Bennington Cycle Club: Events

Saturday Ride

We'll be heading to Lake St Catherine but with a slight variation on a theme. We'll head to Middletown Springs then Poultney and back on 30.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/45600154 for a map of our route

Hoosic River Ride (HooWRA Ride)

The Hoosic River Ride takes place August 20th at Southern Vermont College in Bennington, VT. The venue is the athletics building. The ride offers four scenic routes that traverse primarily secondary roads with great views, historic landmarks, covered bridges and yes, even a bit of hard-packed dirt (suitable for regular road tires).

There are 4 rides to choose from:
30 mile ($50) starts at 9:00 AM
50 mile 2-state tour ($50) starts at 9:00 AM
75 mile 3-state tour ($50) starts at 8:30 AM
8 mile family ride with a stop at the Bennington Monument ($40 - kids 12 and under are free) starts at 10:30 AM

Each group of riders will rollout together to start their chosen route. There will be well-stocked aid stations along the way, and routes will be marked on the road and cue sheets will be available to all. EMT support will be available at all aid stations and back at the registration area. Additionally, roving tech support will exist on each route. A complimentary tech check will be available at registration. A wonderful post ride picnic with free food and live music will start at 11:30 and run until 3:00 p.m. to help you celebrate your day.

Commemorative ride jerseys are available for $65, or you can raise $250 to get one free, along with a 1-yr. HooRWA membership.

You can register at bikereg.com or in person the day of the ride. Register 5 or more riders and save $5 each.

The Hoosic River Watershed Association is a completely non-profit organization run mostly by volunteers and we take care of and improve the 750 mile watershed in VT, MA, and NY. This is our largest fundraiser. I attached pdf files that are the maps of the 4 rides.

Saturday Ride

Actually, we'll be riding this in the opposite direction. We'll leave from Tom's at 7:30AM and head to Searsburg, then on to Stamford, No Adms and back.

Saturday Morning Ride

The ride will go from Bennington up to Arlington, 313 to Cambridge and then back thought the White Creek Road.

The ride is leaving Highlander Parking lot at 8:00 am The pace will be slow to avarage speed and should be a lot of fun. Come and join us.

Bart Center No limits benefit Bike Ride

The Bart Center NO LIMITS Bike Event has chosen routes that will allow you to see some beautiful countryside and will remind you that the only limits that you have are the limits that you set yourself!
The NO LIMITS Bike Event offers rides of 100, 60, and 30 miles as well as a Family Fun ride of 9 miles through the scenery of Southern Vermont and New York State to benefit the Bart J. Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center (“Bart Center”). The Bart Center NO LIMITS Bike Event will be held September 17, 2011 rain or shine.
Last year’s event featured a beautiful early autumn day showing the early changes of color as participants cycled the routes.

There will be support vehicles on the routes and aid stations at designated areas on each of the routes. Aid stations are staffed by wonderful volunteers and feature water, Gatorade, oranges, protein bars, PB&J’s, bananas and First Aid items. Route maps will be provided and roads are marked/painted.The first 100 entries will receive a free limited edition tee shirt. In addition, custom designed Bart Center bicycle jerseys are available for $65.00 or raise $200.00 for the event and get one for your efforts! All entries will receive a water bottle.You will also be able to enjoy a cookout starting at 1:00 pm.

Go to WWW.bartcenter.com for more infromation or WWW.Bikereg.com and register on line

Saturday Ride

We'll plan on leaving from Tom's house at 7:00 AM

Saturday Morning Ride

We'll leave from Tom's house at 7:30 and head toward Searburg then to Readsboro to hit Kingsley Hill Rd - probably the toughest single climb you'll ever do! And, as if that's not enough, we'll continue to climd to the intersetio of route 2 on top of Mohawk Trail. From there, it's an easy ride back home.

Monday Night Ladies Ride

Easy ladies-only ride 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome! ** Please RSVP to juliemckenzie5@yahoo.com in the case I can't lead it on a particular week.**

Monday Night Ladies Ride

Easy ladies-only ride 5:45 - 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome! ** Please RSVP to juliemckenzie5@yahoo.com in the case I can't lead it on a particular week.**

Saturday Ride

The ride originally scheduled for Sat has been changed. We'll either head to Williamstown and return over Petersburgh, or head to Searsburgh and return via No Adams.

We'll plan to leave from the monument at 7:30 AM

Saturday Ride

Plans are to leave from Tom's house at 7:00 AM and head north.

Saturday Ride

This is the Gaps ride. Route and duration to be announced. Plan on the better part of the day for this one!

Saturday Ride

We'll leave from the Monument at 7:00 AM to head to Lake St Catherine and back via Salem.

Saturday Ride

Saturday morning, we'll leave from Tom's house at 7:30 and head to Cossayuna and back via Salem

Saturday Morning Ride

Plans are to leave from Tom's house at 7:00AM. We may decide to head to North Adams, then back via Pownal. Decision will be made when we get to the top of Searsburg. Either way should be approx the same distance.

Sunday Morning Ride

Plans are to leave from Tom's house at 6:30 AM.

Ladies Ride

Weather permitting, tonight is the "thank goodness they're done with that silly marathon" ladies ride.

Meg is bringing the Green Mountain Girls shirt and track jacket samples at 5:30.

At 5:45 we'll head out for 5.2 mile airport loops -- your choice: 1, 2, or 3 loops to get those cycling legs back.

See you there!

-Julie McKenzie

Carb-Loading Lasagna Dinner!

Carb Loading Friday Night!
As seen in the Banner, there will be a Lasagna Dinner at the UU Meetinghouse, 108 School street, (across from the TD Bank North parking lot) on Friday, April 29 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
Load up before the weekend events with:
Lasagna, salad, rolls, -
$7.00 for advance tickets, $8.00 at the door.
Advance tickets available at the Bennington Book Store, Spice & Nice on North Street, or contact me: 447-2553, or thecyclingacademy@comcast.net

Special Deal - free seconds for riders and volunteers! Have Jim Marshall contact me and I'll mark the ticket for the extras.

Bennington Race Weekend

www.benningtonraceweekend.com