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PMC Unpaved 2026 Ride Day, The Eagle

Snowcap Productions·Pan-Mass Challenge·Camp Mah-Kee-Nac, Lenox, MA·October 3, 2026

Camera Operator

Michael Rotiroti in a white cap and a crewmate in a green hoodie, seen from behind on a bench by the lake at sunset, hills and fall trees across the water
Saturday wrap, on the bench by the lake at Camp Mah‑Kee‑Nac
The Setup My Sony FX9 and a7 IV, two zooms, 51.1 miles of route

The Ride

I filmed ride day at PMC Unpaved 2026 for Snowcap Productions. PMC Unpaved is the Pan‑Mass Challenge’s gravel ride in the Berkshires, and it raises money for cancer research and care at Dana‑Farber Cancer Institute. On Saturday, October 3, 196 riders took on The Eagle, a 51.1 mile route out of Camp Mah‑Kee‑Nac in Lenox, Massachusetts.

  • Mile 0Camp Mah‑Kee‑Nac, Lenox, MA
  • Mile 13.8Water stop, West Stockbridge, MA
  • Mile 25.3Water stop, Canaan, NY
  • Mile 41.0Water stop, Richmond, MA
  • Mile 51.1Finish

The Plan

Most of cycling event video is logistics. The riders spread out over fifty miles, and the camera only gets the moment if it’s already standing there when the pack comes through. So before the weekend I built my own offline tracker of The Eagle with all 63 turn cues on it.

Call was 6 a.m., with sunrise at 6:52. On paper my shot list started with the 7 a.m. yoga session at camp, then all three water stops, wides at a firehouse along the route, and staged shots of the volunteers. That’s a lot of ground to cover, so I planned it stop by stop.

The Kit

I brought my own Sony FX9 and Sony a7 IV, with a Canon 18‑80 and a Sony 28‑135. Both lenses are zooms, so I can get a wide of a water stop and a tight shot of one rider from the same spot, without changing lenses while the riders roll past.

After the Ride

Ride day ended back at the lake. Once the riding was done, the camp gathered on the stone steps for the PMC Unpaved Living Proof toast, and I ran two of the cameras on it. The night before, I’d shot and cut the fireside chat with Dana‑Farber’s CEO on the same stage. We wrapped Saturday on a bench by the water as the sun went down.

Links

All my Pan-Mass Challenge video work → The Pan-Mass Challenge →

Michael Rotiroti in a white cap seated on a wooden bench behind a Sony FX9 on a tripod, a second camera with a zoom lens resting beside him, people on the benches around him under fall trees
Saturday afternoon on the FX9, in the stone amphitheater by the lake
Two cameras on tripods facing the lake in bright sun, a mic stand and musicians with guitars on the shore beyond them
Saturday, cameras on the lakeshore
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More project recaps: The PMC Unpaved Fireside Chat The PMC Unpaved Living Proof Toast Pan-Mass Challenge Video