Challenge Yourself in 2006
Earn your patch … Earn your jersey … Earn everyone’s respect …

THE FIVE-STAR CENTURY CHALLENGE: Make plans to challenge yourself in 2006. HI-USA will sponsor a Century every month starting May 20, Sat. with the Indian Crossing Century, and ending in September with the Sandy Creek Century on Sept. 23, Saturday. There will be options for metric centuries as well. We are planning more rest stops, more arrows on the roads, more lunch options, and an optional “Bragging Rights” time sheet that will be posted on the Gateway Council web site. A new feature this year is online registration in advance at www.moonlightramble.com. Is this the year you complete a Five-Hour Century”? A special commemorative patch will be available for each completed century. Upon completion of all five centuries, you will be awarded with a commemorative Five-Star Century jersey. Make your plans now to complete the series. See you in May.

One Day: 
$25 members, $30 NON-members

Full Series: 
$125 members, $150 NON-members

Registrations mailed and faxed to the office need to be received one week before the ride to appear on the "Pre-registered Riders" list. E-commerce registrations can be made online until noon the Friday before each scheduled ride. You can always register the day of the ride, but this takes more time. Please save time and register early!

Event Coordinator: Roger Kramer (618-236-2793) or tourdestooges@rogerkramercycling.org)
Cost: Pre-registration: $12 for HI-USA members and students, faculty and staff of McKendree College, $15 for other adult riders, $7 for children 5-12 and non-riders, $35 family pack (two adults, two children 5-12). Day of ride: $15 for HI-USA members and students, faculty and staff of McKendree College, $20 for other adult riders, $10 for children 5-12 and non-riders, $50 family pack (two adults, two children 5-12)

SAG support provided by The Cyclery

Enjoy Illinois country roads. Register between 8:30 to 10 a.m. at McKendree College, Melvin Price Convocation Center, on Alton Street, Lebanon, Illinois. Five rural routes range from 13-62 miles. After the ride, enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For details, see http://stooges.rogerkramercycling,org/.

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Indian Crossing Century Saturday, May 20

 

Bike Patch Collection, circa 1970’s Courtesy Gateway Council Archives

Event Coordinators: Darryl Fabick (314-822-1183 or d.fabick@sbcglobal.net) and Susan Feldman (314-822-3655 or feldman.s.m@sbcglobal.net)
Cost: $25 HI-USA members; $30 non-members, includes lunch.

SAG support provided by Maplewood Bicycle

Back by popular demand in 2006! The 2nd annual INDIAN CROSSING CENTURY! Start your 2006 “5-Star Century Series” with an almost completely flat Century beginning with a 65-mile metric loop and ending with a 35-mile loop. Our “scouts” have been out exploring the territory and will have painted many arrows and other trail markings along the route. These, plus map/cue sheets, will be your guide as you use your bicycle to “cross” southeast St. Charles County from Portage Des Sioux to St. Peters and beyond on familiar country roads. A delicious and bountiful lunch will be available at the Church’s Senior Center. Two SAG wagons will continuously patrol the route and 3 Rest Stops will provide ample provisions. As part of the 5-Star Century Challenge, this ride includes an official timing option and a patch for those completing the full Century. The ride goes rain or shine. Register at any time between 6:30 & 8:30 AM at the St. Francis of Assisi Church Senior Center, 1235 Farnham Street, in Portage Des Sioux, Missouri. To get there take Highway 94 to the Portage Des Sioux turnoff at Highway J/H and follow the “5-Star Century” signs.

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CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD TIMESHEET

 

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Natalie G. Kekeisen Flat-As-A-Pancake Century Sunday, June 4 (SPRING TIME!!)

Event Coordinators: Billie Teneau (314-291-7860 or teneau2@sbcglobal.net), Judy Meyer (314-997-5005, judy@mific.us), and John Jost (636-464-1700 or jostrider@yahoo.com)
Cost: $25 HI-USA members; $30 non-members, includes lunch.

SAG support provided by The Touring Cyclist

YES, A SPRINGTIME FAAP!!. Riders may register in the New Baden Illinois Park any time between 6:30 & 8:30 a.m. The ride includes an official timing option. (Punch a time clock.) As part of the 5-Star Century Series, a patch will be available for riders completing the ride. Arrows on the road plus maps/cue sheets guide riders on a flat Century of 100 miles (or metric option of 67 miles) Cost includes lunch served by the New Baden Lions Club. Rest stops include a COOKIE-GATORADE stop. SAG support provided. Ride goes rain or shine.

