Other activities
A sampling of other groups' activities. Seven Hills Wheelmen has no association with these rides unless specified, but posts notice of them as a public service. Locations are in Massachusetts unless specified otherwise. Send listings to LTolman@LTolman.org.
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB
Worcester Chapter www.amcworcester.org
Bicycle committee chairman Colleen McLaughlin, amc_ne@yahoo.com or colleen.mclaughlin@comcast.net, 508-333-6025.
Weekday evening rides, 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted: Sept. 9 and 16, Northboro, early start (5:45 p.m.); contact Pete Lane, pete.lane@comcast.net. Sept. 14, Northboro; contact George Campbell, 508-393-9811, Gec3388@cs.com.
Details and more rides at www.amcworcester.org
WACHUSETT GREENWAYS
Keepers of the Mass Central Rail Trail in Rutland, Holden, West Boylston and Sterling.
See www.wachusettgreenways.org/wgcal.html for details on bike rides and nature/history walks, birding, hikes, trail maintenance and other activities, on the rail trail and elsewhere.
Trail clearing and maintenance: For times and locations contact Stan Miller, slmiller50@aol.com, 508-752-3580.
10TH GEAR CHRISTIAN YOUTH CYCLISTS
This Whitinsville-based nonprofit group has local training rides and reasonably priced, well-supported tours for kids in middle school, high school and up. Contacts: Mark Chauvin, markc10thgear@gmail.com, Kathy Gunness, kathy.g@10thgear.com. Details: www.10thgear.com
2010 tours: July 13-17, Cape Cod, approx. ages 11-13, $240 including ferry rides and overnight on Martha's Vineyard. July 28-Aug. 7, Montreal, approx. ages 14-20, $595, bus trip to Montreal and bike back to Whitinsville via New York state and New England.
ASSABET RIVER RAIL TRAIL-- The trail, partly built and partly still in the planning stages, is 12.5 miles on an old rail bed from Marlboro to Acton. Contact: Duncan Power, duncan.power@verizon.net, or tom@arrtinc.org. More info: www.ARRTinc.org
BERKSHIRE BREVETS -- A series of long-distance rides (not races, but each ride has a time limit), starting in Westfield, hosted by Northeast Sport Cyclists and New Horizons Sports. The series is a qualifier for Paris-Brest-Paris in August 2011 and other 1200-kilometer rides around the world. April 24, Shelburne Falls 200K, $20. May 8, Bash Bish 300K, $25. May 29, Saratoga 400K, $35. June 26-27, Catskill 600K, $65, registration required by June 10. Aug. 28, Petersburg 300K, $25. Oct. 10, Great River Ride, 112 miles, $40, registration required by Sept. 27. Contact: info@newhorizonsbikes.com, 413-562-5237. Details: http://newhorizonsbikes.com/page.cfm?pageId=67
BOSTON BREVET SERIES -- A series of long-distance rides (not races, but each ride has a time limit) starting at Hanscom Field in Bedford, presented by New England Randonneurs. The rides are training and qualifiers for other long-distance rides. April 17, 107 km, $5-$10, to Sterling. May 1, 200K, $20-$25, to New Boston, N.H. May 15, 300K, $25-$30, to Voluntown, Conn. June 5, 400K, $30-$35, to Meredith, N.H. July 10, 600K, $45-$50, to Bennington, Vt. Aug. 7, 350K, $25-$30, to Westfield. Details: www.bostonbrevets.com
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Call or e-mail ahead if possible to confirm the following rides -- we don't always get timely updates:
9:30 a.m. Thursdays -- TREK STOP, 156 Main St. (Route 122A), South Grafton. Call Dave Baumgartner at the shop the night before to confirm: 508-839-9199, www.trekstop.com
6 p.m. Thursdays -- QUINEBAUG VALLEY VELO casual ride, 12-17 miles, Danielson Adventure Sports, 21 Furance St., Danielson, Conn., 860-774-6010. www.qvvelo.com/Rides/tabid/57/Default.aspx
6 p.m. Thursdays -- MOUNTAIN BIKING with Team Bike Alley on Asnebumskit Hill. Meet on Cataract Street, Worcester. Contact: lawless_bill@yahoo.com
5 p.m. last Friday of the month -- CRITICAL MASS. Meet at "Turtle Boy" (Burnside Fountain on Worcester Common), Front and Franklin streets, Worcester.
