Border Raiders

Border Raiders is an eight-day, four-state bicycle ride that is an opportunity to test your stamina, enjoy the scenic Missouri River Valley, and ride through some of the most inspiring history our country has ever known. Tour the historic places where the border wars ignited the Civil War long before the first shots were fired on Fort Sumter.

The 500-mile loop begins in Lawrence, Kansas, and will continue through Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri before returning to Lawrence. Visit the stomping grounds of John Brown, Jim Lane and the Freestate Jayhawkers, Frank and Jesse James, Quantrill's Raiders and the Border Ruffians. See the millionaire homes of Atchison's railroad barons and visit the antebellum homes of Weston, Missouri.

A note from the organizers:

No, we are not putting on BR in 2011. BUT, we do love this ride, we believe in this ride and we're going to try our hardest to bring it back as soon as it's feasible. We appreciate everyone's interest and hope that we will be able to host BR and see you all in the future.

Web Site: borderraiders.blogspot.com
Location: Lawrence, KS

Headlines From Border Raiders

BORDER RAID 2010 01-24-2010: WE ARE BACK........ Just like in the Shining and we may be a little crazy, but we are never dull...... Join us for the 6th edition of the Border Raider Bicycle and History tour............... You can snail mail or use electronic online registration to let us know you are […]
JERSEYS ARE HERE!!!!!!! 10-25-2009: To All,You are probably sitting down as you read this, so don't fall off your seat. THEY ARE IN!. Yes the Border Raider jerseys are in and I mailed them out late Saturday evening. For some reason they were hung up at one of the mail delivery drop offs for awhile - the […]
Sunday August 16th Border Raid Jersey 08-16-2009: Hey all you Raiders that have emailed about the jersey's, they are in the pipeline and should be here around the middle of or late in the month of September..... Paul sent you a little note explaining the delay.... and here is hoping we have no delays from the manufacturer.We […]
July 20th Border Raider Wrap Up 07-20-2009: This year several things about the ride will be with me for some time to come.....We have two empty saddles and two fellows from the Border Raider family will not be returning. We lost Dale L. last September and Earl J. this June. Dale succumbed to lung cancer and tragically, […]
Memorial Service for Earl Johnston 06-30-2009: My apologies for the somber post immediately following the tour this year, but I wanted to make sure to share the information about the memorial services for Earl Johnston for those of you who may be interested in attending. Earl Ryan Johnston, 51, of Surprise, AZ passed […]
June 15th it is almost Raider Time...... 06-15-2009: Many of you may be getting excited and ready to leave for Lawrence, Kansas for the RAID....... Paul and I will be at Free State High School at High Noon to 8 pm for early registration and check in. Feel free to sleep in the school or camp outside....One note about adult […]
A few updates... 06-07-2009: If you're having trouble viewing and downloading the 2009 Get Ready Guide through the links in the previous post, CLICK HERE for a good old fashioned PDF.Also, we've received a few requests for the addresses of the overnight facilities. Here they are for your records:Free […]
2009 Get Ready Guide 06-03-2009: The drill for the newsletter is the same as last year:Instead of getting a newsletter in the mail, you can view the 2009 Border Raiders Get Ready Guide online right here! You can read it online, or download and print it out -- whatever you prefer. Either way, this guide […]
2009 Border Raiders Jersey 06-03-2009: As you'll read in the get ready guide I'm about to post, we're trying something new with the jerseys this year. Typically we like to place the order and have them for you at registration. However, we always end up needing to re-order a few, but because we […]
2009 Border Raiders + Long Riders T-shirts 06-03-2009: Hey guys! Mary (a.k.a. Her Majesty the Queen of Awesomeness) here. I've been slaving away for the boys designing the gear for this year and can finally post it for you all to check out. Below are the T-shirt designs for both the tour as well as the Long Riders Century. […]