That depends on how fast you ride. America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride is 100 miles long, so, if you ride at an average of 13 miles per hour (mph), then your total riding time will be:
riding time = 100 miles / 13 mph
= 7 hours, 42 minutes
and if you are able to ride at an average of 22.5 mph, then your total riding time will be:
riding time = 100 miles / 19 mph
= 5 hours, 0 minutes
The table below shows riding time for each 0.5 mph increment between 9.5 and 22.5 mph.
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For those that are more visually oriented, the graph below shows the same data as in the table above.
Remember, the times above are just riding time. To figure out how long you will be on the road you must also account for the amount of time that you will spend in rest stops. Many beginning rides spend an average of 10 minutes per hour at the rest stops.
Also, the altitude at Lake Tahoe varies from 6300-7100 feet, and this will affect your ability to ride. There is also a total of 2600 feet of elevation gain over the course of the ride. Because the amount of oxygen at altitude is less you will not be able to supply as much energy producing oxygen to your muscles—the result being that you will have to ride at least 1-2 mph slower than you do at 1000-2000 feet. Thus, if your normal riding pace at home is 18 mph, you can expect to be limited to 16-17 mph at America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride.