The 2023 Grand Illinois Bike Tour (GIBT) will travel through northwest Illinois including Morrison, IL, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Resident Cyclist Marc Adami will participate in the event. This year, approximately 190 GIBT riders will pedal between 210-to-375 miles during their six-day tour. The tour brings riders from 19 States and Canada.
The Grand Illinois Bike Tour starts and ends at Kewanee[, IL,] High School with overnights in Moline, Savanna, and Rock Falls. Approximately 160 riders will stay two nights in Rock Falls, Wednesday, June 14, and Thursday, June 15.
Adami reported early on Wednesday, bikers “are coming from Savanna, via Spring Valley Road, then onto Hillside Road, where they will cross IL 78 onto Damen Road, to get to the Covered Bridge. They will continue east on Norrish Road and turn south on Genesee Street.
“At Genesee and Main Streets, riders will we welcomed by Friends of the Parks, any time between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Some may stop for a restroom break at First Presbyterian Church; some may follow Market Street east and out of town. Others might stop for lunch.”
The Grand Illinois Bike Tour is sponsored by Ride Illinois, a nonprofit bicycle advocacy organization in the State. Ride Illinois uses GIBT as a fundraising and awareness raising event, as it wheels through communities throughout the State. Ride Illinois uses this event–as well as other activities–to “make Illinois better through biking.”
More information can be found at RideIllinois.org.
