Riders participate in the Mini Monster Cookie route through Keizer on Sunday, April 26. The 6.2-mile course started and ended at McNary High School in an event put on by the Salem Bicycle Club. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)
The day was perfect for a bike ride – sunny but not too warm, and none of those nasty winds that can slow a rider.
The 50th year of the Monster Cookie Metric Century on Sunday, April 26, drew about 725 riders – a 50% increase over last year.
And about 20 riders participated in the Mini Cookie, a 6.2-mile route that started at McNary High School, looped through Keizer and returned to the school.
The Salem Bicycle Club runs the two rides and it teamed up this year with the Safe Routes to School team for the first time to offer the Salem Bicycle Rodeo at the high school.
“We see big things coming from these small beginnings,” said Ken Freeman, one of the ride coordinators from the bike club.
McNary High School was the headquarters for the Mini Monster Cookie bike ride and a bike rodeo on Sunday, April 26. The 6.2-mile course started and ended at the school in an event put on by the Salem Bicycle Club. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes) McNary High School was the headquarters for the Mini Monster Cookie bike ride through Keizer on Sunday, April 26. The 6.2-mile course started and ended at the school in an event put on by the Salem Bicycle Club. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes) McNary High School was the headquarters for the Mini Monster Cookie bike ride and a bike rodeo on Sunday, April 26. The 6.2-mile course started and ended at the school in an event put on by the Salem Bicycle Club. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes) Riders finish the Mini Monster Cookie route through Keizer on Sunday, April 26. The 6.2-mile course started and ended at McNary High School in an event put on by the Salem Bicycle Club. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes) Riders participating in the Mini Monster Cookie route through Keizer Rapids Park on Sunday, April 26. The 6.2-mile course started and ended at McNary High School in an event put on by the Salem Bicycle Club. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes) A rider participates in the Mini Monster Cookie route through Keizer on Sunday, April 26. The 6.2-mile course started and ended at McNary High School in an event put on by the Salem Bicycle Club. (STEVE SCHNURBUSCH/For Keizertimes)
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