The 2025 Tour is scheduled for August 16th!!
Roun'da Manure Bicycle Tour
Make Every Mile Count.
Roun'da Manure Bicycle Tour
Make Every Mile Count.
About Us
History of the Tour
Starting in 1987, Lon Haldeman & Susan Notorangelo organized a series of one-day rides that would qualify cyclists to participate in Paris-Best-Paris. These rides were called Randonneur rides. Most of them were held in the dairy country of Southern WI, so cyclists started saying “We're going to ride Around the Manure”.
A similar version of the previous rides, called “Around the Manure Century,” was added a few years later. Lon's uncle suggested changing the name to “Roun’da Manure”, making it more similar to Randonneur. The name stuck like manure on a bike tire & it has been called Roun’da Manure ever since.
In 2005 the tour was revitalized to include a clover leaf series of four different loop routes & ice cream shop rest stops along the way. Riders could pick the routes they wanted to ride and redeem coupons for a snack or drink at the local ice cream shops. Everyone returned to Downtown Sharon, the hub in the center of the loops, for a wonderful pig roast.
This is a major fund raising event for the Sharon Chamber of Commerce and helps support their other projects during the year.
We hope all cyclists can attend this fun and traditional bike ride around the Illinois and Wisconsin State line area.
History of Sharon, WI
Sharon, Wisconsin was founded in 1841 and established in 1856. It is centrally located along the southern Wisconsin Stateline border and is between the cities of Rockford and Chicago, Illinois & Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sharon currently has a population of 1,605 people. Rich in history and the promise of a bright future, we offer the perfect location for this once-in-a-lifetime ride.
2025 Tour
General Information
The 2025 Roun'da Manure Bicycle Tour is taking place on Saturday, August 16th.
The Tour includes choice of marked routes. Each route has color coded arrows and signage for easier navigation. Maps & Cue sheets listing turns, towns, and snack stop locations are provided.
Each rider will receive 4 coupons for ice cream or other snack treats at locally famous ice cream shops. Water and snack services are available.
Over 100 miles of rural routes, no stop lights but lots of cows. Each route is fully marked and suitable for road bikes.
More Information to come on rest stops for 2025!!