Finger Lakes Cycling Club

Populaire: Five Waterfalls 101k
2025-04-19 07:30 - 15:30 UTC | Black Diamond Trail Trailhead @ Cass Park, 121 Turtle Lane, Ithaca, NY, 14850
From Finger Lakes Randonneurs: Starting in Ithaca, NY this ride visits many well known waterfalls in the surrounding area. This is just a small sample of the waterfalls in the Finger Lakes region between Cayuga and Seneca Lakes.
Fee: none
Register: https://distancerider.net/new/five_waterfalls_20250419_rusa-populaire.html

Brevet: Kanadasega (ACP 200k)
2025-04-19 07:30 - 17:30 | Black Diamond Trail Trailhead @ Cass Park, 121 Turtle Lane, Ithaca, NY, 14850
From Finger Lakes Randonneurs: This is the 2nd day loop of the Letchworth Cayuga 600k but starting/finishing in Ithaca rather than Penn Yan, with a few slight deviations in Ithaca and Geneva. A ride north and west through the Finger Lakes Forest to Geneva and the northernmost point, to the site of Kanadasaga, a former Seneca Indian village. Riding south along the west side of Seneca Lake you will pass through Watkins Glen, then Montour Falls before heading north and east back to Ithaca.
Fee: $10
Register: https://distancerider.net/new/kanadasega_20250419_acp-brevet.html

Populaire: Lansing 101k
2025-05-03 07:30 - 15:30 | Lansing Ball Fields, 38 Auburn Rd, Lansing, NY, 14882, United States
From Finger Lakes Randonneurs: An introduction to randonneuring, using a course that uses mostly country roads with some interesting historical sites as controles. A good early season course that is not too difficult.
Fee: none
Register: https://distancerider.net/new/lansing-101-populaire_20250503_rusa-populaire.html

Brevet: Lansing-Auburn-Weltonville (ACP 200k)
2025-05-03 07:30 - 17:30 | Lansing Ball Fields, 38 Auburn Rd, Lansing, NY, 14882, United States
From Finger Lakes Randonneurs: This figure-eight route leaves the Lansing ball fields and heads north around Owasco Lake, passing President Millard Filmore’s birthplace in Moravia as well as one of the many boyhood homes of John D. Rockefeller Sr.
The route will then leave Owasco Lake and head south via the Salmon Creek floodplain back to the start. It will then proceed through Ellis Hollow through Boiceville and up a long climb to South/Honeypot Rd. The climbing will continue past the MacCormick Secure Center to Fairfield Rd and the southernmost point of Weltonville. A short distance north is the Speedsville General Store. Now the fun of mostly descending the Old 76 route you climbed earlier. Lastly the climb up Turkey Hill Rd, down Mt. Pleasant and across the Freese Rd bridge and back to the finish.
Fee: $10
Register: https://distancerider.net/new/lansing-auburn-weltonville_20250503_acp-brevet.html

Finger Lakes Freshet
2025-05-03 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Announcing the first-annual FINGER LAKES FRESHET!
https://www.bikereg.com/finger-lakes-freshet
freshet /’freSH?t/ noun – the springtime rush of fresh water from melting snow.
This is a casual, unofficial, unsanctioned, and unsupported gravel bikepacking ride starting and ending in Stewart Park, Ithaca, NY, homeland of the Gayogohó:no? people. Routes will follow gravel roads as much as possible. This will be a self-supported ride following the ethics of other bikepacking events like The Adirondack Trail Ride, Vermont Super 8, Catskill Bikepacking Route, or the Tour Divide – meaning it’s an unmarked route, with no sag wagon, no planned feed stations, etc, but you can utilize any publicly available services. One difference from other events is that we are encouraging riders to go slow and ride together in groups. Riders of all three route options are encouraged to camp together the first night (about halfway through the short route or about 60-70 miles in for the other routes) in a private group campsite.
Riders who wish to push themselves physically and mentally, may choose to do so, but will need to agree to be safe about it and be respectful of everyone they encounter en route – especially on rail trails where cyclists need to yield to all other users.
If you want friends and family to be able to follow your progress in real-time, we’ll have the routes on Trackleaders and facilitate SPOT rental (about $85) or the PING phone app (about $15). But riders aren’t required to do this unless you want your time posted on our upcoming website. If you don’t use a tracker and would like to be listed as “completed” just let us know after you finish the ride.
The following routes are approximate. We will be ground-truthing and finalizing the routes in early April. But for planning purposes, a burly gravel bike or a svelte mountain bike would be ideal. Note that the long route follows medium route until mile 135. The 500-mile route has two stream crossings and a few single track sections that may require some hike-a-bike, but if this is a deal-breaker for you, contact us after you register and we can provide you an alternate route. Also be advised, the long route passes through the turf of rival Instagram bicycle gangs @the_grape_pie_gang, @the_canal_scum, and @the_cornell_dropoutz, but through intense negotiation, we have procured a hand signal that will ensure safe passage.
(58 miles) Tiny Trickle: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49503834
(158 miles) Swollen Stream: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49501871
(501 miles) Raging River: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49502151
Grand depart will be at 9am on May 3rd, 2025, from the dock along the Cayuga Lake waterfront of Stewart Park in Ithaca, NY, near the large pavilion. More details on parking, camping, GPS tracking, and other logistics will be sent to registered riders as the Freshet approaches!
Please note this is an independent event not sponsored by FLCC or Cycle-CNY.

