed Brewing Co. 325 Commercial St, Waterloo, IA 50701

This is a self supported ride. You will be expected to bring your own overnight bag, and be prepared to fix any flat you may have (bring spare tubes, and a means of inflation). A small backpack is usually more than enough. Some limited support may be available, but again it will be limited, don't rely on it. Please be prepared.