Wisconsin Bike Fed Hosts Annual Milwaukee Santa Cycle Rampage December 7, 2024

MILWAUKEE: The Wisconsin Bike Fed joyously announces the registration information and event details for the annual Milwaukee Santa Cycle Rampage on Saturday, December 7, 2024.

“It’s the World’s Largest Winter Holiday Themed Costume Bike Ride for Charity!” explains event organizer and Wisconsin Bike Fed Assistant Director, Jake Newborn. “We expect over 1500 Santas, Elves, Reindeer, Ralphies, Grinches, and more to celebrate the joy of cycling at this fundraiser for the Wisconsin Bike Fed. Ride registrations support our programs such as bike education for kids, free repairs for low income residents, and staff time for advocacy projects statewide.”

Santa Cycle Rampage is a slow roll-style parade, police-escorted route with two main ride start options that end at the Bike Fed office (187 E Becher St, Milwaukee):
1. Join at the start and ride a full loop ride from the Bike Fed office and back. ~13 miles
2. Join the Rampagers at Hollander Grand Café on Downer Ave and ride the 2nd half. ~7 miles

Returning this year is the 3-mile very family-friendly ride, the “Elf Cycle Frenzy,” led by our Safe Routes to School instructors. Riders will leave from the start/finish line immediately after the main ride departs, approximately 9:45am, to ride through the Bay View neighborhood and end at Centraal Grand Café for a hot cocoa bar and snacks for kids. Participants may register for that ride in the same way as the main ride and stay tuned for more details emailed to registered riders.

Pre-Check In Event:
Friday December 6, 2024
187 E Becher St. inside Wheel and Sprocket.
2pm – 4pm: Media invited for interviews.
2pm – 6pm: Registered riders can pick up packets and merch items to avoid day of event long lines.

Event Details and Registration:
Saturday, December 7, 2024
7 am: Staff setup. Media invited to conduct interviews.
8 am: Riders begin to arrive at the Bike Fed office.
9:30 am: SHARP! Ride begins.
9:45 am: Elf Cycle Frenzy ride begins.
10:15ish am: Ride reaches Hollander Grand Café on Downer Ave.
11:30 am: Ride returns to the Bike Fed office.

Visit the event website for details and registration: https://give.wisconsinbikefed.org/event/2024-santa-cycle-rampage-mke/e616531

Onlookers and fans of Santa can watch the ride pass by with great viewing locations all along the route!

Past Event Video Links and Photos:
https://youtu.be/gNEwKGT1J5s
https://youtu.be/NhwcVUzf5pU
Event photos from 2023

Be Merry:
Riders are encouraged to dress warmly and not only as Santa but their favorite holiday characters. Ride begins and ends with warm drinks for sale and fire pits at the Wheel and Sprocket in Bay View. Riders are encouraged to visit any of our Santa Gathering locations welcoming riders in costume:

Santa Gathering Places Locations
Hollander Grand Café 2608 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee
Lakefront Brewery 1872 N Commerce St, Milwaukee
Great Lakes Distillery 616 W Virginia St, Milwaukee
Wheel & Sprocket 187 E Becher St, Milwaukee
Boone & Crockett 818 S Water St, Milwaukee
Nomad World Pub 1401 E Brady St, Milwaukee
The Roman Coin 1004 E Brady St, Milwaukee
Component Brewing 2018 S 1st St #169, Milwaukee
Station 1846 215 W Bruce St, Milwaukee
Urban Harvest Brewing 1024 S 5th St, Milwaukee
Centraal Grand Café 2306 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee

For interviews or additional information prior to the event date, please contact event organizer and Bike Fed Assistant Director Jake Newborn at 414-253-3331 or jake.newborn@wisconsinbikefed.org.

To find out more about the Bike Fed’s mission and programs, please visit our website.

Holiday festivities continue with Santa Cycle Rampage-Madison on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

About the Wisconsin Bike Fed
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin Educational Foundation, Inc. (AKA Wisconsin Bike Fed) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that cultivates, motivates, and unites residents, communities, businesses, and political leaders to move bicycling forward in Wisconsin through education, legislation, and involvement. The Wisconsin Bike Fed is the only statewide organization that advocates for better bicycling for everyone who rides a bike in Wisconsin:

● Advocate for cycling – including encouragement for the governor to include transportation access and environmental concerns in biennial budgets.
● Provide programs to make bicycling safer and more accessible across the state – particularly in the state’s most populous urban communities of Milwaukee and Madison.
● Promote Wisconsin as an economic engine for cycling – highlighting scenic trails and emphasizing the many large and small businesses that support bicycling as direct producers, repairers, or vendors of bikes and related accessories, as well as the hospitality industry that benefits from cycling. According to the most recent impact study released by the governor’s office in 2020, consumers spent $1.42 billion in 2017 on direct bicycle-related expenditures, bringing funds into our businesses and state budget.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.