UPCOMING EVENTS

Stay tuned for updates! Join us for group rides, happy hours and other meet-ups throughout the season.

Final Paceline Clinic 

Tuesday, May 28
Trail’s End Cafe
6:00 PM
97 Lowell Road
Concord, MA 01742

Beginners and novices seeking to improve their fitness and group riding skills are welcome. No riders are left behind on this safe, six-mile circuit. Coaches include top regional riders from the Wheelworks Racing masters team.

Requirements: Helmet and a properly functioning road bicycle. No exceptions.
Recommendations: Cycling shoes and clipless pedals strongly recommended.

Questions? Email coach@bestbuddies.org.

Training Ride V: Extra Credit

Sunday, May 26th
9:00 a.m.
Wompatuck State Park
204 Union Street
Hingham, MA 02043

This 40-mile out-and-back course will be a recon ride between Rest Stops 1 and 2 on the Challenge route, which contains the most technical navigational elements of the Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port. Knowing the course makes any rider safer and stronger. Every turn, every climb, every intersection will be wired into you. Want a bit more? Richard Fries, Director of Ride Experience, will be getting off the Red Line at JFK and riding from the start line, which adds 15 miles in each direction for a total of 70 miles. You can preview and download the route here.

Requirements: Helmet, a properly functioning road bicycle, cycling shoes and clipless pedals. No exceptions.

Questions? Email coach@bestbuddies.org

TEAM AND COMMUNITY EVENTS

In addition to events organized by Best Buddies Challenge staff, many of our event’s teams organize their own events that are open to the public. If you are a Team Captain and would like to have your event listed below, please contact Coach@bestbuddies.org.

Group Ride with Papa Wheelies
Mondays at 6:00 p.m. sharp
653 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH 03801

This is a road bike group that rides with/from Papa Wheelies Bicycle Shop in Portsmouth, NH. The regular ride goes out on Mondays all summer. The group also plans rides of various lengths and speeds on other days of the week, all to be posted here. The regular Monday ride is a “no-drop” weekend recovery ride. Depending on the level of ability and the number of people we will occasionally split up into two or three groups. Ave pace-Fast (20-22 mph), Middle (18-20 mph), Sweep(15-18 mph).

Join This RideWomen’s Group Ride with Papa Wheelies
Sundays at 7:30 a.m. sharp
653 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Join the Women’s Ride out of Papa Wheelies Bicycle Shop in Portsmouth, NH. The group meets at 7:30 am and leaves at 8:00 am on Sundays, with a potluck following on the last Sunday of every month.