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Updates
General Company Wide Updates
GRABAAWR Specific Updates for the 2026
Season
11/22/25
- Unfortunately, we will no longer be able to use Northland Pines Middle
and High School as our main lodging site in Eagle River. We are currently
evaluating several alternative locations to serve as our new main lodging
site. As a result, we have not yet selected a supported hotel in the
area either. Once a new location has been secured, we will update all
related information.
- Our supported hotel in Mosinee has changed from the Quality Inn Central
Wisconsin Airport to the Cobblestone Hotel & Suites. The new
hotel is conveniently located just 0.5 miles from the main lodging
site. Click
Here for more information.
- Our main lodging site in Mosinee this year will be the Mosinee City
Recreation Center. This change is necessary because the Creske Community
Center will
be undergoing significant construction during our visit and will
not be suitable for use. We anticipate being able to return to the
Creske Community
Center in 2027 once the construction is complete. Click
Here for more information.
- The fee for registration transfers has increased by $5.00 from $80.00
to $85.00.
- Web site updated with 2026 dates and stopping towns!
- GRABAAWR 2026 will occur on June 13th - 20th, 2026.
Major Previous GRABAAWR Specific Updates
- New Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle Illinois cycling socks
are now available! Click
Here for more information.
- A free pair of Bike Wisconsin and Bicycle
Illinois cycling socks will be included with every registration
instead of a free Bike Wisconsin t-shirt.
- If you would prefer not to stay at our supported hotel directly
in Muscoda we now have an alternate supported hotel that day in Boscobel.
- You will need to ride an additional 16.8 miles there from
the Muscoda main lodging site that day, but the total mileage
the next day will shorter.
- The next morning our rest stop location in Boscobel is only
0.3 miles away from the alternate supported hotel. You can
easily ride over there to to stock up on any rest stop item
(snacks, sports drinks, etc.) for the upcoming ride. Click
Here for more information.
- Free breakfast is now included with your reservation at our supported
hotel in Wisconsin Rapids.
- Our main lodging site in Tomahawk has changed
to the Tomhawk Middle School. Click
Here for more information.
- Participants who register on a volunteer basis will follow the
same price schedule as non-riders. All registrations on a volunteer
basis require prior approval.
- We have implemented an increasing price schedule for non-riders
and volunteers. The price of the full tour will increase by $30.00
and the price of each riding day of a partial day tour will increase
by $5.00 every two months beginning Feb. 1st through Apr. 1st. Click
Here for more information about our pricing schedule.
- We now have an optional dinner at The
Braywood Resort in Eagle River Saturday evening. Click
Here for more information.
- In order to assist capacity planning, we now charge a $30.00 late
fee for both the transportation service from Prairie du Chien to
Eagle River before the start of the tour and also the Land O' Lakes
century option transportation service all transportation services
since we may need to charter an additional bus after the regular
registration deadline.
- We now directly accept credit card payments but will charge a 3.6%
surcharge to cover credit card processing fees. If you do not want
to pay this surcharge you may submit your payment to us through Zelle or
check or money order instead.
- We are extremely excited to annouce that we will be returning to
Northland Pines High School as our main lodging site in Eagle River. Click
Here for more information.
- Free breakfast is not included with your reservation at our supported
hotel in Muscoda. If you would like free breakfast you will need
to bike back to the main lodging site during our breakfast serving
hours of 6:00 - 7:00 am.
- New Bike Wisconsin jerseys are now available!
- Click
Here for more information about our new Bike
Wisconsin jerseys!
- Click
Here to order a jersey to be delivered during
the tour.
- If you register using a paper registration form:
- You can now submit your payment through Zelle.
- We no longer have incoming fax service so you can't send us
a copy of your completed form this way any more.
- We will now hove both the indoor and outdoor camping available
directly the Moravian church in Wisconsin Rapids and only showers
will be available at the YMCA. Click
Here for more information.
- There will now be two separate route options if you want to ride an optional
century (100 miles) on Sunday. Click
Here for more information about the Eagle River to Tomahawk
century options.
