Connecticut River Challenge

The Vermont Border to Border

Connecticut River Challenge

The first annual Vermont Border to Border Connecticut River Challenge
will be held on June 28, 2008. This one-day bike ride will cover the
length of Vermont on Highway 5, mostly along the Connecticut River.
Riders will start at the break of dawn from Derby Line and finish at
the Massachusetts border around 5:00pm. The course is relatively flat
by Vermont standards, and approximately 182 miles long.

This ride is for experienced cyclists who can maintain a 17-18 mph
pace in a group. We will stay at a hotel near the start the night
before the ride, and will ride together along the course. .

This is a completely informal event with no cost. Riders are expected
to arrange transportation to the start and from the finish, as well as
refueling. A caravan of friends, spouses, parole officers, and guys
that owe us money will set up refueling stops about every 30 miles.

Teams can divide the ride into two, 90 mile segments, with one member
driving as the other rides. Cyclists having trouble can also use the
caravan to get to the finish.

We are asking that interested participants commit to the event by June 1.

For more information, contact John Orlando at jorlando@norwich.edu, or
802-878-2860.