Covac 2011 http://www.covacride.org

Posted by Sandra Perron

NOTICE - ROUTE INFO FOLLOWING TROPICAL STORM IRENE:

We have Good News to report!! Over this past weekend we have driven the COVAC route roads and found them to all be open and in satisfactory condition in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene.

There is one non-storm related detour on Haydenville Rd in Whately, MA due to bridge construction. Revised cue sheets for 2011 including the detour will be posted to our website by Friday, September 9th. Revised Cue Sheets will also be available at registration on Saturday morning September 10th.

We look forward to see you on September 10th!

http://www.covacride.org COVAC 2011 http://www.covacride.org

The COVAC 2011 is a fun but challenging ride offering four routes: 100, 75, 50 or 25 miles.

The rides are relatively flat and follow rolling terrain on the West bank of the Connecticut River to Brattleboro, VT, crossing into New Hampshire and returning following the East bank of the Connecticut River through picturesque farmland and passing a waterfall before heading back to Hatfield.

The Connecticut Valley Century was founded in 1985 and for the past 22 years was organized and hosted by the Franklin-Hampshire-Freewheelers Cycling Club to promote cycling in the Connecticut Valley. Starting in 2007, the COVAC ride has been hosted by the Rotary Club of Amherst as a fund-raiser.

This is an all volunteer event. Net proceeds of this annual event will go to benefit the Amherst Rotary Good Works fund, which supports a broad range of humanitarian, intercultural, and educational programs and activities, including local high school scholarships and charitable organizations in Hampshire County.

A portion of this year’s proceeds will also benefit MassBike (www.massbike.org).