The 29th annual Easter Ride, a one day bicycle tour sponsored by the Folks on Spokes bicycle club, will be held Sunday on April 18, 2010.   

Pre-registration is available online, through Active.com, and by mail.  The cost is $15 until April 4th, then $20 after April 4th. Registration tables will be open from 7:30 am to 10:00am.on the ride date.

Since 1982 the Easter Ride has continually grown in popularity. It was listed as the Best Biking in America in Bicycling Magazine’s April 1999 issue, and it has just gotten better each year.

Drawing hundreds of riders each year, the ride is large enough to seem to be professionally run, yet small enough to really enjoy. Every year, the ride gets better and this year is no exception.

The success of this invitational ride enables our Club to make generous donations to the League of American Bicyclists, League of Illinois Bicyclists, Active Transportation Alliance, and the Indiana Bicycle Coalition.

Pick one of Five routes through pastoral farmlands, wildflower filled woods, and friendly towns. Each route, 16, 25, 35, 45, and 68 miles (Actual route availability and mileage may vary) follows lightly traveled paved roads, and is fully marked. All routes leave from Governor's State University.

Food and fun is what the Easter Ride is all  about.  Rest stops along the route provide riders with fruit, drinks, sandwiches (including Easter egg salad sandwiches), and homemade cookies.  Some of the rest stops will also have live musical entertainment. 

From start to finish, the FOS crew will be working hard to help make your ride enjoyable.

Your entry fee entitles you to a map of your route, access to all rest stops, SAG support, and parking. 

When you pre-register for the ride you will be able to order T-shirts with the 2010 Easter Ride logo.   As usual we'll have both Long sleeved and Short sleeved 100% cotton T-shirts with the Easter Ride logo on the front.   A limited number of T-shirts will be available to purchase on the day of the ride.

Your safety is important to us, so please obey all traffic laws, practice rider courtesy, communicate with fellow riders, and remain riding single-file when vehicles are approaching from either direction.

Folks on Spokes Bicycle Club requires that all riders wear a Snell or ANSI approved bicycling helmet.

Governor's State University is loacted in University Park, Illinois.   Entrance to the University is on Stuenkel Road, about 1.5 miles east of Illinois route 50and about 5 miles south of US 30.  From I-57, use the exit just south of US 30, which is Sauk Trail.  From Illinois route 394, head West on Exchange, then follow the map to Stuenkel Road entrance. Here is a map.

To pre-register for the Easter Ride simply fill out the Easter Ride brochure and return it with your check payable to:

Folks on Spokes
P.O. Box 112,
Mokena, IL 60448

Or you may pre-register online through Active.com.

Registrations will be accepted on the day of the ride.