Non-AMC Rides in the Area

Sunday, May 18, 2008—7:00a.m.-9:30a.m., Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club’s 31st Annual Bloomin’ Metric, Calf’s Pasture Beach, Canfield Avenue, Norwalk, CT, 25 miles, 75 kilometers, and 100 kilometers. Registration fee varies depending upon when you register. For more details visit www.soundcyclists.com/BloominMetric.htm

Wednesday, May 21—Major Taylor Statue Dedication, Worcester Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA 8:45a.m. , 30-mile bike ride with Seven Hills Wheelman and Charles River Wheelmen’s Wednesday’s Wheelers. Noon-1:00p.m., Major Taylor Statue Unveiling Ceremony featuring three-time Tour-de-France winner, Greg LeMond and three-time Olympic medalist, Edwin Moses.

Saturday & Sunday—May 24th & 25th 2008, Angel Ride, This ride benefits children with cancer and the Hole in the Wall Camp. A one or two day ride across beautiful towns of Connecticut. For more details and to register, visit www.angelride.org. For more information contact lynn@angelcharitabletrust.org or the phone number is 860-277-0658.

Sunday, June 1, 2008—MS bkm/Steelcase Ride, Benefit ride sponsored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Options are 2, 20, 25, 50, and 100 miles. Rides begin and ends at Griffin Center, Windsor, CT. Registration and additional details can be located at www.bikectn.nationalmssociety.org.

Sunday June 8, 2008—-Tour de Cure, Benefit ride sponsored by American Diabetes Association. Options are 10K, 25K, 50K, 100K, and 100 mile rides. Rides start and end at Gateway Community College, North Haven Campus.  

Sunday, June 8—-Jim Calhoun Cancer Challenge Ride—Starts and finishes at Performing Arts Center, Simsbury Meadows. Lengths of 10, 25, and 50 miles. For more information visit www.calhounride.com

Sunday, June 8, 2008—-Cyclefest, Presented by Hat City Cyclists. Ride lengths are: 4, 16, 25, 50, 78, and 103 mile options. Starts and finishes at Bethel Municipal Center. Start times are from 7:00-11:00a.m. For more details visit www.hatcitycyclists.org/cyclefest/cyclefest2008.html

Saturday, June 14, 2008—King’s Tour of the Quabbin, Bike ride of 62, 100, or 125 miles. Staggered start/finish (9:00/8:00/7:00a.m.) at the Naquag Elementary School, Route 12A, Rutland Mass. $15-$20 to pre-register, and $20-$25 to register day of ride. Presented by Seven Hills Wheeleman. Go to www.sevenhillswheelmen.org/quabbin/, or call 508-831-0301 or can also contact LTolman@LTolman.org.

Saturday, June 21, 2008—Ride to Montauk, Choose from 30, 66, 100, 145 miles. For more information, visit theridetomontauk.com

Sunday, June 22, 2008—MS bkm/Steelcase Ride, Second benefit ride sponsored by National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Options are 12, 30, and 62 miles. Rides begin and end at Sherwood Island, Westport, CT. Registration and additional details can be located at www.bikectn.nationalmssociety.org

Sunday, July 27, 2008—Emmaus Inc. Cycle for Shelter, Choose from 26, 62, or 100 miles. Ride starts at Northern Essex Community College Sport & Fitness Center Elliot Way, Haverhill, MA. For more information and to register go to www.emmausinc.org/cycle.htm.

Sunday, September 7, 2008—NBW-TFCE, 37th Annual Flattest Century in the East. Southeastern Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Registration opens on May 1 at the Narragansett Bay Wheelman website. For details or to register go to www.nbwclub.org.

Saturday and Sunday, September 20-21, 2008—-The 2008 Granite State Wheelmen’s Seacoast Century Weekend, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. Registration closes on August 31. Rides offered on both Saturday and Sunday. Ride length is 25, 50, 63, and 100 miles. Fee of $35.00 plus service charge covers both days. For more information and to register, visit www.GraniteStateWheelmen.org.

NOTE: These listings are provided as a courtesy and contain information submitted or mailed to the AMC Biking webmaster. No warranty is made by the AMC or the webmaster as to the correctness of this information.

To submit rides for this listing, contact the Ride Coordinator at amcyclist@ct-amc.org or the AMCyclist Editor tpappagallo@snet.net