Battenkill-Roubaix Information
Salem, NY - Farm Team Cycling - a cycling club for Juniors & Espoirs based in the Battenkill Valley of Upstate, NY - announces the 2007 Battenkill-Roubaix Cyclo-Sportif to be held on October 13 in Salem, NY. This non-competitive ride will trace the route of the Battenkill-Roubaix race held each April. The April race has become the largest Pro/Am race on the East Coast of the U.S. in just 3 years with more than 1,000 riders from 27 U.S. States and Canada competing in 2007. As with the race, the Battenkill-Roubaix Cyclo-Sportif will benefit Farm Team Cycling (www.farmteamcycling.org) and the Public Libraries of Southern Washington County, NY. Riders of the Cyclo-Sportif will be supported along the route with several rest stops and support vehicles.
The Battenkill-Roubaix is a 55-mile route through the scenic Battenkill Valley of Upstate, NY, that includes rolling countryside, covered bridges, direct passes through the small villages of Southern Washington County, and several sections of dirt/gravel roads - affectionately know as "un-pave" among veterans of the April race that has become America's 'Queen of the Classics'. The ride will start and finish in historic Salem, NY. Riders may register online at www.bikereg.com or by mail to: Farm Team Cycling, 51 Coila Rd, Cambridge, NY, 12816.
