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Easy social ride

5pm start at Celebration Belle park lot
Bike path 20 -23 miles . Christine Lipa ia ride leader, 13-15 MPH

A morning ride with a stop for a light breakfast and good fellowship.

This is a weekly ride every Wednesday from March 13th through November 6th. The ride consists of a route between 40-50 miles, averaging above 20 mph , Riding in a pace line throughout, several sprint and climb segments pre-determined and recognizing the top 3 finishers every week. The group will stop for mechanicals/ tire punctures for a reasonable amount of time to repair. This is a drop ride.

A combination of trail and lightly traveled roads in IL. The length will be between 25 and 35 miles with shorter rides in the spring and longer rides with more daylight in the summer. The pace will be 14 to 15 MPH and will be faster in the summer than in the spring as we build up fitness. There will usually be at least one good hill to climb. We will regroup at corners and at the top of hills as needed to keep the group together. The starting location will be in the Ben Butterworth parking lot in Moline, River Dr and 55th St on the border with East Moline. If this lot is flooded, we will move 3 blocks south to the old Hardee‘s on the corner of 4th Ave and 55th St.

Ride the Davenport and Bettendorf trails for a loop ride. County roads may also be part of the 25-28-mile route. 13-14mph pace. Optional lunch stop towards end of ride.04/23/2024 - 7pm - The weather forecast is calling for rain and windy conditions. Please check back late Thursday evening or Friday morning to see if the ride has been cancelled.

40 mile ride from Emeis Park to Donahue, Long Grove, and Eldridge. Ride on county roads. Some rolling hills on the route. And some beautiful views of farmland.

QCBC A/B group ride 45-60 miles. Further ride details will be added the Wednesday before the scheduled group ride.

45 mile route meeting at Colona grade school. We will ride to Cambridge, Andover and Orion. Mix of flats and rollers. Pace is 15-17 miles/hour. 10am start time.

Riding a safe route on the bike path and on a neighborhood street.

This will be a slow, short ride for novice riders to learn how to ride in a group. We will start at Leach Park in Bettendorf, cross the I-74 bridge and ride to the Celebration Belle. Helments are required to participate. All bikes welcome including e-bikes, tandems, etc.

We will go over group ride basics before we roll.

Meet by the restrooms in the upper (boat trailer) parking area.

Help the QCBC with a new Community Service project - Trash pickup along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Davenport, 3 mi section. Meet at Jersey Farms Park located next to the bike-ped trail along VMP. From Jersey Ridge Rd, turn onto 65th St and take to end. There are only 10 parking spaces, so please consider carpooling. Group will be treated to pizza afterwards. Please wear long pants, boots and work gloves. Special heavy duty trash bags will be provided. It‘s also helpful to bring a 5-gallon bucket with a handle to put smaller trash in.