Draft:Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska

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  • Comment: Looking at the sources added since the last decline, I don't think there are enough widespread sources, I suggest looking in more biking/cycling magazines or books that might talk about the history of the event over all instead of just about one particular year of the event. I added one source from a national level publication that has a fairly in-depth treatment of it but it could use more. Moritoriko (talk) 03:40, 26 May 2025 (UTC)

The Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska (BRAN) is an annual road-cycling tour across the US state of Nebraska, held about the second week of June every year. The ride was sponsored by Northwest Rotary and the Omaha Pedalers Bicycle Club.[1] for many years and is now organized by a dedicated entity, BRAN Inc. The ride is organized and staffed by volunteers. Proceeds from the ride are used to fund scholarships for students from the host communities to attend college in Nebraska[2]

The ride is limited to 600 participants because, as one of the BRAN directors remarked, "600 people is about as many as can camp on a school football field".[3]

There was no bike ride in 2020 nor 2021 due to the Covid pandemic.

BRAN Routes
Ride Year Miles Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
BRAN 1 1981490FremontDavid CityGrand IslandKearneyNorth PlatteLake McConaghyBridgeportGering
BRAN 2 1982470OgallalaImperialMcCookAlmaHastingsWilberSyracuseBellevue
BRAN 3 1983511SidneyOgallalaGothenburgHoldredgeSuperiorWilberSyracusePapillion
BRAN 4 1984470Ft. RobinsonGordonValentineAinsworthO'NeillNorfolkTekamahDodge Park
BRAN 5 1985545MitchellBridgeportOgallalaCozadLoup CityCentral CityNorth BendNP Dodge Park
BRAN 6 Piece of Cake 1986480BenkelmanMcCookLexingtonMindenGenevaMilfordAshlandNP Dodge Park
BRAN 7 Off the Beaten Path 1987475AllianceHyannisHalseyOrdNelighWayneTekamahFt Omaha
BRAN 8 1988484Ft RobinsonGordonValentineAinsworthO'NeillPierceOaklandFt. Omaha
BRAN 9 A Southern Exposure 1989442ImperialMcCookHoldredgeRed CloudFairburyHumboldtSyracuseChalco Hills
BRAN 10 Diamond 1990455SidneyOgallalaGothenburgBroken BowSt PaulYorkWahooChalco Hills
BRAN 11 North Coast Cruise 1991501AllianceGordonValentineButteCroftonWayneFremontChalco Hills
BRAN 12 Southern Breeze 1992442BenkelmanCambridgeFranklinHebronWilberPawnee CitySyracuseChalco Hills
BRAN 13 High Plains Drifter 1993448ArapahoeCallawayBurwellBassettPlainviewBeemerBlairChalco Hills
BRAN 14 Rock and Roll 1994484BayardChappellSutherlandArnoldOrdDannebrogDavid CityChalco Hills
BRAN 15 High Rollers Tour 1995516CrawfordRushvilleValentineBassettCreightonPoncoTekamahChalco Hills
BRAN 16 Down Under Tour 1996519GrantCurtisMindenGenevaWymoreFalls CityNebraska CityChalco Hills
BRAN 17 Brantrak 1997492HemmingfordHyannisThedfordCallawayLoup CityGeneoaCedar BluffsChalco Hills
BRAN 18 Barnstormers Tour 1998492GeringOshkoshPaxtonArnoldRevennaSuttonHickmanSAC Museum
BRAN 19 The Udder Way 1999482ArapahoeGothenburgSargentO'NeillBloomfieldClarksonWahooChalco Hills
BRAN 20 Y2EZ 2000452ImperialMcCookBeaver CityRed CloudFairburyPawnee CitySyracuseChalco Hills
BRAN 21 A Bike Odyssey 2001507HarrisonRushvilleValentineAinsworthBurwellAlbionDavid CityOmaha
BRAN 22 Safari 2002510PaxtonCurtisCallawayOrdBattle CreekWakefieldBlairWildlife Safari Park
BRAN 23 Viking Voyage 2003455ValentineMullenDunningSargentSpaldingCentral CitySewardAshland
BRAN 24 Lewis & Clark Discovery Tour 2004410CodySpringviewButteVerdigreeCroftonSouth Sioux CityOaklandFt. Calhoun
BRAN 25 Silver Lining Tour 2005525KimballBridgeportArthurArnoldLoup CityAuroraBrainardWaterloo
BRAN 26 Was Ist Loess 2006?Broken BowEusticeMaywoodCambridgeMindenGenevaTecumsehSpringfield
BRAN 27 to Hill and Back[4] 2007449GordonHyannisTryonMernaOrdFullertonBrainardWaterloo
BRAN 28 Tour of Excellence 2008455CallawayDunningAinsworthButteCreightonPetersburgShelbyYutan
BRAN 30 Space Cowboy[5] 2010?HarrisonAllianceHyannisThedfordBurwellAlbionDavid CitySAC
BRAN 31 Easy Riders 2011441BradyCallawayBurwellBassettO'NeillBattle CreekOaklandWaterloo
BRAN 32 End of the World 2012455MinatareOshkoshArthurStapletonSargentSt. PaulShelbyYutan
BRAN 33 Historic Highway Tour[6] 2013?KimballChappellPaxtonGothenburgKearneyAuroraBrainardSAC Museum
BRAN 34[7] [8] 2014476RushvilleCodySpringviewAtikinsonVerdigreeLaurelLyonsWaterloo
BRAN 35[9][10] 2015410WaunetaCambridgeEustisAxtellClay CenterWilberSyracuseConestoga
BRAN 36 Open Spaces Prairie Wind[11] 2016470GrantNorth PlatteBroken BowLoup CityCentral CityHumphreyDavid CityWahoo
BRAN 37 Five Nations Five States[12] 2017?Falls CityAuburnWeeping WaterNorth BendWayneWakefieldWinnebagoTekamah
BRAN 38 A Southern State of Mind[13] 2018?OgallalaImperialMcCookAlmaRed CloudFairburySewardAshland
BRAN 39 A Tale of Two Trails[14] 2019?ChadronGordonCodyAinsworthAtkinsonNelighClarksonFremont
BRAN 40 Nebraska Best by Bicycle[15][16][17] 2022424AllianceHyannisThedfordCallawayOrdSt. EdwardShelbyWahoo
BRAN 41 Nebraska's Greatest Show on Two Wheels[18][19] 2023?BenkelmanCambridgeMindenRed CloudHebronWilburSewardAshland
BRAN 42 Rolling Across The Heartland[20] 2024?ValentineBassettBurwellBurwellPetersburgStromsburgWahooLouisville
BRAN 43 Journey to the Center of Nebraska 2025?OshkoshSutherlandGothenburgBroken BowSt. PaulCentral CityDavid CityFremont

References

  1. Kelsey Stewart (2018-10-17). "Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska under new organizers for 2019 ride". Omaha_World-Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. Sydney Edwards (2018-06-05). "Bicyclists ride across Nebraska while raising money for scholarships". KPTM. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. Coello, Dennis (November 1994). Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America, Inc. pp. 28–31.
  4. "to Hill and Back Bran 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-07-17.
  5. "T-176 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes and counting". Archived from the original on 2009-12-12.
  6. Katy Healey (2013-06-01). "BRAN becomes family tradition with 'magical' surprises". Omaha_World-Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  7. Paige Yowell (2014-06-14). "Weeklong Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska comes to a finish". Omaha_World-Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  8. Courtney Johnson. "Bran 2014". PrecisionTandems.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  9. Julie Harris (2015-06-16). "Omaha woman hooked on bike touring after Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska". Omaha_World-Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  10. Courtney Johnson. "Bran 2015". PrecisionTandems.com. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  11. Maggie O'Brien (2016-06-13). "Hundreds battle heat and wind in 470-mile Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska". Omaha_World-Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  12. "Wyobraska Tandem". Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  13. Sydney Edwards (2018-06-05). "Bicyclists ride across Nebraska while raising money for scholarships". KPTM. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  14. "Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska set for June 2-8". KOLN. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  15. "Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska event back for it's 40th year". KMTV. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  16. Shaun Friedrichsen (2022-06-08). "BRAN Kicks off in Alliance". Alliance_Times-Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  17. "Lee Lazure Spreads the Message to Bring Cyclists Together". Omaha Magazine. 2022-04-28. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  18. "Route announced for 2023 Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska". KLKN. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  19. Kelsey Stewart (2023-02-03). "Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska sets route for 41st year". Omaha_World-Herald. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  20. "Bicycle Ride Across Nebraska announces summer route". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved January 11, 2025.