By Erik D'entremont
The CRW 2024 Centuries are currently being planned and will provide the same great riding experience to our CRW members this year. Riders last year might have noticed some new featured water stop sponsors: The New England Classic Charity Bike Tours at Georgetown, The NEC 550 at Mt. Wachusett, and Friends of the Mattapoisett Rail Trail, as well as many new CRW volunteers!
We appreciate all of our volunteers who make centuries possible and welcome more. Thank you CRW volunteers, you rocked it!
We intend to continue with these great folks and add more, with a new dedicated SAG from Bikes not Bombs at all our centuries.
In addition, CRW riders were rewarded with new cool CRW century sprockets for finishers of any of the routes in the series. We also hope to develop some new routes including a gravel option and a 30-35 mile route to one or more of our century rides.
Here is our 2024 century series which you will be able to register for using our cool CRW app or on the CRW website (as the registration process opens, it will be announced in the ChainLink).
The North to New Hampshire Century (N2NH) on May 19th starting at the Wakefield High School or Technical School. The spring flat century will have several routes to get you ready for all your summer century rides.
We plan to run a fully-supported event with 3 beautiful routes, 100 miles, 62 miles, and 50 miles. You will enjoy food and drink at rest stops along the route at American Legion Park Georgetown, Shanahan Park Groveland, and Sawyer Park Kensington NH. There will be an After-Ride Party at Wakefield High School from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. How about that Hearth Pizza last year, yummy!
The Climbs to the Clouds (CTTC) on August 11 will test your biking abilities with lots of climbing and a climb up Mt. Wachusett. This Devo semi-supported ride will have 2 beautiful routes, 100 miles and 63 miles.
The CTTC hilly rides will climb up Mt. Wachusett for those wanting a challenge. There will be unsupported rest stops including Berlin Orchards and at the base of Mt. Wachusett. Come climb Massachusetts iconic mountain with views of New England. Of course we expect it to rain; would it be fun without it?
The Cranberry Harvest Century (CHC) on October 13th our fall classic in Plymouth MA with beautiful routes passing cranberry bogs to Mattapoisett and back.
Come join us for another fully-supported event with 4 beautiful rides, 100 miles, 62 miles, 53 miles, and new 35 mile route. The CHC captures some of the most charming roads in New England. It is also relatively flat and very manageable for riders of all abilities. All rides start at Myles Standish State Park in Plymouth and travel through the cranberry bogs in Rochester, Wareham, Carver, and Acushnet.
Rides include rest stops at Eastover, Tamarak, and on the beautiful wharf in Mattapoisett. You will enjoy food and drink at rest stops along the route and after party at College Pond at the finish. We will rock out by the pond with sandwiches, pickles and beverages while enjoying the view of College Pond.
So there you have it, another great year of centuries is coming up, register early and volunteer. We appreciate and look forward to seeing you at our centuries.
Cheers from the Century Committee,
Erik D'Entremont and Mark Nardone
