Pan-Mass Challenge 2024
by It was my eleventh Pan-Mass Challenge. It was full of sweat and tears. Thankfully, no blood. We celebrated those who have beaten their fight against …
Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hill Climb
This one has been on my list for a few years. A brutal climb of 7.5 miles with an average grade of 12%. I don’t …
JDRF Death Valley 2023-2024
Hurricane Hillary came through Death Valley and dumped a lot of rain in the desert. Roads were covered in sand/dirt and some were washed out. …
PMC Unpaved 2023
The first PMC Unpaved in 2022 was a great kick-off for PMC fundraising with dirt roads. I came back again to the grounds of Camp …
Pan-Mass Challenge 2023
This was my tenth Pan-Mass Challenge. I wanted to do something special. Something big. I had another ride scheduled in Burlington, Vermont the weekend before. …
Wachusett to Greylock and Greylock to Wachusett
Last year, I had the crazy idea of bicycling up Mt. Wachusett and then continuing across the state and going up Mt. Greylock. Then the …
Tour of the Battenkill 2023
The Tour of the Battenkill has been on my list to ride for several years. Covered bridges, scenic views, and over 5,000 feet of elevation gain …
PMC Unpaved (2022)
The PMC kicked off a new event this year: PMC Unpaved. Still raising money to fight cancer, but this time on dirt roads. The PMC …
JDRF Saratoga 2022
The JDRF ride was back in person, raising money to fight Type 1 Diabetes. The past two years (See JDRF My Ride 2020 and JDRF …
Pan-Mass Challenge 2022
The battle against cancer continues and we need money to wage that battle. That means I was back to raising money for the Jimmy Fund …
In Search of Del’s Lemonade
We had a PMC team training ride on Sunday and it was HOT. We started early to try to get out in front of the …
X-Mass in July: Greylock to Boston
After yesterday’s ride we ended at Bascom Lodge. I devoured the food put in front of me and took a second serving of the mashed …
Wachusett to Greylock
During the pandemic GCN published a route that took in Mount Wachusett and Mount Greylock: New England In The Fall | Jeremy’s 100 Mile, 10,000 …
Gran Fondo Hincapie – Lehigh Valley 2022
I’ve been wanting to ride one of the Hincapie Fondos. With COVID over the last two years and the distance to the events, the right …
Stand – for Equality
Kathryn Bertine details her activism for equality with women’s cycling in Stand. It’s a memoir detailing the ups and down in her professional life, and …
My Bike Year for 2021
2021 was a year with a lot of cycling miles and lots of consistency, as you can see from the weekly riding total chart. Those …
JDRF 100 for 100
This year is the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. To celebrate this anniversary, I’ve been riding every day and today will be my …
League Cycling Instructor
I took hours of courses and training through a program with the League of American Bicyclists. I passed the written test, the road test and …
Tour de PMC 2021: Doping Control
On the grand tour races of cycling, there is a blood test to make sure there is no doping. It seems appropriate that I also …