All of our rides are free and open to the public. These rides are most suitable for road bikes and helmet are required. We strongly encourage carpooling to the rides which require significant car travel. For rides more than an hour from Burlington, we suggest calling the leader in the event of bad weather.

Key: (E) - Easy; (M) - Moderate; and (S) - Strenuous

Date: Sunday, September 5

Ride: Groton Glider - This hilly ride will test your climbing abilities, but you will be rewarded with Vermont beauty, wonderful roads, and great descents. All rides climb through the Barre granite quarries, then up Rte

302 and through Groton State Park, with the short ride (50 miles - M/S) returning via Rte 2, and the longer ride (80 miles- S) looping up through scenic Peacham. There is very little level ground on this ride, but you'll finish thinking about when you can come back to ride these great roads again.

Meeting Time: 8:45

Meeting Place: Spaulding High School

Leader: Steve Barner - 434- 4497 / sjbarner@gmavt.net

Co-leader: Kerry Crosby - 578-3249 / crosbykn@comcast. net

Date: Sunday, September 12

Ride: Century Day - Three rides, all following the same route for the first

25 miles with a food stop in Bristol. The Metric Century is 62 miles (M) via Bristol and Vergennes. The full Century is 100 miles (S) traveling down to the Crown Point Bridge and returning through the Champlain Valley. Those looking for an extra challenge can do the Double Gap Century which is 113 miles and includes the Middlebury and Appalachian Gaps.

Meeting Time: 7:30

Meeting Place: Dorset Park - South Burlington Century Leader: Matt Kuivinen - 881-9045 / mattkui@earthlink.net Metric Century Leader: David Jacobowitz - 578-8803 / david.jacobowitz@uvm.edu

Date: Sunday, September 19

Ride: East of Eden - Ride 50 or 60 (M/S) miles through the rolling hills around Eden with your choice of a long, gradual climb up Route 105 or a shorter, steeper route up to Jay Peak. Take a break for fresh baked goods in Montgomery.

Meeting Time: 9:45

Meeting Place: Eden Elementary School on Route 100, about ? mile south of Route 118

Leader: Matt Kuivinen - 881- 9045 / mattkui@earthlink.net

Co-Leader: Phyl Newbeck - 899-2908 / phyl@together.net

Date: Sunday, September 26

Ride: Addison Ambler - This route travels south from Vergennes to Weybridge via Route 125 and then west to Bridport and West Addison and back to Vergennes on quiet roads. The short ride is 45 (M) and the long is 60 (S) with roughly two miles of dirt.

Meeting Time: 9:45

Meeting Place: Vergennes Union High School at 50 Monkton Road

Leader: Karl Garen - 233-6234 / kgaren@madriver.com

Co-leader: Leslie Carew - 865- 2805 / carew@champlain.edu