Brevet: Flight in the Finger Lakes (ACP 300k)
2025-05-17 06:00 - 20:00 | Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
From Finger Lakes Randonneurs: Starting at the Hangar Theater, site of an airport started in 1912, the ride proceeds south to Harris Hill above Elmira. Harris Hill is the Soaring Capital of America, famous as a site for glider flights. Proceeding westward the route heads toward Hammondsport where you will pass the Glenn Curtis Museum. Curtis, an early aviation pioneer also made bikes and motorcycles. Continuing in a northerly direction along the eastern shore of Keuka Lake you will eventually get to the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, home to a diverse population of birds including herons, bald eagles and osprey among others. The route then passes through Auburn, NY with a brief visit to Harriet Tubman National Park named for the famed abolitionist who helped many slaves in their flight to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Fee: $20
Register: https://distancerider.net/new/flight-in-the-finger-lakes_20250517_acp-brevet.html

Brevet: Kanadasega (ACP 200k)
2025-05-17 06:30 - 17:30 | Black Diamond Trail Trailhead @ Cass Park, 121 Turtle Lane, Ithaca, NY, 14850
From Finger Lakes Randonneurs: This is the 2nd day loop of the Letchworth Cayuga 600k but starting/finishing in Ithaca rather than Penn Yan, with a few slight deviations in Ithaca and Geneva. A ride north and west through the Finger Lakes Forest to Geneva and the northernmost point, to the site of Kanadasaga, a former Seneca Indian village. Riding south along the west side of Seneca Lake you will pass through Watkins Glen, then Montour Falls before heading north and east back to Ithaca.
Fee: $10
Register: https://distancerider.net/new/kanadasega-_20250517_acp-brevet.html

Tour de Keuka
2025-08-02 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Tour de Keuka is an annual charity bike ride around Keuka Lake in the beautiful Finger Lakes of New York State. The 2025 event will benefit United Way of the Southern Tier.
Offering 3 different in-person courses and a virtual option, there’s a route for nearly every skill level. The 2024 routes included the 100-Mile Jenny Rhoads Century Ride, a 60-Mile Ride, and the 45-Mile John “Jake” Geniviva Ride. All routes start from Hammondsport, NY.
Every rider receives a Tour de Keuka T-shirt and finisher gift. All participants must fundraise $150 in addition to paying the registration fee. Riders who raise $350 or more will receive a Tour de Keuka jersey!

Butternut Valley Gravel Grinder
2025-08-23 | Butternuts Brewery, 4021 NY-51, Garrattsville, NY, 13342, United States
The Butternut Valley Gravel Grinder (formerly New Lisbon Gravel Grinder) is a 10 or 45 mile gravel event near Garrattsville, NY. Not technically a race, but a challenging and adventurous day on the bike. Presented by CNYC, Butternuts Brewery and the Butternut Valley Alliance.
COME RIDE WITH World Champion and Tour of Flanders Winner Alessandro Ballan: He is coming from Italy to NY for his first gravel event in the USA. Grab an autograph, share a beer, or see how you match up to him on the climbs!
All entrants will be entered to win a BMC URS Gravel Bike.
More information and to register: https://www.bikereg.com/butternut-valley-gravel-grinder

AIDS Ride for Life
2025-09-06 07:00 - 17:00 | Stewart Park, 1 James L. Gibbs Drive, Ithaca, 14850, United States
Fundraiser ride for the Southern Tier AIDS program. Fully supported with route options ranging from 14 – 101 miles around Cayuga Lake.
More information: http://aidsrideforlife.org/

Tour de Shunk - Road and Gravel
2025-09-14 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
The Tour de Shunk offers challenging and scenic routes on mostly traffic-free roads in Sullivan and Bradford counties in northeast PA, with a wonderful spaghetti dinner included afterward. It has grown over its 26 years to include now three gravel routes, up to 74 miles long – and paved routes of ~25, 50, 75 and 100+ miles. There’s also a Youth / Intro to Gravel ride of about 10 miles on an old railroad grade in PA State Game Lands. The two longer gravel routes include SGL and Loyalsock State Forest roads. Seven routes to choose from total, something for everyone. All routes start from from Rocky’s Bike Shop, Monroeton, PA 18832. T-shirt included, and rider support, food and drink provided along the way. All proceeds support Big Brothers Big Sisters. FLCC is not affiliated with this event. Visit BikeReg (road – https://www.bikereg.com/tour-de-shunk-road-ride or gravel – https://www.bikereg.com/tour-de-shunk-gravel) or BBBS (https://www.bbbsnepa.com/tour-de-shunk/).
