Ride Start Location: Saratoga Spa State Park - Carlsbad Pavilion
Ride Start Times: You must be ready to ride by 7:55 and it will be busy and crowded at the start. Get there early!
Mileage: 76 miles (100, 62, 50, 25 and 12 mile options available with cue sheets at the start – see MHCC link for optional start times)
Directions: See the green “B” teardrop in http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=&daddr=43.045103,-73.808727&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mift&mrsp=0&sz=16&sll=43.044602,-73.809028&sspn=0.007151,0.019205&ie=UTF8&z=16 Note that you can not access East-West Rd into Saratoga Park from Route 9 – use Avenue of the Pines or enter from route 50. There may be a small fee to get in the park of $8 (this was not charged before 8:00 am last year). To avoid any fee, you could park in the SPAC theater lot off of Route 50 and ride to the pavilion, but we recommend not doing that).
Terrain: Similar terrain to last week’s ride...we'll let you decide what that means. =)
Note: This ride is with the Mohawk Hudson Cycling Club and you must register and pay an entrance fee (see MHCC link below). The ride includes fully stocked rest stops and a nice meal at the end of the ride. Important: There is no rest stop until mile 41 so be sure to use rest rooms before the start and bring sufficient fluids and nourishment to get you through the first 41 miles. The routes will have orange markers painted on the roads before and after every change in course. We are planning to ride the full century route (shortened by two unmarked turns) until the halfway point at the Town Park MHCC rest stop and then follow the metric century route back to the Saratoga Park, giving us a total mileage of 76 miles. The entry fee also allows a person to ride again on Sunday. If you have TNT cycling jerseys or shirts, please wear them.
