Cycle Canada's Southern Ontario Century Ride
Congratulations to Southern Ontario Century participants. We look forward to seeing you again in May 28 and 29, 2011.
SOCR marks the start of the summer cycling season.
Again in 2011 we will be offering a two night package for those who prefer to ride in the country side surrounding Alliston. This includes 2 nights accommodation (May 27 and May 28) with routes starting and ending in Alliston over two days.
Our one night accommodation/two days cycling SOCR classic is an out and back century ride from Toronto to Alliston. Each riding day there is a choice of rides between 100 km and 100 miles.
Kick start your cycling season at the Southern Ontario Century Ride (SOCR), a classic cycling weekend held annually in May. SOCR has become a get-together of the cycling clans, attracting clubs and riders from Ontario, Quebec and U.S. border states.
Cycle Canada's May event was first held in the spring of 1988 as a training weekend for the first Tour du Canada ride. Tour du Canada members receive a discount! The weekend is a retreat to a quiet country setting and an opportunity for cyclists to socialize. The terrain on both routes is not difficult. Over the years, the age range of those riding with us on the May weekend has been 8 to 80 plus.
The ride from Toronto, leaves from either York University or Finch Subway station both on the northern edge of the greater Toronto region. You'll travel along quiet rural roads and through small villages. Along the way, drop into a local bakery or visit the South Simcoe Railway with its two restored, authentic steam locomotives, built in 1883 and 1912.
