General Information

Brave the 5^th Annual Kickapoo BRAVE (Bluffs, Rivers and Valley Event) Bicycle Ride starting and ending in Gays Mills, Wisconsin, on September 15, 2012. Gays Mills is located along the Kickapoo River in Southwest Wisconsin, in the heart of the scenic Kickapoo Valley. The ride will start from Riverside Park in Downtown Gays Mills, located on Highway 171. Riders choose between 20, 40, 60 and 100 mile routes. All routes take cyclists through breathtaking scenery: ridge tops with distinctive panoramic views and deep, lush valley roads. Enjoy rest stops at a cheese cooperative (with store), flower farm, and organic vegetable farm. Several SAG wagons will be on hand, as well as a mid-route mechanized rest stop. 

Afterwards, relax at the beautiful new Gays Mills Community Center.  Sip some wine or grab a locally-brewed beer.  Enjoy appetizers from area farmers.  Listen to live music.  Then finish off the day well with a harvest-time feast of locally grown food, prepared and served by Driftless Wisconsin Grown. 

Schedule

7:30am                 Century Ride check-in

8:00am                 Century Ride start

8:30am                 General Riders check-in

9:45am                 Brief Welcome & Orientation

10:00am               General Riders start

20 for $20 Riders: register and start your ride any time before 11am!

1:00pm                 Social hour with small local farmers market with free samples, drinks, music and activities

4-6pm                   Harvest Dinner with local food and beer