TONIGHT! Join us for a very special live BONUS DRAW with Corey the Bonus Manager:
Original content from 6/3. XO RW24
Registration lottery is *usually* the first Sunday in May. --- May 4th 2025
NEW!! Listen to our weekly radio show on Riverwest Radio 104.1FM! Fridays at 4:30!
Welcome to our Ride!
The Riverwest 24 is now and always has been VOLUNTEER RUN. We do not accept any monitary "sponsorships". There are no logos on our signs or tents or tshirts other than our own. We remain 100% volunteer run and 100% funded by our participants. We rely on our own collective steam to power this event and we appreciate the team effort of our community to pull it off every year. We appreciate our local businesses that volunteer time, space, coffee or a fruit tray because they believe in the philosophy of the event and enjoy being part of it.
Registration happened in May and is now closed. HOWEVER we welcome all of our neighbors to ride laps along with everyone, participate in Bonuses, and stop by and purchase a tshirt to support the ride! Repeat: the streets are your streets, you are welcome to ride! And since 2021 we've opened Bonus Checkpoint participation to anyone who wants to play along! Come through, do a few laps, and enjoy the joy.
Neighborhood participants (not registered) can pick up a Bonus Passport at Volunteer HQ across from Scoring at 2600 Pierce (at Center).
Race/Ride starts at 7pm Friday at 2600 Pierce.
Rider meeting at 6pm!
Packet Pickup for Registered Riders is at Club 99 Friday from Noon - 6. If you're late, pick up/sign waivers anytime after 7pm Friday at Volunteer HQ on 2600 Pierce across from Scoring.
LOCK YOUR BIKES. (And remember, don't risk bodily harm for earthly posessions. You are loved.)
WEAR HELMETS and HAVE LIGHTS.
Eat food and drink water.
Kids 24:
Bring the kids to La Escuela Fratney for a short mini 24! They'll ride a short course and do kid-friendly bonus checkpoints and maybe get a temporary tattoo too!
Saturday @ La Escuela Fratney
- Ages 3-7 sign up at 11AM, ride at 11:15.
- Ages 7+ sign up at Noon, Ride at 12:15.
Scooters and Trikes and Bikes and Training wheels all good.
The goal IS to Strengthen our neighborhood
By encouraging bikers and spectators to come out for a full day we hope to show off Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood and encourage biking in an urban environment.
Through this exercise in stamina, team work and merriment we hope to build an event that all people in Milwaukee and beyond can enjoy by participating in, volunteering for or by cheering on the riders.
This is an event for anyone who wants to participate. You don’t need to be a bike racer to join in. Check out the race route, call your neighbors, grab some lawn chairs and join us this July! This race is for people who enjoy biking, want to push themselves, or just want to participate in an event that is like nothing else you have encountered. Even if you think you aren’t ready to ride for 24 hours, you can split it up with a team. There are also many opportunities to help other ways. Check our volunteer page.
"I was most encouraged and thankful watching a community come together, despite recent set backs, and watch them take care of others in times of hunger, thirst, and yes, crisis." -Big Peter
The RW24 was born through community block watches throughout Riverwest. It is a way for our neighborhood to welcome new people, strengthen relationships within the community (and beyond), and show everyone why Riverwest is amazing. From riders to volunteers, organizers to local neighbors, everyone brings a different talent and interest to the table. There is no way a few people talking about a bike race in their back yards could have come up with something like this. A whole neighborhood made this. I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say, VIVA LA RIVERWEST!
Please – Email us your pictures, memories, video, impressions and essays. Tag your social media posts with #RW24 and start dreaming about how YOUR block will make the next RW24 even better.
Do you want to volunteer?
Have an idea for a bonus checkpoint?
Let us know!