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Encyclopedia > Challenge riding

Challenge riding is a form of cycling where the riders challenge themselves rather than each other. Some challenge rides are charity events or pledge rides. Others occur simply for the sake of the challenge. Most challenge rides are open to all comers, but a few require qualification to attend.


An example of a website featuring lists of challenge rides includes Active.com (http://active.com/century_challenge/)


Challenge rides often have lengths of round, impressive sounding numbers like 100K (aka metric century), 100 miles (century), 200K (double metric century), etc., each of which is to be completed in a single day. Alternatively they start and end at interesting locations like the Los Angeles to San Francisco AIDS/LifeCycle (http://www.aidslifecycle.org/). Another popular class of ride is a multi-day trip that spans a state or province, such as RAGBRAI in Australia

  • Audax Australia website (http://www.audax.org.au/)
  • Canada
  • Mexico
    • Riviera Maya Bike Adventure website (http://www.bikeadventure.riviera-maya.com.mx/)
  • United Kingdom
    • Audax UK website (http://www.audax.uk.net)
    • Bike Events website (http://www.bike-events.com/)
    • Cyclists Touring Club website (http://www.ctc.org.uk/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3415)
  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Bicycle Across Magnificent Alabama website (http://www.bikebama.com/)
    • California
      • AIDS/LifeCycle website (http://www.aidslifecycle.org/)
      • Mount Hamilton Challenge website (http://hillsidegraphics.com/hamilton-challenge/)
    • Colorado
      • Bicycle Tour of Colorado website (http://www.bicycletourcolorado.com/)
      • Ride the Rockies website (http://www.ridetherockies.com/)
    • Delaware
      • Lewes Delaware Weekend website (http://www.bikepptc.org/special_events.html)
      • Ride for the Feast website (http://www.mfeast.org/)
    • Florida
      • Bike Florida website (http://www.bikeflorida.org/)
    • Georgia
      • Bicycle Ride Across Georgia website (http://www.brag.org/)
    • Iowa
    • Maryland
      • Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride Bike Tour website (http://www.marylandlung.org/events/chesbay.htm)
      • Cycle Across Maryland website (http://www.onelesscar.org/CAM_2004/cam_info.htm)
      • MS 150 Tour de Shore website (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/MDM/event/event_detail.asp?e=87)
      • St. Michael's Weekend website (http://www.bikepptc.org/special_events.html)
    • Massachusetts
      • Mount Greylock Challenge website (http://berkshirecycling.tripod.com/rides/id4.html)
    • Minnesota
      • Habitat500 website (http://www.habitat500.org/pages/1/index.htm)
    • Missouri
      • Katy Trail Ride website (http://www.mostateparks.com/katytrail/index.html)
    • New York
      • Bon Ton Roulet website (http://bontonroulet.com/)
      • Ride for Research website (http://www.rideforresearch.org/)
    • North Carolina
      • Cycle North Carolina's Spring Retreat website (http://www.ncsports.org/CycleNorthCarolina/)
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pennsylvania Greenway Sojourn website (http://www.railtrails.org/field/pennsylvania/active_pages/sojourn/splash.asp)
    • Tennessee
      • Bike Ride Across Tennessee website (http://www.state.tn.us/environment/parks/BRAT/)
    • Virginia
      • Bike Virginia website (http://www.bikevirginia.org/index.html)
    • Washington
      • Trek Tri-Island website (http://www.alaw.org/support_alaw/trek_tri_island/)
    • Wisconsin
      • AIDS Network Cycles Together (ACT) website (http://www.actride.org/)
      • Bike Northwoods Tour website (http://www.bikenorthwoods.com/)
      • Door County Century website (http://doorcountycentury.tripod.com/)
      • GRABAAWR/SAGBRAW website (http://www.grabaawr.com/)
      • Horribly Hilly Hundreds website (http://www.horriblyhilly.com)
      • MS 150 Best Dam Bike Tour website (http://www.nationalmssociety.org/WIG/event/event_detail.asp?e=6137)
      • Wright Stuff Century website (http://www.bombaybicycle.org/wrightstuff.htm)
    • Multi-State
      • MOOSA Tour (ME, NH, VT) website (http://www.canamwheelers.com/moosa.html)
  • Multi-Nation
    • Trek Tri-Island (WA, BC) website (http://www.alaw.org/support_alaw/trek_tri_island/)
  • Other
    • Pete and Ed's list website (http://peteandedbooks.com/brides.htm)
    • National Bicycle Tour Directors Association website (http://www.nbtda.com/) search (http://www.nbtda.com/SearchTour.asp)
    • Yahoo: Cycling / Tours and Events website (http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/Cycling/Tours_and_Events/)
  • See also



      Results from FactBites:
     
    Challenge riding: Information from Answers.com (317 words)
    Challenge riding is a form of cycling where the riders challenge themselves rather than each other.
    Challenge rides often have lengths of round, impressive sounding numbers like 100km (aka metric century), 100 miles (century), 200km (double metric century), etc., each of which is to be completed in a single day.
    Another popular class of ride is a multi-day trip that spans a state, country or province, such as RAGBRAI in Iowa and the End to End in the United Kingdom.
    Urban Challenge Corporate Events (363 words)
    Based off our nationally acclaimed adventure race, your group's Urban Challenge will be an event in which teams frantically solve clues to find hidden checkpoints in their city.
    Urban Challenge is a unique urban adventure that is accessible, yet quite challenging for competitors of all skill levels and ages.
    Riding the bus offers valuable time to solve checkpoint clues but a quicker route may exist if your team "hoofs it." The facile mind must make all these decisions for the team.
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