Natalie Kekeisen was a long time HI-USA member and trip leader who led weekly rides and planned CATSUP (Cycle Around the State Universities and Parks). CATSUP became CAMP, and then CAM. In 2006, CAM becomes the Missouri World Tour including towns named for places throughout the world. Natalie also organized several century rides as she encouraged riders to reach new goals. The Flat-As-A-Pancake Century bears her name.

Event Coordinator: Dave Reiter (314-406-2359 or davereiter@sbcglobal.net) and Billie Teneau (314-291-7860 or teneau2@sbcglobal.net)
Cost: $375 Members; $395 Non-Members (full tour)

Riders start in Warrenton, Missouri and visit Mexico, Paris, Canton, New London, and Troy…all Missouri towns. It’s rumored that people in Missouri just like to name their towns after far-away places. This loop ride also goes to Hannibal, Florida, and Palmyra. See the Missouri Military Academy in Mexico. In Florida, visit the Mark Twain Museum and the Mark Twain birth-place. In Hannibal take a 20-minute narrated horse-drawn tour, then top-off your sight-seeing with a stop by “Becky’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor & Emporium.” In addition to small towns and big towns, CAM includes rolling hills, flat areas, and low traffic roads. The Cost covers breakfast, dinner, rest-stops, marked roads, and mechanical support. Camp in your own tent on school grounds or sleep in the gymnasiums. Showers will be available at all over-nights. Luggage shuttle provided. Riders may stay in motels at their own expense. (Call for a motel list.) Total mileage is around 380 miles with an average of 60 miles per day. Additional information at 314-644-4660. On-line registration available at www.moonlightramble.com.

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The Firecracker 100 Sunday, July 9

 

Time Check-Point, circa 1970’s Courtesy Gateway Council Archives

Event Coordinators: Dennis Baute (DWBaute@juno.com), Rachel Palos (dark_cloud_32@yahoo.com, or Grace Lee at (glee@crbusa.com)
Cost: $25 HI-USA members; $30 non-members, includes lunch

The almost annual, the grueling and totally desperate Firecracker 100. This is a non-racing, timed event of 100 or 50 awesome miles and is a part of the 5-Star Century Series. The ride starts and ends near Greenville, Illinois at Patriot’s Park and the route is a figure-eight course encompassing the bucolic towns of Livingston, Alhambra, New Douglas, Vandalia, etc. It’s not for the faint-of-heart, but it’s not all that hilly either. The roads are smooth. Full SAG service is provided 7:00 AM-5:00 PM. All –You-Can-Eat Deluxe Buffet in Greenville includes fresh brats, baked beans, premium beef, turkey and ham on premium breads with all the condiments. Fresh veggies, fruits, deli cheeses, chips, Pepsi, Fig Newtons provide respite from the heat! Arrows are painted at every intersection. Registration is from 6-8 AM. The event takes place rain, shine, or snow. Helmets are not only required, but they’re cool. Additional information, contact the event coordinators.

Event Coordinator: Billie Teneau (314-291-7860) or teneau2@sbcglobal.net
Cost: $8 for HI-USA members, $10 for non-members, $1 for children under 14 with an adult.

SAG support provided by The Touring Cyclist (Sat.) and The Cyclery (Sun.)

Register at Eckert’s Country Store, 951 Greenmount Rd. near Belleville, Illinois any time between 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Pedal 14, 22, or 41 miles over flat, marked rural roads, with a few small hills. To top off your day, use your FREE COUPON for a small-size custard cone or 50 cents off the price of a sundae or concrete.

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42nd Annual Moonlight Ramble® Sat/Sun, August 12/13

Event Chair: Chris Wells
Event Coordinator: Program Director, 314-644-4660 or clerk@moonlightramble.com
Cost: $25 for adults, $10 for children (must be accompanied by adult), $100 Premier Rider option (includes jersey)

The Moonlight Ramble® is The World’s Original Nighttime Bicycle Ride, starting at midnight in downtown Saint Louis, Missouri during the full moon in August. The event includes family-friendly pre and post-ride activities, along with a short (10 mile) and longer (20 mile) route. Between 10,000 and 15,000 riders participate each year in this signature event. Registration is required, and includes commemorative T-shirt, SAG support, snack, and after-party.

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Beer and Brat Five-Star Century Saturday, August 19

 

All Weather Gear, circa 1980’s Courtesy Gateway Council Archives

Event Coordinators: Dave Reiter 314-406-2359 or davereiter@sbcglobal.net and Juanita Haley at 618-337-3499 or jm_haley@sbcglobal.net
Cost: $25 HI-USA members; $30 non-members

SAG support provided by Maplewood Bicycle

Join us for the Beer and Brat Century. Sign in and start riding at 6:00 A.M. from the Millstadt, Illinois VFW Hall. Complete a metric century loop (67 miles) in the morning, have lunch at the VFW Hall on us, and finish your ride after lunch. The roads will be clearly marked, maps will be available, as well as SAG support and rest stops. For those riders completing the century, a patch will be available. Timing your ride is an option. Sign up in advance at our website: www.moonlightramble.com or call the office for advance reservations: 314-644-4660.

