Berkshire Hills and beyond

May 25–28, 2007 As sure as spring turns to summer and the swallows return to Capistrano, the New York Cycle Club descends upon the Berkshire Hills and settles into the small towns of Sheffield, Great Barrington and destinations in between for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. First known as “The Sheffield Weekend,” this event has become so popular over the years and grown to encompass more of the vicinity that it is now called “The Berkshires Weekend.”

Join us for 3–4 days of cycling through the beautiful country roads, farmland and of course the Berkshire Mountains. Rides are planned for A, B and C levels. To maximize your riding opportunities, there will be rides from New York City to the Berkshires using Metro-North trains to give us a head start to the country. Click here for photos from last year's weekend to get a sampling of the NYCC Berkshires experience.

For our famous Sunday night wrap-up party, we have a great new location: the Egremont Country Club, a beautiful location just a few miles west of Great Barrington on Rt23. The price for dinner is $40.00 (drinks not included).

Where we’ll meet Most rides start each morning near the center of Sheffield at the High School on Berkshire School Road. This road connects Routes7 and 41 just south of Sheffield. On Route 7, look for the Police station for the turn. [MAP] Some rides will also leave from the vicinity of the Days Inn in Great Barrington

Dinner/Registration We strongly encourage early registration for the dinner on Sunday, May 27. Send a check for $40, made out to NYCC, to Reyna Franco, 40 W. 72nd Street, #161C, New York, NY 10023.Please include your name, email address, contact phone number and lodging name. The email address is critical because we send the information package via email.

Note: dinner registration closes on Friday, May 18th in order to give a final attendance number to the caterer.

Even if you are not planning to join us for the club dinner, please send your email address to nycc berkshires so that you can receive the information package.

Ride up on Friday To maximize your riding opportunities, there will be rides from New York City to the Berkshires using Metro-North trains to give us a head start to the country. Please see the ride listings for the details of the rides. Please note: the NYCC will not provide an official luggage shuttle to the Berkshires. If you are planning to join us in the Berkshires by riding up, please make sure you have transportation for your luggage, both going up and back. If you are interested in providing a luggage shuttle, please contact nycc berkshires.

Lodging Participants make their own arrangements for accommodations. Accommodations vary from full service hotels to country inns to B&Bs. Sheffield offers a selection of comfortable B&Bs. Bear in mind that most rides begin in Sheffield. Where did everyone stay last year? Click here to find out. Room shares are frequently posted on the NYCC Bulletin Board. There are also two wonderful sources for information on lodging:

1. The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce, (413) 528-1510 (hint: click on "Your Guide to Businesses, Attractions & Lodging," then in the input field of the page that opens type "lodging" and click "Execute Search")

2. The South County Lodging Association, (413) 528-4006

The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce website has additional information on the area and lots of listings while The South County Lodging Association website features photos of many B & B's. The NYCC will endeavor to maintain a list of available accommodations however, the individual innkeepers and trade associations usually have more current information.

To share lodgings or automobile rides to the Berkshires, feel free to post or respond to such posts on the NYCC Bulletin Board or contact nycc berkshires and we will try to hook people up.

Most importantly, email nycc berkshires with the who, where and email address of your party. We need to know because we email information packets containing useful details for the weekend and cue sheets. Knowing the who and where will also help us better plan the weekend.

For additional information, please address your questions to nycc berkshires.

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