When you Ride Closer to Free, you’re joining Connecticut’s best organized cycling event. Now in its 9th year, the 2019 Closer to Free Ride is the one you don’t want to miss.  Starting and ending at the historic Yale Bowl, the CTF Ride features five professionally-designed and fully-supported routes: 10 miles, 25 miles, 40 miles and 65 miles and the iconic CTF Century at 100 miles.