09/10/2026
Hello Everyone;
The weather forecast for our EPIC ride is outstanding! It promises to be 72 degrees, low humidity, and zero precipitation. Perfect day for a bike ride with friends.
Checklist for Riders:
1) Mandatory Pre-registration Party - Friday, September 11th from 5:30 - 7:30 PM at the White Lion Brewery, 1500 Main Street. (You will sign a mandatory Hold Harmless Agreement, get your number, and receive a swag bag.) Stay and have a pre-ride dinner at White Lion.
2) Day of Ride: Saturday, September 12 at 7:00 am, arrive at Main & Boland Way. There is free parking on Main Street and all the side streets. You can also park inside the Tower Square Parking Garage, and you will be validated.
Breakfast will be served for free.
Bring a bag or backpack with a change of clothes. Volunteers will direct you to where you will store it inside Tower Square. After the ride you will be given towel service at the elite downtown YMCA where you can shower, sauna or steam for free. Then you are literally ten steps away from the afterparty and concert.
WE encourage you to invite ALL your friends and family to the opening ceremony. They will never forget it. They are also welcome free of charge to the afterparty, concert and dinner.
3) We will start the ride at 8:15 A.M. We will pedal to Riverfront Park to honor the memory of the 25th Anniversary of 911. Your family, friends, and onlookers will stay put at Main and Boland Way as we loop around Main Street and pedal by them all, back down Boland Way, and then over the Memorial Bridge toward West Springfield.
4) Our first REST STOP will be at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, CT. We will arrive there at approx. 10:30 A.M. You will be allowed to tour the entire museum for free while you use the bathroom and get food and drink that is provided by the Springfield Rescue Mission. All for free. WE encourage you to invite your family to this once-in-a-lifetime experience at this rest stop.
5) We will arrive back at Main & Boland Way at approx. 4:30 PM. You will be directed inside Tower Square with your bicycle. We will carefully store it and guard it while you make your way to the YMCA on the second floor, where you will receive your amazing medal. After you shower and refresh, you will walk 10 steps to the most amazing concert (Floyd Patterson Group) and dinner. There will be a cash bar. The food for everyone is free.
Things to Remember:
Helmet
We change your flat tires for free.
Three rest stops with food and drink. Lunch will be served in Hartford at the second rest stop.
The ride is escorted by 30 police officers on motorcycles.
Two luxury Peter Pan buses follow us the entire way. If you need to rest and rehydrate, you can.
Have the best day EVER!
If you have any questions or concerns, please TEXT me at 413-265-8255.
Can't wait to ride with you all to honor the real heroes in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
John Delaney
