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  • Broken Arrow Park, 2800 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS 66046, Lawrence, Kansas, 66049, United States
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    Distance: 41.8 km from Topeka
    Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM

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    “It was so hot I watched a lizard crawl into the campfire just to get in the shade of the skillet!"

    Yes, July is hot! And that is why we do an early start, anytime between 6am and 8am, Sunday July 12. Three routes (31, 50 and 66 miles) are on lightly traveled paved roads through the countryside, rolling hills, farmland, pastures and wooded hillsides. CLICK to checkout our LBC Photo Albums from past years events!

    • Very well-marked courses.

    • Well-stocked SAGs every 10-15 miles.

    • Mechanical support provided by Cycle Works, TREK Lawrence, and Sunflower Outdoor and Bike Shop.

    • Safety support provided by Kansas City-area HAM Radio Operators.

    FREE Family ride: Get your kiddos out for a fun ride with other families. We’ll do a 3-mile roundtrip ride from Broken Arrow to the Baker Wetlands Nature Center on the paved Lawrence Loop Trail, accompanied by experienced ride leaders. Treats, including Pirates Booty, at the end of the ride. No preregistration required. Check-in at 8:00 am and roll out at 8:30 am.

    BEFORE YOU REGISTER, join Lawrence Bicycle Club and save! Go to: Member Sign Up. What you get for a $20 membership fee ($25 for family):

    • $10 DISCOUNTS to the Lizard, Octoginta and Chicken Creek annual rides

    • 10% off merchandise at Lawrence's three bike shops

    • Eight well-organized weekly rides for all rider levels

    • Annual member appreciation dinner

    • Supplemental Accident Medical insurance for LBC rides

    More Bike Ride Details:

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    • Sales tax will be added at checkout, but the LBC will cover the BikeReg administration fee.

    • LBC Members get $10 off when they use their member coupon code.

    • RIDERS and VOLUNTEERS must check in and get a wristband. Early Packet Pickup on Saturday, July 11, from 2-6pm, at Trek Bicycle Lawrence, 2525 Iowa St. Day-of Packet Pickup at the Broken Arrow Shelter beginning at 5:30 am.

    • Start and finish at the Broken Arrow Park Shelter House (2800 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS). Start anytime between 6am and 8am. Course closes at 2:00 pm.

    • Cool down after the ride with ice-cold cooling towels, gelato, sorbetto, melons and soft drinks.

    • FREE Family Ride begins at 8:30 am. Check-in at 8:00 am

    Lizard Under the Skillet Routes will be published about a week before the ride.

    Download digital files here when they become available.

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  • Distance: 41.4 km from Topeka
    Sat, Aug 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM

    The 11th Annual Rexy Run/Walk is back on August 15th, 2026!

    We will be offering our 5K and NEW 10K course.

    The Rexy Run/Walk begins and ends at Broken Arrow Park, a picturesque city park, in southeast Lawrence and will wind through the Baker Wetlands on a combination of paved concrete trails and fine gravel trails. The Rexy Run is stroller and dog friendly.

    The Rexy Run is hosted by BabyJay's Legacy of Hope, a 501C based out of Lawrence that helps families with children who are fighting cancer. We help offset the extra expenses families have that are not covered by health insurance.

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  • 26902 Snake Farm Rd, Lawrence, Kansas, 66044, United States
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    Distance: 44.2 km from Topeka
    Sat, Sep 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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  • 2800 Louisiana St, Lawrence, Kansas, 66046, United States
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    Distance: 41.7 km from Topeka
    Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 7:30 AM

    October CycleFest!

    Featuring: Tour de Chicken Creek (gravel) - Sat, Oct 10. and Octoginta 57 (road) - Sun, Oct.11. Plus a bicycle swap meet (Sat)!

    Make it a cycling weekend in Lawrence! Do one or both rides, find bike stuff that you really need at the swap meet, see what's going on in the Lawrence bike scene, visit Lawrence's three fantastic bike shops, tons of eclectic restaurants and micro breweries galore. Not to mention the region's most scenic rolling low-traffic rural tarmac and sweetest gravel around! Do a holiday in bicycler's heaven!

    We've got you covered with a cycling weekend in Lawrence, Kansas, October 10 - 11. Start off with the Tour de Chicken Creek Gravel Ride Saturday morning before the traditional Sunday Octoginta Road Ride - the 57th annual! The Bike Swap Meet is back Saturday afternoon and includes an EXPO, a meet-and-greet with our area cycling community partners.

    Can't Ride but you want to volunteer? Click VOLUNTEER.

    Fee schedule

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    CycleFest Weekend Schedule Details:

    FRIDAY

    2-6:00pm Early packet pickup for all events (Tour de Chicken, CycleFest Special (both rides), and Octoginta at the Sunflower Outdoor & Bike Shop, 804 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS 66044

    SATURDAY

    Tour de Chicken Creek (gravel) STARTS AT Lone Star Lake Community Building, 665 E 665 Rd, Lawrence, KS 66047 (20 minutes SW of Lawrence). Please PARK at the top of the hill.

    • 7:00-7:45am Late packet pickup and late registrations - Chicken Creek

    • 8:00am 100K (Big Bird) start

    • 8:10am 50K (Bantam) start

    • 8:15am 50K (Bantam) novice start, led by local gravel experts

    • 2:15pm Courses close

    Swap Meet & EXPO plus packet pickup at the historic Union Pacific Depot, 402 N 2nd St, Lawrence, KS 66044

    • 1-5:00pm Bicycle Swap Meet

    • 1:5:00pm EXPO

    • 1-5:00pm Octoginta early packet pickup

    SUNDAY

    Octoginta 57 (road) STARTS AT Broken Arrow Park Shelter, 2800 Louisiana St, Lawrence, KS 66046

    • 6:30-8:00am Late packet pickup and late registrations

    • 7:30-9:00am Start for all distances (26, 38, 60 and 80 mile). Riders may start anytime between 7:30am and 9:00am. 80-Mile Riders: START EARLY so you do not miss the 11:00am cutoff at mile 31.

    • 4:00pm Courses close

    Do you want to know more, like routes, SAGs, safety and all sorts of good stuff? Visit: October CycleFest.

    Routes: Routes will be published approximately 10 days before the event.

    For campground info and what to do in Lawrence, visit: Things to do.

    SEE past event Photo Albums!

    Join Lawrence Bicycle Club for $20 (family-$25) and get $10 off coupon code for any annual LBC event, including the OCTOBER CYCLEFEST.

    See full details
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