Cyclists cruise past fields of wildflowers on the Tour de Stooges route.

The Tour de Stooges bicycle ride will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2012!

The St. Louis Cycling Club/Belleville Area Bicycling and Eating Society will put on the 15th annual Tour de Stooges on Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Lindendale Park, 2025 Park Hill Drive in Highland, Illinois. (See the About the Ride page for a map of Highland.)

The Tour de Stooges consists of five routes ranging from 17 to 64 miles — a ride intended for cyclists of all ages and skill levels.

Our routes are on lightly traveled rural roads in Southwestern Illinois, and the event is within easy driving distance of the St. Louis metropolitan area.

After the ride, enjoy lunch and all the slapstick comedy you can stand. Cygan-Delaney Catering of Highland, which has served our delicious lunch, will be back in 2012.

Tour de Stooges photos online!

Belleville News-Democrat photographer Tim Vizer shot the 2009 Tour de Stooges. You can see his photos here!

Longtime Tour de Stooges volunteers Doug Kaufman and Jerry Whittle have posted photos from the 2008 Tour de Stooges here.

Doug and first-time rider Jack Painter posted pictures from the 2007 Tour de Stooges here.

Derik Holtmann photographed the 2006 Tour de Stooges for the Belleville News-Democrat. We've posted Derik's photos online, and you can see them here. Also, you can see a selection from Doug here.

If you have photos you would like to share from the 2008 Tour de Stooges, please e-mail us your JPEGs, and we'll post them online!