2022 - Bike Benzie Tour sponsored by Benzie Sunrise Rotary
2022 distances
Cycling
45-Mile Road Tour
Note: MBRA Registered Racers depart at 9:00 Gran Fondo Riders depart at 9:30 The 48-mile road tour and race course begins with the same scenic and easy rolling hills going south from Crystal Mountain to Kaleva as with the 34-mile route. The route takes riders past farmlands, forests, lakes and rivers. At the 12-mile point, riders enter the quaint village of Kaleva, where their first rest stop awaits, and cherry pie from the Cherry Hut, at the Bethany Lutheran Church. Heading out of Kaleva the route will take you east and south through the Huron - Manistee National Forest. At Coates Highway you head west to the town of Brethren where at 29 miles there is a rest stop at the local picnic pavilion (and more cherry pie). The final stretch returning to Crystal Mountain will be a mostly flat route that takes you north through Kaleva again where, if you so choose, you can stop at the Bethany Lutheran Church. Total climb for this route is approximately 1000 feet. The course will be marked at critical turns; however, three GPS apps will be available (under construction) for download on the website, 1) Ride with GPS, 2) Strava, and 3) Map My Ride. Also, the route will be monitored by cyclist support vehicles.
62-Mile Road Tour
Note: MBRA Registered Racers depart at 9:00 Gran Fondo Riders depart at 9:30 The 62-mile road tour and race course features some of the area's best cycling roads and views. The route heads south from Crystal Mountain toward the town of Kaleva. There’s a rest stop at the 12-mile mark at the Bethany Lutheran Church. The route then heads east on Nine Mile Road and South through the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Once on Coates Road you head west to the town of Brethren where there will be a rest stop at the 29-mile mark. The ride then continues south to River Road which winds west along the beautiful Bear Creek. Then it’s north bound along the beautiful and challenging Chief Road. At the 41-mile mark is a rest stop at Northern Naturals. After consuming more cherry pie (your choice) you finish the course on Chief Road and Healy Lake Road to Crystal Mountain Resort. Total climb is approximately 1700 feet. The course will be marked with road surface arrows at critical turns; also, three GPS apps will be available (under construction) for download on the website, 1) Ride with GPS, 2) Strava, and 3) Map My Ride. The route will be monitored with cyclist support vehicles.
30-Mile Road Tour
Note: MBRA Registered Racers depart at 9:00 Gran Fondo Riders depart at 9:30 The 34-mile road tour and race course offers scenic rolling hills going south and east from Crystal Mountain traveling through the quaint village of Kaleva. Your rest stop awaits you at 12 miles at the Bethany Lutheran Church, across the street from the historic Kaleva Bottle House & Museum. Cherry pie from the Cherry Hut awaits you. The return back to Crystal Mountain travels east on Nine Mile Road and Yates Road where you experience some rolling hills. Total climb is only 500 feet. The course will be marked at critical turns; however, three GPS apps will be available (under construction) for download on the website, 1) Ride with GPS, 2) Strava, and 3) Map My Ride. Also, the route will be monitored by cyclist support vehicles.
Race-day weather
Conditions on June 4, 2022 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:00 AM and sets at 9:23 PM local time (EDT) in Thompsonville on June 4, 2022 — 15h 23m of daylight.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 10 Thompsonville events
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