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Rest Stops


 
Rest stops are your oases on the road during the ride! You can take a break from the previous ride and get ready for the next one, cool off with a shady shelter, ice water, and spray guns and hoses, replenish yourself with snacks and sports drinks, and socialize with your fellow riders. You can also get minor adjustments to your bike or medical attention if necessary and any pertinent information about upcoming ride conditions.

Unless otherwise indicated, all rest stops will stay open as long as they have to. There will be no set closing times and they will stay open until the last rider arrives or nightfall, whichever comes first. When a rest stop closing time is indicated, services will be guaranteed available during the times listed.

You will not be required to stop at any rest stop.

Before the Ride
A rest stop will be available at the start of every ride to stock up on snack items and sports drinks for the upcoming ride.

During the Ride
Rest stops will be set up at pre-designated locations along the route, typically at public park type facilities. We will hang Bicycle Illinois banners at an obvious place at every rest stop location which can be easily seen from the road.

All rest stops will have bathrooms stocked with toilet paper and paper towels, running water, and picnic tables or benches to sit at and rest. We will also carry extra toilet paper and paper towels in case the bathrooms run out. Most rest stops (except the final rest stops at the main lodging sites) will also have a shelter to get out of the sun in the shade or in case of rain and a spray gun and hose attached to a spigot so you can quickly cool off!

The average distance between rest stop locations and the total number of rest stop locations you will bike to on the route depends on the overall ride length and is listed under the ride itineraries for each event.

After the Ride
A rest stop will always be set up at the end of the ride to replenish yourself from the previous ride.

Due to the fact that participants will be arriving at the final rest stop sporadically, the rest stop at these locations will be fully stocked but may be lightly manned. If you require assistance at the final rest stop please contact us at (877) TOUR-ILL and it will be promptly attended.

When we have prearranged a lodging location in the next stopping town, the final rest stop will be set up there. When we have separate locations for a main lodging site and supported hotel, the final rest stop will be set up at the main lodging site and not at the supported hotel. In this case you will first arrive at the main lodging site when you arrive at the next stopping town, replenish yourself from the previous ride at the rest stop set up there, and then bike over to the supported hotel.

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