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The riders began arriving shortly before noon. All were on their way home by 4:30. It’s over. Sad.

And now …

Lost and found!

If any of the following items are yours, contact admin [at] newenglandclassic.org to arrange for pickup or return. Items in the Lost and Found bucket include:

• Grey “American Tourister” bag
• Two rear view mirrors
• Blue & Orange “Britches USA” jacket
• Black “Head” long sleeve thermal shirt (large)
• Blue sleeveless “RBS” technical jersey (large)
• Grey helmet with 61575 sticker on the side
• White “Trek” helmet
• Black ‘Topeak” tent, chair, or tire pump nylon container bag
• Clear rain jacket
• Black “Sonora” jacket (small)
• Black poofy cap
• Novarra arm warmers
• Sunglasses
• Half dozen pairs of stinky gloves

Day 7: Homeward bound

Today is all downhill and is a very fast day, especially considering it’s almost 75 miles. A couple of tough climbs first thing in the morning, it turns into a nearly 1000 foot drop right before the first rest stop in Townsend.

The riders can smell the barn and nothing will slow them down. It’s a twisty turny route and it’s easy to miss a turn.

The first riders should start arriving back in Woburn around noon.

We’d love to have you come out and urge us on.

Below are links to maps and schedules for Day 7, Thursday July 17, 2009.

The “Overview” is a large scale map showing the full route for the day.

The “Travel Package” is a set of detailed maps showing about five miles per page with estimated times and directions. Times are estimated at 14 MPH, and the ride generally starts at about 8 AM.

The “Profile” shows the profile elevation along the route.

Note: The itineraries for all days is available by clicking “2009 Itinerary” at the upper right of the page.

All files are PDFs.

• Day 7 Overview : 1.8 MB
• Day 7 Travel Package : 25.9 MB
• Day 7 Profile : 47 KB

Weather

Start: Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH

Rest Stop 1 : Townsend VFW Hall, Townsend, MA

Rest Stop 2 : St. Catherine of Alexandria church lot, Westford, MA

Rest Stop 3 : Thomas Talbot Masonic Lodge, Billerica, MA

Finish: Chomerics, 77 Dragon Ct, Woburn, MA

Day 6: Back to New Hampshire

After two days in the Green Mountain State, it’s back to the Granite State. Easy morning starting with a screaming downhill down Mt. Killington, then a tough slog in the afternoon. The long day and ends at Franklin Pierce College where, weather permitting, there’s an awesome view of Mt. Monadnock. And a swimmin hole.

Tonight is the last night together. Exchange addresses and numbers. And remember, you can contact each other through this site for the rest of the year. Remember to check back or subscribe to the RSS feed for the wrap-up info and opportunities to help next year. Remember to send us links to your photos and blogs so we can keep everyone up-to-date!

We’d love to have you come out and urge us on. We’re coming back into civilization where actual people live!

Below are links to maps and schedules for Day 6, Thursday July 16, 2009.

The “Overview” is a large scale map showing the full route for the day.

The “Travel Package” is a set of detailed maps showing about five miles per page with estimated times and directions. Times are estimated at 14 MPH, and the ride generally starts at about 8 AM.

The “Profile” shows the profile elevation along the route.

Note: The itineraries for all days is available by clicking “2009 Itinerary” at the upper right of the page.

All files are PDFs.

• Day 6 Overview : 2.3 MB
• Day 6 Travel Package : 19.6 MB
• Day 6 Profile : 49 KB

Weather

Start: North Star Lodge, Killington, VT

Rest Stop 1: Sweet Surrender Bakery, Ludlow VT

Rest Stop 2: Vermont Country Store, Rockingham, VT

Rest Stop 3: Norm’s Ski and Bike, Keene, NH

Finish: Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, NH

Day 5: The Easy Day[tm]

A bit of a breather today. Plus, a new route. A bit longer than previous years since the overnight was Montpelier, not Northfiield, moving those 12 miles from day 4 to 5.  A mostly flat day, or as flat as it gets in Vermont, ending with a 1000-foot climb of Mt. Killington over the last five miles, which is decidedly NOT flat. Then it’s time to clean bikes and hit the pool.

We’d love to have you come out and urge us on.

Below are links to maps and schedules for Day 5, Wednesday, July 15, 2009.

The “Overview” is a large scale map showing the full route for the day.

The “Travel Package” is a set of detailed maps showing about five miles per page with estimated times and directions. Times are estimated at 14 MPH, and the ride generally starts at about 8 AM (although Day 5 will likely later as there aren’t so many miles).

The “Profile” shows the profile elevation along the route.

Note: The itineraries for all days is available by clicking “2009 Itinerary” at the upper right of the page.

All files are PDFs.

Day 5 Overview : 2.3 MB

Day 5 Travel Package : 9.8 MB

Day 5 Profile : 45 KB

Weather

Start: Montpelier, VT

Rest Stop 1: Waitsfield General Store, Waitsfield, VT

Rest Stop 2: Pittsfield General Store, Pittsfield, VT

Finish: North Star Lodge, Killington, VT