Registration for CowaLUNGa Charity Bike Tour 2019 is now open! Escape the noise of the city for a weekend and explore the scenic Midwest as you bike through northern Illinois into southern Wisconsin.
About CowaLUNGa 2019 Charity Bike Tour
Along the way, you’ll experience an unparalleled level of camaraderie and support from other cyclists and Respiratory Health Association, while helping RHA achieve its vision of healthy lungs and clean air for all.
This is RHA’s 23rd year hosting the CowaLUNGa bike ride, so you can rely on our expertise from years of experience to give you a world-class event.
Choose to ride 18 or 65 miles in one day, 130 miles in two days or 190 miles over three days.
What’s Included When you Register?
All routes are one-way with free return transportation back to the start line and include full SAG and medical support; two daily rest stops; breakfast and dinner. Free overnight parking is available onsite at Gurnee Mills for the event’s duration.
Two and three-day riders (130 & 190 mile routes) also receive comfortable, indoor housing accommodations.
Saturday night is spent at the newly-remodeled Conference Point Center (CPC) on the beautiful shores of Lake Geneva. CPC has 5 stars on Facebook and 4.5 stars on Google reviews!
Sunday night is CowaLUNGa’s college throw back night at University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Prop those dorm doors open and relive those carefree campus days, complete with games and entertainment in the UWW Student Center.
Read more about housing, logistics and other event details here.
Additionally, every participant receives an event shirt and a finisher’s medal at the end of the route to commemorate the bike ride!
CowaLUNGa 2019 Costs & Deadlines
Registration fees and fundraising minimums vary by mileage. Early bird registration discounts are available until June 15. First-time riders that select two or three day routes receive 50% off registration. Call 312-628-0200 for more information on or to register with our first-time rider discount.
For more details, see Costs & Deadlines.
Funds raised support RHA’s programs:
- Fight Asthma Now, helping kids with asthma to live well
- Courage to Quit, an evidence-based program to quit smoking
- Lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis and COPD research
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Century Riders receive all normal benefits of the 2 or 3 Day Rides, including:
On Day 2, the route opens at 6:45 a.m. All riders, including non-Century riders, will ride approximately 65 miles through areas of Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine State Forest with rest stops in the town of Lyons, Wisconsin and at the LaGrange General Store in Whitewater, Wisconsin.