3rd Annual Bike for Wisconsin Ride

Sunday, September 16, 2007 in Cedarburg, Wisconsin

A fund raiser for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin… to Make Wisconsin a Better Place to Bicycle!

On-site registration at Cedarburg High School is still available. Registration opens at 6:45 AM on Sunday, September 16th.

Please Note! Reduced Early Bird registration rates expire August 1st.

Want to get the form right now?
Download brochure, print, complete all information and mail it in!

Sponsors and Volunteers Needed!
Consider joining our 3rd annual event as a sponsor and/or volunteer - Contact Shea at shea@bfw.org or 414-431-1761.



Enjoy bicycling on the beautiful rural roads around Cedarburg while raising funds for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin! 100% of the proceeds benefit our efforts to make Wisconsin a Better Place to Bicycle.

Come for the ride, stay for the festival!
Experience a feast for the senses in Historic Cedarburg, Wisconsin during the Wine & Harvest Festival, September 15 &16, 2007.

Inhale the fragrant bouquet of an award-winning wine from Cedar Creek Winery or enjoy Silver Creek Brewery's hand-crafted Blonde Root Beer. Tempting foods tantalize with a harvest flavor, featuring steamed corn, caramel apples, apple cider, turkey legs, brats, burgers and savory seasonal delights in food courts all over town. The Farmer's Market is chock full of seasonal fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants, herbs, honey and many varieties of apples.

Enjoy the festival. It's only 3 blocks away! Showers are available after the ride, so get cleaned up and go downtown to refuel.

For further information about the Wine and Harvest Festival or the town of Cedarburg:
Call 1-800-237-2874, visit The Cedarburg Festivals web site or contact the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerce

Click to see the 2006 and 2005 rides

Who Benefits from the Ride?
As a bicyclist in the state of Wisconsin, this ride benefits you!

The proceeds of the ride will fund ongoing projects and work of the BFW:
-Promote bicycling as recreation, transportation, and fitness
-Safe Routes to School in Milwaukee and statewide
-Host a bi-annual statewide bicycle and pedestrian conference
-Publish the annual Wisconsin Ride Guide
-Publish the quarterly Wisconsin Bicyclist newsletter
-Serve as a resource to WI residents who wish to impact their local bicycle advocacy scene
-Stand up for the rights of bicyclists at the local, state, and national level
-Education of both bicyclists and motorists
-Work toward improved paved shoulders, bike lanes, paths, bike parking and other facilities
-Work toward increased cycling confidence and enjoyment for people of all ages

For More Information
Contact:Shea Schachameyer, Project Coordinator, Bike For Wisconsin Ride, shea@bfw.org, 414-431-1761
Registration questions should be directed to Nancy Griswold at nancy@bfw.org or 608-251-4456. Thanks!

2006 BIKE FOR WISCONSIN RIDE (below):

Covered bridge!	Thumbs up for the BFW!	Hitting the road!

Thanks to all of the riders, volunteers, and sponsors that made the 2006 Bike for Wisconsin Ride a success. We had over 400 registrants...and in spite of an early morning rain...over 385 riders showed up to ride!

Thanks to staff and volunteers: Chick Veenstra, Tim Buege, John Rider, Nancy Griswold, Ken Bates, Scott Arbit, Peter Lee, Jack Hirt, Della Haugen, Amy Heart, John Brown, Ken Wodtke, Paul Gutelius, Angela Fischer, Tracy Eichenseer, Shea Schachameyer, Mark Madison, Ali Dwyer, Edith Merila, Robbie Webber, Barry Stuart, and the Ozaukee County, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Amatuer Radio Emergency Services

Thanks to our 2006 sponsors: Wheel and Sprocket, REI Brookfield, Hayes Disc Brakes,TREK Corporation, Newman Chevrolet, Maranatha nut butter/nSpired Natural Foods, Jelly Belly, Sprecher Brewing Co, California Raisins, Big Buck Lumber, Arnold's Environmental, and Cedarburg Festivals

Pioneer Village Rest Stop	Everyone wants to ride a bike and raise funds for BFW!	Recumbents too!

2005 BIKE FOR WISCONSIN RIDE (below)

Thanks to our riders and volunteers for making the First Annual Bike For Wisconsin ride a great success! Over 400 riders started and finished the ride in Cedarburg on Sunday, September 18. The weather cooperated all day so that people had time post-ride for a visit to the Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival.

Special thanks to our sponsors, who made it all possible:

Culver's
Back to nature
California Raisins
Maranatha Nut Butters
Nature Valley Granola Bars

Honey Acres, Inc
Southport Rigging
Olsen's Piggly Wiggly
Big Buck Building Centers
Cedarburg Wine and Harvest Festival

Natural Ovens Bakery
Arnold's Environmental
BFW's Outstanding Volunteers
Cedarburg Emergency Management
Ozaukee County, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Amateur Radio Emergency Services


THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS...YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Thank you, thank you to our volunteers and other nice folks: Al Lederman, Ali Dwyer, Angela Fischer, Adam Greene, Barry Stuart, Bill Stolte, Cactus Joe Leonard & Wes and their guitars, Carol Szudrovitz, Cedarburg Police Department, Chick Veenstra, Chris Kegel, Chuck Strawser, Clare Seguin, Dan Workenaour, Dar Ward, Dave Schlabowske, David Kohli, Don Michalski, Edith Merila, Ellison Bentley, Erik Koester, Erin Mirabella, Gary Bargholz, Gary Sharbuno, Gene Szudrowitz, J.R., Jeananne Bargholz, Jack Hirt, Janice Spencer, Jerry Specht, Jessica Wineberg, Jim Spice, John Rider, Jon Gilmore, Judy Specht, Julia Nawrot, Julian Kegel, Julie Stelter and Cedarburg Festivals, Kathy Butler, Ken Wodtke, Kristen Kehl, Liza Hirt, Mark Tellier, Mike Yuhas, Milwaukee ARES, Nancy Griswold, Nancy Stecker, Nick Irish, Ozaukee ARES, Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department, Pam Veenstra, Paul Gutelius, Pearl, Richard Schwinn, Shea Schachameyer, Sue Burback, Stan Kaplan, Tom Liebe, Tom Nawrot, Tom Oehlers, Tim Buege, Vic Shier, Washington County Sheriff's Department, Waukesha ARES

WHO WE ARE: The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is a statewide nonprofit bicycle education and advocacy organization. Our mission, to make Wisconsin a better place to bicycle, embraces the basic vision behind the organization; that bicycling is a viable, healthy, and environmentally sustainable means of transportation, recreation, and sport. We provide bicyclists of all ages with information on recreational rides, safety tips, and commuting skills while educating decision makers about the importance of bicycling to our communities. Hundreds of groups use bicycle rides as a means to raise funds. But these rides are only possible because Wisconsin is a great place to bicycle. The Bicycle Federation is making sure that Wisconsin stays a great place to bicycle, and gets even better! Your participation in this fund raising ride helps us to accomplish these goals.

MORE INFORMATION: Contact the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin, info@bfw.org, 608-251-4456