Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Another March Birthday


 It's time to kick off the KVBC's 20th season!  We've long wanted to have a short ride in Vassalboro to celebrate the birth of Charles E. Pratt on March 13, 1845, a prominent, influential cyclist and son of a Quaker minister in East Vassalboro. More on Pratt here: POSTED ROADS: Happy Birthday, Charles E. Pratt!  Keeping an eye on the forecast for Sunday, it looks to be clear but quite cold and breezy, and there may be some residual snow from the storm on Saturday, any combination of which might lead to a last-minute cancellation.  But we will keep our fingers crossed and perhaps we will luck out.  Don't forget to turn your clocks ahead an hour, as we will be on Daylight Savings Time on Sunday.  Stay warm!


Sunday, March 13 - VASSALBORO
"Pratt's Birthday Ride" - a ride around Vassalboro to celebrate the birthday of Charles E. Pratt, an early cycling visionary and "Father of the League of American Wheelmen."
START: 11:00 am (Daylight Savings Time) at the Vassalboro Town Office Building, 682 Main Street (Rt. 32) in Vassalboro.
DISTANCE: 16 miles.
TERRAIN: flat to rolling
HIGHLIGHTS: a pre-Spring ride along some fine back roads in Vassalboro.
LEADER: Jim Merrick, hjmerrick@gmail.com, 293-3784

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