New England Classic » 2-Day http://www.newenglandclassic.org A Tour de Cure cycling event to benefit the American Diabetes Association Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:18:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Let’s get rolling and beat the groundhog to the punch http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2012/01/05/lets-get-rolling-and-beat-the-groundhog-to-the-punch/ http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2012/01/05/lets-get-rolling-and-beat-the-groundhog-to-the-punch/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:49:00 +0000 Tim Wilson http://www.newenglandclassic.org/?p=1526

PICTURE YOURSELF HERE JULY 14!

Why does everyone wait for some dumb rodent in Pennsylvania to get yanked out of his hole and announce that spring — at least eventually — is coming?

I can just look at the calendar and see that two months after that varmint appears April will be here and we’ll be chompin’ at the bit to get our butts on our bikes to train for the 2012 NEC! So why wait for that little bugger in the Keystone State to give us the cue it’s time to start thinking about July?

IT’S TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE NEC! THAT MEANS NOW, PRONTO, PDQ, CHOP-CHOP AND LICKETY-SPLIT!

By the time that hibernating furball shows his face on Feb. 2 lets have 125 riders registered to raise funds for the ADA and pedal their tails off to beat the tar out of diabetes. Spread the word to vet and newbie alike that the torch has been passed to a new generation that includes 200 NEC riders, registered early  with their minimum raised by April 1 and their eyes on bringing in even more funds after that to help 26 million Americans win their fight with diabetes.

Stay tuned.

 

]]> http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2012/01/05/lets-get-rolling-and-beat-the-groundhog-to-the-punch/feed/ 0 And so it begins http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/07/09/and-so-it-begins/ http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/07/09/and-so-it-begins/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:27:04 +0000 admin http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/07/09/and-so-it-begins/ It’s 6:00 am. The weather is beautiful.

It’s on!

Thank all of you for your support. We are underway.

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This year, I used RideWithGPS which is built using Google Maps. I tried to be as careful as possible, but there are undoubtedly errors. Road markings and nightly updates take priority over any of these maps. From the RideWithGPS site, you can download various files in formats that can be imported into GPS and Google Earth devices and applications as well as cue sheets and profile elevations.

From these maps, a couple of statistics:

2-day distance: 132.7 miles
2-day elevation gain: 4139 feet
Longest day: Day 1 @ 70.8 miles

7-day distance: 533.5 miles
7-day elevation gain: 24,384 feet
Longest day: Day 4 @ 97.8 miles

To see the maps at any time, click the “2011” link at the upper left.

Let me know if there is any other useful information you’d like to have.

]]> http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/07/06/maps/feed/ 0 Maps : Day 2 http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/07/06/maps-day-2/ http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/07/06/maps-day-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:08:37 +0000 admin http://www.newenglandclassic.org/?p=1408 Day 2 : Sunday July 10, 2011

The Day 2 map.

The map is complete and ready for use.

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Day 1 : Saturday July 9, 2011

The Day 1 map.

At long last, I’m starting to get the maps in order. Look at the upper left corner of the site, and you’ll see a tab that says “2011′. Click that and you will have access to the maps.

I’m trying to provide a bunch of different ways of providing them to you. One interesting new site is called Ride With GPS, built with the Google mapping API. Pretty slick. So I’ll provide that along with the regular DeLorme Topo USA maps. Let me know which are most useful.

So here most of the map for Day 1 using Ride with GPS. The route is final and ready for use.

]]> http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/07/06/maps-day-1/feed/ 1 No more foolin’ around: Let’s get butts on bikes to raise bucks for the ADA http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/04/03/no-more-foolin-around-lets-get-butts-on-bikes-to-raise-bucks-for-the-ada/ http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2011/04/03/no-more-foolin-around-lets-get-butts-on-bikes-to-raise-bucks-for-the-ada/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 21:25:52 +0000 Tim Wilson http://www.newenglandclassic.org/?p=1235 April 1 has come and gone and that means it’s time for us all to get serious about bike riding and raising funds for the American Diabetes Association!

It is now less than 100 days until the New England Classic rolls out of Woburn to make a fund-raising loop around the region for the ADA. The sooner you sign up to ride, the sooner you can start raising funds to fight diabetes and be a part of a fabulous cycling event.

Start today and be at the start line in July

This year promises to be better than ever with new destinations, tweaks to the route and a commitment to raise record funds for the ADA. Don’t miss your chance to ride along with the internationally famous New England Classic Caravan of Crazies.

Get in shape! Have fun! Help the ADA and the nearly 24 million Americans who battle diabetes every day of their life! What could be better?

So sign up today and get out there riding your bike and raising funds. You’ll be glad you did.

 

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The link is over there on the right, under “Rider Pages”.

If anyone else has photos, please let me know the link or post a comment or trackback to this entry.

]]> http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/07/21/photos-3/feed/ 0 GPS Data http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/07/18/gps-data/ http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/07/18/gps-data/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:47:26 +0000 admin http://www.newenglandclassic.org/?p=888 I saw quite a few people with Garmins and other GPS units on the ride. I am very interested in getting a copy of your transcription files (gpx format, probably, but I can work with just about anything).

I’m not interested in tracking your heart rate or speed or whatnot, but I am interested in recording the exact path we traveled (there were lots of road closures), and to see if the maps provided on the 2010 link above accurately report elevation (profile) information. With luck, I’ll be able to create a Google Earth or DeLorme 3-D fly-by of the route.

If you’ve uploaded your data to Garmin Connect or similar service, that will probably work too although having the original file will be beneficial.

If you have such files, please contact me at admin {at} NewEnglandClassic.org

thanks much.

]]> http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/07/18/gps-data/feed/ 0 We’re off http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/07/09/were-off/ http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/07/09/were-off/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:42:13 +0000 admin http://www.newenglandclassic.org/?p=802 Come and see us depart Parker Chomerics at 77 Dragon Ct in Woburn MA at 8:30 AM.

Weather along the route:

Start: Woburn MA

End: Durham, NH

Also: Look for blog entries by Chris Lane, a first time rider from Maryland.

]]> http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/07/09/were-off/feed/ 0 Great opportunity for spring warm up http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/05/12/great-opportunity-for-spring-warm-up/ http://www.newenglandclassic.org/2010/05/12/great-opportunity-for-spring-warm-up/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 17:08:06 +0000 Tim Wilson http://www.newenglandclassic.org/?p=677 Hi folks,

Hopefully you are all well under way with training and are making plans to participate in Gearman’s Training Ride. In the meantime, this weekend offers a great opportunity for joining a group ride for 50, 62 or 100 miles.

The Charles River Wheelmen’s spring century rolls out Sunday morning from Wakefield High School and heads into the Merrimack Valley, Northeast Mass. and Southern N.H. There is an arrowed route with maps and cue sheets as well as rest stops with water and food along the way. Entry fee is $20 and the ride is open to nonmembers. For more information check out the CRW web site at www.crw.org

In addition to training, the spring century provides a chance for informal recruiting and marketing. How’s that you say? Well, I’m asking all NEC riders to consider wearing their Tour de Cure jersey from last year. I plan on being there and will be similarly attired. No hard sell, but I’ll be packing brochures in my jersey pocket if anyone asks about the ride.

I hope to see you on the road Sunday.

Tim Wilson

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