Cycling is a great way to have fun while improving your fitness, no matter what your experience or ability.
The Prairie Cycle Club (PCC), founded in 1971, is a local not-for-profit social group for bicyclists in Champaign and adjacent counties in Illinois.
- We serve a variety of bicyclists including beginning riders, recreational riders, touring cyclists, long distance riders, commuters, and racers.
- We sponsor weekly bicycle rides from April to August for various skill levels.
- We host an annual invitational supported ride with route options of 10-65 miles, organize social gatherings and special rides.
- We advocate for bicycling related issues, promote bicycling education, support and promote local regional groups and events related to the bicycling.
- Families, students, singles, couples, and seniors are welcomed and encouraged to ride with the PCC and participate in other PCC activities.
Benefits of Membership
- An excellent way to socialize and meet new friends.
- A full range of weekly rides (April-September) from Leisurely to Advanced
- Social, recreational, and cycling events such as:
- the Prairie Cycle Club tour, our annual mid-August metric century. Routes of about 17, 35 and 65 miles (100 km) are suited for riders of all abilities
- Ride-to-Eat Events (breakfast rides, picnic rides, ice cream rides, pizza rides, etc.)
- Rides to area festivals, county fairs, etc.
- Summer moonlight rides
- Organized trips to out-of-town rides
- Pot luck dinners
- Annual holiday or post-holiday membership dinner and party
- Off-road/mountain biking on trails at Kickapoo State Park
- An opportunity to “get out of town” and visit nearby communities such as Philo, Tolono, Sadorus, Mahomet, Homer, and Monticello, as well as surrounding points of interest such as Lake of the Woods, Allerton Park, Homer Lake, and the Sangamon River Valley
- Pro-active support for local bicycling advocacy activities, including a helmet-fitting and bike safety booth at the Champaign Park District’s annual “Day in the Park”
All activities are either free or at reduced rates for PCC members
