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Ride Recaps
- 8/12/2026 Community Ride from Cadieux Cafe, benefiting Michigan Junior Cycling Development Program
This Cadieux Cafe “Group Charity Ride” is a community ride to benefit Michigan Junior Cycling Development Program. This is an “at will ride” that is free to anyone who wants to do the ride. We are asking for a free will Donation ($20 suggested minimum donation or more) to help fund the development of junior riders in Michigan. If you are a current Cadieux Bicycle Club member and donate at least $20, then the dinner portion of this event will be free. Non-members can join the club, otherwise the catered social is $40, provided you have donated at least $20 to the charity. ALL… Read more: 8/12/2026 Community Ride from Cadieux Cafe, benefiting Michigan Junior Cycling Development Program - EJ Levy Memorial Woodward Loop RidePlease join us as we come together to honor the life and legacy of EJ Levy and celebrate everything he did for Michigan’s cycling community. 📅 Date: Sunday, June 29📍 Start & Finish: Shain Park, Birmingham, MI Donation Linkhttps://buy.stripe.com/cN29Dn6Pi26Rd685kB Ride Schedule 8:00 a.m. – Morning LoopRide north on Woodward to Pontiac at Widetrack Boulevard, then return to Shain Park. 9:15 a.m. – Detroit Memorial RideRide south on Woodward to Downtown Detroit. Two pace groups will be available, each with ride leaders and sweeps: Ride Highlights Supporting EJ’s Legacy A suggested donation of $20 or more is appreciated. All proceeds will… Read more: EJ Levy Memorial Woodward Loop Ride
- 2025 Exhale Fall Charity Ride Benefiting Breakthrough T1D (JDRF)
Join us Sunday October 5th 2025 for the Exhale Fall Charity Ride!A FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH DON’T MISS THIS GREAT FALL CYCLING ADVENTUREFOR RACERS, RIDERS & FAMILIES ABOUT THE GRAVEL / MTB / FAT BIKE RIDE: Since 2005!The Annual Breakthrough T1D (JDRF) Exhale Fall Charity Ride is a dirt road cycling event that travels through scenic Metamora, Michigan. The event is a fundraiser to raise awareness and donations supporting juvenile diabetes research. Since its inception, the Exhale Ride has donated 100% of all proceeds to Breakthrough T1D (JDRF). Riders4Research and Cadieux Bicycle Club have received Breakthrough T1D Achievement… Read more: 2025 Exhale Fall Charity Ride Benefiting Breakthrough T1D (JDRF) - Cadieux Cafe Group Charity Ride and Social 7/16/2025 (a Wednesday)
This Cadieux Cafe “Group Charity Ride” will benefit Michigan Junior Cycling Development, via your $20 minimum donation — higher amounts are also very much appreciated! The ride and after-party/dinner are otherwise FREE to CadieuxBC MEMBERS! Non-members are encouraged to join the club, otherwise the catered social is $30. Go here, to register and please don’t forget to make a donation: https://cadieuxbicycleclub.com/product/cadieux-cafe-group-charity-ride-and-social-7-16-2025-a-wednesday/ NOTE: If you are donating for multiple attendees, please increase your order quantity to reflect the number of persons in your party. Event Details: The ride leaves Cadieux Cafe promptly at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday 6/18/2025.We will have two… Read more: Cadieux Cafe Group Charity Ride and Social 7/16/2025 (a Wednesday) - ANNOUNCING: 2025 Cogs & Kegs Charity Ride
We are excited to return for the annual Cogs & Kegs bike rideThis year’s event will begin and end at Lincoln Yard in Birmingham. SIGN UP HERE: https://runsignup.com/Race/MI/Birmingham/CogsandKegs The 30-mile route departs at 6:30 PM and is for experienced riders, keeping a fast pace around 18 miles/hour. This ride is not for the faint of heart, so please only choose this distance if you are a seasoned rider and can stay with the group. Casual riders are encouraged to choose the 10-mile route which will begin at 7 PM. Registration for both events will open at 5:30 PM. All riders… Read more: ANNOUNCING: 2025 Cogs & Kegs Charity Ride - Cadieux Bicycle Club COMMUNITY Ride at Cadieux Cafe (21 JUNE 2023)
ALL are invited to join us at 6:30 p.m. on 6/21 at the Cadieux Cafe for a charity ride benefiting the Michigan Junior Cycling Development programs. This is a catered event, free to Cadieux Bicycle Club members. Not a member? Why not join? DETAILS: https://cadieuxbicycleclub.com/product/cadieux-cafe-group-charity-ride-and-social-6-21-2023-a-wednesday/ - 2022 Exhale Fall Charity Ride Benefiting JDRF via Riders4Research
A FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH DON’T MISS THIS GREAT FALL CYCLING ADVENTURE FOR RACERS, RIDERS & FAMILIES ABOUT THE GRAVEL / MTB / FAT BIKE RIDE: The 16th Annual JDRF Exhale Fall Charity Ride is a dirt road cycling event that travels through scenic Metamora, Michigan. The event is a fundraiser to raise awareness and donations supporting JDRF. Since its inception, the Exhale Ride has donated 100% of all proceeds to JDRF. Riders4Research and Cadieux Bicycle Club have received JDRF Achievement Awards annually for their fundraising efforts. As always, the goal of the JDRF Exhale Ride is to… Read more: 2022 Exhale Fall Charity Ride Benefiting JDRF via Riders4Research - Exhale Fall Charity Ride and Riders4Research thanks you!Hi hi, Exhalers, family, and friends! A heart-felt THANK YOU and major kudos to everyone who made this year’s Exhale Fall Charity Ride such an amazing success!!! Together you all helped to raise over $11,000 toward JDRF’s efforts to end juvenile diabetes!!! Wow!!! We really can’t thank you enough!!! We’re estimating somewhere on the order of 180 riders, which is based on 154 pre-registrations (some being multi-registrant, some being donation-only), and 43 in-person registrations.There were 122 confirmed via Strava, but many many participants aren’t on Strava. Whatever the actual number of riders it was a record-breaking event on multiple levels! Thanks again… Read more: Exhale Fall Charity Ride and Riders4Research thanks you!
- Woodward Loop June 27,2021 from Shain Park in BirminghamBack by popular demand the annual Woodward Loop Ride will take place this year this Sunday following the same format as in the past. We will head out in two waves the first at 7:30 am from Shain Park in Birmingham for a north Woodward Loop up to and around the famous Widetrack Drive in Pontiac. We hold an 18 mph pace on the uphill portion of the ride to Pontiac but then swing south and once we cross the tracks I’ll openup the gates and riders can zip at any speed they wish back to Shain Park. I’ll bring up therear. This is… Read more: Woodward Loop June 27,2021 from Shain Park in Birmingham
- Kristen and Leon’s Ridiculous Tandem Trip to ChicagoThis trip started out with the best of intentions, as any multi-state tandem bicycle vacation would when attempted by inexperienced tandem bicyclists with absolutely no bicycle traveling experience. And, aside from the hail storms, falling trees, extreme sunburn, gravel wipeouts, and occasional need to bushwhack, it was pretty uneventful. Day 1 – Pontiac to Marshall, MI 110 Miles, 8:20:36 Moving Time, 11:56:03 Elapsed In planning the trip, we relied heavily on Google’s bicycle routes to give us an idea of where to travel and stop for the night. Google does a decent job of finding trails wherever possible with suitable… Read more: Kristen and Leon’s Ridiculous Tandem Trip to Chicago