Join us for a training ride! A properly functioning road bike and helmet are required for our rides. We highly recommend clipless pedals. Please join our Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port Strava Club and stay connected to our cycling community!
All our rides are open to the general public. Our training rides showcase how Best Buddies works for inclusion in its programs and on the bike. We care for our riders like our programs care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities by producing rides that make every attendee feel safe, that they belong, and that they matter.
BBC: Best Buddies Harriman Park Ride
Date: June 28, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM
Address: 27 Mill Street, Sloatsburg, NY
This ride will roll from the Valley Rock Inn Market and Cafe and proceed into Harriman State Park to preview some of the roads to be used at the inaugural Best Buddies Challenge: New York. This short loop has some challenging elements but should be manageable for beginners and novices alike. The group will start together but likely separate into two groups. Pre-ride coffee and pastries. Post-ride snacks and libations provided. Presented by the Valley Rock Inn.
BBC: Best Buddies Waterfall Ride
Date: July 12, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Address: The Lantern Inn, 10 Main Street, Wassaic, NY
A tour of the Harlem Valley Rail Trail, this ride is a welcoming ride for beginners and novices that packs a little punch of a climb at the turnaround point. But the effort will be rewarded with a rest stop at Bash Bish Falls, one of the tallest and most spectacular waterfalls in the Northeast. Thereafter we will pedal back using Route 22 taking in shops, farm stands and perhaps an ice cream! Pre-ride coffee and pastries. Post-ride snacks and libations provided.
BBC: Best Buddies Cape Cod Ride
Date: July 26, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Address: Nove Yoga, 581 Main Street, West Dennis, MA
A classic tour of the bike paths, beaches and boardwalks of Cape Cod. This rolling terrain will include portions of the Cape Cod Rail Trail along with passages through seaside communities. The group will start together but likely separate into two groups, one going a bit farther and faster, the other keeping it chill. Pre-ride coffee and pastries. Post-ride snacks and libations provided. Presented by Nove Yoga and Wellness and Sea Sports Cyclery.
BBC: Best Buddies Cape Cod Women’s Ride
Date: July 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Address: Nove Yoga, 581 Main Street, West Dennis, MA
To complement the Saturday training ride this event will provide a totally “dude-free zone” for women of all skills and abilities to ride with some amazing female cyclists. The event will feature a Saturday yoga and meditation session along with a dinner and discussion. Sunday morning will offer three different levels of rides for assorted skill levels. This entire event – including mechanics, pros, Olympians, and Domestiques – will be entirely led by women for women. Presented by Nove Yoga and Wellness.
BBC: Best Buddies Covered Bridge Ride
Date: August 2, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Address: Brewbaker’s Café, 48 Elm Street, Keene, NH
One of the more popular rides on our calendar will be a shady tour of the Ashuelot River Rail Trail. Cheshire County New Hampshire has the greatest concentration of covered bridges in the world. This tour rolls through seven of them! After rolling through the bridges, we turn back north to work on our cycling skills and fitness. Post-ride snacks and libations provided.
BBC: Best Buddies Raritan Valley Ride
Date: August 9, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Address: Just Riding Along Bicycle Shop, 15 A Church St., Basking Ridge, NJ
Few realize how much of American bicycling heritage can be found and farmlands of New Jersey’s Somerset County. Countless champion cyclists have come from this region and its clubs. This tour of gentle rolling roads provides a network of popular training routes punctuated with cafes, bakeries and farmstands. Pre-ride coffee and pastries. Post-ride snacks and libations provided. Presented by Just Riding Along, a fabulous bike shop and cafe.
BBC: Best Buddies West Point Ride
Date: August 16, 2025
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Address: Signature Cycles, 14 Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, CT
This ride rolls north from beneath the drone of the I95 corridor along the Connecticut border with New York State before dropping into the spectacular Hudson River Valley idolized by 19th Century painters. This finale to the summer series will feature one of the longest routes that connects with the easternmost portions of the route to be used for the Best Buddies Challenge: New York in October. Pre-ride coffee and pastries. Post-ride snacks and libations provided. Presented by our friends Signature Cycles.
Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port Summer Training Series
South Shore Saturdays
Saturdays, starting July 17th to September 25th
Pedals up at 9:00 AM
Independent Fermentation
127 Camelot Drive, Plymouth, MA, 02360
Distance: 35 miles
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36709811
This is a no-drop, show-and-go ride led by experienced Best Buddies Domestiques with decades of cycling experience. Routes may vary slightly depending on the ride leader, conditions, and the will of the group. These are safe and fun routes through the cranberry bogs and rolling roads of the South Shore. (Note: there are no restrooms at the start but the brewery will be open for post ride amenities).
