The St. Louis Cycling
Club/Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society presents Tour de
Stooges!
The 15th annual Tour de Stooges took place on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Lindendale Park in Highland, Illinois. Tour de Stooges is the major fundraiser for our organization. We thank you for your support of our event, and we look forward to seeing you May 5!
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Training rides for the Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society-St.
Louis Cycling Club will include our Wednesday Evening Rides, Winery
Rides and most other rides.
While BABES rides are open to members, we are currently welcoming cyclists of all skill levels to give us a try, it's helpful if you feel comfortable with reading maps and following road signs before attending one of our rides. But if you aren't, we will help you become a more self-sufficient cyclist!
We encourage you to become a member of the Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society-St. Louis Cycling Club! For more information about joining, visit STLCC's News/Info page and follow the links. Annual dues are $30 for adult full membership, $35 for full family membership and $10 for sustaining members.
Winter Meet 'n' Eats
Get ready for
hearty meals and talk about the upcoming cycling season!
Our first Meet 'n' Eat will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 11, at Ravanelli’s Restaurant, 1214 Central Park Drive, O’Fallon, Illinois 62269. For more information, contact Arlene Willmann, awillmann@gmail.com or 618-531-7673. The other Winter Meet 'n' Eats will be Feb. 8 at Pasta House Company, 4660 North Illinois Street, Fairview Heights, and March 7 at Seven Restaurant & Lounge, 7 South High Street, Belleville
Our Wednesday Evening Rides will resume the first week of April.
Our major fundraising ride, the Tour de Stooges, will take place in May 5, 2012, at Lindendale Park in Highland, Ill. Choose a route of 17, 22, 31, 42 or 64 miles, then enjoy lunch and all the slapstick comedy you can stand.
The Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society has a Facebook Page! We invite you to become one of our Fans. You'll be able to upload photos and videos that you shoot on some of our rides, plus communicate with your fellow cyclists. Come join us today!
More about us
In July 2004, Bicycling Magazine included the BABES
Wednesday Evening Rides in its "Bikes on the Loose" feature of great
club rides from throughout the country. We were honored to be on the
list.
The Riverfront Times says the Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society the St. Louis area's top bicycle club in its 2008 Best of St. Louis edition! In particular, we were cited for our Wednesday Evening Rides and our occassional Donut Trail Rides in South St. Louis.
BABES maps available online
As a service to St. Louis-area cyclists, BABES ride leaders are sharing maps of their favorite routes in the metro-east. Illinois always has been a favorite destination for St. Louis-area cyclists because of its scenic, low-traffic country roads. You can download the maps on our Maps page.