The routes that make up our celebratory ride in August are designed to take the rider as far away from the "main streets" or downtown areas of the communities we rider through.
There are two starting lines. The traditional starting point at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, MA (my starting point), and at Babson College in Wellesley, MA that offers riders a shorter, less hilly route. From these two points, nearly 5,000 riders will make their way to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne, MA on Saturday of event weekend.
On Sunday, some riders will begin and end a 40 mile loop route that is designed as a family route, where ridefrs as young as 6 years of age can participate as a family. The remainder of the Sunday riders will depart the Mass Maritime and end at either the Provincetown Inn in Provincetown, MA or back at Babson College in Wellesley, MA.