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. Tuesday and Thursday rides, 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted. May 23, Westboro; contact Peter Lane, pete.lane@comcast.net. May 28, West Boylston; contact John Gau, 508-853-6254. May 30, Berlin; contact Peter Lane, pete.lane@comcast.net. June 2, 9 a.m., Shirley, 40 miles; contact Robert Guilmette, 978-425-9141. June 4, Leicester; contact Steve Trimby, 508-829-9526. June 6, Bolton; contact Bill Mullen, bmullen18@comcast.net. June 8-9, unsupported tour to Otter River State Forest, Templeton; contact Colleen McLaughlin, amc_ne@yahoo.com, 508-333-6025. June 11, Leicester; contact Steve Trimby, 508-829-9526. June 18, Holden; contact Debbi Moore, 508-852-4467. June 25, Shrewsbury; contact Pat Fanjoy, 339-227-8067. June 29, bike and/or hike and/or paddle, Ashburnham; contact Steve Gabis, 508-869-3334, gabis66@verizon.net.
WACHUSETT GREENWAYS
Keepers of the Mass Central Rail Trail in Sterling, West Boylston, Holden, Rutland, Oakham.
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.
June 13, Mass Central Rail Trail ride, Rutland to Barre; contact Colleen Abrams, colleen.abrams@verizon.net, 508-829-3954.
10TH GEAR CHRISTIAN YOUTH CYCLISTS / VENTURE CREW 1010
This Whitinsville-based nonprofit group has local training rides and reasonably priced, well-supported tours for kids in middle school, high school and up. 2013 tour: Aug. 4-10, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, $300. Contact: Kathy Gunness, venturecrew1010@gmail.com. Details: www.10thgear.com
LOCAL RIDES: Usually 1 p.m. Sundays from Village Congregational Church, 25 Church St., Whitinsville. Contact: Gary Rice, rice34@charter.net, 508-868-9056.
ASSABET RIVER RAIL TRAIL
WALKBIKE WORCESTER
WalkBike Worcester is a project of the Worcester Food and Active Living Policy Council. Its aim is to make walking and biking in the city more safe, pleasant, and convenient. Contacts: Karin Valentine Goins, kvgoins@charter.net, 508-752-9742, and Jerry Powers, gerald.powers@charter.net . More info on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/YMNVhT or follow @FoodActiveLivin on Twitter.
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Call ahead if possible to confirm the following rides -- we don't always get timely updates:
6 p.m. Mondays -- SOUTHBRIDGE BICYCLES, 18 miles, all abilities, 100 Central St., Southbridge. Contact: Jon Steppic, 508-764-3657, qkvic@live.com .
6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays -- APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB, various Central Mass. locations. See www.amcworcester.org .
9:00 a.m. Thursdays -- TREK STOP, 49 North Main St. (Route 140), North 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
5:30 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
9 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. Saturdays -- SOUTHBRIDGE BICYCLES, 30 miles, 100 Central St., Southbridge. Contact: Jon Steppic, 508-764-3657, Jon Steppic, qkvic@live.com .
