BELLTOWN

REGISTER:

CLICK HERE to access Registration Portal

*Note: You must be a registered New England Youth Cycling member for the season in order to register for races.

VOLUNTEER:

We Need Your Help!

The enjoyable and safe experience provided to NEYC student athletes is made possible because of the contributions of our race weekend volunteers. We thank you for volunteering!

For more information about volunteering, please CLICK HERE. 

To Sign Up to Volunteer, please click the button below.

ADDRESS:

• YMCA Camp Ingersoll – 94 Camp Ingersoll Road, Portland, CT 06480

PARKING:

• Follow the Parking Volunteers’ instructions when you arrive.
• Please park close together – space is limited!

TEAMS:

• The Team tent area will be in the large grass field known as "Flag Field" (same as previous years).  Talk to your team's manager for your team's exact location.  

CAMPING

• Camping is available at Belltown in the parking lot. ALL families and riders staying the night MUST register. Registration will be open until 4pm on Saturday, so if you show up unexpectedly, you can still sign up. https://campingersoll.campbrainregistration.com/ , there will be multiple options. Camping families should choose the "overnight bike racing families" option. You can also find registration at campingersoll.org under the "registration" tab at the top of the page.

VENUE MAP

• Click the link to open the venue map on your phone: VENUE MAP

LEAGUE RULES:

Please refer to the NEYC Rulebook page for all rules. CLICK HERE TO VISIT PAGE

Please note the following rules: 

• NO SWIMMING anywhere at the race venue
• Helmets MUST be worn anytime you (kids and adults) are riding a bike!
• No wheelies in the team tent area
• No dogs at NEYC races
• Pack-in/Pack-out -- bring all trash home with you please!

RACE COURSE:

We made some exciting changes to the Belltown venue and race course! You will notice that the Staging, Start, Finish and Team Tent area are closer together compared to last year, and the course runs in the opposite direction. It still has all the fast, flowy, singletrack we love at Belltown, with the added adventure of riding in a new-to-all-of-us direction. The link below shows the updated race course loop. 

Please Note: Follow ALL course markings day of race.

Race Course Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50811090

Lap Details: 

• Approx. 3.6 miles, 200ft elevation
• Same lap for Junior Series and Senior Series

Lap Count:

• JS4: 1
• JS3: 2
• JSJunior Varsity: 2
• JSVarsity: 3
• SS3: 2
• SSJunior Varsity: 3
• SSVarsity: 4

WARM UP OPTION:

2.35mi route with 80 ft of climbing.

Warm Up Route:

https://www.strava.com/routes/3357531075293318398

BIKE SHOPS:

Airline Cycles

Pedal Power

FOOD:

Breakfast

Eggs Up - Portland

SEED Bagels - Glastonbury

Two Brothers - East Hampton

Angelos Bakery - Colchester

Marlborough Bakery - Marlborough

Ken's Corner - Glastonbury

Brew Bakers - Middletown

Sarah's on Main - Portland

Lunch / Dinner:

Po's Rice & Spice - East Hampton

Mondo Pizza - Middletown

Eli Cannon's Tap Room - Middletown

Typhoon - Middletown

Ichiban - Colchester

Inishmoor - Colechester

Concentric Brewing - Portland

Bear's BBQ - Hartford

RACE THEME:

Tie Dye

Wear your tie dye creations from Winding Trals, or other favorite tie dye items to add color and fun to the day!

Important Note:

• Athletes must race in their race jersey
• Any costumes/decorations worn by student athletes during races must keep their race jersey visible and must be safe for riding. Staging staff may ask students to remove or modify items that could present a hazard while racing (light sabers, capes, long grass skirts, etc.)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Saturday: 

IMPORTANT: PRE-RIDE AND TEAM TENT DROP-OFF IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR VOLUNTEERS who are registered for either Saturday or Sunday using SignUp.com. If we fill 90% of all volunteer spots for Race #3 AND all Essential Roles for Sunday's race are filled, pre-ride will be available for everyone. 

See VOLUNTEER section for more information.

3:00 PM - Course Pre-Ride OPENS (for volunteers only)

7:00 PM - Course Pre-Ride CLOSES

Sunday: 

SENIOR SERIES

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6:30 AM - Pre-ride OPENS - ALL ATHLETES

7:30 AM - Senior Series Coaches Meeting

7:45 AM - Pre-ride CLOSES - NO MORE RIDERS ON PRE-RIDE

7:45 AM - SS3 Staging

8:00 AM - SS3 START

8:45 AM - SS Junior Varsity Staging

9:00 AM - SSJV START

10:10 AM - SS Varsity Staging

10:15 AM - SSV START

10:20 AM - Junior Series Coaches Meeting

12:00 PM - Senior Series (All Categories) PODIUM Awards

12:15 PM - JUNIOR SERIES PRE-RIDE OPENS

12:30 PM - PRE RIDE CLOSES

JUNIOR SERIES

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12:30 PM - JS4 Staging

12:45 PM - JS4 START

1:30 PM - JS3 Staging

1:45 PM - JS3 START

2:45 PM - JSJV Staging

3:00 PM -JSJV START

3:55 PM - JS VARSITY Staging

4:00 PM - JSV START

4:00 PM - CLEAN UP BEGINS

5:30 PM - Junior Series (All Categories) PODIUM Awards 

RESULTS:

CLICK HERE for 2025 Belltown Race Results

For 2024 Belltown race results, click here: https://my.raceresult.com/288405/

SHARE YOUR SHORT VIDEOS:

Submit your video clips for a chance to be featured in NEYC's Clips of the Week. Deadline for submitting videos is 12 PM Noon the Monday after each race.

Short Duration (less than 30 seconds) and Vertical (Social Media style) clips preferred. Please fill out the form in the link then click "UPLOAD CLIP" to submit.

Please note that by submitting video clips using the form, you are giving New England Youth Cycling (NEYC) permission to use these videos for NEYC marketing materials and social media.  Submitting videos does not guarantee that your clips will be used. 

Submission Form:

COMMUNICATION:

For routine questions or comments, please use our Contact Us page .

EMERGENCIES:

Please contact any event staff or volunteer on site day of event.