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Saturday
June 2, 2012
8:00
- 3:30
FORT
MOTT STATE PARK
Parking Lot/Pavilion
Pennsville, New Jersey
Two 50-kilometer
loops
(remote start for 2nd loop)
FEE:
$20.00
*Early Registration:
$17.00
until 5 / 19 / 12
*mail post marked 5/19 or before
Click Here! For a great deal
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Started in 1983, this is the
year 30 of the Get Ready Metric century ride. Cyclists who have
not yet had a serious ride this year can enjoy easy
pedaling
through flat to slightly rolling terrain of the farm country
of
Southern New Jersey. Start out from historic Fort
Mott State Park by the Delaware River in Pennsville, climb
and walk through the old Fortress's paths and tunnels where not
a single
shot was fired in anger. Right next to it sits the historic Civil
War Finns Point National Cemetery, and easy five-mile bike
ride. At mile 42.5 you can visit
the historic Hancock
House, site of a small Revolutionary War battle and killing
of local civilians.
Start anytime between 8 am
to 10 am and ride at your own pace. You can choose to ride just
the first loop,
enjoy lunch by the Riverview Pavilion and call it a day, or ride
both loops and
enjoy lunch after a full day of great riding. To do the full metric
century, you ride the first loop out to the 15 mile water stop (Quinton
Twp Municipal Building). You then pick up the second loop which
begins and finishes at the water stop. After finishing the second
loop you resume the first loop back to Fort Mott.
The second loop is more challenging than the first, with a 9 mile
series of moderate hill climbs.
We will have sag service but no water stop within this loop. A
few
stores
and
delis
are
located
along or near both routes. Cue sheets, painted route markings,
and sag wagon service and the water/banana stop are provided.
Cue sheets, painted road markings
and sag wagon services are provided. In addition to food, the entry
fee includes a give away item. In past years these have included
sew-on patches, high quality water bottles, first aid kits,
and tube patch kits. This year we are considering several new
items. Fee for South Jersey Wheelmen members is $10.00 which includes
the give away item. Club T-Shirts are available for purchase
at the ride. Come out and enjoy!
Biking can help with reducing high cholesterol.
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