Vermont is spelled with a capital “V”, surely no coincidence. With the loads of mountains and climbs available, it had to start with a “V”. I mean, if it was mountainous enough to draw a runaway “loose” nun who left the church for a sailor, it must be good, right? (Great nordic skiing there””Trapp Family Lodge, if you are there in the winter months as well).
Anyways, being a seventh generation “V”ermonter myself, who was raised on a family farm on Rogers’ Hill in West Newbury, VT (which was hand cleared and settled in 1763 by my G-G-G-G-G-Grandfather and still owned by my father) I have a deep love and feel for VT, liberal politics notwithstanding. So when I heard about the 200 on 100 “Dumptruck of Awesome” that was available, I just knew that I had to do it. And not only that, I knew that I had to share this beautiful “Ode to the V in Vermont” with all of my best cyber-cycling-soul mates. Okay, soul mates might be going a bit far there, but you get my meaning.
So, enough with the intro.
Break out the rollers, get on the trainers, find your winter gear; lay off the seconds, nurse that one glass of booze, hold the toasting to one drink, dodge Cupid’s chocolates and shoot the Easter Bunny because training for this bastard started yesterday and you’ll be paying for it on the 28th of June, 2012 in spades!
See you in the pre-dawn hours on the Canadian border with our eyes firmly fixed on the prize of the Massachusetts border. Let’s drive this dump truck like Mel Gibson leaving the compound in a post-apocalyptic world, baby!
Route and location details on the Cogal Event Page.
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@roger
@King Clydesdale
North Adams gets my vote as well. Proximity to the pike is a good thing. Haven't been out that way since a friend of mine graduated from NASC back in the mid '90s.
@Buck Rogers
I'll be right there with y'all.
@MJ Moquin
North Adams for me as well. My wife and I thru-hiked the Long Trail in July 1999 and we started at the Canadian Border and finished in Noth Adams. Seems right to finish there on the bike as well!
At least the extra 6.5 kms into North Adams from the border are downhill.
I'm in! Added my info to the spreadsheet.
The details haven't been totally worked out, but I should be there with an extra sag car that will drive back up north at the end of the ride.
Welcome aboard 2000db! We've been doing a bit of behind the scenes communication via email dealing with much of the logistics, and if you don't find yourself included in those relatively quick let us know here, so I can get you in on it.
Since the email address is buried up above here it is again
2muchon100@gmail.com
Summer is here in Boston today and I'll be taking a rip right after all this goofy volunteer is over.
@CanuckChuck
OK, I know why the intrepid trio from last summer took a detour towards Newport: it appears that Newport is where route 100 officially starts, at route 105. Do we need add this 16km detour to the route, which is already at 355kms because of the finish in North Adams, making in an even 371kms? Personally, I'm OK with sticking to a more direct route from North to South which focuses on route 100 and is at least 322kms in length.
@CanuckChuck
Fuck that! We start at the border and roll straight to the southern border on Rt 100 as far as I am concerned. It is going to be a pure wallow in the pain cave for the final few hours no matter how she rolls so I would not screw us at the start any more than necessary.
@Buck Rogers
I'm gonna have to go with Buck on this one. Would feel cheap to shorten the route. Especially at the beginning.