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Tour de Wildwood - Oct 2nd, 2022

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Fri, 02/18/2022 - 7:06am
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10/02/2022 - 8:00am - 2:00pm

Tour de Wildwood

The Tour de Wildwood is back for 2022!

2022 Tour de Wildwood - Sunday, October 2nd

Routes from 14 to 50 miles in beautiful Wildwood, Missouri

 

2022 Tour de Wildwood Photo Galleries:

2022 photo gallery on Facebook 

2022 photo album on FlickR

 

Make it a weekend! West St Louis County is just 1:15 from Rolla,
1:45 from Columbia or Jefferson City, 3:00 from Springfield, 3:30 from Kansas City

 

If you have registered:

* Save time at registration - Download, print, & sign the ride waiver (PDF)

* Print, download, or get the app for the ride route maps

* Check out the Ride location, parking, and schedule for the day

 

We are very pleased to be able to partner with the City of Wildwood to offer 2022 Tour de Wildwood on Sunday October 2nd, 2022. 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.

Tour de Wildwood - visit the Rockwood Reservation, Babler State Park, and many other scenic areas in Wildwood
Tour de Wildwood - visit the Rockwood Reservation, Babler State Park, and many other scenic areas in Wildwood

Win a bike! Every ride registration is an entry in a drawing to win a bike. Bike donated by Big Shark Bicycle Company.

eBike Note: Some eBikes are allowed in the 2022 Tour de Wildwood on an experimental basis, if riders will follow the suggested guidelines.  See details below.

More about the 2022 Tour de Wildwood

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

Lcation & Schedule

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

Sunday, October 2nd, 2022:

  • 7am - Registration opens (Inside Wildwood City Hall)
  • 8am - Long route (50 mile) departs
  • 9am - Short routes (14, 22, 28 miles) depart
  • 8-9am - FREE Traffic Safety 101 Class (details below)
  • 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!
  • 12:30pm - BIKE GIVEAWAY, courtesy BIG SHARK BICYCLE CO. - Every ride registration is a ticket for the bike giveaway drawing; we'll also sell raffle tickets on ride morning.

WIN A BIKE! Courtesy of Big Shark Bicycle Co.

We will be giving away this beautiful bike, courtesy of Big Shark Bicycle Co., in a raffle drawing at 12:30pm.  Every ride registration is an entry in the bike giveaway, and additional raffle tickets can be purchased when you register online OR at ride registration Sunday morning.

      

Huge thanks to Big Shark Bicycle Co. for providing the bicycle for the Bike Giveaway, and also for supporting this years Tour de Wildwood with SAG and technical support.

Routes and Route Downloads for 2022

All turns are marked with orange paint and "TdW" (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 meet.

Option 1: Get the routes on the (free) RideWithGPS app - the easy way to navigate the route with your smart phone

Option 2: Download/print PDF route file or download route files for various GPS devices

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. 

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

Ride registration is $45 in advance, $22.50 for student/low budget; $50 day-of. 

  • Note: As with all MoBikeFed rides, cyclists with a disability and a companion ride free. To register as a cyclist with a disability or disability companion, just follow the regular ride registration link, and select the option for cyclist with a disability/companion.

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
  • 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)

Ride Registration now open - click here to register!

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? 

Ride on historic Route 66 on the Tour de Wildwood
Ride on historic Route 66 on the Tour de Wildwood

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 with one of the most experienced Bike Ed instructors in the region, who has taught hundreds of similar classes, and will cover traffic safety and group riding skills for cyclists. 

The class will start at 8am the morning of the ride at Wildwood City Hall, in a City Hall Room (ask for details at ride registration). 

After enjoying this fun and educational 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 cover 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 Kristin Naeger, City of Wildwood Parks and Recreation (636-458-0440 or kristin[at]cityofwildwood.com).

eBikes at the Tour de Wildwood

We are inviting riders of Class 1 eBikes to ride the Tour de Wildwood on an experimental basis for 2022 - if riders will follow the guidelines below. (Class 2 and 3 owners can contact us to ask special permission - director@mobikefed.org or 816-695-6736.)

  • Class 1 eBikes only (those with pedal assist only, maximum assist speed of 20 mph, and no throttle - see classes below). Class 2 and 3 eBike owners, please contact director@mobikefed.org - we may be able to arrange special permission.
  • eBikes will start separately after other riders have departed.
  • eBike riders should generally avoid riding in groups with or close to non-eBikes, unless the eBike rider is skilled, experienced, and confident in being able to ride with and blend in with other riders, or for example, other riders are regular riding partners.
  • If other riders ask the eBike rider to ride separately, the eBike rider must leave the group. (However - riders should only as eBike riders to ride separately if there are actual serious safety issues - and in that case the situation is no different than with any other rider who is not experienced enough to safely ride with a particular group.)
  • Be aware of battery capacity as routes may be longer than battery capacity and no opportunity for charging is available on the course.
  • eBike riders in the event agree to ride cautiously and safely, and to follow all rules of the road, including: 1) Stop at all stop signs & stop lights. 2) Single up when cars are trying to pass. 3) Signal turns & stops clearly. 4) Be safe & courteous to everyone on the road: motorists, pedestrians, & cyclists.

The three eBike classes are defined as follows:

  • Class 1: eBikes that are pedal-assist only, with no throttle, and have a maximum assisted speed of 20 mph.
  • Class 2: eBikes that also have a maximum speed of 20 mph, but are throttle-assisted.
  • Class 3: eBikes that are pedal-assist only, with no throttle, and a maximum assisted speed of 28 mph.

All classes limit the motor’s power to 1 horsepower (750W).

eBike class definitions are as in Missouri eBike law. The three classes are the same as the federally definied eBike classes.

Questions about eBike usage at the Tour de Wildwood, or if you own a Class 2 or 3 eBike and would like to ride in the event, please contact director@mobikefed.org - 816-695-6736.

Volunteers needed!

We can't run an amazing event like this without some really great volunteers to help!

We have a nice package of perks lined up for our volunteers.  For some volunteer jobs, you can volunteer AND ride.

  • We have enough volunteers for 2022 - thanks to everyone for volunteering!

Register for the ride

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

Sponsors

Huge thank you to the 2022 Tour de Wildwood ride supporters and sponsors!

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

 


City of Wildwood		  
Big Shark Bicycle Company		  
St. Louis County Police Department
   

 

 

 

Many thanks to Ryan Clymer for creating the GPS Track of the route!

Photos from previous editions of the Tour de Wildwood are now online!

Event Web Site: 
http://mobikefed.org/tourdewildwood
Email Address: 
director@mobikefed.org
Event Details
Event Type: 
Ride - Road
Region: 
St. Louis metro
Sponsoring Organization: 
Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation, City of Wildwood
Event Location/Address: 
Wildwood City Hall, 16860 Main Street, Wildwood, MO
MBF Member Organization: 
Yes
MoBikeFed Advocacy Event?: 
This event is a MoBikeFed Advocacy Event
Event details
Distance Options: 
28 miles, 48 miles
Entry Fee: 
$45 pre-registration; $50 ride day; Cyclists with a disability & companion ride FREE
SAG Service?: 
SAG Service

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