Thank you to the residents and business owners of Jamestown for allowing hundreds of cyclists to invade your lovely island on Columbus Day. It was a beautiful day and the citizens were extremely kind and patient with those of us who raced. We truly appreciate your hospitality, and hope that the Rotary Club was able to raise lots of money for its causes.

A special thanks goes to all the folks who gave up their Columbus Day weekend to volunteer for the event (set up, tear down, marshalls, registration folks, support vehicles, traffic control). A lot of hard work goes into staging an event like this, and your efforts really showed.

Jeff Cote

Burlington, Conn.