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Belgian National Day Ride/Picnic
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Ride & picnic in the best Belgian tradition: rain or shine!
Routes of several different lengths premarked/guidesheets provided or ride a route of your own choosing from the Start-Finish

Ride with like-ability cyclists and/or bring your own riding buddies

Bring your families; picnic is for everyone, young/old!
Event counts toward club points!
5 points to participate in the ride, 1 extra point for riders wearing ALL of the Belgian colors (red, yellow, black)

Time: Breakfast available at 8 am followed by ride. Meet before the ride to get sheets, get buddies, get organized, get sustenance, and get psyched.
Ride begins: Around 8:30 am (+ or - depending on how hot the day is !) --until ???????? Open House all day.

Distance: Between 20-60 miles for marked courses (more--or less-- if you'd like to add-on your own distance).

Entry Fee: None; in the spirit of the event, bring something creatively "Belgian", or simply bring your own "specialty" dish or drink to contribute to the "pot luck" picnic. Buffet picnic, Belgian beer and other goodies provided in the back yard after the ride, under our lovely collection of Belgian beer cafe parasols.

Directions: South on Finderne Ave. at Rt. 22 (becomes Main St., Manville, then becomes Millstone River Rd) or south on Rt. 206 from Somerville Circle to Dukes Parkway East, then south at Main St.; from the south from Rocky Hill/206 north to River Rd. ramp-off (right), then north on River Rd. From east take Rt. 514 west to Millstone and north on Rt. 533. From west, take Rt. 514 east from the Higginsville course, cross 206, continue to the Millstone By-Pass (Rt. 533 north).

Come to the Picnic even if you can't ride--bring your family. (Child care can be arranged for you during the ride; help during the picnic, if you let us know in advance. Come to honor our wonderful little adopted country where cycling is rivaled in popularity by no other sport; where you can watch hours of bicycling racing on TV every day, commercial-free! Don't miss this great event! You never know when Eddy Merckx, or some other authentic Belgian citizen will make a surprise appearance!!

A ride for spouses, older children, and any non-racer wishing to participate at a leisurely pace along the nearby canal will be held if there is interest in this.

RSVP (so we know how much food and beer to provide) and for additional information call McKees at 908-874-6524 days or evenings or 908-256-3898 (Barb's GSM), or write e-mail: mckees11@comcast.net

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Click here to download a 2008 CRCofA Mileage Chart
(Excel spreadsheet)
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"Six Day Racing to return to the USA"

Read the full story on the return of Six Day style racing to the
United States in 2008. Jackie Simes Jr. and Jackie Simes III
are life members of the CRCofA. And John Vande Velde, a
friend of Frank Quinn's, set up the Vandedrome for us in 1999.