15th annual
King's Tour of the Quabbin
June 4, 2005Rutland,
Mass.
The Seven Hills Wheelmen
welcomed 261 riders
to this century (112 riders), metric century (111 riders) and double
metric century (38 riders).
Facts & figures
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At the Hardwick rest stop, at first, Ed looks like the Maytag repairman.
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But not for long.
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The next wave of riders at Gate 43
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John P.
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Barry C.
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Pete B. and Marty soak up some shade in the Gilbertville covered
bridge.
The heat factor on this ride was discussed at RoadBikeReview.com.
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Goodnough Dike
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Enfield Lookout
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Winsor Dam spillway
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Todd at New Salem General Store
on Route 202.
Todd's commentary
on this ride,
and Todd's pics and comments
from last
year's ride.
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Got pics from the ride? E-mail them to Lynne
if you want them posted here.
Thank you to Oliver T., Todd D., Dave L. and Pete B. for the photos
above.
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Many thanks to all the Seven Hills Wheelmen
volunteers who made this ride happen:
Andrea K., coordinator;
Fran H., sag driver; Oliver T. and Ed W.,
rest stops;
Carrie T., Justin D., Pete H., Russ W.,
Arlen H., Don E., registration and parking;
Bob N., Laurie M., Tom R., Bill D.,
Fran B., route marking;
Sue H., Lynne T., cue sheets; Lynne T.,
Dennis F., Oliver T., publicity;
Paul M., Robert D., cleanup.
Thanks also go to Clif Read at the Quabbin;
the Naquag Elementary School custodian;
and Thom Ward at Worcester
Fitness for donating energy bars.
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Quabbin 2005
story (T&G)
Quabbin 2004 pictures
Quabbin 2004
story (T&G)
Quabbin 2003 pictures
Quabbin 2000 pictures
Quabbin 1995
story (T&G)
SEVEN HILLS WHEELMEN
King's Tour of the Quabbin cue sheets: 62
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Elevation profiles: 100
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Map of
2000 century route
Note: Cue sheets and elevation profiles are from the routes
used in 2003 and 2004.
In 2005, detours to avoid construction on Route 122 added some
climbing.
Pete B. reported total elevation gain of 4340 feet on the
metric century,
and Bill D. reported 7635 feet of climbing on the 100-mile
route. Bill D.'s data is here.
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