This Saturday, July 20 at 11:00 AM the 4th Annual Memorial Motorcycle Ride for the Fallen will kick off in honor of the 13 fallen Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines with ties to Cape Cod who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the ongoing War on Terror. The police-escorted ride will cover a scenic 37-mile route along the Cape Cod Canal and Route 6A through the upper and mid-Cape areas and end at the Flax Pond Recreation Center in South Yarmouth.
The event, entitled “Big Nick’s Ride for the Fallen,” is named in memory of United States Marine Corporal Nicholas G. Xiarhos of Yarmouth and is organized in honor of all 13 of Cape Cod’s fallen warriors as well as all the Gold, Silver, and Blue Star families, Veterans, and active duty service men and women who continue to serve our country.
Gates open at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility in Bourne at 8:00 am. Motorcycle riders may participate in the ride for a $20 registration fee per motorcycle, and $20 per passenger.
Community members are encouraged to observe the ride from safe viewing points and wave American or military flags as it travels primarily along Route 6A through Bourne—Sandwich—Barnstable
Citizens may also to watch the ride from the special designated viewing area as it passes through the front of Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School on Station Avenue in South Yarmouth.
2013 Ride for the Fallen Ride Route
• Leave the parking area of the Barnstable County Correctional Facility at 11AM to the Otis Rotary
• Right at the Otis rotary and north on Route 28
• Right at the Bourne rotary onto Sandwich Road along the Cape Cod Canal
• Travel under the Sagamore Bridge onto Route 6A east
• Stay on Route 6A through Sandwich and Barnstable into Yarmouthport and turn right on to Setucket Road
• Turn right on to North Dennis Road and ride over the Great Western Road highway overpass
• Turn right on to North Main Street and then right on to Regional Avenue
• Turn right on to Station Avenue and travel through the front driveway area of DYRHS
• Turn right and back on to Station Avenue north bound and turn right on to Whites Path
• Travel on Whites Path and turn right at North Main Street
• Turn right on North Main Street
• Turn right at the Flax Pond Recreation Center