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Here is the lineup of KVBC rides for August! Hoping for more great riding weather ahead!
Sunday, July 30, 2023
Into August
Here is the lineup of KVBC rides for August! Hoping for more great riding weather ahead!
Thursday, July 27, 2023
New Start and Date for the Oakland Ride
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We are shifting the Saturday ride in Oakland to SUNDAY due to weather, and we will be starting nearby from the Atwood Elementary School on 19 Heath Street (please do not use the church parking lot on Sunday). See you Sunday!
Sunday, July 30 - OAKLAND
"A Cone or a Dish" - a rewarding tour around Oakland, Norridgewock, New Sharon, and Smithfield.
START: 9:00 am at the parking lot of the Atwood Elementary School at 19 Heath Street in Oakland.
DISTANCE: about 38.5 miles or 40 miles with ice cream stop option
TERRAIN: moderate with some hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: fine back roads with lakeside views and a potential ice cream stop with many options.
LEADER: Tammy Jones, tjjones@colby.edu.
LINK TO ROUTE MAPS:
Ride with a trip to the Ice Cream Place : https://connect.garmin.com/
Ride without the Ice Cream Stop: https://connect.
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Dreaming of Ice Cream
We had a nice ride over the back roads of Whitefield on Saturday.
The potential rains forecast dwindled down to some light spotty drizzle,
and we had plenty of dry pavement (and even a little gravel), and a
great stop at the Sheepscot General Store. There were 8 of us at the
start, including several newcomers who were very welcome! Many thanks
to Holly for revising the route and leading us. This Saturday KVBC
riders will be faced with many decisions: a cone or a dish?; soft serve
or hard serve?; jimmies or sprinkles? (On second thought, forget about
the sprinkles.) Hope to see you Saturday!
Saturday, July 29 - OAKLAND
"A Cone or a Dish" - a rewarding tour around Oakland, Norridgewock, New Sharon, and Smithfield.
START:
9:00 am at the parking lot of the United Methodist Church at 20 West School Street in Oakland.
DISTANCE: about 38.5 miles or 40 miles with ice cream stop option
TERRAIN: moderate with some hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: fine back roads with lakeside views and a potential ice cream stop with many options.
LEADER: Tammy Jones, tjjones@colby.edu.
LINK TO ROUTE MAPS:
Ride with a trip to the Ice Cream Place : https://connect.garmin.com/
Ride without the Ice Cream Stop: https://connect.
Friday, July 21, 2023
Ride Update for Saturday in Whitefield
We are still on for our KVBC ride tomorrow in Whitefield, and we are hopeful of getting the ride in from the Whitefield Elementary School on Saturday. Due to road construction, the route has been modified somewhat and shortened to about 28 miles. You will find a link to the revised route below. Hope to see you tomorrow!
Saturday, July 22 - WHITEFIELD
"Whitefield Backroads" - a rural tour through the rolling hills and farms of Whitefield, Windsor, Somerville and Coopers Mills.LEADER: Bryan (in absentia) and Holly Griffin, bjgriffin@roadrunner.
LINK to REVISED ROUTE MAP: https://ridewithgps.com/
Monday, July 17, 2023
Whitefield on Tour
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Conditions were a bit damp for our ride from Liberty last Saturday, but we did see some sun and dry pavement for a few moments, and we also managed to time the worst downpour for a convenient stop at the Burkettville General Store. Many thanks to Paul for leading, to the friendly storekeepers for shelter, and to all the folks who turned out. This Saturday we will revisit the popular Tour de Whitefield in Amish Country. As always, hope you can join us!
Saturday, July 22 - WHITEFIELD
"Tour de Whitefield" - a rural tour through the rolling hills and farms of Whitefield, Windsor, Somerville and Coopers Mills.LINK to ROUTE MAP (2020): https://ridewithgps.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Appleton Has a Ridge
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The damp. dreary weather of late has certainly been persistent, but we are still here, as are most of our roads (unlike Vermont, sadly). I missed last week's ride in Winslow, but I imagine that, thanks to Tom, it went off well if it was anything like last year's ride. This week we head out to Liberty to explore the roads around Palermo and Appleton, always a treat! Hope you can join us!
Saturday, July 15 - LIBERTY
"Palermo, Beyond the Pale" - an adventurous ride through Liberty, Palermo, Appleton and Searsport.
START:
9:00 am at the parking lot of ReVision Energy on Rt. 3 in Liberty,
about a half mile east of the junction of Rt.s 3 & 220 (about 1.5
miles past the entrance to Liberty State Park). ReVision Energy is on
the left, east-bound.
DISTANCE: 31 or 34 miles.
TERRAIN: rolling to hilly; the Appleton Ridge option is partially unpaved.
HIGHLIGHTS:
exceptional rural back roads and small hamlets, including the option of
traversing Appleton Ridge with its spectacular vistas.
LEADER: Paul Mitnik, pjmejm@gmail.com
LINK to ROUTE MAP: https://www.gmap-
LINK to ROUTE MAP with Appleton Ridge Option: https://www.gmap-
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Winslow and the River
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had a great turnout for our annual Independence ride from Sidney on
Saturday. The weather turned out to be much more favorable than
expected, and we even had some sunshine - a rarity these days! Let's
hope for more nice weather for the ride this Saturday from Winslow. And
have a safe and happy 4th!
Saturday, July 8 - WINSLOW
"Winsome Winslow" - a tour along the Kennebec through Winslow, Benton, Fairfield and Clinton
START: 9 am at the Winslow Elementary School, 285 Benton Avenue, Winslow. NOTE: if the school parking lot is blocked off for resurfacing please park in the adjacent Superintendent's lot.
DISTANCE: 30.8 miles
TERRAIN: Moderate with some hills
HIGHLIGHTS: Back roads of Winslow, Benton, Fairfield, and Clinton with Kennebec River views.
LEADER: Tom Michaud, sdnytom@yahoo.com
LINK TO RIDE MAP:
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