G-Men & Women, Well, Bert is gradually letting me take over again. (He wants to be sure though that I can handle it before he gives me complete control). Hey Bert, thanks for taking over in my absence.
It is going to be cold Saturday but that's not going to stop us from riding. We'll just make a couple of adjustments to the start time and distance. Only 2 months left before our Tour de Gaps ride so get out this weekend. We'll do the Covered Bridge Route so we can get in a quality ride in a short distance and stay warm to boot with all the climbing. Plus, we can add a few more miles depending on how everyone feels. SATURDAY RIDE (1/31): (A GROUP - Tony) MEETING PLACE: Blue Jay Point (Alias BJP) - (Directions: http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) TIME: Saturday 1/31 @ 10am RIDE DISTANCE: A Group (28-32 miles) PACE: 18-19mph ROUTE: Covered Bridge CUE SHEET: http://www.raleighgyros.com/cue_sheets.htm (B GROUP - Maria) Maria will post her ride. SUNDAY RIDE (2/1): Kim's Recovery Ride leaves from Blue Jay Point @ 9:30am. (38 miles @ 17-18mph pace) Mike's Gyro Touring Ride. He will post all the info for this ride. All ride locations can be found on our website @ http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm THE PLAN: One or more groups will leave with the intent of riding as a group at a target pace. We will try to cover the same routes, albeit a shorter distance for the slower group, so if you're struggling or want to ride at an easier pace, you can move back to a slower group. If you're already in the slowest group, the ride leader will check to make sure you can make your way back alone or with another volunteer. You'll know within the first 7 miles whether or not you're strong enough to maintain the pace. The general rule is that you should be able to maintain at least a 19+mph pace for the A Group, 18mph pace for 40-50 miles with the B+ Group or a 16mph pace for 30-40 miles with the B Group, when considering which group to ride with. If you can not maintain these paces, then it is suggested that you consider the C/B- Sunday ride. (Please refer to the link above). Each group should make a concerted effort to keep the group together but there will always be those who want to pick up the pace on the return. It is more appropriate to do this the last 5-7 miles of a ride. The short hammer sessions, that are always inevitable during our rides, will not be affected. To find out more about pacelines, please read the link below. http://www.raleighgyros.com/training.htm Thanks, Tony --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post useless drivel to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] We love reading 3000 line messages so please don't bother trimming your replies. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
