Saturday or Sunday • April 27 or 28, 2019

You're invited to a Jackson Hole rite of spring.
Join us for this annual ride along one of the most scenic stretches of road in America!

HELP SUPPORT THE BLUEBIRDS!  This year we are also taking advantage of this ride to help out the real mountain bluebirds by raising money for the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation's bluebird banding program. The JHWF maintains and monitors the bluebird boxes we ride past on the North Pathway. This year they are implementing a banding program to learn more about the lives of these birds. If you want to help our fine-feathered friends, bring your donation to the start or the after-party and we'll collect it from you.

WHEN? Saturday, April, 28. This year the Bluebird Classic will take place before the National Park roads open to vehicles. The pathway north of town will be open for our use.

WHERE? Gran Fondo riders will leave the Home Ranch Parking Lot at 10:00am. We'll ride north on the pathway at a social pace to Bradley-Taggart where we will meet up with the Piccolo Fondo riders at +/- 11:15am. We will then ride north at a social pace until the North Jenny junction where things will begin to heat up! Or, if you'd like a casual ride, feel free. The only requisite is having fun! We'll all regroup at the bottom of Signal Mountain and ride back together via the North Jenny one-way loop.

WHAT? What should you bring? Bring a friend! The roads are a lot more fun that way. And if you get separated it's great to have an ally. Bring extra food! There's always going to be somebody bonking...and it just might be you!  Bring your Park pass! We won't get in without it! Bring a donation for the bluebird banding program!

How the Bluebird came to be... "About eight years ago I was on a ride through the vineyards of Sonoma County. The conversation of the day was on what would become Levi’s King Ridge GranFondo. A friend of mine, Giampaulo, shared with me the history of the rides in Italy where he grew up. There, all of the community would come out enmasse and ride at whatever ability/distance they could. It was a community event that reminded me of Old Bill's Fun Run--- crowds of people smiling, pushing themselves. Then, a week later as I found myself watching bluebirds on a cold Wyoming ride I wondered if we could do the same. Could we create an event that captures the spirit of cycling and is inclusive to most all levels? The Bluebird Classic has been riding for seven years thanks to the faithful. The idea was, and still is, to create an experience that celebrates our place, our roads, and our bikes. Let’s see what it can become!" -- Aaron Nydam