History
The Hilly Hundred was first created by Hartley Alley, Bernard Clayton, and Tom Prebys as a two day, one hundred mile ride through central Indiana. It was sponsored by the Southern Indiana Bicycle Touring Association (SIBTA). The first ride started with 54 riders heading out from Bloomington on June 15, 1968
By 1979, the Hilly had grown to 1,900 registered riders, and sponsorship had been handed over to the Central Indiana Bicycling Association (CIBA).
In 1982, about 2,800 riders participated, so a staggered start was adopted to cope with the large number and for safety and, in 1995, a limit of 5,000 riders was adopted, to make sure there would not be too many bicyclists to work with for any given year.
The Hilly Hundred changed its headquarters to new facilities in Ellettsville, Indiana in 2003.
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