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Beanpot Cycling Classic
The Beanpot Cycling Classic is a collegiate Road bicycle racing, cycling race weekend, held near Boston each spring. For many years it was the largest regular season collegiate race weekend in North America, hosting over 400 competitors each year. Races The Beanpot consists of three races: a team time trial and a road race, both hosted in Grafton, Massachusetts, Grafton and Westborough, Massachusetts, and a criterium, held in Somerville, Massachusetts. The race weekend is a regular season road race weekend in the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference, and winners garner points that advance them and their schools in divisional standings. Schools are awarded triple points, due to having three races in the event. Winning schools receive a clay beanpot as a trophy. Team Time Trial The team time trial is held on a seven-mile course. In 2005 and 2006 the time trial descended from Grafton center and traveled along mostly flat farmland before returning for a tough climb back into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beanpot Criterium
A beanpot is a deep, wide-bellied, short-necked vessel used to cook bean-based dishes. Beanpots are typically made of ceramic, though some are made of other materials, such as cast iron. The relatively narrow mouth of the beanpot minimizes evaporation and heat loss, while its deep, wide, thick-walled body facilitates long, slow cooking times. Beanpots are commonly associated with New England, in particular Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. This association is evident in the nickname Boston nicknames, Beantown, and the use of the name ''beanpot'' for Boston events such as the Beanpot (ice hockey), Beanpot ice hockey tournament. Beanpots resemble the Indian ''handi'' and the Spanish people, Spanish, Mexican people, Mexican or Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native American ''olla'', and may be related to the latter vessel. Unlike the Germany, German ''Clay pot cooking#Germany, Römertopf'' and the Japanese ''donabe'', they are typically glazed both inside and out, and so cannot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |