GEARs is pleased to announce that you now can “Ride With Friends” on cycling events outside of the Eugene-Springfield area via Sign-up Genius! These “PNW Rides and Events” that you see below with the Sign-up Genius icon are will be hosted by GEARs members. The ride Host(s) will reach out to ride participants before the ride to help coordinate carpooling (please reasonably financially reimburse any carpool driver), a potential ride meetup start time, and other details. Participants are responsible for any required registration fees (registration links for each ride are next to the title of the ride). Wear your GEARs gear and smile for the camera! This is a great way to have a lot of fun and show your GEARs spirit! Note that Gears mileage and gain will not be awarded for PNW Rides and Events, nor is there GEARs insurance coverage for riders participating in PNW Rides and Events; the event should have it’s own coverage. This is a chance to ride knowing you will know others in the ride and to just plain have fun and camaraderie.

If you have a ride or event you would like listed on our list please email your event information to me at michael@eugenegears.org and I will add it to the list.

Worst Day of the Year Ride – Sunday, March 24, 2024 – Portland, Oregon https://orbike.com/wdyr/

Want A Hillacious Challenge? Warm Up On Your Way To Sellwood Where You Begin Climbing Up The Riverview Cemetery And Keep Climbing Up Bike Paths, Up Tiny Roads, Up 10-Miles To Portland’s Highest Point, Council Crest. Relish The Speedy Descent Past Giant Historic Homes Before Rejoining The Flatlanders At The Waterfront En Route To The Half-Time Party! It’s 31 Miles On Its Own Or You Can Add Another 17 Flat Miles With The Northern Loop.

Swift Summit Spring Classic – TBA – Brownsville, Oregon https://www.swiftsummitnw.com/springclassic

The inaugural Swift Summit Spring Classic is an early season toast for all things new to come. Whether you and your team are looking to smash your 2022 cycling goals, or you’re just looking to kick off your season with a light-hearted weekend spin with friends, this event was designed for every type of cyclist ready to ride into the year inspired, and filled, by the majestic roads and bucolic scenery throughout Linn County in the early Spring Season.

Monster Cookie Metric Century – Sunday, April 28, 2024 – Keizer, Oregon https://www.salembicycleclub.org/

Salem Bicycle Club is excited to announce the NEW Monster Cookie Metric Century Ride. We’ve chosen less traffic-heavy roads and that means a safer, more enjoyable riding experience for you. On a clear day, four Cascades mountains are visible at various points along the ride. 
 
This fully supported ride starts at McNary High School in Keizer and takes east into rural Marion County where you will pass some of the area’s highlights including the Willamette Pie Company, Benedictine Brewery, and an optional, magnificent climb up to Mount Angel Abbey
 
The Monster Cookie has been a beloved Willamette Valley event for more than 40 years. Bring your family and friends. We look forward to seeing you all on April 28.

Oregon Coast Gravel Epic – Saturday, May 4, 2024 – Waldport, Oregon https://www.mudslingerevents.com/oregon-coast-gravel-epic

The Oregon Coast Gravel Epic is the spring classic for the Pacific Northwest consisting of 65% pure logging roads that are unpaved and the other 35% smooth pavement left over from decades of active logging that still exists to this day.

This endurance event showcases the raw beauty of ancient Siuslaw National Forests and some of its seriously stout hills. Whether you take on the 60 mile abomination or 37 mile Son of Abomination a good day in in store for you on the Oregon Coast.

Make it a double with West Coast Gravel day 2 in Yachats only 9 miles down the road.

West Coast Gravel – Sunday, May 5, 2024 – Yachats, Oregon https://www.mudslingerevents.com/west-coast-gravel

Built off the Oregon Coast Gravel Epic’s success and the fantastic adventure the Oregon Coast delivers we are back for a second year in Yachats!
After a challenging 60 or 37 miles, the day before at the Oregon Coast Gravel Epic, this second day sits only 6 miles from Waldport south on the 101 to the fantastic community of Yachats, Oregon. 

Having these two events close as far as drive time will allow more to book a stay in one area, minimize the effort, and maximize the fun and relaxing on the Oregon Coast!
Day two features the daunting Erik the Red loop with 57 miles and over 6500 ft, or choose the Leif Erikson route with 38 miles and just over 3000 ft of Climbing! 

Mohawk Century – TBA – Coburg, Oregon http://www.mohawkvalley100k.org/

Call your friends, grab your bicycle and helmet, and make sure your chain is well lubed for another rendition of this Lane County Spring Cycling Classic. After a two year pandemic hiatus, we came back in 2022, relocating to Coburg, Oregon with three routes of 50k, 100k, and 150k. With rolling, low-traveled back country roads, and scenic breathtaking vistas, the Mohawk Valley Metric Century guarantees to leave you grinning ear to ear.

