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HILLCLIMB. A race up the Mount Washington
FEATURED EVENTS:
KELLY BRUSH CENTURY RIDE: September 6. A fully Auto Toll Road, ending with awards. Riders

supported ride through the Champlain Valley. Ride 25, must arrange for their own transportation back
VERMONT SUN TRIATHLON: August 10. Sprint distance 50 or 100 miles, with options for 65 and 85-mile loops. down the road. www.mwrbh.org
Funds raised support the Kelly Brush Foundation’s
triathlon events: 600-yard swim, 14-mile bike, and 3.1 mission to conquer the challenges of paralysis through 18 DROOPY PEDAL RIDE III. A 6 – 8 mile scenic trail
mile run. Novice and advanced athletes alike marvel at ride. Pine Hill Park, Rutland. www.rutlandrec.
the beauty of the course and enjoy the mountains, lakes love of sport by helping athletes with spinal cord injuries com
and streams of central Vermont. Branbury State Park, purchase specialized sports equipment and to improve
ski racing safety. Tasty and festive post-ride BBQ follows. 19 PRACTICE CRITERIUM RACE. The Green
Salisbury. www.vermontsuntriathlonseries.com
Mountain Bike Club hosts a sanctioned
$150 for bicyclists; free for handcyclists. Entrants practice criterium race at The Edge Sport &
LAKE DUNMORE TRIATHLON: August 10. Olympic distance are encouraged to build fundraising teams.
www.kellybrushfoundation.org
Fitness in Essex with beginner, intermediate
triathlon events: .9-mile swim, 28-mile bike, 6.2 mile run. and advanced divisions. www.thegmbc.com
Since 1986, this series has been a popular and beautiful
option for all levels of triathletes. Branbury State Park, SAINT ALBANS RAID HALF MARATHON: September 21. 23 WHITE MOUNTAIN GRAN FONDO. Timed loops
Salisbury. www.vermontsuntriathlonseries.com
In 1864, a group of Confederate soldiers robbed three race through the White Mountains of New
banks before escaping across the Canadian border. This Hampshire with 100, 50 and 25-mile rides.
September, the Saint Albans Chamber of Commerce
XIP BYPASS MOUNTAIN CLIMBS: TRIPLE BYPASS
www.whitemountaingranfondo.com
September 6. The final of three rugged and challenging holds a half marathon and reenactment of the historic 23 CHAMPLAIN BASIN BIKE TOUR. A 60-mile ride
raid on the town. Details are on event’s Facebook page.
adventure races held at Burke Mountain in the Northeast from Sand Bar State Park in Milton to the base
Kingdom. The series increases in difficulty with one, of the Mount Mansfield toll road in Milton.
two and three ascents of Burke with added obstacles. ADIRONDACK MARATHON DISTANCE FESTIVAL: September www.rttovt.com
www.xiptraining.com
27-28. A full weekend of distance racing in the Adirondack
Mountains. The race weekend features marathon, half- 24 POC EASTERN STATES CUP AT SUGARBUSH.
marathon, relays, 5k and 10k races, as well as fun runs for Sugarbush hosts a downhill endurance
ECHO LAKE ROAD RACE & SWIM. August 23 – 24. A 5
or 10 mile run and a 5 or 10-mile bike on dirt roads kids around Schroon Lake. www.adirondackmarathon.org
mountain bike race part of the 2014 POC
around the lake to support the Orleans County Citizen ESC New England DH Cup USAC Regional
VERMONT SUN RUN: September 28. Three Championship Series. www.easternstatescup.
