Oregon Bicycle Ride Calendar — June

2012

Tour de Hood — June 10, 2012   This bike ride for recreational cyclists tackles two of the stages of the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic ahead of the elite competitors. June 6 is a 90-mile loop from Mt. Hood Meadows with 9,000 feet of climbing; June 7 is a 42-mile loop from Hood River that passes through Mosier and The Dalles. Benefits local charities and Mt. Hood Cycling Classic organization.

Pioneer Century – June 2, 2012   Formerly the Spring Century, this bike ride features a 100-mile route around the Champoeg, Canby, and Molalla areas. Shorter options are available. Portland Wheelmen Touring club.

3 Rivers Race — June 2, 2012  A bike ride around the Grande Ronde Valley in eastern Oregon to raise money to curb domestic violence in Union, Baker and Wallowa counties. Options of 80 or 100 miles (or a foot marathon/half-marathon). This is the 7th year for the event.

Pedalpalooza — June 7-30, 2012  Billed as two-plus weeks of bike fun in and around Portland, the summer program features more than 100 bike events for kids, families and adults in Portland and Vancouver, Washington.

Strawberry Century Tour — June 9, 2012  The bike tour features a newly routed 101-mile ride north from Lebanon nearly to Scio and across the Larwood covered bridge. Also 13-, 56- and 76-mile rides along the back roads of Linncounty and the Santiam and Calapooia rivers; sponsored by Santiam Spokes bicycle club

Gorge Ride — June 16, 2012  The Friends of the Historic Columbia Highway presents this 38.5-mile round trip. Starts at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center in The Dalles.

Ashland Weekend XVII — June 22-24, 2012 About 50 miles a day from Ashland; during Shakespeare Festival; Portland Wheelmen Touring Club

Petal Pedal — June 23, 2012  Three mileage options for bicycling around Silverton — 30, 62 or 100 miles. Mostly flat riding in the Willamette Valley with a hilly option to Silver Falls.

Mountain Lakes Challenge — June 23, 2012  Three challenging routes leaving from Ashland in the southern Oregon Cascades. Go for 58 miles (5,000 ft. elevation gain), 100 miles (7,100 ft.) or the new “Double Trouble” 135 miles (10,000 ft.) Scenic lightly traveled roads; coffee before, food during and dessert after. Sponsored by Siskiyou Velo

Northwest Tandem Rally– June 29-July 2, 2012  Four days of road riding on tandem bicycles around Salem. Numerous supported rides.

 Prairie City Bicycle Invitational– Twenty-four different routes offered over an eight-day period, leaving from Prairie City. Not structured or supported in the usual sense, there is no registration or fee payment, but there also is no guarantee of support services on any route or any date. Cyclists are free to choose which route they want to ride; volunteer groups may or may not provide services for fund-raising. Prairie City is on the TransAmerica bike trail and considered a wonderful area for road and mountain bike riding.

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