Chesapeake Cycling Club's
Farhtoberfest Besterwurst 2025
A Fall Festive C3 Club Ride with Giveaways, Beer and Oktoberfest-Inspired Fare to Follow
Farhtoberfest Besterwurst 2025 Ride Day and Date:
Sunday, October 26, 2025
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Location and Parking:
Tuckahoe State Park, Cherry Pavilion, 13450 Cherry Lane, Ridgely MD 21660
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Choose Your Distance | Choose Your Style:
Gelber Senffarben "Yellow Mustard" 32-mile course (with 2.22 Mile Gravel Road "Rollsplit" Segment) on Ride with GPS HERE
Kleiner Spritzer "Little Squirt" 28.1-mile course (with NO Gravel segment) on Ride with GPS HERE
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Event Schedule:
Ride begins promptly at 10:00AM
Lunch at Cherry Pavilion begins at 12:00PM and lasts until 3:00PM
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​The Segments:
Mile 8.1 to Mile 11.4: "Der Grün Gurken"
Mile 12.4 - Mile 14.8 "Das Ketchupberg"
Mile 22.2 - Mile 27.7 "Das Fahrradbahn"
Mile 28.4 to Mile 30.7: "Rollsplit"
General Classification 32 Miles: "Gelber Senffarben"​​
Ride "Sans Gravel" 28.1 Miles: "Kleiner Spritzer"
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The Giveaways | The T-shirts:
"Der Grün Gurken" Green T-shirt
A.k.a. "The Green Pickle" goes to the rider with the fastest RidewithGPS split for the Der Grün Gurken segment.​
"Das Ketchupberg" White w/ Red Polka Dots T-shirt
A.k.a. "The Ketchup Mountain" goes to the rider with the fastest RidewithGPS split for the Das Ketchupberg segment.​
"Das Fahrradbahn" Blue T-shirt
A.k.a. "The Bike Track" goes to the rider with the fastest RidewithGPS split for the Das Fahrradbahn segment.
"Rollsplit" Red T-shirt
A.k.a. "Loose Gravel" goes to the rider with the fastest RidewithGPS split for the Rollsplit segment.
"Kleiner Spritzer" Black T-shirt
A.k.a. "Small Squirt" goes to the rider with the fastest overall RidewithGPS time for the 28.1-mile sans-gravel course.
"Gelber Senffarben" Yellow T-shirt
A.k.a. "Yellow Mustard" goes to the rider with the fastest overall RidewithGPS time for the full 32.1-mile course.​
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​The Menu:
Festive Seasonal Beers, German Pretzels with Cheese Sauce and Mustard, Grilled Wursts (bratwursts, all-beef hotdogs, vegan stadium dogs) with Crusty Rolls and all the Fixings (pickle relish, mustard, sauerkraut, onions) “schmalzig” Schwäbischer Kartoffelsalat (that's German potato salad, folks,) Soft Drinks and Water, and Tasty Desserts. (Individuals may also BYOB)
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Let us know you're coming so we know how much food to buy! Cost is Free!
​​​​FREE commemorative C3 "WURST DRESSED" t-shirt to the first 30 Chesapeake Cycling Club (C3) members to sign up for, and attend, the ride!
***MUST SIGN UP BY SEPTEMBER 26TH TO RECEIVE FREE T-SHIRT***
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Ride Notes & Policies:
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This is a C3 members-only club ride. Not a C3 member? Click HERE to learn more and join!
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All riders must have signed C3 Waiver of Liability on file.
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Ride is rain or shine (no rain date).
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Check the weather, kit-out and dress appropriately (bring a change of clothes for after the ride.)
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Helmets are required.
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Headlights and taillights are strongly recommended.
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Obey traffic signs and controls.
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Roads (except for 5.5 mile segment along Oakland Road) have no shoulders; please ride toward right margin.
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Most road surfaces are hard-packed tar and chip and generally quite good.
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Give extra caution at road intersections and turns.
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This ride is "self-supported," there are no rest stops.​
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Thank you to everyone for your support for this event! For those who have signed up, we look forward to a safe and fun ride with you.