http://bikefest.nohobikeclub.org/bikefest-century-ride/ Very hard but very beautiful ride. I would definitely do it again. 7am mass start, then onto the bike trail and climbing straight away. Very cool, 41 degrees for the first 2.5 hours. Hard to figure out what clothes to wear. Climbing from the start. Two long (ca. 13 mile climbs) and one particularly nasty short climb out of Colrain, MA, that has a half mile of over 10%, topping out at 12% just before the rest stop at 55 miles. Gorgeous views, despite being overcast for the first half. Amazing going through Old Deerfield Village. Strong southerly wind was blowing when we dropped into the Connecticut River Valley. I had been largely been riding solo for most of the ride and I was really worried about having 20 miles of headwinds heading to the finish. Luckily I managed to connect with Warren White and some ROAG riders and got on their pace line back to the end. That completely saved me. The BBQ and local craft beer after the ride was outstanding. Saw Scott Chapman, Barry Greenberg, and others at the post-ride BBQ. Apparently, It was very challenging, but a great ride. I'm so glad I did it. It was worth getting up at 3:10am to make the walk-in registration at 6:15am.