Cycle Zydeco

Cycle Zydeco
Sunday, Apr 7, 2024 at 6:30am
Various Towns in Louisiana

Louisiana's Cajun and Creole Cycling Festival

Schedule:

Breaux Bridge - Carencro - Sunset - Grand Coteau - Cankton - Scott - Lafayette

Main Route: 38 Miles / 61 km

Long Route: 67 Miles / 108 km

Overview
The Final day of Cycle Zydeco will not leave you wanting.  The Ride will offer stops in Carencro, Cankton, Sunset, Scott, and Lafayette.  Riders will travel North out of Breaux Bridge and through the old horse farm area of Lafayette with several operating farms still around.  The riders will then travel through Carencro and for those on the main route directly to Cankton, the Cankton Country Bar offers refreshing beaucoup Bloody Marys.  The long route will travel North to Grand Coteau, home to the only miracle in the U.S. recognized by the Vatican.  Riders head West to Sunset, the washboard capital of the world.  The route will take you by the haunted bridge and Chretien Point Plantation.  The long route will convene on Cankton Country Bar where you can meet up with your friends on the Main route and ride together to the city of Scott, the Boudin Capital of the world.  BOUDIN FESTIVAL IS HAPPENING!  There are several lunch options at this point.  From Scott, you will head to Cafe 20.3 on the Bayou crossing through Lafayette.  We will have a post-ride bowl of jambalaya waiting for you!  We will close the course at 2:00 pm and all SAG teams will head. We plan to pack up by 3:00 so all of our volunteers can enjoy the rest of the weekend.

6:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Shuttle services to St. Bernard School.

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Lafayette hotels, Microtel, and Bayou Wilderness RV Campgroun3d to St. Bernard School

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM: - Cafe 20.3 to Lafayette hotels, and Bayou Wilderness RV Campground

Breakfast
Café 20.3 on the Bayou (ZB$) offers a full breakfast line up of Bloody Marys, Mimosas, coffee, cocktails and more.

Some other options around the hotels are Hub City Diner

Rest Stops (SAG stations)

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Grand Coteau (Long)

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Cankton Country Bar (All)

10:00 AM - 1:30 PM: Boudin Festival (All)

On Route Zydeco Bucks:  

Cankton Country Bar for Bloody Marys!

Cafe 20.3 on the Bayou (open 7AM until the end of the game)

Your Zydeco Buck$ are good through Monday April 17th.  Feel free to visit locations you were not able to enjoy during the ride before you leave, You can find them all HERE.  

Finish at Cafe 20.3 on the Bayou (1500 General Mouton)
10:30a - 3:00p  Post ride activities at Cafe 20.3

shower truck

post-ride jambalaya and treats!

cash bar, merchandise, and lost and found

Rental bike and shipped bike return

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM:  Shuttle services between your hotels, Bayou Wilderness RV  and Cafe 20.3.

2:00 PM: Course is closed and all support teams are coming in.  If you are out on the course and need a ride, please contact LYFT or UBER.  

3:00 PM:  We are wrapping up and all of our volunteers are going to either celebrate or rest.  

Enjoy local music and dance the afternoon away.

Also, consider visiting:

Vermilionville only a half mile from Cafe 20.3.  Every Sunday is Le Bal du Dimanche (Sunday Dance) live music 1 PM - 4 PM.

Scott Boudin Festival: 11am Geno Delafose, 1:30 Ryan Foret, 4:00 Lil Nate