Tour De Charleston -
About this race
3 race routes: 12.5 miles, 25 miles, and 50 miles.
Timed Rides – Overall winner in each race; there will be a male and female plus first and second place awards for all age divisions.
Scenic routes throughout Charleston and the surrounding central Illinois countryside.
Timing chips, and Tour de Charleston towel for all participants.
Food (Banana) and water stations along race route.
No gasoline-powered motorized bikes are allowed. Battery assisted electric bikes known as E-Bikes are allowed. E-Bike participants are ineligible for medals.
Beer Garden (grass area) at Mike & Stan’s with a live band presented by The Charleston Chamber of Commerce: Shawn Dawson from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Mike & Stan's: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=mike%20%26%20stan%27s
Shawn Dawson: ttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=836684532227309&set=pb.100076573098005.-2207520000&type=3
Local Restaurants having lunch specials: Juanito's Bar & Grill, Wb's Pub and Grub & Roc's Blackfront Tavern & Grill.
Juanito's https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091305152616
WB's Pub and Grill https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057104536026
Roc's Blackfront Tavern & Grill https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=roc%27s%20blackfront%20tavern%20%26%20gril
Grab a Meal to go and meet us at Mike & Stan's Beer Garden with picnic tables. Bring your lawn chairs.
Check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CharlestonAreaChamber for other activities in and around our area. Spend the weekend with us in Coles County.
Refunds will be considered but not promised up until one week before the race.
Course
If you would like to view the course routes, you can see them here:
50 Mile:
25 Mile:
12.5 Mile:
Age groups for awards
18 and under
19 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 to 69
70 and over
Packet Pickup
Friday, June 12, 2026, at the Charleston Chamber 9:00 am- 6:00 pm - 501 Jackson Ave, Charleston IL 61920
Saturday, June 13, 2026, in the lobby of City of Charleston - City Hall 7:00 am to 8:30 am
Pick your distance
Cycling
12.5 mile
25 mile
50 mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Charleston, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:24 AM and sets at 8:20 PM local time (CDT) in Charleston on June 13, 2026 — 14h 56m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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2026 results — Tour De Charleston -
127 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 12.5 mile
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin McAndrew | 38:14 | 3:04 /mi |
| 2 | Jack Klein | 40:20 | 3:14 /mi |
| 3 | David Klein | 40:21 | 3:14 /mi |
| 4 | Archie Strole | 43:10 | 3:27 /mi |
| 5 | E. Borcherding | 43:25 | 3:28 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Charleston
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Trojan Classic XC
Bare Bones Turkey Trot
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Bare Bones Turkey Trot Toledo
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, 6 Charleston events
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