We are at Attitash Grand Resort and Conference center in Bartlett, New Hampshire and I have to say, it’s pretty grand.
We got rained on pretty hard earlier in the morning, but it dried out and turned into a very nice day. There were lots of flats, as happens whenever it rains (the rain washed all [...]
Finally found a machine to update this thing.
We left Saturday morning around 8:45 and it was a picture postcard of a day. No incidents to speak of, and everyone made it to Durham just fine.
Tonight, in Biddeford, ME, we said goodbye to the two-day riders. So sad. They should be back in Woburn in about [...]
Days to go: 2
Saturday weather prediction as of today:
Woburn MA (starting point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Georgetown, MA (checkpoint 1):
Sunny, clear, high of 83
Kensington, NH (checkpoint 2):
Sunny, clear, high of 83
Rye, NH (checkpoint 3):
Sunny, clear, high of 76
Durham, NH (ending point):
Sunny, clear, high of 83
See maps as they become [...]
Read full post...Days to go: 3
Saturday weather prediction as of today:
Woburn MA (starting point):
Sunny, clear, high of 88
Georgetown, MA (checkpoint 1):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Kensington, NH (checkpoint 2):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Rye, NH (checkpoint 3):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Durham, NH (ending point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
See maps as they become [...]
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Days to go: 4
Saturday weather prediction as of today:
Woburn MA (starting point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Newburyport, MA (roughly halfway):
Sunny, clear, high of 83
Durham, NH (ending point):
Sunny, clear, high of 85
Your bike should be ready. You should get out for one last training ride this weekend, then relax the rest of the week. Get your stuff together. Start packing but DON’T OVERPACK!!! You’ll need far fewer clothes than you think and there are laundry facilities at almost every stop we make. Arrange for someone to [...]
Read full post...Are you ready? Got your forms and donations in? Getting your final training in? Got your bike tuned up? Got your travel plans in order?
Remember, if you have any questions, contact Faith.
Jonathan Vaughters is sporting director of Slipstream-Chipotle (the argyle guys), former rider for US Postal and Credit Agricole, and a record setting climber of Mont Ventoux.
He’s written five tips for climbing. And while NEC doesn’t climb anything like Mont Ventoux, we (at least the seven dayers) climb Crawford Notch, Mt Killington, and several others. It’s [...]
Gas is now going for about $4.00 per gallon.
Perhaps you’ve heard.
There are a fair number of riders from the greater New York/ New Jersey area and we’re looking to see if we can get some of them paired up for the trip in order to save some gas. It doesn’t take any more gas to [...]