8 a.m. Saturdays -- ROAD RIDES, beginner and intermediate groups, Gear Works Cyclery, 120 Hamilton St., Leominster, 978-534-BIKE, www.gearworkscyclery.com/groupRides.aspx
8 a.m. Sundays -- ROAD RIDES with Quinebaug Valley Velo, 15-18 mph, Stop & Shop, Route 44, Putnam, Conn. Contact: Chris Gazzola, cgazzola@killinglyschools.org, www.qvvelo.com/Rides/tabid/57/Default.aspx
9 a.m. Sundays -- ROAD RIDE, fast pace, usually 50 miles or more, Trek Stop, 156 South Main St., South Grafton; 508-839-9199, www.trekstop.com
10 a.m. Sundays -- ROAD RIDE, 25 miles, 100 Central St., Southbridge. Contact: 508-764-3657, baugvalleycyclists@yahoo.com, www.southbridgebicycles.com
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Sept. 10-12 -- THREE NOTCH CENTURY, 100 miles in one, two or three days, from Lincoln or North Conway, N.H.; $100/$235/$350 to register, plus optional fundraising for Northeast Passage's sports programs for people with disabilities. One-day ride is Sept. 11 from Lincoln. Contact: northeast.passage@unh.edu, 603-862-0070. Details: www.threenotchcentury.org
Sept. 11 -- NASHOBA VALLEY PEDALERS FALL CENTURY CLASSIC, 25, 50, 75, 100 or 125 miles, Wayland Town Building, Route 126 at Routes 20 & 27, Wayland; $8-$12. Contact: activities@nvpbike.org. Details: www.nvpbike.org
Sept. 11 -- KELLY BRUSH CENTURY, 28, 50 or 100 miles, Middlebury College Football Stadium, Route 30, Middlebury, Vt.; $150 to register, optional fundraising for Kelly Brush Foundation. Contact: joycewallace@kellybrushfoundation.org, 802-846-5298. Details: www.kellybrushfoundation.org
Sept. 11 -- MAINE LIGHTHOUSE RIDE, 25, 40, 62 or 100 miles, Southern Maine Community College, Broadway, South Portland, Maine; $40-$60 to register, with discounts before Aug. 26. Proceeds benefit Eastern Trail Alliance. Details: www.easterntrail.org
Sept. 11 -- NEW ENGLAND PARKINSON'S RIDE, 10, 30, 50 or 100 miles, Loranger Middle School, 148 Saco Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Maine; $100 to benefit Michael J. Fox Foundation. Contact: rnewoods@aol.com. Details: www.neparkinsonsride.com
Sept. 12 -- CONNECTICUT VALLEY CENTURY, 25, 50, 75 or 100 miles, Hatfield Pavilion, Billings Way, Hatfield; $30, $40 after Sept. 8. Contact: Sandy Perron, 413-665-7505, or Mike Vinsky, 413-253-4260, ridecovac@comcast.net. Details: www.amherstrotaryclub.org/covac/
Sept. 12 -- THE FLATTEST CENTURY IN THE EAST, 29, 52, 68 or 100 miles, University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Rd., Dartmouth; $25 for Narragansett Bay Wheelmen members, $35 for nonmembers. Limited to 2,000 riders. SOLD OUT. Details: http://nbwclub.org/events/2010-TFCE/2010-TFCE.html
Sept. 12 -- A REASON TO RIDE, 10, 25 or 50 miles, Liberty Tree Mall, Danvers; $50 to register, $350 suggested fundraising goal to benefit brain cancer research at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center. Contact: Gillian Soucy, 617-667-7394, gsoucy@bidmic.harvard.edu. Details: www.gratefulnation.org/areasontoride
Sept. 18 -- QUIET CORNER CYCLING CLASSIC, 8, 24, 50 or 100 miles, Camp Quinebaug, Taos Drive off Route 12, Killingly, Conn.; $25, $30 after Sept. 6. Contacts: Jean, 860-779-9617, jeanmountford@att.net, and Kevin, 860-779-0414, kmahan@sbcglobal.net. Details: www.campquinebaug.org/cycling.html
Sept. 18 -- WHITE MOUNTAIN CENTURY, 100 miles, Covered Bridge Campground, Dugway Road off Kancamagus Highway (Route 112), Conway, N.H.; $17 in advance, $25 after Aug. 31; $30 for both White Mountain Century and Fryeburg Frolic (Sept. 25). Contact: Amy Barnes, wmc@cascobaybicycleclub.org. Details: Casco Bay Bicycle Club, www.cascobaybicycleclub.org/rides/.
Sept. 18 -- NORTHEAST KINGDOM LAKES CENTURY TOUR (Terry and Ben Claassen Memorial), 25, 50, 75 or 100 miles, Crystal Lake State Park, Barton, Vt.; $50, $40 after Sept. 11. Contact: 802-873-3285 or Ken James, kj@jxncider.com, www.orleanscountycitizenadvocacy.org
Sept. 19 -- CHARLES RIVER WHEELMEN FALL CENTURY (SOUHEGAN RIVER TOUR), 50, 62 or 100 miles, Acton-Boxboro High School, Route 111, Acton; $10-$20. Limit 500 riders; preregistration closes noon Sept. 17; no day-of-ride registration. www.crw.org/CenturyRF.php?ride=f
Sept. 19 -- LE TOUR DE FARMS, 10, 25 or 30 miles, Shoreham, Vt.; $20-$30. Contact: 800-225-8904, info@vtbikeped.org, www.vtbikeped.org
Sept. 24-26 -- BED, BREAKFST, BIKE & BREW (B4) WEEKEND, 30-50 miles per day, Applebrook B&B, Jefferson, N.H.; $125-$215 per room double occupancy, price includes two nights' lodging, two breakfasts and one dinner. Contact: Jack Donohue, jmdonohue@alum.mit.edu, 781-275-3991. Details: www.amcboston.org/bicycle/B4.php
Sept. 24-26 -- BRAKING THE CYCLE, 285 miles in three days, Boston to New York; $95 to register, $3,500 fundraising minimum to benefit HIV/AIDS services of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in Greenwich Village, New York City. Contact: Blake Strasser, bstrasser@globalimpactpro.com, Global Impact Productions, 212-989-1111. Details: www.brakingthecycle.org
Sept. 25-26 -- TRI-STATE SEACOAST CENTURY, 25, 50, 63 or 100 miles, start/finish at Hampton Beach State Park, Route 1A, Hampton Beach, N.H.; $35 to ride one or both days; $45 to register after July 31. Limit 1,600 riders. Online registration only; deadline Aug. 31. Contact: GSW-Office@comcast.net, 603-898-5479. Details: www.granitestatewheelmen.org
Sept. 25 -- FRYEBURG FROLIC CENTURY, 100 miles, University of Southern Maine, Gorham campus, Route 114, gorham, Maine; $17 in advance, $25 after Sept. 5; $30 for both White Mountain Century (Sept. 18) and Fryeburg Frolic. Contact: Ken O'Brien, 207-839-5468, kob22225@mac.com. Details: Casco Bay Bicycle Club, www.cascobaybicycleclub.org/rides/
Sept. 25 -- BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY GREENWAY CHALLENGE, run, bike, paddle approx. 40-50 miles total in Massachusetts and Rhode Island (course to be announced at captains' meeting two weeks before race), as a team relay (2 to 9 people per team) or individual triathlon; $60 per team member or $120 per triathlete, register by Sept. 1. Contact: 401-762-0250, ext. 30, barbara_dixon@nps.gov. Details: www.greenwaychallenge.org. Rain date Oct. 2.