The Mohawk Valley Metric Century is a benefit for the Oregon Youth Mountain Bike League’s “GRiT” Program, which is part of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).  GRiT recognizes the need to get more girls on bikes. GRiT’s goal is to empower female student-athlete’s to make their mark, on or off the bike.  Currently, girls represents 20% of NICA’s overall national student-athlete participation. GRiT seeks to increase that number significantly in Oregon over the next five years.

The Art of Survival Century – May 25-26, 2024 – Malin, Oregon https://survivalcentury.com

The 10th Annual Art of Survival Century Bicycle Ride isn’t just about pedaling a road or mountain bike through beautiful stretches of county side. It’s also an opportunity to learn about a region that includes Southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin and Northern California’s Tulelake Basin and Butte Valley area. What is unique about this event—which is a ride, not a race—is that at each rest stop offers educational components and/or ranger or historian led talks highlighting the cultural history, geography, environmental issues and geology of the area. Along with providing fluids and nutritious snacks at the rest stops, riders will have opportunities to learn about the areas they’re passing through.

Pioneer Century – Saturday, June 8, 2024 – Canby, Oregon https://portlandbicyclingclub.com/pioneer/

The 2023 Pioneer Century will bring back the full 100-mile century ride! Again, Columbia Distributing has generously offered their parking lot as the start/finish line, 2525 SE First Avenue, Canby, Oregon 97013. Come out and see why this 50-year heritage is an event not to be missed.

Oregon Gran Fondo – Saturday, June 1, 2024 – Cottage Grove, Oregon https://www.mudslingerevents.com/oregon-gran-fondo

One big day in Cottage Grove Oregon just 20 minutes south of Eugene for the Oregon Gran Fondo.
Two all road cycling routes for the 117 or 71 miler and two mixed surface routes on the Adventure Route and Mini-Gravel. 

Gran Fondo is Italian and translates approximately to “Big Ride.” Gran Fondo rides have their origin in Italy and France, where the general public was invited to ride a single stage of one of the professional grand tours, the Tour de France, and the Giro D’Italia after the pro race went through. Everyone, of any age and ability, was invited to participate. Ex-professionals and elite racers lined up side by side with 80-year-old farmers toting baguettes in the baskets of their 1920’s era commuter bikes. While some choose to ride fast and test their endurance, by definition, a Gran Fondo is not a race, but rather a mass start event designed to draw the community together and give everyone a chance to enjoy the fun of riding a bike on the same course as the pros.
We hope you will join us and Co-Motion Cycles for a fully supported and well catered timed cycling event with friends the first weekend in June.

Petal Pedal – Saturday, June 22, 2024 – Silverton, Oregon https://petalpedal.com

Registration includes breakfast, lunch, gourmet dinner, admission to Oregon Garden, custom bib, rest stops, course support, live music and open beer and wine bar. NOTE: Ride is capped at 1,000 riders and is expected to sell out.

Tour de Fronds – Saturday, June 15, 2024 – Powers, Oregon https://tourdefronds.com

The Tour de Fronds is one of the most beautiful cycling events in Oregon. The Tour is your choice of scenic rides on low-traffic roads in Southern Oregon’s beautiful Coast Range. From your saddle enjoy views of old-growth forests, wildflowers, waterfalls, rivers, streams, and mountain vistas.
The Tour is well-supported with many and varied snacks and beverages available at each checkpoint.  A large meal after the tour is included in your registration.
The Tour de Fronds traverses Oregon’s premier Glendale/Powers Bicycle Recreation Area, a project of USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.

Tour the Outback –  June 22 – 24, 2022 – Lakeview, Oregon https://www.tourdeoutback.org

The Road Bike routes (3 different routes) for the Tour De Outback 2023 will no doubt be rides to remember.  All rides (including the gravel rides) will start in the quintessential ranching community of Adel Oregon, (population 106, elevation 4548 ft). Adel is located just east of Lakeview, Oregon. Cyclists will head North towards Plush, Oregon (population 95) skirting lakes and alfalfa fields nestled in the high desert. Once in Plush, where riders will resupply at the Plush Store, they will make a decision on the distance their legs feel like taking them that day. 

The Gravel routes (2 different routes) for the Tour De Outback 2023 will take you deep into the Oregon Outback where more than likely you’ve never been before. All rides (including the road bike rides) will start in the quintessential ranching community of Adel Oregon, (population 106, elevation 4548 ft). Adel is located just east of Lakeview, Oregon.  Gravel riders will head from Adel south towards California and Nevada. This is a lollipop route with “tentacles” for added interest and challenge.

Strawberry Century, TBA – Lebanon, Oregon https://www.strawberrycentury.net/index.html

Dedicated to all our rider friends who have joined us in the past 31 years.  This year we plan to have additional assistance at registration!  Thank you to those who so patiently stuck with us during the check in process in 2022!
Hop on your bike in beautiful June weather and enjoy riding through rolling to moderate landscapes, historic towns, and scenic views of the Cascade Mountain Range and Willamette Valley.  Your ride will take you on the little-traveled roads of Linn County alongside the Santiam and Calapooia Rivers.

