GOALS

1. Be Safe

2. Promote Bicycling

3. Satisfy experienced riders

4. Welcome and encourage less experienced riders (e.g. non-intimidating, laid back event)

5. Grow (e.g. more riders and rides each year)

6. Be financially self supporting

Special Thanks:

    Mr. Donald S. Stein, First Selectman, Town of Barkhamsted

    Mr. Wade E. Cole, First Selectman, Town of Hartland

    Mr. William F. Smith, Jr., Town Manager, Town of Granby

    Eastern Bloc Cycling Club, Laura & Stuart Jensen, John Legere, Monica Cazzetta

History:

    2008

        !! 6th Consecutive Year !!

        NO BikeReg.com Pre-Registration Services for 2008.

        Download and Pre-fill a USAC Race Waiver here, Bring it with you to the event.  Save Time!

        Record Times are recorded by Age Group in five (5) year increments.  Due to recent birthdays, I expect a large number of record setting performances.

        ROAR of the LIONS!! (Applicable ONLY for Eastern Bloc Cycling Club ("EBCC") members):

            AWARDS:    LION GC - Male Lion and $50.00 gift card to Benidorm

                                LIONESS GC - Female Lioness and $50.00 gift card to Benidorm,

                                Awards presented at 09/20/08 EBCC Club Picnic.

            LOWEST TOTAL TIME through participation in:
                Two Hill TTs on May 27 and July 8 AND
                Two of the four Individual TTs scheduled on May 13, June 10, July 22 or August 26 (use your two best scores!)

                (e.g. 2007 D.Marti ... 19:54, 15:08, 19:11, 15:28, 19:18, 19:08 ... LION GC TOTAL = 68:55

    2007

        BikeReg.com Pre-registration Services

        New Website Domain and Host

        !! NEW Women'  8 mile ITT RECORD of 20:53 by LAURA SUMMERS !!

        !! NEW Hill ITT RECORD of 12:19 by GERRY CLAPPER !!

        !! NEW Women's Hill ITT RECORD of 16:07 by MARY FUCHS !!

        132 Rides, 57 Riders, 8 Events (Ave. 17 riders per event), 15 RECORD SETTING PERFORMANCES!

        Golden Chain Wheel Awardees - Dave Marti and Mary Fuchs

    2006

        Additional Hill TT (total of 3), Delete scheduled 16 mile events (available upon request)

        Portable Sanitation Facilities exclusively for PVTTS

        Bike Frame Numbering in addition to jersey tags.

        Two-way Radios for Marshals

        Additional Signage (traffic, parking, registration, etc.)

        !! NEW Hill ITT RECORD of 12:38 by GERRY CLAPPER !!

        111 Rides, 52 Riders, 8 Events (Ave. 14 riders per event)

        Golden Chain Wheel Awardees - Gerry "KOM" Clapper, Dave Marti

    2005

        USCF Competitive Event Permit and State Traffic Control Commission Permits

        !! NEW 8 mile ITT RECORD of 16:40 by ARI DeWILDE !!

        !! NEW U18 8 mile ITT RECORD of 18:39 by DAVID SHERP!!

        Premier Hill Time Trial

        Premier 16 mile ITT and TTT

        !! Juniors Ride FREE !!

        142 Rides, 64 Riders, 8 Events, 10 Women, 6 Juniors, (Ave. 18 riders per event)

        Golden Chain Wheel Awardees - Ralph "the Pulverizer" Pulver and Laura Jensen

     2004

        USCF Non-Competitive Event Permit

        !! NEW 8 mile ITT RECORD of 16:56 by ARI DeWILDE !!

        92 Rides, 52 Riders, 4 Events, 7 Women, 5 Juniors, (Ave. 23 riders per event)

        Premier Team Time Trial

        Golden Chain Wheel Awardees - Ari DeWilde and Laura Jensen

    2003

        Premier, No License, No Insurance, No Cost

        62 Rides, 27 Riders, 5 Events, 3 Women, 0 Juniors, (Ave. 12 riders per event)

        Golden Chain Wheel Awardees - Ted D'Onofrio and Monica Cazzeta

        Riders of the first event: ...

    2002

        Seminal idea  

    pre 2002

        8 mile ITT Record 17:01 by Doug Day

        I'd like to incorporate historical information about time trialing conducted at this venue.  Please send me a note if you have some historical information.  Thanks.

For Addition Information:

    Refer to Frequently Asked Questions ("FAQ") Page

    Send E-mail to jthompsoniii@gmail.com