New England Classic

Feel free to check out Day 1 of our New England Classic Tour de Cure route and share it with your friends/family/teammates! Days 2-7 are sure to follow! Keep checking this site for more news.
New England Classic Tour de Cure – DAY 1Find more Bike Rides in Woburn, Massachusetts

On the New England Classic uphill climbs are an everyday occurrence. Now some people say we are facing one of our steepest climbs before we even get in the saddle.

These days there’s no getting away from conversations about the economy whether it’s referred to as the downturn, the meltdown or the crisis. When fund-raisers are [...]

Do you have a hankering to roll out for a long ride on sun-baked asphalt with a flock of fun-loving cyclists?
Unfortunately for New Englanders the ride on the sun-baked asphalt will probably have to wait at least until May. But your best cycling buddies are hoping [...]

Registration is now open for the 2009 Tour de Cure!
Thank you for being one of the extraordinary riders in the Tour de Cure. Thanks to you we raised over $15 million in 2008 to support the critical efforts of the ADA to fund research, education, advocacy programs. But we have even more to do. The [...]

Do you remember someone’s number, but not their name? Here’s a list of rider numbers and volunteers. You should have gotten everyone’s e-mail addresses in the final newsletter, but if you need someone’s e-mail address, contact Faith.

Jim “I beat anorexia” Evans has posted his 2008 pictures.

Euphoric mother greets less than euphoric daughter
Photo: Jim Evans

Unbeknownst (I love that word) to me, Leigh Chinitz (Rider #11) had better luck finding WiFi than I did and kept a daily log of the days events.
Leigh Chinitz (Rider #11)
(He has the 2004 map, our route was different)
See if you know:

Who beat anorexia?
Who is the sadistic woman at rest stop 3 on day 4?
What’s [...]

At the risk of leaving someone out (because I certainly will), here are some thank yous.
First and foremost, thank you to all the sponsors. Your donations are what this is all about. On behalf of the 24 million Americans with diabetes, thank you for your support and commitment.
Thanks to the riders. It was tough, it [...]

The night before the last day there is always a little ceremony acknowledging the feats and contributions of the volunteers, organizers, and riders. This year was a little different in that in addition to all the rest, we were all spellbound as the story of two riders who had faced tremendous obstacles and are with [...]

We start the day with a screaming downhill out of the lodge straight down Mt. Killington. You can reach 50mph there if you try. Unfortuately, there’s a stop sign at the bottom on a very busy road, so you have to stop. No sliding through.
Speaking personally, the first part of the day, up the first [...]