9 a.m. Sundays -- ROAD RIDE, fast pace, usually 50 miles or more, Trek Stop, 49 North Main St. (Route 140), North Grafton; 508-839-9199, www.trekstop.com
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AROUND THE REGION
June 1 -- VALLEY FRIENDSHIP TOUR, 25 or 50 miles, Alternatives' Whitin Mill, 53 Douglas Rd., Whitinsville; $20 to register plus fundraising for Alternatives. Contact: 508-234-6232. Details: www.valleyfriendshiptour2013.kintera.org
June 1 -- BEST BUDDIES CHALLENGE, 20, 50 or 100 miles, Boston to Hyannis Port, $50 to register plus $1,550 fundraising minimum to benefit Best Buddies, $1,800 after unspecified earlybird deadline. Contact: 800-718-3536, coach@bestbuddies.org Details: http://bestbuddieschallenge.org/hp/
June 1 -- SARATOGA 400K, 250 miles, New Horizons Bikes, 55 Franklin St. (Route 20), Westfield; $30. Details: Berkshire Brevets, http://newhorizonsbikes.com/articles/berkshire-brevets-2013-pg67.htm
June 2 -- BIKES NOT BOMBS BIKE-A-THON, 15, 25, 40 or 65 miles, Stony Brook MBTA stop (Orange Line), Jamaica Plain (Boston); $5-$10 to register, $10-$20 after March 31, plus $150 fundraising minimum ($50-$100 under age 18) for Bikes Not Bombs. Contact: Erica Rotman, erica@bikesnotbombs.org, 617-522-0222, ext. 106, or Sean Madsen, sean@bikesnotbombs.org, 617-522-0222, ext. 111. Details: https://www.bikesnotbombs.org/bike-a-thon
June 2 -- MAINE WOMEN'S RIDE, 10, 25, 50 or 75 miles, LL Bean's Casco Conference Center, Casco Street, Freeport, Maine; $25-$45. Contact: Bicycle Coalition of Maine, ride@bikemaine.org, 207-623-4511. Details: www.bikemaine.org/2013-womens-ride
June 3 -- REDBONES BIKE PARTY, Redbones BBQ, 55 Chester St., Somerville; $15 including valet bicycle parking, sandwich, drink and raffle ticket. Proceeds benefit MassBike and New England Mountain Bike Association. Rain date June 10. Details: www.redbones.com/bikeparty2013.html
June 8 -- RIDE FOR A REASON, 15, 30 or 50 miles, First Congregational Church, 1180 Main St., Holden; $65, or $15 to register plus $200 fundraising minimum for Interfaith Hospitality Network. Contact: Jan Gregory-Charpentier, 508-529-9819, or ihnworcester@verizon.net. Details: www.ihnworcester.org/event
June 9 -- KING'S TOUR OF THE QUABBIN, 25, 62 or 100 miles, Naquag Elementary School, Main Street (Route 122A), Rutland; $15-20, $20-$25 after June 6. www.sevenhillswheelmen.org/centuries.htm
June 9 -- CYCLE KIDS BREAKAWAY BIKE RIDE, 5, 20, 36 or 63 miles, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln; $200 to register. Proceeds benefit CYCLE Kids, www.cyclekids.org. Details: www.breakaway.dojiggy.com
June 9 -- CYCLEFEST, 14, 23, 54, 80 or 104 miles, Bethel Middle School, 600 Whittlesey Drive, Bethel, Conn.; $35. Proceeds benefit Danbury Youth Services' Earn-a-Bike program. Details: www.hatcitycyclists.com
June 15 -- SPRING BIKE RALLY (Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston Chapter), 15, 27, 50 or 67 miles, Friendly Crossways Hostel, 247 Littleton County Rd., Harvard; $30 including rides, showers, happy hour, dinner and speaker; $15 for rides and happy hour only. Contact: Jack Donohue, jmdonohue@alum.mit.edu, 781-275-3991. Details: www.amcboston.org/bicycle/bikerally.php
June 16 -- TOUR DE NATICK, 6 or 25 miles, Natick Common, Route 135 (Central Street) and
Route 27 (Main Street), Natick; $25-$50, proceeds benefit Natick Rotary Club scholarships. Details: http://tourdenatick.org
June 22-23 -- CATSKILL 600K, 380 miles, New Horizons Bikes, 55 Franklin St. (Route 20), Westfield; $65. Details: Berkshire Brevets, http://newhorizonsbikes.com/articles/berkshire-brevets-2013-pg67.htm
June 23 -- CYCLE THE WAVE (WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE), 25 or 50 miles, Marathon Park, Ashland; $55-$65. Women only. Proceeds go to programs and agencies that combat domestic violence. Contact: registrar@ma.cyclethewave.org. Details: http://ma.cyclethewave.org
