Ride Start Location: Melissa's House, 3 Battery Blvd., Mechanicville, NY 12118
Ride Start Time: 9 am for ALL riders (you must be ready to ride at 9 am)
Ride Start Time: 9 am for ALL riders (you must be ready to ride at 9 am)
Mileage: 40 miles total.
Directions: From South: Take Northway I-87 to EXIT 9, toward US-9 /Halfmoon/Mechanicville/Stillwater. Follow RTE-146 E (crossing RTE. 9) for about 2.5 miles, turn LEFT onto RTE-146 (Toyota dealership in front of you). RTE-146 will turn into RTE 32 at light. Follow into Mechanicville, go through town all the way until the end. Price Chopper in front of you. Make LEFT onto RTE. 67. Go to first traffic light, make RIGHT onto Viall Ave. Bear LEFT going up hill staying on Viall Ave. Continue up hill around the bend, turn RIGHT onto BATTERY BLVD. #3 is the second house in on the LEFT.
From North: Take I-87 S to EXIT 11. Turn LEFT, go through roundabout onto Roundlake Bypass (2nd exit), Enter next roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto RTE-67. At first traffic light turn LEFT onto VIALL AVE. Bear LEFT going up hill staying on Viall Ave. Continue up hill around the bend, turn RIGHT onto BATTERY BLVD. #3 is the second house in on the LEFT.
Terrain: This course is very scenic filled with rolling hills, some nice long stretches of flat road to practice pacelining, and a few good climbs. George Thompson will be your steepest climb of the day and is early on in the ride so your legs will be strong and will warm you up for the rest of the ride.
Notes:
1) If you are parking on the street making sure not to block any mailboxes. You must give the mail carrier enough room to get to the mailboxes with her mail truck. If you could all try to park on one side of the road, not both sides, it will make my road less congested for people who live there. Also, make sure you are not parked on peoples lawns, try to stay on the road. You MAY park on my driveway.
2) Melissa will be driving the SAG vehicle for this ride. The SAG will be equipped with a first aid kit, water, and snacks. Feel free to bring your own snacks and beverages that need to be chilled to be put in the cooler (until full). You may put additional clothing in the SAG for later use or you can ditch layers as you progress through the ride if needed as well. NO LARGE BAGS/COOLERS WILL BE ALLOWED. There is only so much space available so please only bring what you think you will need. We need extra space available if someone needs to be taken off the course.
3) There are 3 Scheduled Rest Stops along the way at miles 14 (Stewart's), 21 (Battlefield-optional), and 32 (Battlefield-optional).
4) Make sure you bring all bike gear needed...HELMETS, bike pump, saddle bags with tools and such to fix a flat, water bottles filled with electrolyte replacement, and nutritional needs. Layer up, remember, more is better, you will be able to ditch anything after the first loop if you need to.
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