12Jun
Bodacious Century: $2,000 Cash Purse - Bodacious Century
Cycling
- Distance
- 169K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $70.00
Cow Pie Classic
Ionia,
Michigan,
United States
216 days left
www.bikereg.com
Date
12 Jun, 2027
Races
51 distances
Entry fee
$50.00 – $70.00
Runner rating
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Website
Official website
Cow Pie Classic
About the event
The Cow Pie Classic, set for June 12, 2027, in Ionia, offers cyclists an array of challenging distances and categories. From the grueling Bodacious Century at 169 kilometers to the shorter but equally competitive Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles event, each race features a substantial cash purse ranging from $2,000 to $5,000. The festival also includes family-friendly options like free kids races and recreational rides for all skill levels.
For those looking to push their limits on June 12th in Ionia, the Cow Pie Classic presents various categories including the Long Haul-63 miles with a substantial cash purse of $5,000. Cyclists can choose from traditional bike classes or opt for specialized divisions like e-bikes and tandems across multiple race lengths.
For those looking to push their limits on June 12th in Ionia, the Cow Pie Classic presents various categories including the Long Haul-63 miles with a substantial cash purse of $5,000. Cyclists can choose from traditional bike classes or opt for specialized divisions like e-bikes and tandems across multiple race lengths.
Races offered
12Jun
Bodacious Century: $2,000 Cash Purse - Bodacious Century Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 169K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Cow Pie Classic "10 Mile Grind"
Cycling
- Distance
- 16.1K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Cow Pie Classic "10 Mile Grind" Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 16.1K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - 34 Mile Short Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - 34 Mile Short Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Athena Short Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Athena Short Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Clydesdale Short Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Clydesdale Short Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Fat Bike Short Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Fat Bike Short Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Mountain Bike Short Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Mountain Bike Short Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Short Haul E-Bike Class 1 and 2 only
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Short Haul E-Bike Class 1 and 2 only Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Single Speed Short Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Single Speed Short Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Tandem Short Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Darin Elliott Short Haul-34 Miles: $2,700 Cash Purse - Tandem Short Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 54.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Free Kids Races - Calf Race
Cycling
- Distance
- 3.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Free Kids Races - Calf Race Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 3.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Free Kids Races - Stryder Bikes
Cycling
- Distance
- 120.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Free Kids Races - Stryder Race Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 120.7K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - 63 Mile Long Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - 63 Mile Long Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Athena Long Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Athena Long Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Clydesdale Long Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Clydesdale Long Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Single Speed Long Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Single Speed Long Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Tandem Long Haul
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Long Haul-63 miles: $5,000 Cash Purse - Tandem Long Haul Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 101.4K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Athena Rec Ride
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Athena Rec Ride Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Clydesdale Rec Ride
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Clydesdale Rec Ride Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Fat Bike Rec Ride
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Fat Bike Rec Ride Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Gravel Bike Rec Ride
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Gravel Bike Rec Ride Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Mountain Bike Rec Ride
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Mountain Bike Rec Ride Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Rec Ride E-Bike: Class 1 and 2 only
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Rec Ride E-Bike: Class 1 and 2 only Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Single Speed Rec Ride
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Single Speed Rec Ride Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Tandem Rec Ride
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $50.00
12Jun
Reach Your Peak Rec Ride-20 miles: $700 Cash Purse - Tandem Rec Ride Waitlist
Cycling
- Distance
- 32.2K
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
12Jun
Volunteer
Cycling
- Distance
- Volunteer
- Countdown
- 216 days
- Entry fee
- $0.00
Weather history
3-year monthly averages for June in Ionia.
Temperature15.0° / 26.8°
Feels like13.8° / 25.5°
Sunshine hours12h 4m
Rainfall2.7 mm
Snowfall—
Wind12.0 km/h (Gentle breeze)
Humidity64.3%
Max UV indexVery High (8.0)
Sweat lossHigh
Course conditionsHard and dry surface
Sunrise05:01
Sunset20:19
About Ionia
Learn more about the host city, Ionia.
Ionia is the largest city in and the county seat of Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The population was 13,378 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 12,265 in 2024. Every July it hosts what is said to be the world's largest free-admission fair, the Ionia Free Fair. The city is mostly within Ionia Township, with small portion extending into Easton Township and Berlin Township, but is politically autonomous of the townships. The city is named after Ionia, a historic region in Greece.
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