NVP Events Calendar - NVPEvents

NVP Fall Century. Rides of 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 miles. Start from Wayland Town Building,
SouthWest corner of intersection of route 20 and Route 27/126. Fully supported water / food stops every 25 miles.
Mostly on quiet back roads; longer rides progressively add technical challenge as well as miles.

Ride: Tour de Boxborough
Ride 1 = 21 Miles; level = 4-Hilly
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This 21-mile ride is the Nice and Harder ride backwards. Instead of going up Stow and down Old Littleton, we go the other way around. This route navigates through shady, less traveled areas, and is a nice after work ride. It would be a good idea to bring a blinkie because we are losing daylight.

Rain cancels.

Ride: Wilder Beast
Ride 1 = 50 Miles; level = 5-Very Hilly
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If you like Howie's Beast ride, you'll love the Wilder Beast. It's a rollercoaster of a ride, with many of the usual suspects (Oak Hill, West Bare Hill, Vaughn Hill, and others) sprinkled throughout. The Beast is usually run on Tuesdays, so those who only make it on the weekends can experience a really fun ride with lots of ups and downs. Expect to do more than 50 miles of this insanity.

Directions: South Acton Train Station at the corner of Rte. 27 and Central Street.

Ride: Acton-Northborough Ride
Ride 1 = 62 Miles; level = 4-Hilly
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This 62-mile ride travels through Acton, Harvard, Berlin, Bolton, and Littleton. The ride covers mostly back roads and has some nice downhills. Includes stops in Northboro and Harvard. Most of this ride is based on the Berlin Country Tour used by CRW, so there may be road markings (but it does deviate near the end!).

Directions: South Acton Train Station is located near the intersection of Rte. 27 and Central Street in Acton.

Ride:
Ride 1 = 17 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
Ride 2 = 24 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
Ride 3 = 30 Miles; level = 3-Rolling
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Leader: Michael Young, (978) 897-5353 {(617) 320-5455 day of ride}

Description: 30+, 24 & 17 mile rides with the majority of the terrain gently rolling and a couple of hills. Traffic is usually light, the scenery pleasant. The longer route goes through Maynard, Concord, Sudbury, Stow & Acton. The shorter route passes through Maynard, Concord and Sudbury. After the ride, treat yourself to ice cream!! The folks at Erickson's were nice enough to let us start from their location. They want us to park off to the side away from the main parking area. Look for my car a brownish/purplish Volvo (lic: TC42EM), please park to the right of my car. Rain cancels.
Directions:
Erikson's Dairy is located on Rte 117, Maynard, approximately 1.5 miles west of the intersection of Rtes 27 and 117.

Ride: North by Southwest
Ride 1 = 70 Miles; level = 5-Very Hilly
Ride 2 = 55 Miles; level = 4-Hilly
Ride 3 = 38 Miles; level = 3-Rolling
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Eat your heart out Hitchcock! No, we don't make it to Mt. Rushmore, but there is climbing and we do make it to New Hampshire (briefly). 38, 55 and 70 miles.

Directions: Nashoba Regional High School is on 117 in Bolton at the intersection with Green Rd., about 3 miles west of 495.

Ride: Mt Vernon
Ride 1 = 60 Miles; level = 4-Hilly
Ride 2 = 40 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
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We will re-run the Mt. Vernon ride we did earlier in the year, with some improvements made to the cueue sheets.

I will provide more details soon.

Ride:
Ride 1 = 10 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
Ride 2 = 14 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
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Both rides loop up Strawberry Hill Road. You can cut the ride short at Spencer Brook Road or take South Street directly to Lowell Road. Leader is leisurely.

Directions: The Crosby’s parking lot is off Sudbury Road near the train stop in Concord. Bring blinkie and headlight.

Ride:
Ride 1 = 9 Miles; level = 1-Flat
Ride 2 = 15 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
Ride 3 = 17 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
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15-mile March Conditioning Ride or Flat 17-mile Dwight Howe Orientation Ride. March Conditioning Ride is a Terrain 2 with two hills: Old Harvard and Pine Hill. Orientation ride is mostly flat. 9-mile New Year’s Day ride also an option.

Ride: Reformatory and Bedford to Billerica Narrow Gauge Trails
Ride 1 = 8 Miles; level = 1-Flat
Ride 2 = 14 Miles; level = 1-Flat
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Easy off-road ride, hybrid or mountain bikes preferred. Lights necessa

Ride: Reformatory and Bedford to Billerica Narrow Gauge Trails
Ride 1 = 8 Miles; level = 1-Flat
Ride 2 = 14 Miles; level = 1-Flat
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Ride from Bikeway Source and onto the Reformatory up to Great meadows and back and then do the Narrow Gauge. You need a hybrid with knobby tires or a mountain bike. Please bring your blinkie and headlights.

Ok , Most of us have just had a long day in the sadle, now let's sadle up for sum food and beers. The shoe has over 100 beers (80 on tap) food is more then the normal Bar food.

RSVP so we have a head count, by the 3rd via eMail to nvp-activities@comcast.net

Ride: NOT Reservoir Again!
Ride 1 = 15 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
Ride 2 = 30 Miles; level = 3-Rolling
Ride 3 = 45 Miles; level = 3-Rolling
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Ride the rolling hills of Berlin, Hudson, Stow and Bolton. The long route provides an early-season challenge for those who have been building their mileage, while the shorter routes should be good welcome-backs if you're justgetting back on the bike.

Directions: The car pool lot is just W of I495 (Exit 26) on Rte 62. From the southbound off-ramp, turn R then immediate L into the lot.

Ride:
Ride 1 = 25 Miles; level = 2-Gentle
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This ride starts at NARA in Acton, then travels through a corner of Chelmsford. We'll take some of the less travelled backroads thru Carlisle then finish thru Concord. Rural sites- the Carlisle cranberry bogs and Great Brook State Park. Gently rolling, no big hills.

Yoga for Strength and Conditioning

Improve your balance, coordination, and ability to concentrate,
whatever your game! Join Registered Yoga Teacher, Cathy Mandrioli
on your mat for an invigorating stretch targeted to the athlete, be your
sport cycling, golf, running, baseball or tennis. The benefits will translate to a
strong core and a deeper level of concentration. Class will include
Pranayama (breath work), Pratapana (warm-ups), Asanas (postures),
and Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation).

If you want to learn more about Cathy, visit her website at:

www.yogainyourhome.net.

Ride: Outer 50
Ride 1 = 37 Miles; level = 4-Hilly
Ride 2 = 52 Miles; level = 5-Very Hilly
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Outer 50 is the outer and hillier half of a century route that was part of the Positive Spin for ALS in Wayland MA (hence the name outer 50). Starting in Berlin, it goes counter clockwise around the Wachusett Reservoir via Sterling, Princeton, and Westminster. As there are only so many roads that are good for cycling, parts of the ride will be familiar if you have participated in Andy's annual Century Training Ride or the Climb to the Clouds. Highlights include climbs out of Sterling, up Justice Hill, Lucas, Mile Hill Rd, and the optional summit of Mt Wachusett. Rewards include a glorious descent on Rte 62 out of Princeton and a chili dog truck! The shorter route avoids the big climbs. Rain cancels. Call leader after 7am morning of the ride if weather is questionable.

Directions: The car pool lot is just W of I495 (Exit 26) on Rte 62. From the southbound off-ramp, turn R then immediate L into the lot.