This is not a WCCC Club ride so there will be no host. This posting is FYI.
If you would like to coordinate travel or meet other members at this ride, please use the Special Rides WhatsApp Subgroup in the WCCC WhatsApp Community.
You must register for this ride with the Fox Valley Bicycle & Ski Club:
https://fvbsc.org/swedishdays
https://runsignup.com/Race/IL/SugarGrove/SwedishDaysRide
The Swedish Days Ride is the premier cycling event in Northern Illinois and the signature event of the Fox Valley Bicycle & Ski Club (FVBSC). Now in its 56th year, the Swedish Days Ride travels the quiet, scenic and relatively flat paved roads of rural Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties, meandering through cornfields and through shaded thoroughfares.
The Swedish Days Ride offers six routes ranging 12 miles to the iconic Double Metric Century (133 miles), providing a “just right” distance for cycling families to competitive athletes. This year you can also create your own ride by combining colored loops.
The ride is fully supported with one centralized rest stop boasting AC/indoor facilities stocked with nutritional items, onsite morning emergency mechanical support and bicycle supplies, and roaming SAG patrol vehicles. With over 75 helpful volunteers, the Swedish Days Ride provides a superior riding experience to our goal of 1000 guests this year.
FVBSC donates all of the proceeds from this event to support organizations promoting safe cycling, education, advocacy, infrastructure development and cycling for people with disabilities, such as the Ride Illinois, Rails to Trails, Project Mobility, Easter Seals (bikes for kids) and Open Door.
Arrive at Harter Middle School, 1601 Esker Drive, Sugar Grove, IL on Sunday, June 14 between 6:30 am to 9:30 am. Park in Harter Middle School parking lot or as directed. Walk to registration area, check in and pick up wrist band for access to rest stop. Maps and cue sheets should be printed at home and/or electronic route files downloaded before the ride.
All routes loop to one centralized rest stop at Harter Middle School, which runs from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. SAG vehicles will remain on patrol until 4:00 pm. All cyclists should be off the course no later than 4:00 pm. Cyclists will end at Harter Middle School, which will remain open until 4:00 pm (stop in for some post-ride ice cream!).