Downtown Central City (IA Hwy 13 to Central City, follow detour signs) Central City, Iowa 52214MAP Shotgun start from CC Rider Festival center
Aug 28 2004 (9:00 AM Shotgun start to 4:00 PM)
Event type: Family oriented
101-500 riders expected
>> DISTANCE / TYPE
>> COSTS
3 Routes: 8, 15, or 35 miles Terrain: Rolling Moderate Hills
Rider type: Ride is ridden at your own pace
$15.00 Single / $25.00 Couple / $10.00 Youth under age 15. Advance registrations received prior to 8/14/04, deduct $2.00 per person. All registered riders will receive a free 2004 commemo
>> RIDE DESCRIPTION
>> REGISTRATION
Casual, family oriented one-day ride through scenic "Grant Wood" country. Riders can expect gentle to steeply rolling hills as they pedal in and out of the Wapsipinicon River valley. Complimentary food and drinks and rest areas will be available along the way, with a Community Festival upon return to Central City. Sag wagon will be available.
Call Festival Coordinator: 319-438-6610(day)/ 319-438-1222(evening) or Email: karen@dunlapintl.com for more information.
Alternate source contact Central City Mainstreet, P.O. Box 338, Central City, Iowa 52214 Phone: 319-438-1761, Email: ccmainstreet@aol.com.
>> RIDE ROUTE
Maps will be provided to each rider on the morning of registration. The routes will have bold pavement markings as well. Simple route (8 miles) has gently rolling hills. Scenic Route (15 miles) winds through woodlands over moderate hills. Strenuous route (35 miles)meanders along the picturesque Buffalo Ridge before dropping into the Wapsipinicon River valley at scenic Stone City, home of the Grant Wood Artist Colony. The route climbs back up to Iowa farmland before winding back through Waubeek and the wooded bluffs of the poet Jay Sigmund to Central City and the CC Rider Festival.
>> OTHER COMMENTS
JOIN US FOR A FULL DAY OF FESTIVITIES!!! Dad's Belgian Waffle Breakfast; Arts & Crafts Fair; Historic Walking Tours; Live music by Wylde Nept, Parlour City Dixieland Jazz Band, The 100's & other live entertainment; Kid's Games and other activities throughout the day; Historic Museums open; blacksmith demonstrations; Church Ice Cream Social & Dinner; plus Street Dance in the evening. 30th Annual SPBGMA Sanctioned Blue Grass Festival & Fiddler's Jamboree at Fairgrounds all weekend. Great camping & other recreational opportunities at nearby Pinicon Ridge Park. Shuttle service will be available between CC Rider Festival and Bike Ride downtown, campgrounds at Pinicon Ridge Park, and Blue Grass Festival.
