From Sakonnet Point in Little Compton to the village of Woods Hole, the Buzzards Bay region provides some of the best biking around. If you love to ride and want to protect clean water, then sign up for the 10th annual Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride on Sunday, October 2 by visiting www.savebuzzardsbay.org/ride.
The Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride is a fun community event that supports a great cause: clean water in Buzzards Bay. More than 150 cyclists participate in the Watershed Ride each year, pedaling across the beautiful Buzzards Bay region to protect clean water.
To celebrate 10 years of the Watershed Ride, the Coalition is adding two new distances in addition to the traditional 75- and 35-miles routes. New this year, riders can sign up for a 100-mile ‘century’ route that lets you bike around the entirety of Buzzards Bay starting from the dramatic breakwater at Sakonnet Point, RI. Also new this year, a 10-mile Family Ride entirely on the Shining Sea Bikeway in Falmouth – an easy way to let the whole family get in on the fun of “biking for clean water.” These new routes are in addition to the traditional 75-mile route starting in Westport or the 35-mile route that starts in Rochester. All the routes end with a party in Woods Hole.
Whether you’re an avid cyclist or a more casual rider, you’ll enjoy the Ride’s gorgeous scenery through coastal villages, farmlands, working waterfront, and colorful cranberry bogs. Cyclists ages 12 and over are welcome to sign up. Many riders also form teams with their friends and families. Together, they put their cycling skills to work to raise thousands of dollars for Buzzards Bay. With a lunch stop, water and snack stations along the course, and on-the-road repair technicians available at call, all riders can feel safe and supported.
Each rider raises a minimum of $300, but many participants set loftier fundraising goals. All funds go directly to programs and projects that protect land and clean water around Buzzards Bay. Prizes go to the riders and teams that raise the most money as well as the winners in new categories including “Best Team Outfit” and “Most Riders.”
To learn more about the Buzzards Bay Watershed Ride and sign up, visit www.savebuzzardsbay.org/ride.