November 11, 2026:
Welcome to the new newsletter format! (By the way: each post will have the previous post linked - like "Older" above - and any newer posts as well.)
Here’s what we’re covering in depth in this post:
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- 2027 Registration dates and process
- 2027 Small Tours: Interest Lists and Lotteries
- 40 Years of Wow: BRNW celebrates a milestone
Registration dates and process
We’re going to stick with the way we’ve done this the past few years. General registration for Montana 2027 and Washington 2027 will open at 6 pm PST on Tuesday, December 8. A small group of our most loyal riders will get a one-day head start, with their registration (and a portion of Tent & Porter spots) available at 6 pm PST on Monday, December 9. We’ll notify everyone who qualifies, by email.
Registration for Bike Camp Walla Walla 2027 will open at 6 pm PST on Thursday, December 10.
Time to get on the list for Santa Barbara, Southern Utah and Sardinia
We’ve got some serious momentum on our small tours! For 2027, we’ll return to Santa Barbara in April and Southern Utah in October, and check out an entirely new location in Italy next fall: Sardinia! Find dates and pricing on the homepage, and general descriptions on the Small Tours page.
These tours fill up every year, often quickly. Everyone should get an equal chance to get a spot, so we use entry lotteries. Here’s how it works.
First, check your calendar for any tours you’d like to ride. The drop us an email to express interest. Getting on an Interest List should mean you’re serious about doing that tour – it’s not a financial commitment, but if your name comes up in the lottery you’ll have to decide/commit quickly.
Here’s what you need to know for now; we’ll email everyone on an interest list with more details. Please read carefully.
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- You can enter your name for multiple tours, and more than one set of dates for Santa Barbara. You’ll have the same odds of getting a spot for each event you enter for.
- If you’re part of a couple or group, you all need to sign up for the interest list under one name – meaning only one person in the couple or group puts their name in the lottery. In your Interest List email, please list your full name and the names of anyone else in your group. There’s a maximum of four people per group.
- Send your email no later than November 29; everyone who enters by then has an equal chance. We’ll send back an acknowledgment with more details. On December 1, we’ll conduct a lottery for all the tours.
- We’ll notify the winners, and they’ll have a week to put down a $500 deposit (per person, if it’s a group) that will secure their spot(s).
Tours and Pricing
Santa Barbara (10 riders max per week)
Week 1: April 5-11 is a mellower group.
Week 2: April 12-18 is for decently strong riders who might want more of a challenge.
Week 3: April 19-25 is a mellower group.
Note: Please only sign up for the appropriate group/week. Week 2 is more of a true spring camp, where we’ll challenge the group as much as they want to be challenged. Similarly, Weeks 1 and 3 are not for competitive personalities. These tours don’t work when you mix groups.
Price: The price is all-inclusive, including five nights of lodging, five days of all your meals and snacks, airport transport, guide support and even tips for the hotel staff. You can add a sixth night of hotel and meals if you like, for an additional amount.
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- Double Occupancy: $3,000
- Single Occupancy: $3,500
Get on the Interest List(s) for Santa Barbara. Specify which week(s) and include all the full names if you have a group.
Southern Utah (10 riders max): Oct. 9-20
Price: The price includes all lodging, all meals, snacks and beverages, airport transport, baggage service and full route support.
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- Double Occupancy: $4,000
- Single Occupancy: $5,000
Get on the Interest List for the Utah tour.
Sardinia (16 riders minimum, 20 maximum per tour): Oct. 2-16
Price: The price includes lodging each night, breakfast and Happy Hour every day, a selection of restaurant dinners, baggage service and guide tips. This tour will be led by Sanna and Chuck Phinney.
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- Double Occupancy: $5,100
- Single Occupancy (limited): $6,000
Get on the Interest List for the Sardinia tour.
BRNW hits the Big 4-0
2027 is a milestone year for BRNW, and we want you to join in the celebration! Forty years back, in 1987, Sandy Green led an intrepid group of cycling explorers on the first official Oregon Bike Ride. A lot has changed since then… and a lot has not. We’ve only had three Executive Directors: Sandy, Sanna Phinney and Jim. And our mission has always been the same, whether we expressed it or not: show our riders a great time, in the best places Oregon and the greater Northwest have to offer. You’ll see some small, tasteful displays of our anniversary celebration throughout the year.
Tell your "Wow" story!
To bring everyone into the celebration, we'd like you to share your favorite "BRNW Wow Memory" with us.
You can simply go the our 40 Years of Wow submission page anytime, to describe your moment: what year, where we were, what happened that wowed you. You can even add photos! And we're creating a special page where we'll feature selected Wow Memories.
Until next time (which will be soon)
That’s it for now! We’ll have plenty more information coming to you, plus the full refresh of our website later this month. Thanks for your patience.
We hope you’re able to join us in 2027; others tours are still dropping by the wayside as you help BRNW keep on chugging. Looking forward to another great year, and more to come.
Jim