Advocacy. Sunday features a 1 or 3-mile swim to benefit
the Echo Lake Association. Participants may sign up distances: 5K, 10K and Half Marathon starting at com
for multiple events and distances in relay teams or as the scenic Branbury State Park in Salisbury. www. 24 CIDER HOUSE CLASSIC MTB RACE – ROUTE
vermontsuntriathlonseries.com
66 SERIES. The Cider House Classic returns
individuals. www.kingdomgames.com
to Putney on eight miles of all-new flowing
DARN TOUGH RIDE. August 31. A fully supported event RIPTON RIDGE RUN: October 12. The annual fundraiser to singletrack. For more information, contact
centered around Stowe and Mt. Mansfield held to benefit the Ripton Elementary School includes a 5K run,
a 10.4K run and a non-competitive 5K Fun Walk. There Ward Ogden at wardo@gaw.com.
benefit the Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum and 29 – September 1 GREEN MOUNTAIN STAGE RACE. Four
Stowe Adaptive Sports with rides 45, 65 and 100 miles. is also a short, non-competitive event for young children. days of challenging time trials, gran fondo
New this year is the addition of a 20-mile adaptive ride All courses start and finish at the Ripton Elementary
School on the Ripton-Lincoln Road in Ripton, For details, rides and circuit races in the Green Mountains.
that also includes a 5.1 mile timed hill-climb. www. contact the Ripton Elementary School in Lincoln.
Registration available at www.gmsr.info
darntoughride.com
30 DIRTY 40 RACE. A 60-mile (40 miles of gravel)
road race travels some of Vermont’s most
pristine, scenic landscapes raising money for

BIKING/CYCLING the Mary E. Wright Halo Foundation. www.
dirty40race.com
to benefit the Vermont Foodbank. Choose
DARN TOUGH RIDE. from a 25, 50 or 100-mile ride finishing at
31 A fully supported event the Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, VT. www.
August
centered around Stowe and Mt. Mansfield
held to benefit the Vermont Ski and Snowboard harpoonpointtopoint.com
9-10
24 HOURS OF GREAT GLEN. A 24-hour mountain
Museum. The rides are 25, 45, 65 and 7-10
UCI MOUNTAIN BIKE WORLD CUP AT WINDHAM bike race wrapped into a weekend-long
100 miles. Commodores Inn, Stowe. www. MOUNTAIN. Windham Mountain in Windham,
darntoughride.com
N.Y. hosts a full weekend of downhill, enduro mountain bike festival including singletrack,
carriage roads, festival games and kids’
and cross country mountain bike racing, plus
September entertainment, vender expo and more. race. Great Glen Trails, Pinkham Notch, NH
www.24hoursofgreatglen.com
www.racewindham.com
10 – 15
YOUTH MOUNTAIN BIKE CAMP. Daily mountain
6 KELLY BRUSH CENTURY RIDE powered by
9 – 10
GREAT MAINE GETAWAY. A two-day ride raises
Vermont Bicycling and Walking Vacations. A funds for the National MS Society and offers bike rides at Hosmer Point introduce campers
to a variety of terrain, trails and teach new
fully supported ride through the Champlain riders views of the Atlantic Ocean, with a
Valley. Ride 25, 50 or 100 miles, with beach to swim in after the finish. University of riding, bike maintenance, and trail design
skills. www.hosmerpoint.com
options for 65 and 85-mile loops. Middlebury New England. Biddeford, ME.
13 – 17
VERMONT CHALLENGE. The Vermont Challenge
College Football Stadium, Middlebury. www. 9
RIDE FOR RYAN MOUNTAIN BIKE FESTIVAL.
kellybrushfoundation.org
Teams and individual riders ride the trails at traverses Southern and Central Vermont over
3 or 4 days plus a one-day Gran Fondo century
7 ANNUAL FALL FOLIAGE RUN, WALK & BIKE. A the Catamount Outdoor Family Center. The option on Saturday for all riders. Stratton
half Marathon Run, 5K Run, 5K Walk and festival also includes a pig roast, demo bikes
raffle and more. www.flyinryanhawks.org Mountain Resort, Stratton. www.vtchallenge.
12-mile bike race on a Sunday morning along com
rural Northeast Kingdom back roads. Start is 9
HARPOON POINT TO POINT Presented by
7:30 a.m. at the Old Stone House Museum,
National Life Group. A century bike ride
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