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The Open Road, Leisurely

Adventures

Two week-long rides every summer, plus multi-day adventures around the country. Here's where the leisure has taken us.

The Classics

Signature Rides

RAGBRAI · Iowa

The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa — the world's oldest and largest bike tour, and the road where Adam and Michael met in 2016. Where it all began.

BRAG · Georgia

The Bike Ride Across Georgia — Atlanta to Savannah, and the scene of the 2022 bourbon-and-cigar moment that gave Cycling Men of Leisure its name.

BRAG Spring Tune-Up · Georgia

BRAG's three-day spring warm-up — a shorter Georgia jaunt to shake off winter and get the legs turning again.

DALMAC · Michigan

Dick Allen's Lansing to Mackinaw — a Michigan institution from the capital to the Straits, finishing in the shadow of the Mighty Mac.

Bourbon Country Burn · Kentucky

A ride through Kentucky's bourbon distilleries. The motto says it all: ride bikes, drink bourbon.

Gorilla Century · Pittsburg, KS

A hundred miles through southeast Kansas, loud jerseys and all — home, per the guys, of "the latest century ride EVER."

ODRAM · Michigan

One Day Ride Across Michigan — coast to coast in a single push, sunrise to sunset.

Elephant Rock · Colorado

A front-range favorite out of Castle Rock — big Colorado views and thin mountain air.

BRAN · Nebraska

The Bike Ride Across Nebraska — wide skies, rolling country, and the occasional character-building headwind.

Holland 100 · Michigan

A hundred-mile loop around Holland, Michigan — tulips, lakeshore, and lake-effect everything.

BRAK · Kansas

The Bike Ride Across Kansas — a straight shot through the Sunflower State's small towns and towering grain elevators.

SAGBRAW · Wisconsin

Sprockets' Annual Great Bike Ride Across Wisconsin — Northwoods charm, kettle-moraine hills, and plenty of cheese.

Proof It Happened

Photo Gallery

A scrapbook from the road, grouped by trip.

RAGBRAI · Iowa

The RAGBRAI 50 Was Here signature wallRAGBRAI 50 — we were here
Three riders holding bikes overhead by a river bridgeBikes up at the river
Three riders in costume jerseys at the startCostume-jersey day at the start
Four riders in Hawaiian shirts by a support truckHawaiian-shirt day at the truck
Rider in a stamp-print shirt with an iced coffee at a convenience storeConvenience-store fuel stop
Two riders in #teamsherpa kit at a ballfield campsiteCamp life with #TeamSherpa

BRAG · Atlanta to Savannah

Two riders in front of the Swamp Fox Distillery muralSwamp Fox Distillery, Buena Vista GA
Two riders in BRAG denim-overall print jerseysPeaches-to-Beaches overalls
Peaches to Beaches BRAG 30286 road decalPeaches to Beaches · 30286
Rider playing checkers on a porch in a Lakes and Libations 2023 jerseyCheckers break — Lakes & Libations 2023
Rieger's Kansas City Whiskey selected for Cycling Men of Leisure with an old fashionedOur own CMOL-selected Rieger's

DALMAC · to the Mighty Mac

The Mackinac Bridge over the StraitsThe Mighty Mac
Three riders at the DALMAC gear trailerAt the DALMAC trailer
Three riders in DALMAC jerseys before the rideDALMAC kit, ready to roll

Bourbon Country Burn · Kentucky

Two riders in Ride Bikes Drink Bourbon jerseys at the finish archRide bikes, drink bourbon — at the finish

On the Road & Off the Bike

Long shadow of a cyclist cast on the pavementLong shadows on the road
Two riders crossing a causeway over a reservoirCrossing the causeway
Most Interesting Man meme: I don't cycle much but when I do I am a Cycling Man of LeisureWhen I do, I'm a Cycling Man of Leisure
The Long Way Round

Other Adventures

Not everything happens on a bike. Travel, tastings, and the occasional detour — because leisure is a philosophy, not a discipline. Follow along on the podcast and social channels for the latest.

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