5th Season Ride & Race – Mud, Maple, Mayhem!

Analog’s Fifth Season Ride and Race is a feast of mud, slush and maple syrup. Poultney’s 435rd Maple Festival is happening, and what better way to experience it than trudging up snow covered dirt roads and hanging out in steaming sugar shacks. Watch sap boil down while you drip mud. Nosh on fried dough drizzled in maple madness. Secretly quaff bourbon out of a flask and wash it down with a shot of Vermont’s finest. The Fifth Season Ride and Race features two options: A ridiculous race (secret bonus points for collecting maple syrup and completing weird tasks) and a climby, mellow paced ride. What’s new for 2025?? Breakfast upgrade! Lunch upgrade! Warm post ride party!

This year gnosh freshly made donuts from Whitney at the Poultney Pub (a taste of the donut and espresso pop up that will be coming to Analog this spring) and Little Seed Pour Over Coffee (roasted just for us!) down at ye ole sugar shack. Donuts and coffee included in the entry fee!

The ride traditionally finishes at the Analog Sugar House. It’s small, cramped, perfect for a party of say, 15 folks. But sub-optimal for a larger party, or getting warm, or feeding a bunch of people. This year we’re going to have the riders AND racers finish at Analog’s retail space and workshop in downtown Poultney. There will be a catered lunch (included in the entry fee) provided by the Poultney Pub (Vegetarian and Meaty options) with an included beverage of you choice (IPA, NA, Hard Cider, Hot Seasonal Cocktail, etc) and of course the option to get additional beverages once you’ve drank that first one down. Post ride hangs, shop tours, records spinning, beverages, at Analog’s downtown HQ.