Join us for 2025 WCCC Madison Weekend
Friday, August 1st-Sunday, August 3rd
WCCC Madison Weekend is our traditional summer get-away and we can't wait! We have 3 great rides planned over 3 days! And we will once again have both short and long route options on Friday and Saturday.
Our host hotel will be the Holiday Inn Express again. Everyone truly enjoyed the hotel last year. They are offering a great nightly rate for WCCC: $139 per night, (same as last year). And if you bring one or more dogs, it's only $25 flat for the two days! Be sure to book your room while they last but this offer goes away on July 18th. You have up until 24 hours prior to check-in to cancel your reservation so book now if you're fairly sure you're going. You will find the link to book your hotel room below under Hotel Information.
Check back here weekly for updates. Please register for the event here on the website even if you're tentative so you receive email updates. Also indicate you are "attending" on meetup.com.
Jeff and Mark will be scouting the routes in June and publishing the routes and details below in July. Check back often for details. Check out last year's event in the calendar from 7/19-7/21 in 2024 for a sense of the weekend.
Friday, August 1st
2025 details TO BE ANNOUNCED
Our weekend together begins at 11:30 am in the town of ____________. After lunch, there will be time to unload your bike and get dressed for our first ride of the weekend. We expect to start the ride between 12:45 and 1 p.m.
Most will depart Chicago around 8:30 am for the drive to the Madison area, leaving approximately 3 hours for travel but best to check Google Maps for travel time to the starting location.
After the ride, we will head to the hotel to check in and relax a bit before dinner. We will meet in the lobby at 6:00 p.m. and take the hotel shuttle at 6:15 pm to dinner at:
Saturday, August 2nd
NEW ride description coming soon! Stay tuned...
Lunch for those doing the long ride will be in__________
Dinner: We will meet in the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. and car pool at 6:15 p.m. to tonight's dinner spot:
After dinner we will walk down lively Monroe St to the Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, an old-fashioned, family-owned store serving up more than 100 flavors of ice cream:
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream - Monroe St
2531 Monroe St
Madison, WI 53711
After ice cream, we will return to the hotel or if you prefer, you can enjoy the nightlife.
There are a lot of options for nightlife: we can go downtown for a walk to Menona Terrace and views of Lake Menona and the Capitol is very nice, lit up at night. Or a walk down State St, a pedestrian mall at the base of the Wisconsin State Capitol is also very nice. There is also one gay bar in the area, Woofs, that is very welcoming to all. So no shortage of things to do on a Saturday night in Madison.
Sunday, August 3rd
This morning we are going to "switch gears" -- pun intended. Before breakfast, be sure to request late check-out to extend check-out to 1 pm. After breakfast, we will assemble in the parking lot at 8:15 a.m. to take a group photo and head out on our last ride TBD
We will return to the hotel around 11:30 a.m. to shower, finish packing and check out. For those interested in one last meal together for brunch/lunch before heading back to Chicago, we will meet at 12:30 p.m. at:
Great Dane Brew Pub - Doty St
123 E Doty St.
Madison, WI 53703
The restaurant is about a 5 minute drive from the hotel.
We hope you return home with great memories of the 2024 WCCC Madison Weekend!
Hotel Information
Holiday Inn Express - Madison Central
610 N. John Nolen Drive
Madison, WI 53713
608-709-5050
This hotel is on the east side of town, just a short 5 minutes to Downtown Madison by car or 10 minutes by bike situated on Lake Monona, right on the Capital City Trail.
The hotel has offered us a discounted rate of $140 per night for a double queen or king room if you book by July 5th as long as rooms are available. In addition, the hotel welcomes pets for a flat $25 for the entire weekend, regardless of the number of dogs.
You can also extend your stay either before or after the event at the discounted rate by calling or emailing Amy Swenson, Group Sales at the Holiday Inn Express. You can reach her at 608-709-5050 or amy.swenson@glmghotels.com.
Book early and save -- use the following link to book directly at the discounted rate:
Book your Madison hotel room here
The last day to reserve a room at the discounted rate is Friday, July 5th.
Local Bike Shop Information
If you need a bike shop in Madison or just want to check out some new bike gear, we recommend Machinery Row, about 2.7 miles north of the hotel:
Machinery Row Bicycles
601 Williamson St.
Madison, WI 53703
Hours: Fri 10-7 pm, Sat 10-6 pm and Sun 10-5 pm
Last Minute Details
Please bring a good bike lock for times when we stop for lunch.
The rides on Friday and Saturday are challenging and a good base of miles will help you enjoy it more.
Make sure your bike is in good mechanical condition and you bring tools and spare tubes in case of a flat.
We assume all registered riders will be participating in dinner on Friday and Saturday. If you are not joining us for dinner on Friday or Saturday or if you are bringing a guest, please let Jeff or Mark know so we can adjust the reservation accordingly with the restaurant.
For more details, please contact Jeff at 847-971-4124 or Mark at 847-445-0534.