June 23 -- RIDE FOR THE FLAME, 25, 47 or 100 miles, Whelen Engineering, 51 Winthrop Rd., Chester, Conn.; $50 to register plus fundraising for Special Olympics Connecticut. Contact: 203-230-1201, ext. 231, or Lisa Carlone, lisac@soct.org . Details: http://soct.convio.net/ridefortheflame2013
July 13 -- SUMMER BREEZE CENTURY FOR AUTISM, 22, 50 or 100 miles, Polson Middle School, 302 Green Hill Rd., Madison, Conn.; $40, $50 after June 30. Proceeds benefit Sarah Foundation and Jacob's Teams Foundation. Contact: events@ctcycle.org. Details: www.CTCycle.org
July 20 -- MOUNT WASHINGTON CENTURY, 40, 80 or 100 miles, Tin Mountain Conservation Center, 1245 Bald Hill Rd., Albany, N.H.; $100, $110 after June 20. Contact: Susan Beane, sbeane@tinmountain.org, 603-447-6991, ext. 18. Details: www.tinmountain.org/?page_id=1205
July 21 -- GEORGE STREET BIKE CHALLENGE FOR MAJOR TAYLOR, Worcester. Uphill time trial, George and Main streets, Worcester; $20. Presented by Barney's Bicycle and Seven Hills Wheelmen to benefit Major Taylor Association. Details: www.majortaylorassociation.org/events/georgestreet13.shtml
July 21 -- LOBSTER RIDE & ROLL, 15, 30, 50, 80 or 100 miles, Oceanside High School, 400 Broadway, Rockland, Maine; $65-$85. Contact: Bicycle Coalition of Maine, info@bikemaine.org, 207-623-4511. Details: www.bikemaine.org/events/lobster-ride
July 21 -- CLIMB TO THE CLOUDS, 48 or 60 miles from Nashoba Regional High School, Bolton, or 80, 90 or 100 miles from Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School, Sudbury; $15-$25. Contact: Ken Hablow, khablow@khgraphics.com, 781-647-0233. Details: www.crw.org/CTTC/climb2clouds.php
July 27 -- JDRF RIDE TO CURE DIABETES, 30, 60 or 100 miles, Burlington, Vt.; $100 to register, $2,000 fundraising minimum for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Details: http://www2.jdrf.org/site/TR/Ride/JDRFNationalRides?pg=entry&fr_id=2243 Contact: Steven Berube, steven.berube@verizon.net
Aug. 1-4 -- MASS BIKEPIKE TOUR, 25-40 or 45-70 miles per day, start/finish at Fitchburg State University; $391 before March 1, $416 after, including camping, breakfasts and dinners. Contact: info@massbikepike.org. Details: www.massbikepike.org
Aug. 3-4 -- PAN-MASS CHALLENGE, 190 miles in two days, Sturbridge to Provincetown; $4,300 fundraising minimum for Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, $5,000 after March 15. Ten other one- and two-day route options available, with $500-$5,000 fundraising minimums. Contact: 781-449-5300, panmass@pmc.org Details: www.pmc.org
Aug. 11 -- GRANFONDO GARNEAU, 110 kilometers, Centre Sportif Alphonse-Desjardins, 260 rue Dessureault, Trois-Rivieres, Quebec; $125. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Elderly. Details: www.quebecgranfondo.com
Aug. 17 -- PETERSBURG 300K, 190 miles, New Horizons Bikes, 55 Franklin St. (Route 20), Westfield; $25. Details: Berkshire Brevets, http://newhorizonsbikes.com/articles/berkshire-brevets-2013-pg67.htm
Aug. 24 -- WHITE MOUNTAIN GRAN FONDO, 25, 50 or 100 miles, rides start at Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln, N.H., Bretton Woods Ski Resort, or Dow Park, Routes 18 and 116, Franconia, N.H.; all rides end at Loon; cost is $100 or $150. Proceeds benefit City Year. Contact: 603-218-5112, whitemountaingranfondo@gmail.com Details: www.whitemountaingranfondo.com
Sept. 7-14 -- BIKE MAINE INAUGURAL RIDE, 400 miles, start/finish in Orono; $875 including camping and most meals. Limit 350 riders. Contact: ride@bikemaine.org . Details: http://ride.bikemaine.org
Sept. 8 -- THE FLATTEST CENTURY IN THE EAST, 29, 52, 68 or 100 miles, Dartmouth; $27.50 for Narragansett Bay Wheelmen members, $40 for nonmembers. SOLD OUT. Registration and details: http://nbwclub.org/rides/tfce-2013.html
Sept. 28 -- CF CYCLE FOR LIFE - RI, 25 or 65 miles, Sakonnet Vineyards, 162 West Main Rd., Little Compton, R.I.; $25-$45 to register, $200 fundraisign minimum for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Contact: Terry Waite, twaite@cff.org, 508-655-6000. Details: www.cff.org/Chapters/mass-ri/index.cfm?id=23949&event=23949
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