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Collines du Nord (Hills of the North) Cycling Team is a new Northern Illinois suburbs cycling club that is forming in 2012. Primarily a road bike club, we have road rides on every weekend day during the main biking season. The rides start from the College of Lake County .

These rides generally vary from 45 to 70 miles in length and last from 2 1/2 to 4 hours. While we often stop once at a convenient store during the second half of each ride, our  rides have no SAG or support. Riders are expected to bring enough food, fluids, tubes,  tools, and money to be self-sufficient.

On both Saturday and Sunday we divide into A and B rides. The A ride is an aggressive ride which has large stretches at 28 to 32 mph. The B ride is more moderate, yet follows  the same route as the A ride. It usually tops out at 25 mph and averages 20 mph.

In the off-season some of us take to the trails and others stick to the roads, depending on  conditions. Because our club and rides are pretty big, we ask that any riders who want to  join us do so at the invitation of a club member. If you don’t know anyone in the club and want to talk about joining or riding along, or if you otherwise want to contact the club, please send an email to our club president: president@cdncycling.org.