The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure
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Route History

 

Since the first Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure in 1989, over 40,000 GOBA participants have logged nearly 11 million rider miles! Where did all those people go? Here is an overview of the towns visited by past GOBAs.

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Detailed history with daily mileages (pdf file)

 

1989: Yellow Springs, Lebanon, Wilmington, Springfield, Bellefontaine, Wapakoneta, Piqua
1,205 riders

1990: Oberlin, Bellevue, Port Clinton, Fostoria, Bucyrus, Mansfield, Ashland
2,300 riders

1991: Washington CH, Circleville, Logan, Chillicothe, Waverly, West Union, Hillsboro
2,600 riders

1992: Delaware, Galion, Mt. Vernon, Coshocton, Zanesville, Granville
2,700 riders

1993: Van Wert, Defiance, Wauseon, Bowling Green, Bluffton, Wapakoneta
2,600 riders

1994: Celina, Piqua, Urbana, Xenia, Miamisburg, Greenville
2,700 riders

1995: Medina, Hudson, Alliance, New Philadelphia, Coshocton, Wooster
2,800 riders

1996: Mansfield, Ashland, Bellevue, Port Clinton, Fostoria, Upper Sandusky
3,000 riders

1997: Lancaster, Circleville, Logan, Athens, Rio Grande, McArthur
3,100 riders

1998: Celina, Sidney, Brookville, Oxford, Eaton, Versailles
3,100 riders

1999: Ashland, Orrville, New Philadelphia, Coshocton, Mt. Vernon, Galion
2,919 riders

2000: Fremont, Tiffin, Marion, Bellefontaine, Bluffton, Bowling Green
2,988 riders

2001: Gallipolis, Wellston, Nelsonville, Marietta, New Lexington, McArthur
2,997 riders

2002: Delaware, Newark, Lancaster, Chillicothe, London, Marysville
3,145 riders

2003: Greenville, Troy, Xenia, Middletown, Brookville
3,165 riders

2004: Medina, Orrville, New Philadelphia, Bolivar, Wooster
2,978 riders

2005: Findlay, Tiffin, Port Clinton, Elmore, Upper Sandusky
3,002 riders

2006: Xenia, Wilmington, Hillsboro, Circleville, London
2,442 riders

2007: Celina, Van Wert, Wapakoneta, Troy, Versailles
2,500 riders (tentative count)

2008: Wellington - Galion - Mt. Vernon - Coshocton - Orrville
(rider count coming soon)

2009: Norwalk, Elmore (2), Bowling Green, Defiance (2), Fostoria
(rider count coming soon)