DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 5, 2025) — There’s still time to register for the Tour of the Heartland, an annual bicycle ride sponsored by the Quad Cities Bicycle Club that gives participants a chance to “Choose Your Challenge.”
The Tour of the Heartland will be held on Saturday, September 13. The ride starts and ends at the Geneseo Brewing Company in downtown Geneseo. Riders can depart beginning at 7AM, with SAG support available at GBC through 5PM.
The Tour of the Heartland offers 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 fifty miles, three for 75 miles, and — if you’re up to the challenge — take all four and complete a century.
The cost to register for the ride is $70 for members of the Quad Cities Bicycle Club and $75 for non-members. The price includes a hot lunch with dessert served at Geneseo Brewing, with live music provided by “TAG — the Dynamic Duo” at GBC’s outdoor seating area during the afternoon. In addition, the Trek Store in Davenport will set up a booth displaying and demonstrating electric bicycles, which continue to increase in popularity and are welcome on the Tour of the Heartland.
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.
QR code which can be scanned to register for the Tour of the Heartland
To register for the Tour of the Heartland 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. (Direct link 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 email at kathleens64@gmail.com or via text at (801) 888-1341.
