Come early and stay the night. You won’t want to miss all the events!
Register today during Early Bird Registration! Deadline is May 30th to lock in the $35.00 ticket price!
See you all on June 21st for our Registration Event and on June 22nd for Z Tour 2024!
The 2024 Z Tour Registration link is now live. Register here!
The 12th Annual Z Tour Bike Ride is a charity road ride, supporting the Zearing Child Enrichment Center in Princeton, which provides riders a chance to enjoy some of the finest bike riding roads that North-Central Illinois has to offer. The well marked and supported routes will incorporate hills, rolling terrain, and beautiful views of Bureau Creek and the Hennepin Canal all with minimal traffic. We have several options for routes this year.
2024 ROUTES:
White Route- 9.4 mile route. This family route is great for our younger riders and their families and friends to get out and enjoy the day. This route will be marked by our ‘rookie of the year’ white bikes. Rest stop located at Hornbaker Gardens.
Green Route- 30 mile route. No need to rush on the shortest of our main routes, you will have plenty of time to take in the beauty of the countryside. Marked by our sprinter green bikes.
Yellow Route- 66 mile route. The ‘Long Tour’ will challenge riders with a few more hills, but also included an additional rest stop for you to catch your breath along the way. Marked by our champion yellow bikes.
Blue Route- 50 mile route. 30 miles not enough? 66 miles feels like too much? The Blue Route is just right! Enjoy all of what the 30 mile route has to offer with additional mileage to your ride!
Rainbow Route- 102 mile route. You will want to get an early start for those riders looking for some of the best roads Z Tour offers will enjoy the ‘Rainbow Route.’ Marked by our world champion rainbow bikes.
Polk-a-dot Route- 64 mile route. Previously known as the Adventure route, this will still include a mix of pavement, gravel, and maybe a little mud. For the safest and most enjoyable ride, we recommend experienced riders with a minimum of 28c tires on this route. Marked by our king of the mountain red bikes. Are you up for the mixed surface ride, but not wanting to go 70+ miles? We have a map on Ride with GPS that will guide riders on a shortened version of this Polka Dot Route.
Get more information for this great ride held in Princeton, Illinois online at ztour.org. Early check-in is offered on Friday, June 21st. This is located on Downtown Mainstreet in the lawn next to the Prouty building. More details on this fun evening for check in to come!
Princeton Town Happenings: Summer Solstice- Enjoy live music, later shopping hours, local bars and restaurants.
Group Registration Option- Me + 3 =
Register your group today and join the Z Tour and city of Princeton for all the fun starting Friday evening at 5:00 pm.
**We strongly encourage you to get your tickets before the event for planning purposes!!**
Download the Ride with GPS app(fees do apply for this service). Some routes are subject to change closer to the ride date. We will have some route maps, however please take time to download your maps to your mobile device so you have it with you. We will update you if changes need to be made last minute due to route issues and changes. Consider finding us on facebook in order to see updates there! 🙂
MERCHANDISE!
Coming soon: Visit ztour.org/shop to order previous years merchandise. Purchases for merchandise will be on the website for previous years merchandise. 2024 Jerseys WILL be available online for pre-order.
Friday Night and Saturday Morning we will have Jerseys and T-shirts available for purchase. All jerseys must be ordered by April 17th. There will be a limited amount of Jersey’s available for Friday night and Day of ride purchase. Otherwise it will be first come first serve for other sizes of Jerseys we have available at Friday Night Registration and the Day of the Ride. No extra orders for Jerseys will be placed this year.
All Ticket sales are final and are nonrefundable! This is a rain or shine event!!
Not trying to be dramatic or anything, but you are not going to want to miss this event!
This year’s Z Tour is going on while Princeton’s first annual Bike Fest is happening! Bike Fest is something you do not want to miss out on while you come for our amazing ride! We have several route options with many SAG stops to get nourishment and of course the beloved end of ride meal! We will even have options for massages at the end of your ride!
Saturday, June 24th
Zearing Park
Princeton, IL 61356
Get your tickets in now. You have 1 week until the prices for Z Tour 2023 go to $45.00 per rider!
As always, our riders under 12 are free!
Z Tour is on June 24th, 2023! We cannot wait to see you.
Don’t forget, if you are riding with a group of 4 or more people, email ztourinfo@gmail.com in order to inform us your group information so we can have chamber bucks ready for you to utilize on Bike Fest weekend!
Come and play early! Our town is hosting a Bike Fest on Friday, June 23rd that will include live bands!
Princeton is holding the First Annual Bike Fest on Friday, June 23rd – the night before Z Tour!
See the event details below:
You can register for the 2023 Z Tour starting at Midnight tonight!
There will be special pricing of $30 for Wednesday and Thursday. Don’t miss the Early Bird Discount!
Z Tour 2023 will be held on Saturday, June 24 with the ride beginning at Zearing Park.
What a successful 2022 Z Tour! We had over 300 riders after two long years off. We made over $12,000 to benefit the Zearing Child Enrichment Center for advancements to Safety and Security at the program.
We want to take a moment to thank the many people that either sponsored or helped make this ride a successful day! We could not have done it without you! We look forward to another successful ride in 2023!
Platinum Sponsors:
Heartland Bank & Trust, Princeton Chamber of Commerce
Silver Sponsors:
OSF Saint Clare, Bureau County Emergency Management Agency, Central Bank, Midland States Bank, Rich and Barb Everette, Dimond Brothers
Bronze Sponsors:
St. Margaret’s, City of Princeton
Friends:
ZCEC Staff, Family and Friends, The ZCEC Board of Directors
212 (Gregg Pearson), Bike Works in Peru, Bureau County Highway Department, Bureau County Sheriff’s Department, Bureau County Township Supervisors, Cami and Paul McMahon, Illinois Department of Transportation, Jamison Media Services, Kent Thompson, Frank Bettasso, Dennis Toth, Ernie Parr, Zig’s Station, Chad Kies, Advanced Sanitation, Princeton Park District, Princeton Police Department, Skoonerz Grill & Bar, The Bike Place, Township Road Commissioner, Princeton Public Library, Village of Tiskilwa, Tim and Judy Harris.
Thanks again,
Lauren Widmer, ZCEC Director
Wow! The weather did not disappoint us for our 2022 10th annual Z Tour Bike Ride! 
Thank you to all the riders for coming and spending your Saturday with us! 
Thank you to all the volunteers for your hours of time into putting this wonderful event on!
Thanks to everyone for making this day great! We are so happy we got to have a successful ride after some time off!!
Send us photos if you have any!! 
Merchandise is still available for purchase on our website! We will be shipping orders out! I will collect our last orders this Friday, June 24th! Once I receive all the items, I will be sure to get the orders sent out as quickly as I can!
Get signed up TONIGHT at the Down on Main Street Concert! 5:30-7:30 p.m. or on Saturday morning as early as 5:45 a.m. Registration ends at 8:30 a.m. See you in Princeton, Illinois on Friday night for the street concert and Saturday morning for Z Tour 2022!
The current price for a Z Tour Registration is $40.00. Friday Evening and Saturday Morning Registration prices go up to $45.00!
The forecast is looking great for this weekend. The Routes are all marked and cleared off. SAG stops will be supplied with drinks and snacks. So many fun things to do in town. Several delicious food options in town after the ride available. We look forward to seeing you all!
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