Tour de Connecticut: CI's Inaugural Bike Across the State
Connecticut Innovations is capitalizing on its small-and-connected strengths by hosting our inaugural Tour de Connecticut, a week-long bike across the state, where CEO Matt McCooe, other investment team managers and special guest riders will visit portfolio companies and stop by other Connecticut gems along the way.
Monday, August 21 – New London County and Middlesex County (59.9 miles)
| 7:00 a.m. |
Departure from Whaler’s Inn to Sift Bakery (20 E Main St, Mystic) |
| 7:05 a.m. – 7:20 a.m. |
Pitstop at Sift Bakery (5 Water St, Mystic)
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| 7:20 a.m. |
Departure to Mystic Aquarium |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. |
Tour of Mystic Aquarium (55 Coogan Blvd, Mystic)
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| 8:15 a.m. |
Departure to Enko Chem
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| 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Meeting with Enko Chem (62 Maritime Dr, Mystic)
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Departure for ThayerMahan |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30a.m. |
Bike to ThayerMahan |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Meeting with ThayerMahan (120B Leonard Dr, Groton)
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| 11:30 a.m. |
Departure for Essex
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| 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Bike to Griswold Inn |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
Lunch at Griswold Inn (36 Main St, Essex) |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Departure for Middletown |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
Bike to El Pulpo |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Dinner at El Pulpo (46 Melelli Plaza, Middletown) |
Tuesday, August 22 – Hartford County (28.4 miles)
| 7:30 a.m. |
Departure from Inn at Middletown to Bright Feeds (70 Main St, Middletown) |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Bike to Bright Feeds
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| 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
Meeting with Bright Feeds (76 Fuller Way, Berlin) |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Departure for Hartford
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| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. |
Bike to Trinity Health Stadium; Home of Hartford Athletic
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| 10:30 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. |
Tour of Trinity Health Stadium (250 Huyshope Ave, Hartford)
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| 11:10 a.m. |
Departure for Connecticut Science Center |
| 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. |
Visit Connecticut Science Center (250 Columbus Blvd, Hartford) |
| 11:35 a.m. |
Departure for Covr |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. |
Meeting with Covr (1 American Row, Hartford)
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| 12:40 p.m. |
Departure for Capitol |
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Visit the Capitol (210 Capitol Ave, Hartford) |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Departure for West Hartford |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Bike to Blue Back Square |
| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Lunch at Max’s Oyster Bar (964 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford) |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. |
Meeting with Veradermics (85 Memorial Rd, West Hartford) |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Dinner at Artisan Restaurant (1 Memorial Rd, West Hartford) |
Wednesday, August 23 – New Haven County (41.1 miles)
| 9:30 a.m. |
Departure from Delamar to Barker Cartoon Musuem (1 Memorial Rd, West Hartford) |
| 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Bike to Cheshire
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| 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
Visit Barker Cartoon Musuem (1188 Highland Ave, Cheshire) |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Departure for Viron Rondo
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| 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch at Viron Rondo (1721 Highland Ave, Cheshire)
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| 1:00 p.m. |
Departure for New Haven |
| 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. |
Bike to Halda |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Meeting with Halda (115 Munson St, New Haven) |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Departure for Inbox Health
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| 3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. |
Meeting with Inbox Health (55 Church St, Floor 7, New Haven)
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| 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
CI Summer Networking at High George (9 High St, New Haven) |
Thursday, August 24 – Fairfield County (50 miles)
| 7:30 a.m. |
Departure from Blake Hotel to Athletic Brewing Company (9 High St, New Haven) |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. |
Meeting with Athletic Brewing Company (75 Cascade Blvd, Milford)
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Departure for Westport |
| 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. |
Bike to La Plage
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| 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch at La Plage (260 Compo Rd S, Westport)
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Departure for Stamford
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| 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Bike to Village |
| 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Meeting with Wheelhouse (4 Star Point, Stamford) |
| 4:00 p.m. |
Departure for Shelf |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Meeting with Shelf (175 Atlantic Street, Floor 2, Stamford) |
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