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V-Park Weekend Rides

Springfield, IL · Road

When
Saturdays and Sundays, 8:00 amSeason: Apr–Oct
Starts at
Vredenburg Park, 100 Crusaders Rd, Springfield, IL Map ↗
Pace
Saturday faster steady pace; Sunday steady 18-19 mphNo-drop: nobody gets left
Next ride
Hosted by
Springfield Bicycle ClubClub
Cost
free
Kind of ride
Road
Map of Illinois with this ride's start
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For visitors

No obligation to take a pull; ride within your limits.

First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
Bring
a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
Arrive
Ten or fifteen minutes before 8:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
Pace
Expect 18–19 mph: brisk — you'll want some fitness. It's no-drop: if you fall off the back, someone waits. That's the point of a group ride.
Check
Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.

About the V-Park Weekend Rides group ride

V-Park Weekend Rides is a road group ride in Springfield, IL. It rolls saturdays and Sundays at 8:00 am from Vredenburg Park.

Springfield's weekend fast rides. Saturday is a faster steady pace, still no drop. Sunday is a steady 18 to 19 mph, no drop. Nobody has to take a pull.

Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.

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