Bike The Drive

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Bike The Drive is a non-competitive bicycle ride along a car free Lake Shore Drive sponsored by the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation that, for the past several years, has taken place on on a the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Currently, the route extends from 57th street on the south to Hollywood Ave on the north. The route length is 15 miles long beginning at Columbus and Balbo in Grant Park (Chicago). Participants usually complete either one or two laps for a 15 or 30 mile ride. However, any number of miles can be ridden before the ending time.

1 Current Year
2 Past Event Dates
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Current Year

The ride will take place on May 28th, 2006. No changes to the route from the previous year.

The event opens at 5:30am and closes just before 10:00am. However, it's generally possible to start biking as early as 5:00, but the city will begin closing down the route as early as 9:30.

In 2006, an estimated 20,000 riders participated in the event.