C.H. Evans Brewing’s Albany Pump Station thanks everybody who helped make the first Tour de Habitat so successful!
The 2007 Tour de Habitat is now just a memory, although a particularly vivid one if your butt feels like mine. The century ride was quite challenging with a bit over 5000 feet of elevation gain, and I was told that most considered the 50 mile ride to be non-trivial as well. We live in a hilly area.

45 riders raised over $7000 for Capital District Habitat for Humanity. This money will help them to continue their critical work here in Albany. I thank you all for your fund-raising efforts, as well as your cycling stamina.

The weather was about as good as could be hoped for; had it been a custom order, I'd have specified less wind, but that's a minor complaint. The leaves were still mostly green on the first full day of autumn, but there was just enough color mixed in to make both routes lovely. The clear air made the vistas from the high points of the 100 mile course really beautiful.

Course maps can still be found after the following links:

100 mile ride

50 mile ride

Eric from Albany's Down Tube Cycle and Fitness was gracious enough to be our event mechanic. Here he is seen chatting with two early century riders and fixing a bike.

What could have gone wrong before we even started?

C.H. Evans Brewing Company Albany Pump Station owner Neil Evans chats with century rider Mark Chudzicki just before departure. Neil contemplated riding the 50 mile course, but instead sacrificed his day to the Hunter Mt. beer festival. Duty always calls.
Century rider David Cherubin on Jarvis Road in Ravena. Construction on Starr Road forced this detour, but the scenery was worth the extra hill.

I snapped this photo holding the camera over my shoulder while riding. Not too bad!

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Capital District Habitat for Humanity (CDHfH) is a not-for-profit housing partnership dedicated to building decent and affordable housing for low-income families in need. Established in 1988, CDHfH is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. To date, CDHfH has built 37 homes in Albany.

Habitat uses volunteer labor and donations of money and materials to provide affordable homeownership to those people who would not otherwise have that opportunity. Habitat creates systemic social change by giving the economically disenfranchised the tools necessary to break the cycle of poverty.