Event Coordinator: Dave Reiter at 314-406-2359 or davereiter@sbcglobal.net.

Carpool with others for the Chicagoland Trip and share transportation expense. Stay in the downtown Chicago Hostel for $35.00 per night. (You may use the coupon from your membership book for one free night.) Saturday, ride the lakefront taking in sights like the Millennium Park, Field Museum, H.M.S. Bounty, and the Aquarium. Sunday, bicycle a 35-mile ride. After lunch, tour the Robbie House (Frank Lloyd Wright) and visit the Chicago Art Institute to see the Harry Callahan photographic exhibit.

Event Coordinators: Jerre Wright, Dale Wright, dwright@mail.win.org and Harry O’Toole (314-423-0260 or hotoole@juno.com)
Cost: $8 for HI-USA members, $10 for non-members, $1 for children under 14 with an adult.

SAG support provided by The Cyclery

Register for this One-Day Family Funfest at Mills Apple Farm on Pocahontas Rd., near Marine, Illinois any time between 8:30 and 11:00. Pick a comfortable distance: 13, 17, 27, or 38 miles. Take time to enjoy the scenery…have fun. Routes are marked with easy-to-follow arrows. (Maps also provided.) While at Mills Apple Farm, or in advance, order a tasty pie (618-887-4732). After biking, take a free ride on the Orchard Wagon, paying only for apples you pick. Lunch will be available for purchase. For directions and map: www.millsapplefarm.com

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Sandy Creek Century Saturday, September 23

 

Event Coordinators: Christy Neuhoff (314-962-8861 or cbneuhoff@aol.com) and Mike Dennison
Cost: $25 HI-USA members; $30 non-members (includes lunch)

SAG support provided by Maplewood Bicycle

Join us for a challenging Century ride through some of Missouri’s most scenic routes with a sixty-mile loop and a forty-mile loop. This 5-Star Century starts from the Christian Outreach Church on Old Lemay Ferry Rd. in Jefferson County just 30 miles from St. Louis. Ride fee includes ample parking, SAG support, maps, arrows on the road, and a timing option. Lunch will be provided. Directions: From Hwy 21, make a left on Goldman Road. Follow Goldman until it dead ends at Lemay Ferry Road. Go left. The entrance to the church is 0.2 mile. Ride goes rain or shine.

New, user friendly route. More accurate mileage with fewer ambitious climbs in a better clime. Cannot promise that the “yard sales” won’t be happening, but should be less on this new and improved route. Still expect hills - after all, this is Jefferson County!

On a Climb, circa 1970’s Courtesy Gateway Council Archives

Event Coordinator: Mark Cockson. For reservations, call the HI-USA Office, Gateway Council, 314-644-4660 or www.moonlightramble.com

SAG support provided by Big Shark

Enjoy an autumn week-end of bicycle riding, hiking, or canoeing in the Ozarks just 72 miles SW of St. Louis. Drive I-44 to Bourbon, MO, then 2 miles south of Bourbon on Hwy N to the Camp. On both Sat. & Sun., you may choose bicycling routes of 25 or 50 miles (routes cover part of the old Route 66) OR MIX AND MATCH your weekend. Bike one day, hike the next or canoe one day and bike the next. Fee includes breakfast Sat. and Sun, plus dinner Sat. night. Fee also covers road arrows, maps, lodging/ bedding, and a timing option. REGISTER IN ADVANCE BY SEPT. 29. COST FOR THE CAMP MIHASKA WEEKEND: $49 per person if you stay in a room with 3-6 beds. If a couple wants a private room, add $10 per person. If you sleep in your own tent, the fee is $39.

CAMP MIHASKA CAN BE YOUR FIFTH CENTURY IN THE 5-STAR CENTURY SERIES. Make up your fifth century and qualify for the 5-Star Jersey on Saturday, October 7 ONLY. This year we offer a one-night option for those who can’t stay two nights. For $35.00 you will receive one night’s lodging with linens and breakfast the next morning. Drive down Friday, sleep in comfort, eat breakfast in the renovated Lodge, and head out early for 100 miles in the crisp, autumn air. Bike two fifty mile loops, stopping for lunch on your own or “noshing” at the rest stops provisioned with fruit, water, and snacks. End your 5 Star Century Series in style!