The Illinois Valley Wheelm’n Spring Breakout Ride will be on Saturday, May 4th, at 9:00 am.

Russell Cycle and Fitness in Washington will again be our host and provide refreshments when we return from our ride. There will be a 24 mile route and a 40 mile route

Ride with the EP!C Cycle Riders @ 9:15 am

May 7th and 21st

June 4th and 18th

July 2nd and 16th

August 6th and 20th

September 3rd and 17th

October 1st and 15th

IVW Out of Box Ride Schedule  2024 

Friday, May 10, 2024:

Walt & LaVerne will lead a Mackinaw to Carlock Ride.  Meet at 9 a.m. across from IGA in the Park area. You can park on side streets. Mackinaw has many peaceful less traveled roads.  Lunch can be a Mackinaw Park after the ride if they are selling sandwiches at IGA. Mileage is 32 miles.  

Friday, May 24: 

Randy Swenson will lead a ride from Hanna City to Farmington. Meet at the Coffee Can in Hanna City at 9:00 am. Total about 28 miles.  

Saturday, June 1:

Randy Swenson will lead a ride from Brimfield to Elmwood for the Strawberry Festival. Meet at the Brimfield High School parking lot at 9:00 am. Total about 28 miles.

Wednesday, June 19:

Need a leader for Hopedale Ride. Will meet in Tremont Park off RT 9 in Tremont.  Park in front of the pool.  Time 9 a.m. 32 miles 

Friday, July 12:

Jana Reed will lead at the park by the library in Bradford and leave at 9:00 a.m. to Wyoming with a stop at Casey’s.  Return to Bradford for an awesome lunch. About 32 miles. 

 Wednesday, July 24: 

Need a leader for Evergreen Bloomington lake Ride at Comalara Park in Hudson, IL Meet at Comalara Park/Front parking lot.  Time 9:30, miles: 32, Lake Road Inn is lunch.  https://www.Lakeroadinn.net 

Tuesday, August 6:

Larry Trollope will do the E. Peoria to Goodfield. Ride 35 miles.  Meet at 8:30 at the Fondulac Park District parking lot near the Caboose E. Peoria. We will travel to Goodfield with lunch at Busy Corner.  35 mile ride. 

Wednesday, August 21:

Ken Pope will do the Alpaca Ride in Chillicothe area. 32 miles.  Meet at Pearce Community Center, 610 W. Cedar St., Chillicothe at 9 a.m. We will be visiting the Alpaca Farm. Lunch at Lucky Dog Pub & Eatery if still open. 

Wednesday, Sept 4:

Walt & LaVerne will do the Tanners Ride 35 miles.  Meet at Pearce Community Center at 9 a.m. Lunch at Tanners.  

Wednesday, Sept. 18:

Randy Swenson will lead a ride from Brimfield to Farmington with a stop in Elmwood for brunch. Total about 36 miles.

The rides are subject to last minute changes due to weather or unseen circumstances. Any changes will be shared on the IVW Facebook page and LaVerne’s email list

LaVerne Wilson  309-229-0984 

lvrnwlsn@gmail.com 

Tuesday & Saturday Ride Group

Tuesday & Saturday are the typical days, but we use other days based on weather.

We ride all year long, weather permitting.

Start times are AM during the warmer months and PM during the cooler months.

We start from a variety of locations, mostly in Peoria County.

Ride length is about 20 miles in early season, increasing to 35 miles in summer.   Typically there is a mid-ride restroom & snack break.

Ride speed averages about 12 mph.  We regroup often and no one is dropped.

The weekly schedule is posted on the Illinois Valley Wheelm’n and the LO Riders of Peoria Facebook pages.

For questions, contact Steve Jensen at shjensen1@yahoo.com

Despite the forecast, live like its Spring. – Lilly Pulitzer

Greetings to all IVW members!

This is a quick reminder that membership expires at the end of each calendar year.   Please consider renewing your membership!

This message should just be going out to members who haven’t renewed yet.   If you have recently sent in your renewal, or renewed online, I might not have received that yet, so please disregard this reminder.   If there is any uncertainty regarding your membership status, please let me know and I’ll try to resolve the issue.

The IVW website has info about renewing….
https://ivwheelmn.org/wordpress/?page_id=297

Membership renewal can be done online or via the mail.
The club is now using BikeReg for online signup and renewal:
https://www.bikereg.com/illinois-valley-wheelmn-annual-club-membership-2024

For those wishing to renew by mail, the blank form can be downloaded here:
https://ivwheelmn.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/IVW-membership-form-2021-12-03-2.pdf
You can fill out the form, write a check, and send them to:
Illinois Valley Wheelm’n, PO Box 9129, Peoria, IL 61612

thanks!

Steve Kurt
IVW membership chair