Plain Wrap Ride

April 12 2025

Redlands CA

Unconfirmed

Distances: 23, 40, 62 miles

For those of us old enough to remember, grocery and convenience stores in the 80’s used to carry generic staples like, plates, sporks, paper plates, even beer in plain wrapped packaging at value pricing. The Plain Wrap Ride is a basic charity fun ride with all the essentials (route sheets, turn arrows, rest stops, support vehicles) minus the frills that make for expensive registration fees.

This year’s ride will have 62, 40 and 23 mile routes starting and finishing in downtown Redlands at the Redlands at Bicycle Classic's Start/Finish line on Saturday, April 13th starting at 8:00 A.M. The route will have one major rest stop plus an additional water stop for the metric century route.

Your registration includes access to the rest stop food and vehicle support. At the end of the ride you will receive a voucher for the Redlands Bicycle Classic Vendor Expo which has great food, local craft beer and activities; not to mention all the bicycle races! You will also receive complimentary bicycle valet secure storage while enjoying the Vendor Expo. Finally for clubs, teams and groups of ten or more registrants, $10 for each rider will be donated to a cycling related charity or advocacy group of your choosing - a great way to support the sport we love!

Beginning in 2011, the Plain Wrap Ride's mission was to provide an inexpensive cycling event that benefits the cycling related charities and advocacy groups in the Inland Empire. Despite the low registration fee the organization, course markings, ride support and rest stop provisions continue to rival the most expensive recreational cycling events. In 2008, we partnered with the Redlands Classic, providing you the opportunity to enjoy an extensive vendor village including several food options and watch multiple criterium road races after you finish your ride. For updates, please follow us onthe Plain Wrap Ride Facebook page, look for an email from us the day before the ride April 12th, and follow us on this link.

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