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Saturday weather prediction as of today:
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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 pick up your mail. Print out directions to the starting line. Parker Chomerics has again graciously allowed us to park our cars in their lot for the week. Please follow directions the morning of the ride.
Check-in will be held at Chomerics (the start line) on Friday 7/11 from 5-7 pm and on Saturday 7/12 from 7-8 am. There you will get your rider number, jersey, t-shirt, goody bag and day 1 trip tik. If you have additional funds, please bring them to check-in. If you have not turned in your minimum (either online or by mail), please bring it with you to check-in. Remember all 150 riders are required to raise $500 and 550 riders are required to raise $1800. If you have any questions, please call Faith at 888-342-2383 x 3456.
Please RSVP for the pasta dinner. 888-342-2382 x 3456 or admin {at} NewEnglandClassic.org.
We will leave Chomerics as a group with a police escort on Saturday. Announcements start at 8 – We will hit the road at 8:30.
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 worth reading.
Expert Advice From Johnathan Vaughters
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 get two people here than it does one (provided, of course, they’re in the same car!)
We’ve already had one request for a ride share from New Jersey. He’s got the car and bike carrier, he’s looking for a passenger to help share expenses.
So how about it. Anyone wanna share a ride?
Post here or write to admin at newenglandclassic.org
Looking for training rides? There are a couple coming up this weekend.
Charles River Wheelmen have their annual Spring Century on Sunday (100k and 50 mi options). It leaves from Wakefield and follows some of the same route as the NEC, day 1. The first Haverhill train can get you there in time for the metric/50.
And don’t forget, if you are registered for the NEC, you can ride any of the New England one-day rides with no additional fundraising. Like the one Sunday in Bah Hahbah. Contact Faith if you’d like to ride. See “Contact Us:” over there—>.
If you’re interested in the CRW ride, post a message here and we’ll see about getting a group together.
This week, the American Diabetes Association is encouraging people from around the country to make a difference by calling Congress and urging them to do much more to fight diabetes.
Please call 1-877-ADA-2008 today and urge your members of Congress to help the 20.8 million Americans with diabetes by supporting an increase in research and prevention funding for diabetes at the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
We need all the help we can get so please let your friends, family and co-workers know about this. We need to make sure Congress understands the effect diabetes has on the lives of millions of people living with this disease. For more info on Call to Congress, please visit our website at www.diabetes.org/calltocongress.
Want to do even more – register for the New England Classic and raise money to help fund ADA’s own research projects. Have a great time riding your bicycle around New England while supporting this important cause.
Your help is really important. Thank you in advance for your support.
The New England Classic is a cycling event to benefit the American Diabetes Association. You have your choice of either the 2-day or 7-day options.
Contact us at:
New England Classic1-888-DIABETES (342-2383) x 3456
American Diabetes Association
10 Speen Street
Framingham, MA 01701
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