Welcome to the Helena Bicycle Club

Welcome to the Helena Bicycle Club web site. The members of the Helena Bicycle Club are enthusiastic about bicycling whether it be as a mountain biker, commuter, road bicyclist, bicycle advocate, or bicycle racer. The Helena Bicycle Club is always ready to support riders of all types.

The club meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month from January through October. Watch this page for meeting topics and locations.

Check out our new blog for frequent updates on club information. Join us at http://helenabicycleclub.blogspot.com/

The club's focus is on recreation and fitness. Come join us on one of the club rides. We're sure you'll find a ride to your liking. Some of the rides/events we offer include:

• One Helena Hundred - our annual 100-mile or 100-kilometer ride in July
• Double Divide Ride - our annual two-day, road bike ride over two mountain passes. Now in June
• Evening Rides during the week - Monday Night Mountain Bike Rides as well as Tuesday and Thursday Night Road Rides
• Weekend mountain bike and road bike rides
• Monthly Program/Business Meeting (except November and December)
• Park-2-Park Montana - a multi-day bicycle ride in support of CASA of Montana.

We look forward to having you join us on one of our rides. Be sure to check out the Bicycling Event Calendar

Annual HBC Events

One Helena Hundred - July 17, 2010 - Registration Open!

The annual celebration of cycling for the Helena Bicycle Club will be Saturday, July 17, 2010. Starting from Cascade City Park

The One Helena Hundred is a 100-mile or 100 kilometer Century Ride along the beautiful Missouri River. This year our route will begin in Cascade MT at Cascade City Park just 1 block off of Main Street.

The Helena Bicycle Club is inviting you to join us on our One Helena Hundred ride. The 2010 route is along the Missouri River from Cascade City Park to Ulm, then out the Millegan Rd, a rural country road along the Smith River with beautiful vistas, seeing the countryside as Lewis and Clark must have.

The turn around is at the Eden Bridge rest area. Relax under the cottonwoods before following your route back to Cascade for a hardy lunch. This will complete the Metric Century.

The Mile Century Riders will continue South from Cascade along a beautiful recreation road thru the Missouri River Canyon to Stickney Creek with a turn around back to Cascade. Lunch will waiting.

The route is gentle with some rolling hills. Lunch is provided in Cascade as well as 3 nutritious rest stops !

Double Divide Ride - June 12-13, 2010 - Registration Open!

Cross the Continental Divide -Twice - June 12-13, 2010

The annual Helena Bicycle Club Double Divide Ride (DDR) is scheduled for June again in 2009. Get an early start on the biking season with the Helena Bicycle Club Double Divide Ride, June 12-13, 2010. We will follow the same great route crossing the Continental Divide twice.

Enjoy two days of cycling 139 miles (83 miles the first day, 56 miles the second) through rolling hills, tranquil valleys and challenging mountain passes. Plus, the DDR is famous for its outstanding food fare – you won’t go hungry!