- One option will start from Land O' Lakes, WI. If you want to ride
this option you will need to pre-register and pay for our Land O' Lakes
Century Option Transportation Service.
- The other option will be to ride from Eagle River up to our rest
stop in Phelps, turn around, and then ride the same route back to the
Eagle River main lodging site.
- We will no longer be able to support anyone who also wants to ride
a double metric century between Eagle River, Phelps, and Land O' Lakes
due to manpower, vehicle, and route timing constraints.
- The late registration fee has increased by $25.00 from $125.00
to $150.00 for full tour riders and by $5.00 from $25.00 to $30.00 per
day for all
partial day tour riders. The late fees for non-riders has not changed.
- We have added "e-bike" as an additional option for the type
of bike you will be transporting and there will be an additional $30.00
fee to transport e-bikes. This is because e-bikes generally require special
handling and care since they are are typically heavier and/or take up more
room in our vehicles than standard upright bicycles and therefore cannot
be transported on any outside roof racks and must be transported inside
a support vehicle.
- You will now be required to agree to the Wisconsin Rapids Woodson YMCA
Participant Waiver as part of tour registration.
- We will not provide hotel baggage service in Prairie du Chien. Instead,
you should bring your baggage to the main lodging site yourself when you
park there long term during the tour.
- If you sign up for the Mechanical Support Plan, you will need to specifically
request the pre-ride inspection yourself as we will not be able to search
out each participant individually to provide it.
- We will have a separate shower location in Wisconsin
Rapids that is only 0.2 miles from the main lodging site. Click
Here for more information.
- Because our business is now based in Dane County, Wisconsin (previously
Chicago, Illinois) we must now charge every participant Wisconsin
sales tax on all Bike Wisconsin event services and merchandise.
Accordingly, we will no longer have separate registration forms or charge
separate taxes for Wisconsin and non-Wisconsin residents.
- We will no longer plan on on changing the route or stopping towns on
an regular expected basis every year. Moving forward the nightly stopping
towns will remain Eagle River,
Tomahawk,
Mosinee, Wisconsin Rapids,
Mauston, Baraboo, Muscoda, and
Prairie
du Chien and all rest stop locations will also remain the same, unless
there is a specific reason to change them. Click
Here for more information about changes to
our events.
- Registration
procedures for postponed 2020 participants posted. Unfortunately, we
can only allow postponed 2020 participants to register for an event at
the original 2020 pricing schedule one time. Click
Here for more information.
- The number of days you register for the optional Towel Service, Tent
Rental, Chair Rental, and Mechanical Support Plan must be the same as the
number of days you will attend the event. For example you cannot register
to ride for six days but only register for two days of the Mechanical Support
Plan.
- No refunds will be issued in the event we are unable to run an event
due to circumstances beyond our control. These circumstances include but
are not limited to disasters (natural and/or manmade), pandemics, war,
acts of terrorism, government regulations, strikes, civil disorder, curtailment
of transportation facilities, or acts of God. (Force Majure)
- Only online registration will be available after regular registration
closes four weeks before the start of the tour in order to assure that
we receive all of your information and payment in a timely manner due to
laspes in mail service. This deadline also corresponds to the regular registration
deadline. Click
Here for more information.
- We have changed our online registration service provider to RaceRoster.com
- Bike Wisconsin patches added to extra merchandise items.
- The route will open and route support services will begin at 6:30 am.
- WE NO LONGER ISSUE ANY REFUNDS
AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. If you do not participate
and would like a refund you MUST purchase
an individual travel insurance plan, which will reimburse
you according to the plan coverage. Click
Here for more information about our refund policy.
- You will need make sure to bring your own floor pumps with you. We will
not be providing floor pumps for general participant use in the morning. Click
Here for more information about our floor pump policy.
- We will provide hotel
baggage delivery service for free if you stay at one of our supported
hotels in each stopping town! Click
Here for more information.
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