Cycle Canada's Southern Ontario Century Ride
May 29 and 30, 2010, Toronto to Alliston to Toronto, 100 km or 100 miles per day.
SOCR marks the start of the summer cycling season.
More new accomodation alternatives in 2010! Visit our options summary page: Accommodations
In 2010 we have two new indoor accommodation options. The Nottawasaga Inn Resort offers full comfort and services. For those who like to rough it "a bit" we have booked the camping cabins at the Nicolston Camping. And as usual we will have tenting options.
Again in 2010 we are offering a two night package for those who prefer to ride in the country side surrounding Alliston. This includes 2 nights accommodation (May 28 and May 29) 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.
