DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 11, 2025) — Registration is now open for the Tour of the Heartland, an annual bicycle ride that gives participants a chance to “Choose Your Challenge.”
The Tour of the Heartland, which is sponsored by the Quad Cities Bicycle Club, will be held on Saturday, September 13. The ride, formerly known as the Heartland Tour and Century, starts and end at the Geneseo Brewing Company in downtown Geneseo. Riders can depart beginning at 7AM, with SAG support available through 5PM.
The Tour of the Heartland offers those who sign up for the ride the option of taking four different loops of approximately 25 miles. Each loop winds through paved country roads in and around Geneseo. You can take one loop for 25 miles, two for 50 miles, three for 75 miles, and — if you’re up to the challenge — take all four and complete a century.
New this year will be the option to participate in two different “no drop” rides where you can get to know your fellow riders along the way. A “Ride with the President” will be led by QCBC President Tina Anderson around one loop at a pace of twelve to fifteen miles per hour. There will also be a faster paced loop ride. Both rides will begin at 8AM.
The cost to register for the ride is $70 for members of the Quad Cities Bicycle Club and $75 for non-members. Along with well-stocked SAG stops at the beginning and end of each route, Heartland riders will enjoy a hot lunch with dessert served at Geneseo Brewing beginning at noon. Lunch will be accompanied by live music provided by “TAG — the Dynamic Duo” at GBC’s outdoor seating area during the afternoon.
A portion of all registration fees will be donated to the Seal Family Legacy, a charity based in Davenport that supports Gold Star families — those with members who gave lives in service to our nation.
To register for the Heartland Tour and Century ride, go to the Quad Cities Bicycle Club website, at qcbc.org. Click on “Calendar” on the top dropdown menu, then go to the “Heartland Tour” entry on September 13 and click on it here.) You need not be a QCBC member to access the club calendar; however, you must be logged in as a member to get the $5 discount.
You can also register by scanning the QR code accompanying this release.
For more information on the Heartland Tour and Century, contact ride director Kate McCann-Welch via e-mail at kathleens64@gmail.com or via text at (801) 888-1341.
