What would a northern hemisphere Festive 500 look like if it took place during the summer solstice?
Known for riding off the front of group rides only to be caught in the first mile, we got back on a road bike and realized he must win the Donut Derby at least once in his life. Regularly pledging we’re "not climbers," we can be found as a regular attendee of Trexlertown's Thursday Night Training Criterium or sitting on the couch watching Paris-Roubaix reruns. We have been constant riders of the Hell of Hunterdon in New Jersey and raced the Tour of the Battenkill.
All in Rides We Like
What would a northern hemisphere Festive 500 look like if it took place during the summer solstice?
Perhaps the last chance to ride among snowy farm fields, a bluebird day delivers.
Start in Milford, NJ, and try the seventeen-mile undulating stretch of 519 to test your time trial skills.
A double ascent of Uhlerstown had us wondering why some feel the need to justify their riding styles.
A cycling park in Trexlertown is the perfect example of what each community should add to their park system.
A quick ride to Lumberville leads to ruminations of a Revolutionary War denial.
A frosty late afternoon ride visits an American writing icon within Bucks County.
The expected ninety-degree heat altered our ride around the Catskills. Yet we still went up Devil's Kitchen.
An eight-mile climb that averages eight percent sounds just like Alpe d'Huez featured in the Tour de France. Actually it's Whiteface Mountain Veteran's Memorial Highway in Upstate New York.
Seven of us headed Upstate New York to look for prime cycling territory. This was day one.
With nine fast riders rolling into the meeting spot, we all decided to drop bombs on each other.