Celebration of Cycling
The Sixteenth Annual Celebration of Cycling Ride will be held on September 20th, 2008 starting at Warrendale Shelter in Hines Park. Routes range from a traffic-free 12-mile course to a challenging century ride. This ride is truly for everybody, including competitive cyclists and families.
- Date:
- Saturday, September 19th, 2009
- Starting Point:
- Warrendale Shelter at Hines Park, Dearborn Heights, MI. This location is near Outer Drive and Hines Drive.
- Distance Options:
- 12, 25, 35, 50, 75, 100
"Day of" Entries are Accepted!
A CPSC- approved helmet is required at all times, and please bring your bicycles in good, working order. SAG service is provided for broken down riders or bikes, and several food stops are along the route a variety of food.
Sponsor a Cyclist:
For $18, you can sponsor a cyclist with a disability. In the past, as many as 150 participants
or family members of participants have ridden the Celebration of Cycling Ride. You will be able
to see many of PEAC's participants complete this ride alongside some of the best cyclists in
the state!
Club Challenge:
Are you a member of a cycling club? If you are, bring you and your club for some friendly
cross-club rivalry! There are two categories of competition: most miles ridden, and highest
percentage of club participation.
| 2001 | Sisters Cycling |
| 2002 | Downriver Cycling Club |
| 2003 | Slow Spokes of Macomb County |
| 2004 | Downriver Cycling Club |
| 2005 | Metro Detroit Cycling Club |
| 2006 | Downriver Cycling Club |
| 2007 | Downriver Cycling Club |
| 2008 | Downriver Cycling Club |
| 2001 | Downriver Cycling Club |
| 2002 | Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society |
| 2003 | Downriver Cycling Club |
| 2004 | Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society |
| 2005 | Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society |
| 2006 | Wolverine Sports Club |
| 2007 | Wolverine Sports Club |
| 2008 | Wolverine Sports Club |
Church Challenge:
In 2004, some local churches, such as Ann Arbor Reformed Church and Calvary Baptist Church
wanted to challenge their members to come out and support PEAC by participating in the
Celebration of Cycling. If you are a member of a religious institution and wish to challenge
your congregation on this family-friendly event, please contact PEAC to include your organization
in the competition!
| 2006 | Ann Arbor Chirstian Reformed Church |
| 2007 | Ann Arbor Chirstian Reformed Church |
(Application and liability waiver) (Downloadable application)
Description of Routes:
- 12 Mile:
- This route travels down Hines Drive to Nankin Mills for a rest stop, and back Hines Drive to Warrendale. It is traffic-free on the road from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm. This route is perfect for beginning riders and young families.
- 25 Mile:
- This route travels further down Hines Drive to Northville Drive to another rest stop, then turns and travels back to Warrendale. Hines Drive between Nankin Mills and Northville Drive is not closed to traffic, but has a large shoulder on the road, and also a bicycle path.
- 35 Mile:
- This route travels down Hines Drive and rides to Seven Mile Road in Northville out to a Northville Fire Station and back to Warrendale.
- 50 Mile:
- This route takes you out of town to the Cemetery on Curtis Road, then to the Northville Fire Station, and back to Warrendale.
- 75 Mile:
- This route takes you all the way out to Whitmore Lake, where a scenic food stop at Wesleyan Methodist Church will let you take a breather and decide whether to continue on the century route, or travel back to the start.
- 100 Mile:
- This route has been changed in 2005 to include a beautiful country ride out through Dexter. This ride includes rolling hills and a quick ride through Ann Arbor.
Ride Sponsors:
Thank you for your interest in Programs to Educate All Cyclist's Celebration of Cycling Ride! All proceeds from this ride go
directly to teaching people with disabilities how to become cyclists. This innovative program has won state and national awards
for its work improving the lives of people with disabilities.
The Celebration of Cycling is the only ride in the country that integrates people with both cognitive and physical disabilities with people without disabilities. This ride offers something for everybody, with a traffic-free, 12 mile ride, to a challenging 100 mile ride. This ride has attracted over 500 riders in previous years, and continues to be one of the premier bicycle rides in Michigan.
As the ride continues to grow, we depend on sponsorship from businesses and local organizations to help us be able to offer a unique and quality bicycle ride. Because of this, PEAC offers three types of ride sponsorship.
- The first is title sponsorship. This is offered for $10,000, and the name of the ride will be changed to your name, for example, "The Lear Celebration of Cycling Ride." This will cover all the expenses of the ride, allowing all entry fees to go directly to Programs to Educate All Cyclists.
- The second type of sponsorship is the Ride Sponsor. This is available for $2500, and it means that your company's name will be visibly displayed at all five rest stops and at the start/finish. This will cover the cost of the food for the event.
- The last type of sponsorship is the Food Stop Sponsorship. This is available for $500, and it covers the cost of one of the food stops. Your company or organization's name will be displayed at that stop, and your company will be listed on the ride shirts and printed materials as a sponsor.