New England and New York Events - 2024

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(Dates Updated 5/3/2024 - Confirmed Date for Killington Stage Race, Circus Ride VT)

I started keeping a list of potential events for next year in New England and New York. All 1-day driving distance. This is where I’m at for now. Combination of Road, Gravel, MTB here.

(I’ll try to keep this edited to add suggestions and details from other posters in this thread, comments on events are not necessarily mine)

I found this really helpful, Map of BikeReg Events with Date and Event Type Filtering:

https://www.christianmoscardi.com/Bikereg-map/

No Date, Not Confirmed, Canceled(?):

BikeReg Gravel Grinders:

Facebook Groups:

** Great Trail Systems and Routes **

Northern Rail Trail - Not an event but a great training route in New Hampshire. Nearly 60 miles end to end. (BCM: Perfect for steady outdoor workouts / intervals where you want to go long)
https://www.fnrt.org/

Green Woodlands - NH

https://www.trailforks.com/region/green-woodlands-25802/

Kingdom Trails - VT

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From the original thread:

https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/moving-to-boston-cambridge-and-seeking-cycling-suggestions-group-rides-routes-what-to-avoid-and-when/

Tagging in some of the people who participated in the last thread: @FrankTuna @The_Conductor @FergusYL @rkoswald @Jeff_Soderman @mountainrunner

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Not an event but a great training route in New Hampshire - Northern Rail Trail. Nearly 60 miles end to end.

https://www.fnrt.org/

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That’s pretty comprehensive for Vermont gravel. The only one I would add now would be Grateful Gravel out of Waitsfield in late July. This year was the first year. It’s Dead-themed so the start/finish is nicely chill, but the long course itself is pretty heavy duty (63 miles, 8300 ft. of climbing).

Also hoping Rooted Vermont out of Richmond comes back next year.

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I wonder if Rooted will come back? I think Grateful Gravel was about the same time this year as Rooted was last year.

Rooted in 2022 was awesome. I’d do it again in a heartbeat.

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Vermont 50 (mtb, vermont50.com)

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Markagram Vermont looks like a good challenge

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These are on fondos rather than races, but fun events for sure!!

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Bumping this one back to the top. Some of the dates need updating…

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@mcneese.chad recommend closing this thread and using the 2024 thread.

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@rkoswald @mcneese.chad - this thread was started first with a number of 2024 events in mind, with some duplicates posted over there. If anything, I would go the other way and merge the other here, although the other thread was “Northeast” so would include NJ and PA, this one didn’t.

Edit: Probably easier to leave them separate and let that be a discussion thread for a broader region.

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Bumping this one back to the top. I’m looking at my calendar and potential events this year, so updated a bunch of dates now that they’re confirmed.

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I messaged the Green Mountain Stage Race FB account and they confirmed they are on for 2024, August 30-September 2:

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Updated!

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Registration for a few Vermont events is coming up:

Tunbridge Ranger - Event on 6/9 Registration Starts Feb. 15th here

Raid Lamoille - Event on 7/20, Registration starts Feb 10th here

Grateful Gravel is supposed to be running again this year on 7/27. The registration page was up briefly on BikeReg but you couldn’t sign up, but it’s down now. I emailed the event organizer but haven’t heard back. I’ll post updates if I get any. The registration link on the front page still points to last year’s event. This was a really great event and I’m hoping they don’t have any issues putting it on again this year.

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Landmine Mountain Bike Classic, just south of Boston, September http://www.landminemtb.com/

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Added in Landmine XC (September), The Mix Tape Gravel (April), and Secret Squirrel XC (April) all in the Boston area. I’m going to do The Mix Tape as it’s early and it fits as a good alternative spring training ride. Secret Squirrel probably won’t work. Landmine - TBD.

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Have you done the Mix Tape before? Looks fun but weather is so unpredictable that time of year. I might need an extra dose of HTFU, but riding in rain/mud when it’s 40° is not fun :grimacing: Of course it could be 60° and sunny :thinking:

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No I have not, and yes weather is a crap shoot. But, it’s also Mass getting close to the cape, so it should be decently dried out by then, as compared to NH and VT Anyways. If it’s miserable weather I’ll either HTFU or consider it a donation (The $150 charity entry is all that’s left)

Basically I need to make myself get out for some longer rides anyways instead of always just defaulting to the trainer, and it’s close, so why not…

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I skipped out on the Mix Tape last year because the course didn’t seem conducive to the types of events I was training for—doesn’t have extended sections of dirt. Natchaug Epic seems to be a much better fit. I couldn’t do it last year and can’t this year, but I did the course last year as a training ride and it was quite good.

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