Louisiana's Cajun and Creole Cycling Festival

Schedule:

Breaux Bridge - Cecilia - Arnaudville - Leonville - Washington - Port Barre

Main Route:  44 miles / 64 km

Long Route:  62 miles / 100 km

XLong Route:  92 miles/ 148 km

Shuttle Schedule:

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM -  Microtel, Bayou Wilderness RV Campground, and Lafayette hotels to St. Bernard School

3:00 PM - 11:00 PM - St. Bernard School to Microtel, Bayou Wilderness RV Campground, and Lafayette hotels

Ride finishes back in Breaux Bridge where live music will await you!
There are not enough hours in this day from dancing to Cajun Comedy Magic show.  Dancing at Buck and Johnny’s world famous Zydeco breakfast  (8am) and enjoy the weekly Cajun Jam at Tante Marie (10am).  The ride will travel North and fun starts with VooDoo Adventures crawfishing tours ($10 and includes sample of crawfish etoufee and hay ride to see the larget tree in St. Martin Parish).  Next is  Fête de la Nature - BioBlitz and Crawfish Fundraiser in Cecilia (6a -11p) then next stop is Mr. Paul’s house, he and Al are serving complimentary jambalya after and a key stop is always Bayou Teche Brewing and Cajun Saucer Pizza where you can chill at the brewery, do a tour and eat some great pizza!   The brewery has something all.

After Arnaudville, you will experience smooth, winding, low traffic roads.  The further North you cycle the more you will experience.  You can easily make it a 52 mile day by cutting out the 10 mile loop on the Long  route North of Leonville and enjoy a wonderful winding ride along the Bayou Teche through a variety of crop fields including sugarcane growing all around you.  However, if you need more miles, there is a wonderful 30 mile loop traveling North to Washington and Port Barre.  This section is not marked nor supported.  We use them for our century ride Bikes, Brews and Omelettes Two and it is on our RideWithGPS account.

Ride overview:
7:00a: Shuttle services start between Hotels, Bayou Wilderness RV, and Breaux Bridge.

7:00a - 9:00p Breakfast Bar Open for Mimosas, Poinsettas, and Bloodie Maries.

Part Time Partier / Weekend Warrior Check-In
6:30a - 9:00a: check-in for weekend riders at St. Bernard School in Breaux Bridge. For route options, lodging and parking info

Breakfast
Use Zydeco Bucks to eat in downtown Breaux Bridge:  Tante Marie (Cajun Jam starts at 10am) , Buck and Johnny’s (Zydeco Breakfast starts at 8am), Café Syndie Mae, and Chez Jacqueline.

On site is complimentary Starbucks coffee, Cokes, water, and Powerade.

Lunch
You will have numerous options for lunch and snacks along the ride.   

Bio Blitz  Cecilia

Event schedule:

6-8 AM: Birds

8-10 AM: Arthropods

10-12PM: Amphibians, Reptiles andamp; Fishes

12-2PM: Lunch

12-2PM: Music by Wayne Singleton and Same Ol’ 2 Step

2-4PM: Plants and Fungus

4-5PM: Mammals

5-8PM: Set up tents, dinner break, fire, music jam,

8-10PM: Bat walk, nocturnal insects and night hike.

Bayou Teche Brewery and Cajun Saucer Stellar Pizza  Bar opens @ 10:00 and kitchen opens at 11:00 (ZB$) Arnaudville.  Put on your tropical shirt and grass skirt then relax with their Spring Tiki Cocktails and Tidbits menu, craft beer andlive surf music (Bruisers House of Surf 4-7).

The Little Big Cup  Arnaudville

Russell's Food Center in Arnaudville. Free Boudin samples for Zyclists!

Mr. Paul’s Yellow Farmhouse:  Complimentary food and beverages

Rest Stops (SAG stations) - Main, Short and Long routes

8:30 AM - 10:45 AM: Leonville (Long)

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Bayou Teche Brewery (Long and Main)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: VooDoo Adventures (Long and Main)

Saturday Destination: Return To Breaux Bridge

3:00 PM: Shuttles start running between Lafayette hotels, Bayou Wilderness RV and Microtel

2:00 PM - 9:30 PM: Cycle Zydeco Bar at St Bernard with  and snacks

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Magic Mike Comedy Show in the Glass Room next to Buck and Johnny’s

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Live music around Breaux Bridge - Nathan Williams and Zydeco Cha Chas

11:00 PM : Shuttle service ends for the day.  Consider UBER or LYFT for further support