1 cycling event in Derby, Vermont

A Ride for Anthony

What better way to celebrate the life of our dear friend, Anthony Moccia, than with a bike ride — especially on some of the most pristine gravel roads the Northeast Kingdom has to offer?

“A Ride for Anthony” will take place the morning of June 27th. In conjunction with Anthony’s celebration of life, we invite everyone who was touched by the cycling community he built to join us for a gravel ride through the roads he loved most.

Following portions of the original Dirty 40 Gravel route, this ride honors Anthony’s passion for this special corner of the NEK and the community that grew from it. If you rode these roads in the early days of when the Spirit of Gravel was new and pure, you already know how unforgettable they are.

This is not a race — rather, it is a day to gather with friends and family, share stories, pedal together, and celebrate everything Anthony meant to so many of us.

The ride will start and end at North Country Union Junior High School in Derby at 9:00 a.m. Riders can choose between 2 routes: (NOTE…THIS IS NOT A RACE. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE MAIN ROAD. THERE WILL BE MINIMAL SIGNS AND NO MARSHALS AT ANY CROSSING.)

15 miles with approximately 1,000’ of climbing

25 miles with approximately 2,000’ of climbing

Yellow ribbons will be available for riders to write memories of Anthony and carry with them throughout the ride. Later that day, at the gathering and celebration at the Barn at The Top of the World at 1 p.m., those ribbons can be tied to a clothesline to share your memories with Anthony’s family.

Come ride the roads he loved, with the people he brought together.