Jericho Road Ride - Ride Day Information

Here is some important ride day information!

There are three registration periods on the morning of the ride: 6:30-7:00 am, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. depending on which route you are riding. Please review the table below to determine which registration you should attend.

Transportation:

Transportation can be provided for Lowell riders to get to the start line in Concord. Pickup will be at 9:00 A.M. on the steps of the Tsongas Arena. When registering, please be sure to indicate if you need a ride to Concord.

Transportation also can be provided for Concord-based riders back to Concord after the festivities. When registering, please be sure to indicate if you need a ride back to Concord.

Staging Area for Ride:

Concord Center (First Parish), 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA

Please park on the street, as there will not be any place to park (your car) on First Parish property.

Sign-in and Schedule:

6:30 AM:	Registration: 100 mile riders (Concord to Lowell via Boylston/Harvard route) meet in front of the First Parish Unitarian Church. Riders turn in their pledges, signed waivers and receive their numbered bibs from the registration table.
7:00 AM:	100 mile riders depart.
9:00 AM (sharp!):	Lowell-based riders who require transportation meet at the the Tsongas Arena front steps for a ride to Concord.
10:00 - 11:00 AM:	Registration: 40 mile riders (Concord to Lowell via Sudbury route) meet in front of the First Parish Unitarian Church. Riders turn in their pledges, signed waivers and receive their numbered bibs from the registration table.
11:00 AM:	40 mile riders riders depart.
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM:	Registration: 10 mile Concord to Carlisle riders and 20 mile Concord to Lowell riders meet in front of the First Parish Unitarian Church. Riders turn in their pledges, signed waivers and receive their numbered bibs from the registration table.
12:00 PM:	10 and 20 mile (Carlisle & Lowell) riders depart. Note: Riders on 10 mile route to Carlise should arrange their own transporation to Lowell.
1:00 PM -3:00 PM:	Family members and friends enjoy fun activities at the Boardinghouse Park. War stories exchanged. Face painting, and clowning.
3:00 - 3:30 PM:	Rider award and raffle ceremony.
1:30 - 3:00 PM:	Enjoy the buffet. Riders dine for free!
3:30 - 4:30 PM:	Transportation for those Concord-based riders & bikes who requested a return ride to First Parish, Concord.

Ready, Set, Ride!

Riders need to stay to the right, ride single file, and obey all traffic regulations. When passing, alert those in front by calling out "on your left". If you have not experienced riding in a line, maintain at least a couple of bike lengths between you and the bike in front. Revised cue sheets (directions) will soon be available here and will be available when you sign in and get your bib.

Signs and road markings will be visible along the routes - be sure to look for the "J" arrows. For your safety, it is mandatory that you sign in at the Carlisle water stop and when you finish in Lowell. Please do not skip the Carlisle check-in, even if you're feeling great and want to carry on straight through to Lowell!

Once in Lowell:

Look for the bike parking area near our picnic area in the Boardinghouse Park. (Your bike will be guarded throughout the festivities.)

Directions for Travelling by Car:

From First Parish, take Monument Street into Carlise (which becomes River Road).

At stop sign at the end, turn left onto Route 225.

Turn right onto Maple Street.

Keeping to the right at all Stop signs, you will cross into Billerica.

Go straight through the light and this becomes Treble Cove Road.

Turn left onto Route 3 North.

Take exit 30B N towards Rte 495 North.

Merge onto the Lowell connector.

Follow the Lowell Connector to its end.

Turn left onto Gorham street and continue on Central street.

Turn left onto Merrimack street.

Take an immediate right onto John street.

Go two blocks to the John Street Parking Garage on the right. (Parking at the John St. Garage is $2.00 per hour or $8.00 per day. Some metered parking is available on the street.)

Walk across French street to the park.