3rd Annual Rail 66 Time Trial Scheduled For Saturday, June 8; Online Registration Available; Link At Bottom Of The Article
Photo by Matt Lerch – Clarion’s Jeff Menold accelerates during an earlier Route 66 Bike Race
(By Matt Lerch)
The Clarion Summer Fest committee invites cyclists to participate in the 3rd Annual Rail 66 Time Trial.
Cyclists must be 16 years of age and older, in good physical condition, and can register to compete in an 11.5 mile point-to-point time-trial bike race. The race begins at the Farmington Township Community Park in Leeper, PA, travels north along the Rail 66 bike corridor and finishes next to Northwest Hardwoods, which is located about 1 mile south of the village of Marienville, PA. Racers will leave the starting line in 30 second intervals.
The race is scheduled for Saturday, June 8th. Check-in opens at 7:15 AM and the first rider will start the race at 8:30 AM. Online registration is available at rail66tt.com. Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC (Clarion office), the race sponsor, will provide refreshments at the finish line.
Rail 66 is an asphalt-paved bike trail that begins on Rt. 322 just west of Clarion and ends in the village of Marienville. The 11.5 mile bike time-trial course does not cross any major highways, but it does cross 19 township roads, driveways and lanes along this ride. The race committee will provide traffic control at these intersections to ensure a safe crossing.
All proceeds go towards trail maintenance and T-shirts are guaranteed to racers who register by May 31st.
You may register up to and including race day, but T-shirts are not guaranteed to those not registering by May 31st.
(Great Event For A Great Cause!!!! Thanks to Matt Lerch for the article and photo!!)