| Here is a list of some New England centuries this season. The list is
from the March 1988 issue of CitySports Magazine.
CONNECTICUT
o Sunday May 22: Seaport Metric Century
25 or 62 miles. 125 to 150 rode last year. Start: Groton CT.
Pass through Mystic and Stonington. Fee: $5. Contact: John
Fletcher, Pequot Cyclists, PO Box 505, Gales Ferry CT 06335;
(203) 886-0204.
o Sunday September 25: Yankee Council Tri-State Tour
85 miles. 130 rode last year. Start: Vernon. Tour Connecticut
River valley. Fee: $25. Contact: AYH, 118 Oak Street, Hartford
CT 06106; (203) 247-6356.
MAINE
o Friday June 17 through Sunday June 19: Trek Across Maine
180 miles. 300 rode last year. Start: Sunday River ski area.
Finish: Penobscot Bay. Fee: minimum $250 in pledges. All meals
and lodging included. Contact: Maine Lung Association, 128
Sewall Street, Augusta ME 04330; (207) 622-6394.
o Sunday September 11: Poulin Century
25, 50, or 100 miles. 175 rode last year. Start: Augusta. Tour
Kennebec County. Contact: Ken Bell, Penobscot Wheelmen, 11
Cushnoc Drive, Augusta ME 04220; (207) 622-2239.
o Saturday September 17 and Sunday September 18: MS Ride
150 miles in two days. 175 rode last year. Start: Portland
area. Turn around at YMCA camp in Winthrop. Fee: minimum $200
in pledges. Contact: Madeline Chapman, Development Director,
Maine Chapter, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, PO Box 8730,
Portland ME 04104; (207) 761-5815.
MASSACHUSETTS
o Sunday May 22: Spring Century
25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. 250 rode last year. Start: Milton.
Tours southeastern MA. Fee: $7. Contact: Tim Oey, Charles River
Wheelmen, 15 Greylock Road #1, Allston MA 02134; (617) 782-1944.
o Saturday June 18: Fourth Annual Double-Metric Century
126 miles. 50 rode last year. Start: Boston. End:
Provincetown. Fee: $20. Contact: Bob Bland, 43 Upton Street,
Boston MA 02118; (617) 266-3812.
o Saturday July 9: Second Annual Boston-Cape Cod Double Century
200 miles. 25 rode last year. Start: Southeastern MA. Turns
around in Orleans and follows an old railroad bed. Contact:
Jamie King, Charles River Wheelmen, 31 Pleasantdale Road, West
Roxbury MA 02132; (617) 325-1433.
o Sunday September 18: Fall Century
25, 50, 62, or 100 miles. 300 rode last year. Start: Newton.
Heads west. Contact: Jamie King, Charles River Wheelmen, 31
Pleasantdale Road, West Roxbury MA 02132; (617) 325-1433.
o September: Nashoba Valley Pedalers Century
25, 50, or 100 miles. 100 rode last year. Start: Acton area.
Heads west through Bolton, Holden, Rutland. Fee: $5 to $7.
Contact: Nashoba Valley Pedalers, PO Box 398, Acton MA 01720.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
o Saturday July 2 through Monday July 4: International Century
10 to 128 miles. 85 rode last year. To Canada along the
Connecticut River valley; up the NH side, down the VT side. Fee:
Free except food and lodging. Contact: Linda Harvey, Granite
State Wheelmen, 16 Clinton Street, Salem NH 03079;
(603) 898-5285.
o Late August: Mount Washington Weekend
10 to 100 miles. 60 rode last year. Start in Bethel ME or North
Conway NH and bike throughout the White Mountains. Contact:
Linda Harvey, Granite State Wheelmen, 16 Clinton Street, Salem NH
03079; (603) 898-5285.
o Mid-September: Tri-State Seacoast Century Weekend
100 miles. 350 rode last year. Start: Hampton Beach. To
Ocunquit ME and Newburyport MA. Fee: Free except for lodging and
meals. Contact: Linda Harvey, Granite State Wheelmen, 16 Clinton
Street, Salem NH 03079; (603) 898-5285.
RHODE ISLAND
o Sunday September 11: Flattest Century in the East
25, 50, or 100 miles. 1,650 rode last year. Start: Tiverton.
Proceeds through marshlands and forests of southeastern RI and
southern MA. Contact: Narragansett Bay Wheelmen, PO Box 1317,
Annex Station, Providence RI 02901.
o Sunday September 18: Mount Wachusett Century
100 miles. Start: Slatersville. Climbs 2,000-foot mountain and
follows the hills and valleys of central MA. Contact:
Narragansett Bay Wheelmen, PO Box 1317, Annex Station, Providence
RI 02901.
VERMONT
o Mid-July: Three Banana Bicycle Club Century
25, 50, or 100 miles. 40 rode last year. Start: Lydenville.
Tours Caledonia County. Fee: $5. Contact: Doris and Roger
Damon, Three Banana Bicycle Club, 4 Spring Street, St. Johnsbury
VT 05819.
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| Charles River Wheelmen Spring Century
YOU'LL ENJOY THIS ONE!!!
Sunday, May 22, 1988
Blue Hills Trailside Museum, Rt 138 north of Rt 128, Milton, MA.
7:30 AM 100 Miles
9:30 62 and 50 Miles
10:30 25 Miles
CRW members: $5 pre registration, $6 day of event
others: $6 pre registration, $7 day of event.
Includes: Maps, LAW patch, post ride party with food,
Arrowed routes, the opportunity to meet
lots of great people.
The Century goes to Miles Standish State Forest in Plymouth.
The post-ride bash will be at a picnic area in the Blue Hills
Reservation near the ride start/end.
More Info: Jim Merrick (ride coordinator)
SASE to 16 Alveston St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 522-4971
Event held rain or shine, (sorry, no refunds).
CALL THE CRW BIKE LINE ANYTIME FOR INFO ON CRW AND CRW EVENTS,
(617) 325-BIKE
~Mike
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