Tour de Wildwood - Oct 4th, 2015

This page is about a past Tour de Wildwood.  Click here to see information about the current year's Tour de Wildwood.

We are very pleased to be able to partner with the City of Wildwood to offer 2015 Tour de Wildwood on Sunday October 4th, 2015. Ride a section of historic Route 66, visit Babler State Park and Rockwoods Reservation Conservation Area, and enjoy the beautiful fall leaves as you ride the low-traffic roads through the hills of Wildwood. 

Photos from the 2015 Tour de Wildwood are now online!

• Photos by ride photographer Scott Schwartz (downloadable--look for 'download' arrow)
• TdW riders in Rockwoods Reservation by Missouri photographer Dennis Coello
• Ride snapshots (all downloadable--click on any photo, then look for the down-pointing arrow near the bottom RH corner)

Find photos from the 2014 Tour de Wildwood here.

More about the 2015 Tour de Wildwood

• Click here to register for the 2015 Tour de Wildwood!
  

  Tour de Wildwood 2015 poster
• Save $5 when you pre-register online.  Online pre-registration is open through 6am ride day - after that come down and register in person. 

Wildwood is in western St Louis County, so convenient to everywhere in the greater St Louis area, and just an 1.5-2 hours to Columbia, Hannibal, Farmington, and Cape Girardeau. Hope you can join us!  

Online registration is closed as of 6am ride day - come on down and register in person at Wildwood City Hall!

Schedule

The ride starts and ends at Wildwood City Hall, 16860 Main Street, Wildwood, MO.

Sunday, October 4th, 2015:

• 7am - Registration opens (Inside Wildwood City Hall)
• 8am - Long route (48 mile) departs
• 9am - Short route (28 mile) departs
• 8-9am - Traffic Safety Class
• 11am-1pm - Lunch (at start/finish area)
  • Note:  The lunch trailer will CLOSE promptly at 1pm.  The lunch trailer will be closed up and moved off site. Please plan to arrive at the finish line before 1pm if you want to enjoy the lunch!
• FREE Traffic Safety 101 course, 8-9am (details below)
• TdW 2015 jersey will be for sale at ride registration, $60.

Routes

All turns are marked with orange paint and "W" (for Wildwood) EXCEPT the section in Babler Park, which is marked with signs "Tour de Wildwood".

Where routes diverge, they are marked Long (L) and Short (S); also look for "Out" (outbound) and "In" (Inbound) where inbound & outbound routes cross.

Long and short routes are available:

• Short route, 28 miles (download full-sized Short Route map) 
  • At your choice, you can shorten the route--14 mile and 22 mile routes are easy options, and you can make the decision mid-course
    

    TdW 2015 Jersey (for sale ride day)

• Long route, 48 miles (download full-sized Long Route map)

Routes are mostly on the beautiful low-traffic roads of Wildwood. Most TdW routes are on rural roads with 25-30 MPH speed limits.

The route passes through or along several parks, conservation areas, and Babler State Park. Several sections of the route are on historic Route 66. 

Registration, Start/Finish, Parking

The Start/Finish for the Tour de Wildwood will be at:

Wildwood City Hall on Main Street in the Town Center
16860 Main St.
Wildwood, MO, 63040

Parking is in the parking structure directly north of City Hall or the surface parking lot directly north of the parking structure.

Registration is inside City Hall.

Enjoy the beautiful, scenic roads of Wildwood, Missouri

Lunch (11am-1pm) will be served just outside City Hall.

Ride registration is $35 in advance, $40 day-of 

Riders will enjoy a fully sagged ride, SAG stops with refreshments, lunch after the ride, and a LOT of goodies with ride registration--see below.

• MoBikeFed membership/renewal
• T Shirt
• Goody bag
• Lunch following the ride
• Sag Support
• Bike Mechanic on site--thanks to Big Shark Bicycle Co.
• Rest Stop Refreshments 
• FREE Bike Ed Class Registration (details below)

Click here to register for the 2015 Tour de Wildwood 

FREE Traffic Safety 101 Course Sunday morning for TdW riders

Do you know all you need to know to safely ride a bike with traffic? Do you feel you know enough to teach your children how to ride cautiously and conspicuously while on their own? When you drive your car, are you confident on how to share the road with people on bikes? Do you know how to safely share the road with many other cyclists on a group ride?

Tour de Wildwood riders are invited to join a Traffic Safety 101 Course ride-day morning--FREE with your TdW registration.  The course will be on-bicycle and will cover traffic safety and group riding skills for cyclists. 

TdW 2015 Jersey - for sale at registration, $60

The class will start at 8am on Sunday, October 4th at Wildwood City Hall--immediately after the long course (48 mile route) departure time.  After enjoying this fun and educational on-bicycle course for about 1 hour, you can immediately depart for the short course (28 mile route) at 9am.

The course is great for novice, intermediate, and experienced riders.  It will be a hands-on course demonstrating and allowing you to practice skills such as dealing with traffic, negotiating intersections, and handling common group ride scenarios safely and confidently.

Traffic Safety 101 Registration: When you register for the ride, you'll have the option to add the Traffic Safety 101 class as a free option. If you'd like to register for the class only (or add the class later), just contact Gary Crews, City of Wildwood Director of Parks and Recreation (636-458-0440, ext. 126 or gary[at]cityofwildwood.com)

Volunteers 

We are looking for volunteers to help with the 2015 Tour de Wildwood.  We'll need help with marking the route, registration, SAG Stops, SAG driving, and more.  We have some great perks for volunteers, too.

Click here to find out more and volunteer for Tour de Wildwood 2015.

• Click here to register for the 2015 Tour de Wildwood
• Save $5 when you pre-register online.  Online pre-registration is open through 6am ride day - after that come down and register in person.

Many thanks to the City of Wildwood for working with us to present the Tour of Wildwood this year!

Tour de Wildwood

Sponsors

We much appreciate our 2015 Tour de Wildwood sponsors:

• Accounting Cycle
• Big Shark Bicycle Company

You can be  Tour de Wildwood sponsor--contact us: director@mobikefed.org or 816-336-2550.