Gorge Ride, Saturday, June 15, 2024 – The Dalles, Oregon https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-gorge-ride-2024-tickets-822067484977?aff=erelexpmlt

The annual Gorge Ride is sponsored by the Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway.

The Ride begins at The Gorge Discovery Center, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles, Oregon. It extends 19.25 miles westward along the historic highway and the State Trail to turnaround at the Senator Mark O. Hatfield West Trailhead, just east of Hood River, OR. The ride then returns to the Discovery Center. The total ride mileage is 38.5 miles.The course opens at 7am, and closes at 4pm.

The terrain really isn’t as tough as it looks on the above elevation profile — the HCRH was built with no grades exceeding 5%. When you encounter a hill, just ‘gear down’, take it one pedal stroke at a time, and remember that it’s taking you to a view even nicer than the ones on the way up! The variety of scenery is amazing.

The route is a combination of historic highway open to motor vehicles (with very low traffic) and the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail (open only to pedestrian and bicyclists). The out and back route is a total of 38.5 miles.

Hood and Back, Saturday, July 13,14 2024 – Troutdale, Oregon https://orbike.com/hab/

Hood and Back is an out-and-back ride. If you ride the whole distance, it is almost 80-miles and over 5,000 feet of climbing. But you don’t have to ride it all, you can turn back whenever it suits you. All roads are low-to-no traffic and the views are gorgeous. Most of the climbing is gradual but there are a couple of steeps going each way.

Ride Around Clark County – Saturday, July 27, 2024 – Vancouver, Wash https://vbc-usa.com/racc

ALL NEW Even more gorgeous and safer routes (including a family friendly 18 miles), best provisioned rest stops in the Pacific NW, and a ride-end celebration with gourmet sandwich bar plus a beer or soft drink included.

Registration price will increase on July 15th, so register early!

Covered Bridge Bicycle Tour – Sunday, August 11, 2024 – Albany, Oregon https://www.mvbc.com/tours/coveredbridge

The Mid-Valley Bicycle Club Covered Bridge Bicycle Tour is one day cycling event in the mid-Willamette Valley. The first CBBT was held in the late 1970s, and the event features route options, rest stops, food and SAG support to match a wide range of cycling interests and skill levels. 2023 will mark the 44th time of this excellent ride. Explore the rural roads of Linn County, and depending on which of the route options you choose, you’ll cross up to five historic covered bridges in the Mid-Willamette Valley.

Providence Bridge Pedal – Sunday, August 11, 2024 – Portland, Oregon https://www.providence.org/lp/bridge-pedal

More than 10,000 participants enjoyed perfectly-Portland day celebrating Providence Bridge Pedal’s 27th ride. Please plan to join us on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024 for Portland’s signature summer event, celebrating Portland, Willamette River bridges and bicycling.
Registration and all the details about this very special event will available in March 2024.

The Blackberry bRamble – Sunday, August 25, 2024 – Eugene, Oregon https://theblackberrybramble.net

Are you ready for an unforgettable ride through the stunning scenery around Eugene, Oregon? If so, then mark your calendars for August 19, 2023, because the BlackBerry bRamble Bicycle Ride is back and better than ever!

This year’s ride promises to be one for the books, with scenic routes that wind through the lush green forests and picturesque landscapes of Lane County. With a choice of routes ranging from 20 to 100 miles, there’s a challenge for every cyclist, no matter your experience level. And, with fully stocked rest stops along the way, you can take in the sights and sounds of the ride while enjoying some delicious refreshments.

Harvest Century – Sunday, September 15, 2024 – Forest Grove, Oregon https://harvestcentury.com

Registration includes breakfast, lunch & dinner, tasty rest stops every 15 miles, custom rider bib, maps + well-marked courses, medical and mechanical support, SAG vans, live music and 2 McMenamins beers, ciders or wines. NOTE: Ride is capped at 1,000 riders and is expected to sell out.

Blue Mountain Century Scenic Byway – TBA – Heppner, Oregon https://heppnerchamber.com/heppner-events/

This difficult 145-mile/233-kilometer route cuts the corner of Interstate 84 in northeast Oregon, leading through ranching communities up into the forests and wilderness areas of the Blue Mountains. The Heppner portion of the Blue Mountain Century Scenic Bike Ride is hosted by the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. The event is planned for September 16-17, 2023. Contact Sheryll Bates for details and registration information: 503-970-7226, or sheryllbates74@gmail.com

Cycle Oregon – Gravel – June 7-9, 2024 – Big Mountain Prairie, Oregon https://cycleoregon.com/ride/gravel/

Cycle Oregon – Weekender – July 12-14, 2024 – McMinnville, Oregon https://cycleoregon.com/ride/weekender/

Cycle Oregon – Rally – September 8-13, 2024 – The Wallowas, Oregon https://cycleoregon.com/ride/rally/