Whether you’re a casual bike rider or an experienced cyclist, The Ride for Roswell offers routes for everyone, ranging from family-friendly to challenging. All routes other than the Peloton start at Baird Point on Saturday, June 23. Click on the route name to see a map.
Check in: 9:30 a.m.
Start Time: 10:30 a.m.
Riding Time: 1 hour
Rest Stops: 1
Rider Profile: Families with trailers and kids with training
wheels
The Family Ride is a great adventure for all ages! Hook up those trailers! Tighten those training wheels! Put on those helmets and buckle your baby-seat belts for the ultimate family Ride experience. Featuring a special Rest Stop, various team mascots and other exciting attractions, this route travels along the Amherst Bike Path and never actually crosses a road. Once families have completed the Family Ride, we encourage them to join us at Baird Point. Our Family Area will showcase a tricycle race, crafts, food, and games!
Check in: 9:00 a.m.
Start Time: 10:00 a.m.
Riding Time: 1 hour
Rest Stops: 1
Rider Profile: Casual riders and families
All ages enjoy this easy route. This 8-mile follows the Amherst Bike Path all the way to Niagara Falls Boulevard. There is a Rest Stop halfway down the bike path, if you need a break (you probably won’t be too tired but it’s fun to stop and grab a snack)! At Niagara Falls Boulevard you’ll merge with the 20- and 30-milers and ride home as one big, happy group!
Check-in: 8:30 a.m.
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.
Riding Time: 2 hours
Rest Stops: 3
Rider Profile: Casual to regular riders
You’ll see the Niagara River at one of its widest points along the 20-mile Ride. It travels flat, well-maintained roads and bike paths and includes three Rest Stops along the way (you’ll stop once at Niawanda Park and twice – once outbound and once inbound – at the Ellicott Creek Park Rest Stop).
Check-in: 7:30 a.m.
Start Time: 8:30 a.m.
Riding Time: 3 - 3.5 hours
Rest Stops: 4
Rider Profile: Aspiring to active riders
Like water? The 30-mile River Ride has got creeks, canals, and rivers for your biking pleasure. You’ll be on both roads and bike paths as you travel along Ellicott Creek and the Niagara River through Niawanda and Isle View Parks and then into the city of Buffalo. You’ll return via the Two Mile Creek bike path through the city and town of Tonawanda and then through Ellicott Creek Park.
Check-in: 6:30 a.m.
Start Time: 7:30 a.m.
Riding Time: 3 - 3.5 hours
Rest Stops / Water Stations: 4
Rider Profile: Aspiring to active riders
The 33-mile Ride takes you out through historic Clarence Center, then back along tree-canopied roads in one of the nicest biking areas in Erie County. It’s a short but sweet route. Anybody in decent shape can do it!
Check-in: 6:30 a.m.
Start Time: 7:30 a.m.
Riding Time: 4 - 4.5 hours
Rest Stops/Water Stations: 5
Rider Profile: Active riders and fit athletes
The 44-mile is a great middle distance ride. It’s long
enough to try your legs but not so long that you’ll miss
lunch back at Baird Point. Try it if you’ve got at least a
few hundred miles of spring riding under your belt.
The route heads out through Amherst, Clarence, and Akron before
heading back to UB. You’ll have one very pretty, curving road
as you climb up to the Rest Stop in Akron State Park, and then one
good, fast downhill on the way out. You’ll merge with riders
from the longer routes at the intersection of Berghorn and Cedar as
you make your way into Clarence, and have a chance to stop at a
couple of church-parking-lot Rest Stops in the home stretch.
Check-in: 6:00 a.m.
Start Time: 7:00 a.m.
Riding Time: 4.5 - 6 hours
Rest Stops: 6
Rider Profile: Fit athletes and experienced cyclists
The 62.5-mile Ride travels east and north through Amherst, Clarence, Newstead, Alabama, Royalton, Shelby, and then turns back. You're likely to see a lot of wildlife as you ride through the Tonawanda Game Management - Alabama Swamps area. Keep an eye out for bald eagles!
Check-in: 5:30 a.m.
Start Time: 6:30 a.m.
Riding Time: 4.5 – 8 hours
Rest Stops: 7
Rider Profile: Highly experienced cyclists only**
The Century Ride is for highly experienced cyclists only – you must be able to bike for an extended length of time at no less than 15 mph. Please note that after it separates from and until it rejoins the 62.5-mile route, the 100-mile will have SAG support but no intersection control. Riders should also be prepared for two, 25-mile stretches between Rest Stops before and after Golden Hill State Park.
**IMPORTANT: riders MUST pre-qualify for the Century Ride. You can do this by demonstrating proof of having done a ride of more than 62.5 miles at an average speed of at least 15 mph (completing a 62.5-mile ride in 5 hours or less or a 100-mile ride in 8 hours or less). Proof can include a copy of your event registration form or your numbered event bib (or a copy of it). Please bring a copy of your proof of experience with you on Ride Day.
WNY rides that will allow you to qualify include Tom’s Pro Bike’s Spring Ride; The Ride For Missing Children; and The Tour de Cure. You may also qualify by completing the RFR 62.5-mile route pre-ride the week before The Ride.
12-Mile Extra Mile Club Peloton Ride
Date: Friday, June 22, 2012
Check in: 5:00 p.m.
Start Time: 6:00 p.m.
Riding Time: 1 hour
Rider Profile: Qualified Extra Mile Club Members
The Peloton Ride is exclusively for pre-qualified, $1,000+ fundraisers. A two-by-two, police-escorted ride from Roswell Park Cancer Institute to the Opening Ceremony at UB, The Peloton travels past some of Buffalo’s best-known landmarks, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House.
Each route has frequent rest stops with restrooms, snacks, beverages, and enthusiastic supporters! Sag wagons and bike mechanics are also available along the way.
Please get your bike in a good working condition before the ride. Bike mechanics are available on the day of the ride for breakdowns and emergencies only; routine service and parts will be available for a fee.
