Join us on Sunday, September 7, 2025
Come celebrate the 31st annual Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour on Sunday, September 7, 2025! As always, this music festival on wheels features fabulous scenery, tasty treats and waterfront views at all four rest stops. The Roe Family Singers, Mississippi Mudsteppers and jubilant tuba of Tony Randazzo will all be back. We hope you will be too!
TOP REASONS TO RIDE
- Choose one of two great routes, the all trail, 12.8-mile “Lollipop Loop” or the 29-mile Saint Paul Grand Round. Enjoy three more miles on either ride with a scenic spin around Lake Phalen.
- Visit Five Regional Parks, Two Great Trails and a National Park!
- The Classic is a MUSIC FESTIVAL on wheels.
- EXPLORE A HIDDEN GEM. Cross the Mississippi River and coast into lovely
Lilydale Regional Park. - As always, Classic riders explore the historic and scenic Saint Paul Grand Round.
This emerald necklace of parkways celebrates the work of visionary landscape architect Horace Cleveland. - Enjoy waterfront views, savory treats and live music at Como Lakeside Pavilion and three stellar rest stops.
NEW FOR 2025
- More tasty treats! We’re serving up more muffins, bagel bites, mini-scones and nut mixes to keep everyone happy.
- This year’s splendid artwork by Michael Jacobsen depicts downtown Saint Paul and the Robert Street Bridge. With the Sam Morgan Trail under construction the Classic will take a new/old route up to Lake Phalen. After crossing the Mississippi on the handsome Robert Street rainbow arch bridge, riders roll through historic Lowertown Saint Paul and onto the Vento Trail.
- That’s right! For the first time in years, we’ll be bicycling the Bruce Vento Regional Trail. During the Classic’s first years Congressman Vento always returned to his hometown to bike the Classic. This year’s ride honors the 25th anniversary of the great environmental activist’s passing, following the trail’s tunnel of green up to Lake Phalen.
GOOD TO KNOW
- Ride is limited to 2,100 bicyclists
- There is no day of ride registration
- Register by midnight Thursday, September 4
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2025 Event Details
The 31st annual Classic offers scenic routes, superb live music and tasty treats.
- The Classic starts and ends at Como Lakeside Pavilion. We offer two check-in times (7:30am-8:30am and 8:30am-9:30am). All riders must be on route by 9:30 a.m. Enjoy live music inside the pavilion, plus there will be a bounty of refreshments and live music at every rest stop. Riders must finish and pick up their T-shirts by 1:30 p.m.
- LIMITED EDITION — To help ensure rider safety and enjoyment we are limiting the Classic to 2,100 riders.
- Riders will enjoy riding on Saint Paul’s newest state of the art paved trails, bicycle lanes and protected bikeways. No roads will be closed to automobile traffic. Bicyclists must follow the rules of the road.
- The Grand Round route is a 29 or 32 miles (the 33 mile route includes a lap around Lake Phalen) and features three rest stops including the stylish Lilydale Pavilion overlooking Pickerel Lake, Phalen Picnic Pavilion on Lake Phalen and the Mississippi River Gorge Scenic Overlook.
- The Short Route will be a 12.8-mile “Lollipop Loop” east to Lake Phalen along Wheelock Parkway. Enjoy a loop around lovely Lake Phalen for a 15.8-mile tour. Riders return to Como on the Gateway State Trail and Wheelock Parkway.
The Classic is a great experience for riders of all stripes.
The 31st annual Saint Paul Classic Bike Tour will be held on Sunday September 7, 2025. A music-filled ride through Saint Paul unveils the beauty of the Capital City, its amazing bikeways and historic neighborhoods. Join us for this non-competitive, go-at-your-own-pace tour.
To help keep trails safe and rest stop lines short we offer two check-in times (7:30am-8:30am and 8:30am-9:30am). Help us keep the Classic fun and safe for all by respecting your start times.
PARKING — We encourage bicycling and carpooling to the Classic. Please refer to the FAQ for details on parking.
with abundant thanks
