About The Omaha Connect Ride

About

The Omaha Connect Ride

An Idea that was fostered in 2018

Let’s create an event for cyclists as a way to “Connect” them with CBMC.

The CBMC has hosted a Golf Tournament for several years, and Pat Mueller, an avid cyclist, thought perhaps there might be a way to do something similar for the cycling community.

There are a number of charity rides throughout Nebraska, so what could a ride connected with the CBMC offer that was different than other rides in the area?

One of the special features of the CBMC  Golf Tournament is a guest speaker that can bring a unique perspective to the event and tie it into his or her fatih. That is the foundation for the Omaha Connect Ride. Not only to have a ride to raise money for a good cause, but also to inspire area cyclists with a dynamic speaker before the ride.

It was not originally called the Omaha Connect Ride. The original concept name was “Omaha Bike Tour.” Jeff Quandt, another cyclist and marketer, joined the committee, and developed several new names. Among the three the committee selected “Omaha Connect Ride” as being the best.

“Connect” comes from the last “C” in CBMC which stands for “Connection.” CBMC (Christian Business Men’s Connection) connects business and professional men to God and each other through Christian peer groups and one-on-one mentoring, so they become more like the men God designed them to be. The ride provides “Cycling opportunities, CONNECTING riders with other Cyclists to  form a stronger COMMUNITY. “

Omaha Connect Ride features:
  • Inspirational speaker
  • Shirt included in registration
  • Continental breakfast before ride
  • All you can eat pancakes after the ride
  • Bountiful SAG stops
  • Directional signage throughout the routes
  • Helps Supports CBMC ministries

 

The Committee

It takes a team to pull off an event like the Omaha Connect Ride

2022 Omaha

Connect

Ride

Committee

  • John Reimer – CBMC Area Director
  • Pat Mueller – Chairman
  • Josh Dotzler – Speaker
  • Ben Lee – Registration
  • Rick Sanders
  • Tom Ward
  • Lincoln Murdoch
  • Lisa Pietsch
  • Corwin Keller

About the CBMC

CBMC (Christian Business Men’s Connection) connects business and professional men to God and each other through Christian peer groups and one-on-one mentoring, so they become more like the men God designed them to be.