Please join us for 2025!

COVAC 2025

The Connecticut Valley Century is a fun but challenging bicycle ride through Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, offering four routes: 100, 75, 50, or 25 miles.  It’s always the first Sunday after Labor Day; this year COVAC will start on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 7 am.  The ride was founded in 1985 by the Franklin-Hampshire-Freewheelers Cycling Club. Since 2007, the COVAC ride has been hosted by the Rotary Club of Amherst to promote cycling in the Connecticut Valley and to raise funds for the Good Works Fund.

Event Details

📅 Date: Sunday, September 7, 2025
⏰ Start Time: 7:00 AM

Explore the Beauty of the Connecticut River Valley

Riders will traverse rolling terrain, passing farmland, waterfalls, and the charming Green River covered bridge near Greenfield, Massachusetts. The routes follow the West bank of the Connecticut River to Brattleboro, Vermont, cross into New Hampshire, then return along the East bank through idyllic landscapes.

Ride for a Cause

This all-volunteer event, organized by the Rotary Club of Amherst, supports the Amherst Rotary Good Works Fund, which provides local scholarships and funds charitable programs throughout Hampshire County.

Fundraise Through Cycling!

Do you have a favorite local charity you’d love to support? Now you can!

COVAC is a proud host of the Special Olympics Massachusetts Extra Mile Cycling event, a powerful way to make an impact. Last year, Kevin’s Krewe 2024 inspired 31 riders and 332 donors, raising $40,932 for Special Olympics Massachusetts Extra Mile.

Join the movement—on your own terms! Fundraising is completely optional—ride just for the joy of cycling or go the extra mile for a cause you care about.

How to Participate

✅ Register for the COVAC Ride
✅ Ride solo or with a team—it’s your choice!
✅ If you choose to fundraise, donations can go directly to the charity of your choice or the Rotary Club of Amherst Good Works Fund.

💙 The Rotary Club of Amherst Good Works Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, meaning all donations made directly to it are tax-deductible.