Sept. 25 -- BIKE AND HIKE THE BERKSHIRES, 25, 50 or 100 miles, Bousquet Ski Area, 101 Dan Fox Drive, Pittsfield; $35 to register plus $250 fundraising minimum for National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Contact: Liz Strawn, BikeMS@mam.nmss.org, 800-344-4867. Details: http://bikemam.nationalmssociety.org
Sept. 25 -- RODMAN RIDE FOR KIDS, 25, 50 or 100 miles, 10 Lincoln Rd., Foxboro; $1,000 fundraising minimum for 46 agencies serving children. Contact 800-395-RIDE, info@rodmanrideforkids.org. Details: www.rodmanrideforkids.org
Sept. 26 -- HUB ON WHEELS, 10, 30 or 50 miles plus festival, City Hall Plaza, Boston; $45 in advance, $55 day of ride. Followed by TD Bank Mayor's Cup professional criterium. Contact: Greg Allen, greg.ajevents@gmail.com Details: www.hubonwheels.org
Sept. 30-Oct. 3 -- MID-COAST MAINE BICYCLING WEEKEND with Charles River Wheelmen, 25-55 miles per day, Rockland, Maine; $145/$235 per person for two nights (double/single occupancy) or $210/345 for three nights. Contact: Arnold Nadler, ardnadler@aol.com, 978-745-9591, 978-766-1128, or Jimmy White, jimmymail@verizon.net, 978-689-9847 or 978-621-5925. Details: http://crw.org/trips.php?type=crw&year-2010
Oct. 1-3 -- AUTUMN ESCAPE BIKE TREK: ESCAPE TO THE CAPE, 160 miles in three days, Plymouth to Provincetown, or 105 miles in two days, Sandwich to Provincetown; $55-$75 to register plus $500 fundraising minimum for American Lung Association. Details: www.mrsnv.com/evt/home.jsp?id=2681 . Contact: aebt@lungne.org
Oct. 2 -- CF CYCLE FOR LIFE (CYCLE FOR HAYLEE) -- 12, 30 or 65 miles, Fatima Shrine, 101 Summer St., Holliston; $25-$45, plus $200 fundraising minimum for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Contact: Terry Waite, twaite@cff.org, 508-655-6000. Details: www.cycleforhaylee.org or www.cff.org/Chapters/mass-ri/index.cfm?id=14060&event=14060
Oct. 2 -- W2W FESTIVAL DUATHLON, run 5K, bike 14 miles, run 5K, Worcester City Hall, Worcester Common, Franklin and Front streets, Worcester; $45 to register, $80 per two-person team, $90 per three-person team. A portion of the proceeds benefit UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Contact: info@w2wfestival.com, 508-799-2110. Details: www.w2wfestival.com
Oct. 2 -- CYCLE MARTHA'S VINEYARD, 50 or 100 kilometers, PA Club, Oak Bluffs; $90 to register until Sept. 6, $100 until Oct. 1, $125 day of ride. Proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Martha's Vineyard and other charity beneficiaries of Rotary Club of Martha's Vineyard. Contact: cyclemarthasvineyard@gmail.com Details: www.cyclemarthasvineyard.com
Oct. 3 -- MAJOR TAYLOR CENTURY, 25, 62 or 100 miles, Whitin Community Center, 60 Main St., Whitinsville; $15-25. Online preregistration deadline is Sept. 29. Details: www.sevenhillswheelmen.org/centuries.htm Registration: www.majortaylorassociation.org/events/MTC2010.shtml
Oct. 3 -- RIDE TO BREAK THE SILENCE, 16, 28, 40 or, 46 miles, Basin Harbor Club, 4800 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, Vt.; $100 fundraising minimum for Mary Haas Ovarian Cancer Early Detection Foundation. Contact: Emily Lee, 802-660-1053, emily_lee@ml.com. Details: http://maryhass.dojiggy.com
Oct. 3 -- CADILLAC CENTURY CHALLENGE, 72 or 100 miles, Hulls Cove Visitors Center, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine; free, but cyclists are subject to $5 park entrance fee. Contact: Tony and Anne Mourkas, 207-862-5990, cadillaccentury@mac.com. Details: http://web.mac.com/zorbathegeek/Cadillac/Home.html
Oct. 10 -- GREAT RIVER RIDE, 10, 20, 35, 62, 85 or 110 miles, Sons of Erin, William Street, Westfield; $40 before Sept. 1, $45 before Oct. 3, $55 day of ride. Contact: info@newhorizonsbikes.com, 413-562-5237. Details: http://newhorizonsbikes.com/articles/great-river-ride-2010-pg161.htm
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