Our second featured route for International Women’s Day: Together We Ride we will be “The Half Rock 100k” (65.2 miles, 2000 ft elevation, and 43/57% paved/gravel) which transverses ancestral lands of the Kickapoo, Miami, Peoria, and Potawatomi tribes and includes the following notables features and cities: Hushaw bridge, Aylesworth, Stone Bluff Bridge, Stone Bluff, Covington, Portland Arch, Williamsport Bridge, Williamsport, Rock Creek, Big Pine Creek, Fall Creek Gorge, Lovers Leap, Hogback hill. Riders will cross the Wabash River twice and cross over 21 creeks all via road. 

Shorter distances will also be offered if you or your family or friends aren't quite ready for a 100k this early in the season. Please see the Facebook event page for non RUSA rides or email Lydia at lydia.trott1@gmail.com. 

After the ride everyone is invited to continue the celebration with food, drinks, and community. Bring your own post ride substances. (Sharable substances are welcome as well).  Let's celebrate strong women cyclists, make a commitment to inspire more girls and women in cycling.

The International Women's Day 2023 campaign theme is #EmbraceEquity

“Each one of us can actively support and embrace equity within our own sphere of influence. We can all challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, and seek out inclusion. Collective activism is what drives change. From grassroutes action to wide-scale momentum, we can all embrace equity.”

Let's celebrate strong female cyclists, make a commitment to inspire more girls and women in cycling and “embrace equity to forge harmony and unity and to help drive success for all. We embrace equity, we embrace diversity, and we embrace inclusion. Equality is the goal, and equity is the means to get there. Through the process of equity we can reach equality. Let’s all embrace equity today, and always. Are you in? Will you embrace equity?”

IWD Website https://www.internationalwomensday.com/theme

IWD: Together we ride- https://inspyrdcyclist.blog/

The start and finish location is Cicott Park located at 8275 East Independence Road Otterbein, IN 47970. It’s nestled between Lafayette, IN and Attica, IN along the western banks of the Wabash River. Riders may camp out the night before and after the ride if they wish. The park amenities include a shelter with picnic tables and electricity, an outhouse, and a few walking trails. No open fires are allowed! A ma and pa general store is located within walking distance of the park. There are no water spigots, so bring water with you!