The EA2EVL Fondo starts in East Aurora, NY and runs south for 42 miles to Holiday Valley Resort outside of Ellicottville, NY. The fondo is raising money to benefit the Erie Cattaraugus Rail Trail that will hopefully parallel the full route of the ride. More information can be found at www.ea2evlfondo.com/
and
www.ecattrail.org/
I rode the 42 miles of the fondo, and then rode back north to the start point with some added miles to hit the 100 mile mark. It was an awesome ride! Great to ride with friends and see the support staff along the way.
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Recorded on September 30th, 2023 with an Insta360 GO 3
0:00 - Start Line in East Aurora
1:24 - Mill Road Climb and Overlook
4:27 - Climbing (and overtaking) to Sprague Brook
5:38 - Descent into Cattaraugus County
7:14 - Steepest Climb of the day
10:24 - Rolling Hills into West Valley
12:33 - Nice Views into Ashford
13:55 - Best Views of the Day
16:00 - Ellicottville to Finish Line
18:00 - Finish line!
18:29 - Leaving Ellicottville Heading Home Solo
20:43 - West Valley Road Northbound (the opposite direction of the best views of the day - still some dang good views)
22:23 - Descending into Erie County
24:16 - Last Big Climb