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Invitational Rides, 2008

Introduction

NOTES: Mileage is available on the below listed Invitational rides. If the ride is not listed here-no mileage credit can be given. If you'd like to see a ride listed here, just send ride details to the Invitational Ride Coordinator. To receive Club mileage for any of these rides, all ride sign-up sheets for GSW road and off-road rides are to be completed by the ride leader and sent to the Club Mileage Coordinator within a week of the ride. For rides allowing GSW mileage credit but without a ride leader or ride sign-up sheet being available, the GSW member desiring mileage credit must notify the Club Mileage Coordinator within a week of the ride. Reference should be made to the particular Pedal Talk issue and page on which the ride is listed.

NOTES:

Riders interested in century rides and longer can find a listing at:
CRANE (Century Rides Across new England)
http://www.c-r-a-n-e.com/

Riders interested in all things Tandem can access the following website: www.thetandemlink.com

Riders interested in Charles River Wheelmen invitational rides can find a complete listing of 2008 events at their website: http://www.crw.org/index.htm

Riders interested in Seven Hill Wheelmen ( Worcester, MA) invitational rides can find a complete listing of 2008 events at their website: http://www.sevenhillswheelmen.org

MAY:

4 Sunday, Seaport Metric Century -- 25 or 47 miles or 100K through beautiful southeastern Connecticut. Sponsored by the Pequot Cyclists. FMI:  www.pequotcyclists.com or
http://www.pequotcyclists.com/Century-08/Metric-08.htm.

18 Sunday, Charles River Spring Century, quarter, half, metric and full century ride options, Wakefield High School, Wakefield, MA.
FMI: http://www.crw.org/SpringCentury.htm

18 Sunday, Annual Bloomin’ Metric, Sound Bicycle Club. Rides of 25mi, 75k and 100k in Fairfield County. Departs from Calf Pasture Beach, East Norwalk, CT. FMI: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1506508

June:

14 Saturday, King’s Tour of the Quabbin, Naquag Elementary School, Route 122A, Rutland, Ma. Hilly! 62, 100, 125 miles. Seven Hills Wheelmen, FMI: Lynne Tolman, (508) 831-0301, LTolman@LTolman.org, or http://www.sevenhillswheelmen.org/centuries.htm

14 Saturday, 8 th Annual Harpoon’s Brewery to Brewery Ride . This ride is already sold out! (600 rider limit)
FMI: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/index.cfm?pid=28553

JULY :

11-13 Friday – Sunday, 20 th Annual Maine Bike Rally , benefits Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Over 30 rides from which to choose. League of American Bicyclists 2008 National Bike Rally, 500 cyclists expected. Fryeburg, Maine. FMI: http://www.bikemaine.org/mainebikerally/index.html

20 Sunday, Climb to the Clouds, Century ride to Mt. Wachusett in Princeton, MA. Charles River Wheelmen, multiple hilly route options from 47 to 105 miles. FMI: http://www.crw.org/CTTC/climb2clouds.htm

19-20, Saturday-Sunday, 28th Annual International Century Weekend, Lancaster, NH, at the Lancaster Motor Inn, our new headquarters location.
FMI: Dave Topham and Judi Hull, (603) 898-5479, or GSW Weekend Rides

26 Saturday, Maine Lobster Ride & Roll, benefits Bicycle Coalition of Maine, Rockland, ME. 16, 30, 50 & 100 mile options, lobster roll luncheon. FMI, (207) 623-4511 or http://www.bikemaine.org/lobsterride/index.html

27 Sunday, George Street Bike Challenge for Major Taylor, Worcester, MA. FMI: http://www.majortaylorassociation.org/events.shtml

 
AUGUST:

1-3 Friday-Sunday, 36 th Annual Eastern Tandem Rally (ETR), Durham, NH. Ride center is UNH Conference Center. Three fun days of tandeming! Registration $135 before June 15 th, $145 thereafter. FMI: Susan & David Hollinger, (603) 659-4559 and http://www.easterntandemrally.org/

2-3 Saturday and Sunday, 5 th Annual Vermont Lakes Region Cycling Weekend, multiple route options. Base is Poultney, VT.
FMI: http://www.cyclingvermont.org

14-17 Thursday-Sunday, Mass Bike Pike Tour, Boston to Northampton, $300 includes ride, camping, most meals, route maps, etc. FMI: http://www.massbikepike.org/

23 Blazing Saddles Century from Triton Regional High School, Byfield, Ma; 35, 50, 62, 100 miles. FMI: http://www.nscyc.org/BlazingSaddles2008

Invitational Rides Coordinator:
Forward information to the Charity and Invitational Rides Coordinator
Michael Block at michael.block@emisstar.com

Charity and Invitationals Coordinator