Date & Location
July 31, 2021
Starting line:
345 Monmouth Ave. N.
Monmouth, OR 97361
Routes
Routes from 22 to 62 miles
Requirements
Fundraising Minimum: $250.00
Age Minimum: 12
Schedule
6:00 AM start time
START LINE & ROUTE DEPARTURE SUGGESTIONS
- 7:00 am: IRWMS Victory Lap
- 7:15 am: Metric Century Riders Start
- 7:30 am: 37.4 Mile Riders Start
- 8:00 am: 22.7 Mile Riders Start (ALL cyclists must be on the route)
- 2:15 pm: ROUTE CLOSES (ALL cyclists must be back in Rider Village)
BIKE MECHANICAL SUPPORT
- 6:00-8:00 am
BIKE CORRAL
- 6:00 am – 2:15 pm
(All bikes must be collected by 2:15 pm)
FOOD & BEVERAGE GARDEN
- 6:00-8:00 am: Paper Street Coffee Bar
- 10:45 am-2:15 pm: Lunch in the Grove
-On the Menu-
Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Veggie Burgers & Sides
- 10:45 am-2:15 pm: Beer Garden
ENTERTAINMENT
- 12:30-1:15 pm: The Super Short Saturday Show
CLUB K JERSEY
Fundraisers that have raised $1,000 or more receive our 2021 Club K jersey.
FRIDAY NIGHT PACKET PICKUP* IN THE GROVE (WOU)
- 6:00-8:00 pm (7/30)
*T-shirts & Jerseys will also be available for pickup
*Skip the line Saturday morning, stop by and complete your Health Screening Friday night
MANDATORY CHECK-IN & REGISTRATION
- 6:00 - 8:00 am: Check-In Screening & Venue Access
VENUE ACCESS* TIMES
- 6:00 am: Venue Access #1
- 6:30 am: Venue Access #2
- 7:00 am: Venue Access #3
- 7:30 am: Venue Access #4
*Venue Access time should be selected prior to the event.
ROUTE MAPS: I RIDE WITH GPS Note: routes are always subject to change.
- Go to your App Store
- Search for: Ride with GPS (Red cyclist on a black background)
- Download the app (it’s Free!)
- Go to your internet browser app - (Safari, Google Chrome, etc.)
- Visit the Willamette Valley website; look under Ride Details for your route
- Click “Open in App”
- Once you’re in the app can Download or Navigate to stream the route
Cycling Challenges
Complete challenges and mileage goals as you train and take on the open road.
Your training rides bring you out into your community and past some scenic destinations and we want to see them too!
Snap a selfie at a designated landmark and share it with your fellow MS cyclists using our submission form. Complete all 4 challenges by your event day and get a Bike MS-branded tire tool and be entered into a grand prize drawing for one of two Garmin Edge 130s. Flats happen—now you’ll be prepared!
Complete the weekly mileage goals—or ride even more!—to rack up badges along the way.
See the challenges and upload photos.
2021 Bike MS Fundraising Weeks
Fundraising Week #2 June 21 – June 27
Kudos Bike MS: Willamette Valley! You raised over $19k in our second fundraising week! The winner of an Edge 130 Plus GPS Cycling Computer goes to Robert N. Great fundraising Robert!
Fundraising Week #2 June 21 – June 27 Team Competition
Congratulations Team Road Kill! You are the winner of a Golden Nugget pop up tent! Your team tent will have lawn chairs, a cooler full of drinks, a small table, small kiddie pool, and a basket FULL of snacks! It will also, obviously, be decorated in gold!
Fundraising Week #1 May 21 – May 28
The numbers have been crunched and the results are in. You raised an impressive $16,096.60 in a single fundraising week!!! That's AMAZING! The winner of the fabulous prize basket from our friends at the Independence Hotel? Co-Captain Mike M. from Missing Spokes! Mike raised an amazing $2,440! Way to go Mike!!
Mike will be receiving all these awesome goodies from our friends at the Independence Hotel! (Don’t forget, Use the code BIKEMS21 for a 10% Discount if you book a stay Bike MS weekend!)
- Certificate for a One-Night Deluxe Room Stay at the Independence Hotel
- Handmade truffles from Melting Pot Candy
- 32oz Growler from Parallel 45 Brewing
- 2 $10 gift cards from Mangiare Italian Restaurant
- Bottle of Wine from Eola Wine Cellars
- Premium Growers hazelnuts
- Independence hotel tote bag
Fundraising Week #1 May 21 – May 28: Team Competition
Teams we haven’t forgotten about you. Teams that raise the most amount of money online during this week will be given the VIP treatment and will be able to sign up for venue access times BEFORE anyone else!! Congratulations Team Road Kill! Your team CRUSHED it raising an amazing $4,915! Great job!
Bike MS is an extraordinary ride no matter where you are! Whether you have a flat tire or need a snack to help get you across the finish line, we’ve got you covered…
Each route includes fully-stocked rest stops every 10 to 12 miles with some of the best snacks and volunteers around. Relax, hydrate, use the restroom, re-apply sunscreen and enjoy the volunteers. Bike mechanics and support and gear (SAG) vehicles will also be on the route to assist you.
After the ride, we will have plenty of food at the finish line.
Due to COVID safety-protocols lodging and accommodations for Willamette Valley will be different in 2021.
Dorm Accommodations
We are unable to offer dorm accommodations at Western Oregon University (WOU). Below is some information about local hotels with the closest proximity to the campus.
The Independence Hotel 201 Osprey Ln
Independence, OR 97351
Distance to WOU: 3 miles
Phone: (503) 837-0200
Website: https://theindependencehotel.com/
Use the code BIKEMS21 for a 10% Discount
College Inn 270 North Pacific Avenue
Monmouth, Oregon 97361
Distance to WOU: .4 miles
Phone: (503) 838-4438
Website: https://www.hotelcollegeinn.com/
There are more options for hotel accommodations in Salem which is at most a 30-minute drive from Monmouth. Check out Travel Salem for more information about places to stay.
Tent Camping
Currently, we are unable to offer tent camping at Western Oregon University’s stadium. We will continue to monitor safety-protocols and the allowance of tent camping and if this ruling changes, we will communicate that out to riders.
RV Parking
Currently, we are unable to offer parking for RVs at Western Oregon University. We will continue to monitor safety-protocols and the allowance of RV Parking and if this ruling changes, we will communicate that out to riders. There is a local RV Park in Independence, information is below.
Ash Creek Mobile & RV Park 141 S 17th St # 12A
Independence, OR 97351
Distance to WOU: 1.6 miles
Phone: (503) 838-4552
Website: https://www.facebook.com/Ash-Creek-Mobile-RV-Park-117934361600206/