Hello friends & community members!
We hope that everyone is doing well and has been enjoying summer!
We're just about one week away from The Overland – our charitable gravel cycling event that supports both Ascutney Outdoors and the Reading/West Windsor Food Shelf. We're extremely excited to get things rolling and grateful for all the community support that we've received thus far.
Here's what's going on throughout the weekend – we invite you to join in on the fun!
Schedule:
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Venue set up and course markings! You'll start to see signs of the event throughout the community.
Friday, August 23, 2024
4:00 to 8:00 PM: FREE CONCERT & cookout on the mountain with The Butcher at Ascutney Outdoors! Join us! The BB&P will be serving up a feast at Ascutney Outdoors.
Saturday, August 24th, 2024
7:00 AM to 9:30 AM: Participants will start to arrive at Ascutney Outdoors! You may start to hear announcements over our PA system starting around 8 AM.
9:00 AM to 10:15 AM: A portion of Ski Tow Road will be closed to thru traffic for the staging of bicycle event participants. We kindly ask folks to use the detour on Hotel Rd!
10:00 AM: the ride starts!
1:00 to 6:00 PM: riders will be finishing at Ascutney Outdoors
2:00 to 6:00 PM: FREE CONCERT & cookout at Ascutney Outdoors!
Here's a list of roads and estimated timestamps where community members can expect to see cyclists passing through – go cheer them on!!!!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HruHDn60hNFFQPGtt4YCpIb4IIDrM3v9/view?usp=sharing
If anyone has any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me or Ben Bardwell directly at the following email addresses:
anseldickey@vermontoverland.com
ben@vermontoverland.com
Thanks for the support and all the best!
Ansel and team