2008 Ride Calendar
We carpool or travel as a group to many of these rides. Contact Gary & Corinne Verhoef at pellabiker@juno.com, or call 641-628-9593, for meeting place and time. Don't forget our weekly Show 'n Go Rides.
February 7 - Club Meeting - Vermeer Science Center, Central College - 7:00 p.m.
March 7 - PCC RAGBRAI Deadline
March 9 - Chill-i Ride, 22-mile loop. Newton. Sponsored by Central Iowa Cyclists.
April 10- Club Meeting - Pella Library - 7:00 p.m.
April 19 - Mayor's Annual Ride for Trails, 20- and 30-mile options, Des Moines. Sponsored by Des Moines Park and Recreation Dept.
April 22 - Show'n'Go Ride (every Tuesday evening at 6:00 from now until October 4). Volksweg Trailhead, University & W. 5th; ride the trail.
April 26 - Show'n'Go Ride (every Saturday morning at 7:30 from now until October 6). Volksweg Trailhead, University & W 5th; road ride to area town. Mileage varies from 30 miles (early season) to 60 plus miles (training for RAGBRAI).
May 10 - Marshmallo Ride & Century, 25-, 40-, 60-, 100-mile options, Marshalltown. Sponsored by Iowa Valley Bicycle Club.
May 26 - Memorial Day Pancake Ride, a Pella Cycling Club tradition. Meet at Volksweg Trailhead in Pella and ride to Sully for breakfast at Sully Christian Grade School (18 miles, one-way). Return to Pella on your bike or arrange for someone to bring you back to Pella.
June 5 - Bicycle Safety Rodeo at Thursday Nights in Pella
June 7 -8 - TOMRV (Tour of the Mississippi River Valley), two ride length options. Sponsored by Quad Cities Bicycle Club.
June 14 - BRAMCO (Bike Ride Around Madison County), Winterset. Sponsored by Madison County Cycle Club.
June 12 - Club Meeting - Pella Library - 7:00 p.m.
June 21 - Chariton Classic, Chariton.
July 20-26 - RAGBRAI
August 23-24 - Cruise the Cornfields MS 150 Ride - Ride from Des Moines to Marshalltown and back.
September 6 - Tour de Rock, Pella. Sponsored by Pella Cycling Club. Details later.
October 4 - Another Dam Bike Ride, Knoxville. Sponsored by Knoxville Chamber of Commerce.
Note: We carpool or travel as a group to many of the out-of-town rides. Contact Corinne Verhoef at pellabiker@juno.com or call 641-628-9593, for meeting place and time.