Thunder Road Gravel Tour (Formerly Sangamon Gravel Series)
- Date Sat 24th May 2025 - Sat 30th August 2025
- Time 9:00AM EST
- Location Springfield, Illinois
- Price Free
- Races 4 races
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Event summary
Get ready for an exciting summer of cycling at the Thunder Road Gravel Tour, formerly known as the Sangamon Gravel Series! This exhilarating event will take place from May 24 to August 30, 2025, in the beautiful Springfield and Sangamon area of central Illinois. Cyclists of all skill levels are invited to join a series of rides that promise to showcase the best of the region's gravel roads.
Participants can look forward to a variety of distances, with options around 30 and 60 miles, and enjoy a convenient stop at a local store during the rides. Each event will conclude with an optional gathering at a local brewery, bar, or restaurant, making it a perfect opportunity to unwind after a day of cycling. The Thunder Road Gravel Tour also features a unique points-based competition, where riders can compete on select gravel segments, tracking their best efforts via Strava. Whether you're in it for the thrill of competition or simply to explore new trails with friends, this no-cost series is the perfect summer adventure for gravel enthusiasts. Mark your calendars and prepare for a summer filled with fun, camaraderie, and stunning scenery!
Participants can look forward to a variety of distances, with options around 30 and 60 miles, and enjoy a convenient stop at a local store during the rides. Each event will conclude with an optional gathering at a local brewery, bar, or restaurant, making it a perfect opportunity to unwind after a day of cycling. The Thunder Road Gravel Tour also features a unique points-based competition, where riders can compete on select gravel segments, tracking their best efforts via Strava. Whether you're in it for the thrill of competition or simply to explore new trails with friends, this no-cost series is the perfect summer adventure for gravel enthusiasts. Mark your calendars and prepare for a summer filled with fun, camaraderie, and stunning scenery!
Organiser's Description
The Springfield Bicycle Club is excited to renew our popular Sangamon Gravel Series, and rebrand as the Thunder Road Gravel tour! Last year we brought you all together for a series of rides around Springfield. This year, we're expanding the series to a wider region!
Join us for a series of rides from May through August and explore what the central Illinois has to offer when you venture off of the beaten path. Ride specifics are TBD, but expect something in the ballpark of 30 and 60 mile options with a convenience store stop in the middle. After each ride, we'll have an optional takeover of a local brewery/bar/restaurant.
THIS IS A NO-COST SERIES, so there will be no SAG offered. As a gravel rider, you're probably already self-sufficient enough to fix a flat or minor mechanical on the road and if you're not, make some friends out there! But that's just the basic highlights.
POINTS-BASED COMPETITION
The most exciting part of the series will be a points-based competition. Each route will have a few gravel segments selected where riders will have the option of competing to do their best efforts. Points will be awarded based on the best times set that day on Strava, with leaderboards tracked for men and women.
While the rides are is not a race, our encouragement of competition on the points segments means that we will use BikeSignup.com so that we can track participants and waivers. This is a no-cost registration, but it will be mandatory for points competition eligibility. Whether you want to get out for a fun spin around some gravel roads you may not have ridden yet, put down some blistering times on the competitive segments, or just get miles rides in with great friends and scenery, we hope you'll join us!!
DATES AND LOCATIONS:
* May 24 - Auburn - Slauterhouse Brewing
* June 29 - Atlanta - 217 Roadhouse
* July 13 - Decatur - Scovill Park/The Pizza Place on Main
* August 30 - Pekin/Canton area
This event will be updated with routes and details as we approach each event, and you can keep current with discussion and details on our Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/782650436593916
ROUTES WILL BE POSTED AS WE APPROACH EACH RIDE.
Join us for a series of rides from May through August and explore what the central Illinois has to offer when you venture off of the beaten path. Ride specifics are TBD, but expect something in the ballpark of 30 and 60 mile options with a convenience store stop in the middle. After each ride, we'll have an optional takeover of a local brewery/bar/restaurant.
THIS IS A NO-COST SERIES, so there will be no SAG offered. As a gravel rider, you're probably already self-sufficient enough to fix a flat or minor mechanical on the road and if you're not, make some friends out there! But that's just the basic highlights.
POINTS-BASED COMPETITION
The most exciting part of the series will be a points-based competition. Each route will have a few gravel segments selected where riders will have the option of competing to do their best efforts. Points will be awarded based on the best times set that day on Strava, with leaderboards tracked for men and women.
While the rides are is not a race, our encouragement of competition on the points segments means that we will use BikeSignup.com so that we can track participants and waivers. This is a no-cost registration, but it will be mandatory for points competition eligibility. Whether you want to get out for a fun spin around some gravel roads you may not have ridden yet, put down some blistering times on the competitive segments, or just get miles rides in with great friends and scenery, we hope you'll join us!!
DATES AND LOCATIONS:
* May 24 - Auburn - Slauterhouse Brewing
* June 29 - Atlanta - 217 Roadhouse
* July 13 - Decatur - Scovill Park/The Pizza Place on Main
* August 30 - Pekin/Canton area
This event will be updated with routes and details as we approach each event, and you can keep current with discussion and details on our Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/782650436593916
ROUTES WILL BE POSTED AS WE APPROACH EACH RIDE.
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