The Moose
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Saturday, June 8th, 2019
Mike’s Tiki Bar – 44 Belden Hill Road, East Burke, Vermont 05832
8:30 am Start and Finish with Hands on the Bar
103 Miles of Wide Open Road
Unsanctioned, Timed Event
Essex House, Cross Street, Island Pond, Vermont
9:30 Start
67 Mile Short Course Moose Loop
Prizes
Burke Ski Passes, Kingdom Trails Day Passes, Kingdom Games Event Passes
Brault’s Beef Jerky, Couture’s Maple Syrup, Woodals & Bragging Rights
Hosted by Kingdom Games
with a little help from our friends
We gather at Mike’s Tiki Bar at 8 am with a start at 8:30 am. We head north up Route 114 through Island Pond to Norton and Canaan and then down one of the most beautiful and serene stretches of the Connecticut River before returning to Island Pond and then back to East Burke.
The Moose offers miles and miles of wide open riding, on some of the most “car hungry” roads in Vermont. This is not a sanctioned race. As a “timed event” you must stop at all stop signs and obey traffic lights. But, hey, there are only three stop signs in the entire 103 miles of riding. As for traffic lights – nadda, niente. And yes, you must yield to oncoming traffic at your left hand turns. But what’s this, there are only two of them in all 103 miles.
Join our Team Challenge: We break into teams of 3 to 10 and take the fastest three times of each team to determine the winner of The Moose Wheel. It’s a bragging rights thing. But, there’s also some beef jerky for each member of the team and a day pass to Kingdom Trails. Bring your own team or we can match you up with a team at the time of sign in.
Upper Valley Velo and The Moose WheelHere’s a link to Saturday’s Long Course Moose
Short Course Moose Loop
For those looking to ride a shorter distance, we start at Essex House in Island Pond at 9:30 am and just do the Moose Loop, Norton, Canaan, Bloomfield loop. 67 miles.
Here’s the link to the Short Course Moose Loop
Totally cool beans to have the support and friendship of the East Burke Tribe. Burke Mountain got us started with this event. Kingdom Trails has been a supportive friend since the get go. And Mike’s Tiki Bar and Burrito Wagon is one fine adventure in and of itself, with 30 beer on tap. Jeff Manning and The Village Bike Shop in Derby has been supporting our rides for over a decade.
And this year, we’re joined by new friends “at the top of the world,” Quimby Country in Averill, Vermont and Spoke ‘n’ Word Bike Shop, in Colebrook, New Hampshire, each fielding teams and joining with us as sponsors to promote cycling on this world class stretch of road. Also new to support The Moose this year are: Untapped, Garuka Bars, and Louis Garneau.
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Pre-race dinner at the Publick House on Friday night and post-race Dinner at The View Pub at the Burke Mountain Hotel. It’s part of our three day June Tour. Add on a couple of more days with a Ride Around Lake Memphremagog on Friday and a day in our Legendary Lake Region and make it a long weekend,
FEES FOR ONE DAY’S RIDE
We accept Canadian Dollars at Par with US Dollars
- Prior to January 1, 2019: $45
- January 1 to May 9, 2019: $65
- May 10 to June 7, 2019: $75
- Walk on Registration: $100
- Team of 5 for the price of 4
While you’re here, check out our other two days of guided rides on Friday and Sunday. June Tour