Americas most beautiful bike ride 2023

Challenge:
Depends on your experience and fitness levels. Three steep and sustained climbs with narrow to no shoulders on the road in sections and a lot of vehicular traffic during the prime tourist summer months (July and August). Caution needed in the more urbanized locations due to traffic, driveways, and intersections.

Trailhead:
There are many campgrounds, communities, and lodging properties from which to start your ride along this route.

GPS: 38.959097, -119.942152 (Stateline, NV, South Tahoe)
GPS: 39.167241, -120.144768 (Tahoe City, CA)
GPS: 39.249638, -119.52660 (Incline Village, NV)

The Ride:
America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride: It is suggested you ride in a clockwise direction because it places you between the Lake and motorists who will see you when they gaze at the Lake. This is a classic road bike ride that challenges your climbing ability, downhill skills, and level of fitness. A seasoned cyclist can ride it in about 5 hours – a pro in 3.5 hours. It is recommended you start early in the day when traffic volumes are minimized and lower temperatures are present because it can get hot and dry during summer afternoons. It is ideal riding before and after the months of July and August. Along the ride there are majestic vistas that include Emerald Bay, Sand Harbor, and Cave Rock to mention a few. For convenience, there are several business districts providing options for food, beverages, lodging and bike shops.

Preview Ride:

Historical:
Portions of this route have been frequented by the Washoe, logging operations, covered wagons, Mark Twain, and the first Transcontinental Highway.

29th Annual Ride – Sunday June 5, 2022 – Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe, June 3 2022 – In conjunction with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, Bike the West brings back a regional favorite to Lake Tahoe. Sunday hundreds of cyclists of all levels will take to the road in Lake Tahoe “Clockwise” to support a great cause and ride one of the most scenic rides in the world.

The 72-mile America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride circumnavigates the highways clockwise around Lake Tahoe in both Nevada and California. It includes a challenging 800 foot climb to a rest stop overlooking Emerald Bay and a 1,000 foot climb to Spooner Junction. There are also many short rolling ascents and descents totaling over 4,024 vertical feet of elevation gain! The altitude ranges between 6,300 feet and 7,100 feet above sea level and the ride is recommended for conditioned recreational bicyclist, not for beginners. Participants must be at least 14 years of age (please, no children on bike carriers or trailers) and must be experienced in riding roadways.

Registration is closed online for new riders, however you can support riders as they ride by or they do offer same day registration the morning of the event.

Bike the West Events Benefit a number of non-profit organizations:

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, National Psoriasis Foundation, Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition, Kiwanis Club of Tahoe Sierra, Sierra Ski Education Foundation, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Bijou Community School, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Rite of Passage, Douglas County Search & Rescue, Douglas County Sheriff Explorers, Carson City Search & Rescue, Tahoe Amateur Radio Association, Tahoe Blue Riders Motorcycle Club, Alta Alpina Interscholastic Cycling Team, Bread & Broth Food Closet and more…

Event Check in options:
Saturday, June 4, 2022: 12:00 noon to 8:00pm at Tahoe Sports Ltd, in the Village Shopping Center on Hwy 50 and Heavenly Village Way, next to Raley’s in South Lake Tahoe, CA…

Sunday, June 5, 2022: 5:00am to 7:30am at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino back Parking Lot C, In Stateline NV.

Ride For A Future Without Cancer with Team In Training

Join Team In Training (TNT) to line up at America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride while fundraising in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s goal of curing blood cancer and improving the lives of patients and their families. By joining the TNT community, you will embark on a journey that expands beyond crossing the finish line on ride day. Be part of a network of teammates, coaches and staff dedicated to helping you achieve your fundraising and training goals, and enhance your ride weekend with the new TNT event weekend experience including start line priority, private packet pickup, complimentary ride entry, pre-ride Team Rally & Dinner, and more! All teammates receive a TNT cycling jersey and access to an innovative training app connecting you to experienced coaches and teammates across the country.

California Highway Patrol and Nevada State Police will assist with event traffic control and coordinate emergency services.   Please Share the Road and Ride Responsibly!

Start Times

All 100-mile Century riders have four 15-minute start windows from 6:00am to 7:00am.

All 72-mile riders have two 15-minute start windows from 7:00am to 7:30am. You must indicate your start time preference on your registration application, based on your ride option, or you will be assigned the earliest start window for your ride option

Road Closure: Northbound HWY 89, Emerald Bay Road:

Northbound Hwy. 89 – Emerald Bay Road will experience a 2 Hour Traffic Delay administered by the California Highway Patrol,  just north of Camp Richardson Resort at Baldwin Beach Road.  Vehicle Traffic and unregistered bicyclists will be stopped and delayed from accessing Northbound Hwy. 89 from 6:30am to 8:30am, the morning of the ride on Sunday, June 5, 2022. This road closure / delay will be enforced by the Eldorado County Sheriff’s Department.  Southbound Hwy. 89 traffic lane will remain open at all times.

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