Enjoy the beauty and challenge of riding the ridge tops and valleys of Northern Kentucky. See for yourself why many cyclists call this area “God’s country”. You will enjoy beautiful valleys and amazing vistas while pedaling along roads with very little traffic.

The Licking Valley Century 2024 is the third ride of the five-part Kentucky Challenge Series presented by Bike-Walk KY.

Saturday morning there will be live music playing in the morning to get everyone ready to roll and Resers Bike shop will be on hand to make sure your bike is tuned and ready.

Did someone say fresh baked treats? At the first rest stop in Butler, KY the MillStone Cafe will be serving fresh baked goodies to energize you and keep everyone rolling with a smile.

Beloved charity ride the Great Pumpkin Roll Gran Fondo will be hosting a themed rest stop in Lenoxburg, KY.

The last rest stop is not to be missed. 12 Mile Creek Winery is hosting. Buy some wine and have it delivered to the finish line.

At the finish line there will be live music to keep things fun and the famous Kona Ice Truck will be serving cold treats to help everyone cool down. Make sure to check in at the KY Century Challenge table and record your mileage to get credit towards the 2024 challenge.

If you have never been on these roads before you are in for a real treat.

Register early! There is a rider limit of 800.

We check all the boxes!

ü Beautiful Low Traffic Roads

ü Route for Everyone!

ü Fresh Baked Goodies from Millstone Cafe

ü Cold Kona Ice Treats

ü Great scenery for pictures

ü Hot post ride Meal

ü Live Music at Start and Finish

ü Stuffed Rider Packets

ü KOM/QOM challenge

ü Knights of Columbus Hall offering beer for purchase at finish line

ü Winery Rest Stop at 12 Mile Creek

ü Infinit Nutrition drink at all rest stops

ü Themed rest stop hosted by the Great Pumpkin Roll Ride

ü Reser Bike shop mechanics ready to help

The Licking Valley Century features rolling terrain over low traveled roads.

There are ride distances of 44, 65 and 102 miles.

44 mile route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44662650

65 mile route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44493764

102 mile route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41466863

All registrations include:

Rider packetsFully stocked rest stopsOn-route Support Vehicles (SAG)Route markings and GPS downloadsHot post ride meal.

Ride Pricing

Early Bird until December 31 $60 (includes ride t-shirt)

January 1 – March 31 $70 (includes ride t-shirt)

April 1 – May 31 $75

June 1 – June 20 $80

Day of Registration $90 on June 22

Packet Pickup and Event Schedule

Friday June 21, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm – early Packet Pickup location
Northern Kentucky University (NKU)
Kenton Circle Drive right in front of the NKU Student Union Building
111 Highland Heights, KY 41099.

Day of Ride Registration and Packet Pickup
Saturday June 22, 6:00 am to 9:00 am
Knights of Columbus Hall

Day of Ride Details

Registration opens at 6am, Ride Opens: 7:00 am

Ride start location:
Knights of Columbus Hall
11186 S Licking Pike
Alexandria, KY 41001

Suggested ride start times:
Century: 7:15 – 7:45 am
Metric: 7:45 – 8:15 am
Rest of riders: 8:15 – 8:45 am
We are not doing a mass start.

Kentucky Cycling Challenge check in:
Post ride make sure you bring your Garmin or other device with proof of your century or metric completion to the Kentucky Challenge tent to get credit towards the challenge.

Event proceeds benefit the Henry Hosea House in Newport, KY a wonderful local food bank that fed over 48,000 meals in 2023 and the Campbell County Police "Christmas Shop with a Cop" program to provide bicycles to underserved communities.

New Licking Valley Century jerseys for 2024!
Jerseys will be available to pre-order until Sunday, April 22 and they are wonderfully priced at only $75!
These are high quality club fit jerseys.

Thank you to our wonderful ride sponsors.

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors