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hello there! we are nearly ready to start the planning process for the 7th annual World Championships of Alt Cycling! This a landing page for folks who are getting antsy for an I.V. drip of info, so without further ado :::: I N F O R M A T I O N 💉

Location: Dear Lake Camp in Killingworth CT , a cllllassssic 253 acre New England Norman Rockwell setting.

Camp Options: lots of em this year. there are Cabins and bunk houses on the premises, lean-to shelters, tent camping, and car camping zones. camp sites and bunk cabins are first come first serve on Friday starting at 3pm

Getting there: from NYC the metro north to New Haven, transfer to shoreline east to Clinton. Dear Lake is 5 pleasant miles from the station. Roll on bike service and all. could do the same from Boston I suppose. you can always drive too — there will be plenty of parking, but we always like to not have tooooo many cars involved. if flying, Bradley International Airport is an hour drive.

Why this date every year?: this is the weekend when the last fall foliage of New England reaches it’s peak — a farewell in many ways.

Yard Sale Swa(m)p meet: it’s free to bring your stuff you want to sell — bikes, parts, wooden spoons, etc. There will be a special designated covered area for this part of the event.

Classes: so far there is one on carving wooden tire levers. if you have a course you’d like to teach, then reach out to Arya@nutmegneedleworks.com

Food: our olde friends Fire in the Kitchen will be tossing apizza pies for the 7th year in a row on Saturday night. we will have a food truck of sorts for Friday night and Saturday morning too. there are grocery stores nearby in both Madison CT and Clinton CT. There will be camp fires and your camp stoves to cook other things and make coffee etc.

Coffee: any baristas want to set up? let me know

Weather: the last few years have been Cracker Jack 60-70 F and sunny with Southern New England fall foliage at its absolute peak gloriousness. that being said, it can also be a deluge as Hurricane Season lasts longer into the year these days…

Rain Date?: geez I don’t know yet ….

Toilets: there are a whole lot of them on the premises

Water: there is potable well water at site

Showers: bring some wet wipes! there are also showers on the premises, and a lake to dunk in.

Kid Friendly?: no kids, sorry.

e-bikes: no ebikes, sorry. the trails do not allow them in the area.

Routes: there will be 3-5 of them ranging from an easy country road spin with a stop at the beach to rugged class 4 roads and lots of trail that you might think is hiking trail because it is. I will post the routes the week before the event along with the suggested tire size.

Aid stations: there will be no aid stations or external support once you leave the venue location. the gpx routes will be enriched with waypoints showing you where to get water and food while you are out, but you are on your own for the most part.

Navigation: highly recommend a head unit or some way to strap your phone to your handlebar as the courses will not be marked, and there are a lot of turns and easy ways to get really turned around out there.

Registration: OPEN NOW!

keep checking back here as this blog is the official info page for the event.

hope everyone is having a good Labor Day!