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We will ride to NLR Veterans' Cemetery for an 10:00 am. program with an optional Kellogg Acre's Loop afterwards. They usually have a burger lunch at Wood's Sherwood Forest. We may have to go out by Crystal Hill Road due to flooding in Burn's Park. The DEQ start is in case Cook's Landing is flooded.
Contact: Jim Britt, 501-912-1449
The ride is now beginning at the old River Trail Station just down river from the submarine. If you are doing this ride, consider registering for the Hostel Ride Friday night and then you have a short ride to the start Saturday morning after a cereal breakfast. CARTI’s Tour de Rock will test your endurance! Choose from one of our five pancake-flat routes: 25, 50, 62, 80, and 100 miles. Well supported ride, plenty of rest stops and a fantastic after-party complete with music, exhibitors, great food, and lots of cold beer. Traditional shotgun start beginning at 6:30 a.m. for 100 milers and continuing in 10 minute intervals with the 25 milers taking off last. For additional information, route planning tools and to register, visit our event landing pages:
Supported rides up to 62 miles from downtown Warren, the weekend before the Pink Tomato Festival.
Info / Register
This group is coming through for cancer awareness on their way from U. Texas Austin to Memphis and eventually Anchorage, AK via Little Rock. They may need housing for the night. They will likely come in to UAMS. The itinerary is below.
Ozarks Route 2019.xlsx
This supported tour is along the Lake Erie area this year. We have ABC riders for this one.
Info
2nd annual ride from Lepanto Fire Department of 54 miles with a light lunch stop in historic Wilson, AR and a stop at Johnny Cash's boyhood home and talk to farmers about their crops at rest stops.
Email: lindajhinton@ritternet.com
Phone: 870-375-0280
Sponsored by The Rendezvous, the middle-ages-type event will be in Burns Park. We may schedule a ride to go by there. Info
5 day loop tour in Nebraska. We'll have riders for this one. The early bird fee is through the end of Feb.
Info/Register
Ride from (Chaffee Crossing) 7313 Terry Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas with lunch. Rides up to 105 miles.
TrueGrit_2019.pdf
Rides up to 60 miles. Food afterwards and pre-ride breakfast begins at 6:00 am. This supports Compassion Center.
Register at Bikereg
This a Sunday ride from 5668 Poplar, Memorial Park in east Memphis with a free breakfast from Crepe Maker and Say Cheese!
This ride for cancer awareness from Oregon to Atlanta will come through Arkansas starting about July 1, going out to Marion and over to Memphis. They will likely have to sag over the MS River. We can plan to join them for a day or more.
Leg 5 25 June - 4 July**
70 Newton, Ks. -Winfield, Ks.
82 Winfield – Stillwater, Ok.
(layover in Stillwater)
94 Stillwater – Okmulgee
79 Okmulgee – Stilger
75 Stigler – Booneville, Ar.
92 Booneville – Conway
80 Conway – Cotton Plant
75 Cotton Plant – Marion
45 Marion – Collierville, Tn.
692 (10 days; nine riding)
6 and 8 day ride options with breakfast and dinners. Rest stops each day. This year, the ride will stay in each town 2 nights. Registration should open in mid-January. We will have riders for this, leaving the Arkansas heat.
A flat, fast road bike ride with 62-mile, 40-mile and 28-mile routes and four rest stops. Attend the finish line party including a watermelon feast, Loblolly ice cream and chocolate milk, live music, and a bicycle raffle. Register on site before the ride, $15 to support bicycle advocacy and helmets for kids. On line registration available later.
Contact: Charlie Hart, email Charlie
Register here for this annual ride. Local lodging is nearly gone.
The 30 mile ride leaves from Bentonville this time.
Begins at Natchez Trace State Park. The ride will move to another park mid-week. Tenting and lodge options.
Rides up to 60 miles from Fellowship Bible Church, Conway.
Road rides up to 65 miles as well as family and gravel rides. You will also get admission to King Biscuit Blues. (preliminary info)
Preliminary dates and schedule, from JJ's Truck stop east of Malvern on I-30.
Day 1 to Lake Catherine State Park -- 22 mi.
Day 2 to Lake DeGray S.P. -- 28 mi.
Day 3 to Glenwood Country Club -- 39 mi.
Day 4 back to DeGray -- 30 mi.
Day 5 back to Malvern -- 38 mi.
Day 1 (Friday): Park at JJ's Truck Stop, 9 mile east of Malvern along I-30 to Lake Degray: 40 miles. NOTE: We do not ride on I-30. We'll take 67 with a wide shoulder into Malvern and then back country roads after that.
Register for updates. Riders must be ABC members.
Contacts: Janice Peters, 501-952-8848; Jim Britt, 501-912-1449, email Jim
40 mile out and back road ride and also a gravel ride available to Pedestal Rock//Lick Fork.
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This is a tentative date and time for this ride to the opening of the Argenta Plaza and night lights. The ride will have dinner on the way. Lights will be needed.
Contact: Jim Britt: 501-912-1449
(Preliminary info)
SunkenLands11072018.pdf
Map to start
We'll leave from the new Conway airport, at the end of Hwy 89, east of Mayflower. A car will take our luggage to the park. Reserve your lodge room or cabin at the park yourself. Join ABC to ride.
Mather Lodge: 501-727-5431 (the online reservation form may show no rooms. We are about the only ones there this time of year.)
This ride will go to Mayflower or Conway to see the total solar eclipse. Totality is 1:51 - 1:54pm in Little Rock and longer up the road. More information later. We may start at Cook's Landing or Mayflower.
Address: P.O. Box 250817, Little Rock, AR 72225-0817
Phone: (501 912-1449
email Jim
