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Conference noted::bicycle

Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

847.0. "Fall Centuries in MA" by AKOV11::FULLER () Fri Sep 02 1988 15:09

    Two interesting fall centuries:
    
    o September 11
    COVAC (Connecticut River Valley Century) - 7:00 AM, behing Hadley
    Village Barn Shops, Rt 9 Hadley MA.  Hosted by Franklin-Hampshire
    Freewheelers.  Ride will travel through MA, NH, VT up the Connecticut
    River coastline, rolling terrain.  Registration $7.00
    
    (If anyone hasn't ridden this area, it is quite beatiful and seems
    like a perfect century route)
    
    
    o Sept 25
    Seven Hills Wheelmen Fall Century - Knights of Columbus Hall, Spencer MA.

    	o 100 Mile - 7:30 AM Start
    	o  75 Mile - 7:30
    	o  50 Mile - 8:30
    	0  25 Mile - 9:30             
                                                  
    Rolling terrain going through south central MA and northern Conn.
    Event held, rain or shine. 
    
    Helmets Required
    
    Early registration (Before Sept 20): $5.00
    Day of event: $8.00
                              
    Registration fee covers map, patch, refreshments, and facilities.
    
    Send mail to AKOV11::Fuller for registration form and directions
    
    Steve

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847.1		AKOV11::FULLER		`Fri Sep 02 1988 15:11`	3
	I only have registration form for Seven Hills Centry, not COVAC. steve
847.2	CHARLES RIVER WHEELMEN FALL 25/50/62/100	JETSAM::HANAUER	Mike... Bicycle~to~Ice~Cream	`Wed Sep 07 1988 16:11`	43
	Sunday, September 18, 1988 7:30 100 Miles (century) 9:30 62 miles (Metric century) 9:30 50 miles (half century) 10:30 25 miles (quarter century) All rides start from the Pillar House Restaurant, Rt 16 at Route 128 in Newton, MA. [The starting point is in the Southwest entry ramp] Registration at the event is $7.00 (6.00 for CRW members). Call 617/325-BIKE for last minute info OR general info anytime on CRW. Includes after ride party, food, patch, arrowed routes, maps, limited sag, and a great group of people. But wait, there's more. For the centurions there are Century Challenge training guides, certificates of merit, a drawing for bikes and locks, plus the satisfaction of making it to Purgatory Chasm and back. The Century Challenge is sporsored by Bicycling Magazine and the League of American Wheelmen. The century includes the towns of Newton, Wellesley, Natick, Framingham, Westborough, Grafton, Millbury, Sutton, Mendon, Blackstone, Milford and Holliston. It is a somewhat challenging but scenic and fun (read: some hills) route. I've done it 2 years in a row in the rain (of course) and recommend it (the ride, not the rain). (We do this route every fall until we get the weather right!) After riding the century, Eric (calls himself Bicycle Bozo) Ferioli will give a demonstration of how to patch a tubular (sew-up) tire. So, for any of you fools (Eric's term) that ride on the blasted things, this is a chance to see how they are patched (or how Eric does it). Those of you intelligent people that do not ride on tubulars, this is an opportune time to witness what you are missing!! Questions: feel free to contact me. ~Mike
847.3	COVAC Century Route - Well worth it.	PICV01::CANELLA		`Wed Sep 14 1988 16:53`	82
	I just recently rode the COVAC century and thought that it was well worth the trip to Hadley to do it. The route was well marked, the roads were fairly tranquil, the scenery was spectacular in most instances, and the break stops were well stocked with goodies provided by cheerful Franklin-Hampshire Wheelpeople. I was requested to write down the route for other folks who might wish to ride it. So, here it goes: Mile Instruction ---- ----------- Start Hadley Village Barn Shops Rear Parking (off of Route 9, on the eastbound side, approximately .8 miles east of the Connecticut River) 1.0 left on to Damon Rd. 1.9 Cross Rt. 5 onto Bridge Rd. 4.3 Right on to Rt. 9 (North Main St.) 4.9 Left on to Florence St. 5.1 Left on to Arch St. 5.5 Right on to Main St. 5.9 Left on to Mulberry St. 6.0 Right on to River Rd./South Main St. 7.4 Right on to Bridge St. 7.5 Cross Rt. 9 on to High St./Mountain St. 14.2 Left on to Chestnut Plain Rd. 14.4 Left at fork to stay on Chestnut Plain 14.5 Left at fork to stay on Chestnut Plain 17.0 Left on to Sawmill Plain Rd. 18.4 Cross Rt. 116 to stay on Sawmill Plain Rd. 18.6 DIRT 19.0 Right on to Lee Road 20.1 Left on to Mill Village Rd. 20.7 Left on to Stillwater Rd. 21.6 Right on to W. Deerfield Rd. 21.8 Right on to Lower Rd. 25.7 Right on to Wisdom Way 26.3 Left on to Fairview St. 26.7 Right on to Laurel St. 27.1 Left on to River St. 27.2 Cross Rt. 2A (Mohawk Trail) on to Shelburne St. 27.5 Right on to Woodard Rd. 27.9 Left on to Colrain St. 28.1 Right on to Colrain Rd. 2?.? Right at fork on to Plain Rd. 31.9 Right on to Eunice Williams Dr. 32.6 Right on to Leyden Road 32.9 Left on to Barton Rd. 35.8 Left on to Routes 5 and 10 - Bernardston Rd. 36.9 Right on to Rt. 10 - Church St./Northfield Rd. 39.9 Left on to Route 142 - Mt. Herman Rd. 44.0 Enter Vermont 48.4 Left at Y to stay on Rt. 142 51.6 Spring Water! 55.0 Right on to Rt. 119 55.3 Enter New Hampshire 61.8 Right on to Rt. 63 66.6 Enter Massachusetts 67.2 Right to stay on Rt. 63 76.9 Right to stay on Rt. 63 77.4 Left to stay on Rt. 63 77.6 Right to stay on Rt. 63 77.7 Left to stay on Rt. 63 80.4 Right on to Swamp Rd. 81.3 Right/left on to Ferry Rd. 82.1 Left on to S. Ferry Rd. 82.2 Right on to Meadow St./Falls Rd. 85.1 Falls - Private Property - No swimming 86.7 Right on to Rt. 47 - Montague Rd. 88.1 Cross Rt. 116 97.6 Cross Rt. 9 98.2 Right on to Bay Rd. 100 Right on to parking lot If you go soon, you may follow the A arrows rather than have to follow the map, otherwise there may be too many turns especially during the first 40 miles or so. By the way, the route goes through a real, honest-to-goodness covered bridge; I think it occurs at mile 32, but I'm not sure. The smell of the fermenting alfalfa and the cow pastures reminded me of the heady days of childhood back in Mexico! Alfonso