Riders at the Recent 4 Gapper Ride hosted by Joe Anthony.
Photo provided by: Joe Anthony
Last Update: 24 August 2008
The next ecv kids race will be on Saturday August 30, 2008 on the town common on Main Street (Rt.1A) in Rowley, MA.
Race set up will start at 8 am
Registration will be 9:45 am -10:45 am
Races will start at 11 am
Riverside Cycle in Newburyport, MA will be doing a bike safety check.
There will also be a bike parade and some running races for kids starting at 9 am
When the going gets muddy, the 4 Man Sport team, Wild HOGG Riders got tired. At some point Saturday night, we decided to bag a chunk of night laps and get the minimum 4 laps each done. We all had fun, but pushing your bike up and through foot deep mud was not part of it. More...
The weather looked like it would hold with a hot humid sunny morning to help Aaron, Katie and company with registration, coffee and bagels. Saturday night’s rain left the course a little damp with some mud in places, pretty much a typical summer day at Fort Rock. The registration buzz was something like “ya, I know when this place is wet it is a little tricky, but I can use that to my advantage…..”. Followed by the “oh ya, I’ve ridden in here before….”. Us locals behind the registration table only looking forward to the 10 a.m. start and seeing just how easy a ride this will be when things get dicey. More...
Results for the last individual TT #6 are up. Hope to see you 3 September for the Team TT.
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Thank you to Bruce Kapsten for forwarding.
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The trek is about 81 miles long and traverses four mountain gaps in the heart of NH's White Mountains. The Four Gaps are Kancamagus Pass, Bear Notch, Crawford Notch and finally Franconia Notch, in that order. There is about 5,000 feet of total climbing. See the details on Page 2. In past years, we've stopped several times along the way. We (well, some of us) are finding this amount of stopping and the long day in the summer sun a bit tough. So, there is some thought of not stopping as much. That way we can spend more time basking at the Pemigewasset River (The “Pemi”) swimming hole and feasting at the Woodstock Inn after the ride.
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American Cyclocross just got bigger and richer, and America will never be the same. So say the promoters of eight of the biggest and well-known international cyclocross races on the American calendar, who have dropped a bombshell by forming an eight-race, coast-to-coast series with $7,000 in year-end cash bonuses.
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It's a great event for many levels of cycling abilities. In terms of negotiating the descent, all you need is a steady focus, a set of functioning brakes and an appetite for the post-ride feast at the Woodstock Inn. Last year we had 18 riders and one support car. More...
The long route is a wonderful tour into the Southern New Hampshire countryside. There are some excellent stretches of road along the Merrimac River that are really beautiful. But, there are also some hills in them there hills! The short ride travels through the beautiful marshes in the Newburyport area.
This is a great opportunity to take a tour of the roads that are the favorites of our Northern Essex County brethren at the Riverside Cycle shop. Come and check out Aaron’s Loop. More...
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Sunday, June 8th, marked the 7th annual Kids PMC Jimmy Fund fundraiser ride located in Bradley Palmer Park. With the beautiful weather, over 120 kids, ages 3 – 14, were entered for the days events. The days events included a little tykes bike course, 3 mile road ride up to the gate by Pingree and back, and a 4 mile mountain bike ride that went up and over Moon Hill. More...
For reasons not exactly clear now, I decided to try a mountain bike race this past Sunday. I guess what confirmed the deal was my younger son unexpectedly said he would race in the First Timers' category, and since the race was in Maine, we could visit my son at Bowdoin post-race. So the stars lining up, I signed up. On race day, I made another fateful decision, and, still not having seen the course, upgraded from Novice to Sport class, which added one lap to the race. Thinking that I could get a longer, better workout, the additional lap offered the chance to "wear down" my perhaps less endurance oriented woods brethren. (ha ha) More...
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to make this happen. Results...
Thank you to all who came out to the Tour d'Essex County this past Sunday. We had over 70 riders!
Thank you to Michele Harrison and Sherri Cucuru for organizing and for taking a lot of time to mark the course. Thank you to Aaron Millett for mapping a great route. Final thank you to all the shops for their support of feed stops along the way (and for accomodating the change in date.
I'm embarased to say I didn't get any photos of this event to post here at ecvcycling.org. If anyone has photos they'd like to share, please forward to paul@ecvcycling.org
We are pleased to announce the 2008 series of ECV Sponsoring Shop Rides this season! ECV is aligned with some of the finest specialty retailers in the area and the shops are going to reveal their favorite riding loops on the North Shore. The rides will offer short and longer distance options (25-35mi and 50-70mi) and will break off into different speed groups to match everyone’s abilities. More...
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Essex County Velo had a small but strong showing at the Bear Brook Blast-Off mountain bike race on Sunday, June 1st. The race recently became EFTA's NECS #2 race, as there was a snag with the originally scheduled race in Sterling, CT. Race organizer Kelly VonRuden did an incredible job running the event, and Bear Brook State Park - in Allenstown, NH - lived up to its reputation of being a great race venue. More...
New Categories : Junior, senior, 35+, 45+, 55+, Women. Updated Flyer (PDF)...
A great start to the 2008 season - 48 riders at TT #1. Thanks to all who cam out to race and of course to everyone who volunteered to make this happen. Results...
The ECV Forums are back. Look for rides, talk about racing, sell your stuff. ECV Forum
The purpose of the ECV Grant Program is to encourage and support projects which promote cycling. Activities such as Training Camps, Group Rides, Trail Projects or Youth Programs will be considered. More...
The goal of the race reimbursement program is to encourage and support ECV members to enter races as well as volunteer for club activities. Strengthening the image of ECV and its sponsors by wearing the “blue and white” in races, training rides and at cycling-related events is vital in presenting ECV as an attractive club to its members and community. More...
Bay Road Bikes in South Hamilton, MA invites you to join us on July 13, 2008 (rain or shine) for a day of riding through the beautiful byways north of Boston in our first annual Pedal for Parkinson's in support of The Davis Phinney Foundation. The ride will feature a Metric Century and offer a shorter 25 mile route as well. More...
