G-Men & Women, For the A Group - With a mountain ride looming on the horizon, I've mapped out a ride that has us exploring about 40 miles of new roads. I'm calling this route the "Tour de Mayo" since it will take us to the southern shores of the Mayo Reservoir. The only change I want to make are the rest stops. We'll have 2 stops because of the length of the ride. Mt Tirzah will be the first, which is not shown on the map. (I decided this after I planned the route). The other rest stop will be in Moriah.
It's going to be a gorgeous day Saturday so let's get in some miles. Should be an interesting route too. Of course, there will be some who want to go short. That can easily be done. I'll be posting seperately for the upcoming mountain ride next weekend. SATURDAY RIDE (4/18): (A GROUP - Tony) MEETING PLACE: Ravenstone Plaza - (Directions: http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) TIME: Saturday 4/18 @ 8am RIDE DISTANCE: 84 miles PACE: 19-20mph LSD ROUTE: Tour de Mayo CUE SHEET: None existing but see map below http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2728424 (B GROUP - Maria) Maria will post her ride. SUNDAY RIDE (4/19): Kim's Recovery Ride leaves from Blue Jay Point @ 9am. (38 miles @ 17-18mph pace) Mike's Gyro Touring Ride. He will post all the info for this ride. MONDAY RIDE (4/20): Hal's Ride leaves from the Trek Store on Durant Road. TIME @ 5:45pm. DISTANCE: 25-30 miles. PACE @ 18mph (NOTE: THIS RIDE WILL BE ON ONLY IF SOMEONE POSTS TO LEAD) TUESDAY RIDE (4/21): Rick's Ride leaves from St Francis of Assisi Church. TIME @ 6pm. DISTANCE is 30-32 miles @ 20-21mph pace. (Rick will post any changes regarding this ride). WEDNESDAY (4/22): Andy's Ride leaves from St Francis of Assisi Church. TIME @ 5:45pm. DISTANCE based on available light but will work up to 39 miles. PACE @ 20-21mph. THURSDAY (4/23) (Dave's Ride from the Trek Store) (NOTE: THIS RIDE WILL BE ON ONLY IF SOMEONE POSTS TO LEAD) 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