Sundays in Concord
Sundays, starting July 18th to September 26th
Pedals up at 9:00 AM
Caffe Nero
55 Main Street, Concord, MA 01742
Distance: 30 miles
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36681997
This is a no-drop ride led by experienced Best Buddies Domestiques with decades of cycling experience. Routes may vary slightly depending on the ride leader, conditions, and the will of the group. These are safe and fun routes through the orchards and farmlands of Middlesex County. The route will include a stretch along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. There are restrooms at the Concord Visitors Center.
Tuesday Fitness Rides
Tuesdays, starting July 13th to September 21st
Pedals up at 6:00 PM
Shannon Beach Parking Lot, Mystic Lakes State Park
Mystic River Path, Winchester, MA 01890
Distance: 5-mile loop
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35085692
These are structured fitness rides held on a five-mile circuit around the Mystic Lakes. Riders may join at any point during the ride which will be between 3 and 5 laps with a dedicated ride leader structuring each lap to suit the goals and objectives of each rider.
Updated ride regulations: Per the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the mask order is rescinded for fully vaccinated individuals. In general, people are considered fully vaccinated: ±
2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or
2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine
Weekly Fitness Rides
Practice riding in a group, hone your bike handling skills, and improve your fitness. Each ride will follow a short loop course and the group will complete as many laps of each route as sunlight allows. Each lap will take the group between 10 – 15 minutes to complete and will be followed by a regroup and restart. Riders may join late or depart early. All rides are limited to 25 people and masks are required.
Tuesdays Fitness Rides
Time: Pedals Up @ 6:00 p.m.
Address: Shannon Beach, Mystic Lakes State Park
Mystic River Path, Winchester, MA 01890
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35085692
June Strava Challenge
Record 20 cycling activities this month for the chance to win BBC swag! Best Buddies Challenge Strava Club members that complete the Challenge will be automatically entered into a drawing at the end of the month. Two winners will be selected at random and will receive Best Buddies Challenge swag.
Here’s how to enter:
1. Follow @bestbuddieschallenge on Instagram and join our Strava club here.
2. Record 20 cycling activities in June.
3. Comment “Done” on our June Strava Challenge Instagram post once you’ve done 20 activities, both indoor and outdoor count!
That’s it! Two winners will be selected at random and announced at the end of the month.
Don’t forget to tag us in any social media posts and stories you create while you’re getting active and use hashtag #bestbuddieschallenge. We’ll repost our favorites!
The Fine Print: Winners must be following the Best Buddies Challenge on Instagram and Strava to be eligible win. Activity totals will be recorded at the end of each week to verify eligibility. You must be a member of the BBC Strava Club in order for activities to count towards the month’s total. Not a member? Join today!
NEW! Strava Challenge
We’re kicking off February with a new monthly Challenge on Strava. Record 10 activities this month for the chance to win BBC swag! All activity types count so get active your way. Best Buddies Challenge Strava Club members that complete the Challenge will be automatically entered into a drawing at the end of the month. Two winners will be selected at random and will receive a Best Buddies x BMC water bottle.
Don’t forget to tag us in any social media posts and stories you create while you’re getting active and use hashtag #bestbuddieschallenge. We’ll repost our favorites!
The Fine Print: Activity totals will be counted at the end of each week. You must be a member of the Best Buddies Challenge Strava Club in order to participate. Not a member? Join today!
The Columbus Day Revolutionary Ramble
Monday, October 14th
10:00 AM arrive
Alewife MBTA Station, Cambridge, MA
This family-friendly historic tour of Arlington, Lexington, Bedford and Concord takes you on multi-use paths. There will be plenty of stops for coffee, snacks, photos, historic markers, natural beauty, visitor centers, and rapturous fall foliage. This is the perfect ride to invite a beginner to join you! We will meet at the corner of the Alewife Station Access Road.
Total distance is 31 miles. Travel time is four hours. The ride is free to attend, but plan to purchase refreshments along the way!
The Buddy Network has a few upcoming events!
Evening of Opportunity
Thursday, December 1st
6:30- 9:00 PM | Cocktail attire
Southline
135 William T. Morrissey Blvd,
Boston, MA 02125
An Evening of Opportunity is an annual celebration highlighting the growth and success of the Best Buddies Jobs program in placing participants in integrated fulfilling roles with employers throughout Massachusetts.
Join us at Southline, a brand new event space formerly inhabited by the Boston Globe. We are thrilled to be celebrating the vast accomplishments of our over 400 Jobs participants, employers, and partners in this up-and-coming venue.
For more information about an Evening of Opportunity, click here.
Purchase TicketsTEAM AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
In addition to events organized by Best Buddies Challenge staff, many of our event’s teams organize their own events that are open to the public. If you are a Team Captain and would like to have your event listed below, please contact Coach@bestbuddies.org.
