THE RIDE & ROUTES

When: June 18, 2011
Where: Start and Finish located at Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

There are three events you can choose from on the First Giving event registration site:
1. The RMHC Ride 34/66/100 (Half Metric Century, Metric Century & Century distances)
2. RMHC Forest Park Fun Ride (Family Fun)
3. Fondo Ride (Race Distance)

These distances will be offered from Forest Park and over the Madison County Illinois paved cycling trails. The Forest Park Fun Ride will also be supported on the park's riding and running paved trail. (Actual distances vary slightly from these mileage numbers.)

Fondo & Century Route
Metric Century Route
Metric Half Century Route

The route is subject to change.


	RMHC FOREST PARK FUN RIDE

	Start Time: 10:30 a.m. There is a $10 registration fee per rider, with no minimum pledge requirement. This event is for kids and families interested in RMHC. This event will close at 400 riders.


	METRIC HALF-CENTURY ROUTE FITNESS CHALLENGE

	Start Time: 7:00 a.m. Who may be interested in this ride: Beginning cyclists looking to push their work out Regular cyclists who are looking for a average ride This ride distance is 32 miles


	METRIC CENTURY ROUTE

	Start Time: 7:00 a.m. Who may be interested in this ride: Cyclists in groups Regular cyclists who are looking for a challenge Team rides This ride is 67 or 71 miles (There's a "short cut"!)


	CENTURY ROUTE

	Start Time: 7:00 a.m. Who may be interested in this ride: Cyclists in groups Regular cyclists who are looking for a challenge Team rides This ride distance is 101 miles. (We didn't want to leave you short!)


	FONDO RIDE

	Welcome: 6:30 a.m. Start Time: 6:35 a.m. There is a $45/rider registration fee with a $200 minimum pledge requirement. This event is for riders wanting to know just how fast they can cover 100 miles. Timing chips and a single "off timer" stop will be available for these riders. You can stop as often as you like at any of our rest stops, but only one will take you off the clock. Age level awards will be given to the top 3 finishers per division.

Ride Time Limits

You are always welcome to stay out on the public trails and streets as long as you like. We want to respect our volunteers and committee members however and will have support along the route until the following stop times:
• Rest Stop 5: 12:30 pm
• Lunch Stop: 2:00 pm
• Rest Stop 3/7: 2:30 pm
• Rest Stop 2/8: 3:00 pm
• Rest Stop 1/9: 4:00 pm
• Start/Finish: 6:30 pm

This window allows the longest riders (century distance) to ride at approximately a 13 mph pace, taking 10 minutes at each rest stop and 30 minutes at the lunch stop and still finish within the supported window.

Remember, this is a predominantly flat event, so your ride time will probably be faster than normal.

EVENT DETAILS

Parking
Hotels
Start/Finish
Lunch Stop
Ride Support
Awards
Sponsors
Committees
Training Rides

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RMHC RIDE STOPS

START/FINISH
LOCATION: Steinberg Ice Rink
Forest Park, St. Louis

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STOP 1
LOCATION: Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing/Old Coast Guard House

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STOP 2
LOCATION: Chain of Rocks Bridge Trail Head - Missouri Side

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STOP 3
LOCATION: Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Wood River, Illinois

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STOP 4 LUNCH STOP
LOCATION: Edwardsville High School, Illinois

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STOP 5 (Century Loop Stop)
LOCATION: Horseshoe Lake State Park, 3321 Highway 111 Granite City, Illinois 62040

The route will retrace the same trails from the Lunch stop, back to Forest Park, so each Rest Stop (1-4) will be available twice.

THE RIDE & ROUTES

When: June 18, 2011 Where: Start and Finish located at Forest Park, St. Louis, MO

EVENT DETAILS

RMHC RIDE STOPS

When: June 18, 2011
Where: Start and Finish located at Forest Park, St. Louis, MO