Thankfully the rain held off for us! Leslie and I started our group ride of 11 a few minutes after the faster pace B group. We enjoyed riding together until the split at Otha Magnum road. Hope the rest of your group ride went well Leslie! 6 of us (we picked up 1 on Range Road) enjoyed the route that was a little bit over the posted 56 miles. I received many thank-you's and no complaints for starting at Ravenstone so we'll meet here more often!
If you have interest in riding our B Group Fall Century then I need to hear from you soon with Saturday dates in September and October you are available. So far 4 people have sent me this information so the ride is a Go. It will be a "flat as possible" route very similar to last year giving 2 opportunities to cut the ride short if needed. Out of respect for each other we should prepare our bikes, bodies and shoes (!) so we can leave as a group at the posted start time. I also believe courtesy plays an important role for a good group ride. Thank-you Everyone! Maria On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Itchn2go-Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > After starting a few minutes late we had 13 riders do the full 56 mile > route. I had a 19.5 pace. > > > > As we were leaving we could see Rick I. riding up Patterson. We finally > caught him on Cheek and he joined us for the remainder. In the usual Gyro, > every man for himself in the last 10 mile fashion, him and Craig were the > strongest and bolted up Red Mill and back to Ravenstone. Tim could have > stayed with them (bad knee and all) but held back to support the group J. > > > > It was a great ride with everyone working well together. We rode well > maintaining a steady effort both up and down the hills…well done gang! > > > > Each ride leader has their own quirks…with that said, for the 18-19 pace > ride, both Ken and I agree that rides leaves at the posted times so a 7:30 > start time means we leave the parking lot at 7:30 – please be ready so you > don’t get left behind. > > > > To be continued next week! > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf > Of *maria > *Sent:* Thursday, July 30, 2009 5:53 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Gyros: 13583] Re: Saturday 8/1/09 A Group Ride Specs & Week of > 8/2/09 Ride Schedule > > > > *B Group ... with More Options: > > For our safety ... > * > 1) If this is your first time or if it's been a while since you cycled with > us please be courteous and contact me prior to showing up for our group > ride. (*[email protected]* <[email protected]>) > 2) Please contact Tony (*[email protected]* <[email protected]>) for > an alternate ride if this group does not meet your cycling needs. > 3) B group was created 2 years ago and based on the Gyro categories/levels > web page > (*http://www.raleighgyros.com/rides.htm*<http://www.raleighgyros.com/rides.htm>) > therefore our group rides are for experienced cyclists with substantial > group riding experience. We offer the Sunday Touring ride for those without > this experience. > > Group Notes: > > - We will start at the "*Ravenstone*" location (Directions: * > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm)*. The Ravenstone Food Lion > has nice restrooms in the front right near the fruit and vegi section (the > gas station does too). How about trying the Ravenstone Subway after our > ride? > - If you are interested in riding our 2nd annual Fall Century then > please send me an email, by next Wednesday, the Saturday dates you should > be > available in September and October. > (*[email protected]*<[email protected]> > ) > > * > MEETING PLACE:* Ravenstone - (Directions: * > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) > **TIME:* Saturday 8/1 @ *7:30 am* > > *RIDE DISTANCE:* * 56 *miles > > *PACE:* 16 mph average, no drop. > *ROUTE:* The same Birthday Bash route we did on 7/3 (no singing this > time) > > *CUE SHEET:* See attached "56miles_BirthdayBashRoute" cue sheet > *NOTE FROM MARIA: *This route has beautiful back roads with a few extra > hills plus a fun roller coast into Bahama. > > *MEETING PLACE:* Ravenstone - (Directions: * > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) > **TIME:* Saturday 8/1 @ *7:30 am* > > *RIDE DISTANCE:* * 39 *miles > > *PACE:* 17 mph average, no drop. > *CUE SHEET:* See attached "Bike route - Ravenstone to 56 & old 75 39 > miles" cue sheet > > *NOTES FROM LESLIE: *This is the shorter B ride for this Saturday. We > will ride with Maria's group for the first 18 miles, then we will go our own > way. Anyone from Ken and Ed's group can wait for us at the corner of Otha > Magnum and Old Route 75 and ride back with us at the slower pace. > > > > *MEETING PLACE:* Ravenstone - (Directions: * > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) > **TIME:* Saturday 8/1 @ *7:30 am* > > *RIDE DISTANCE:* * 56 *miles > > *PACE:* 18-19 mph average > *CUE SHEET:* See attached "56miles_BirthdayBashRoute" cue sheet > > *NOTES FROM KEN AND ED: *Hal won't be leading this week. The plan is for > all 3 groups to start together and warm up. Then we'll pull away at the > faster pace. Anyone can wait at the corner of Otha Magnum and Old Route 75 > and ride back with Leslie. If you need to drop down to a slower pace, > Maria's group will not be too far behind and pick you up. > > > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:21 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > G-Men & Women, > > Here are the specs for the week: > > > SATURDAY RIDE (8/1): > > (A GROUP - Tony & Bert) > > MEETING PLACE: Ravenstone Plaza - (Directions: > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) > TIME: Saturday 8/1 @ 7am > RIDE DISTANCE: 78 miles > PACE: 20-21mph LSD > ROUTE: 77 Sunset Strip w/one RS @ HWY 158 & Enon @ 36.86 mile marker > CUE SHEET: (http://www.raleighgyros.com/cue_sheets.htm) > NOTES: Open Play will be: > 1. Range Road from Old 75 to Roberts Chapel Road @ mile marker 15.86 > (Approx. 2 miles long with a climb) > 2. Range Road from Enon to Old 75 @ mile marker 54.77 (Approx. 5 miles > long mostly a steady downhill) > (Open Play means that there are no rules - every man for himself - we > regroup at the end of each stretch). > OTHER NOTES: We ride and work together as a group. We encourage county > line sprints. > We DO NOT wait for dropped riders so look at the map and/or cue sheets to > figure out where you are. We DO stop for mechanicals. > > > (B GROUP - Maria/Leslie/Hal) > Information about this ride to come > > > SUNDAY RIDE (8/2): > > 1. Kim's Recovery Ride leaves from Blue Jay Point @ 8am. (38 miles @ > 17-18mph pace) > (Gary Rohlke will be taking over this ride temporarily) > > 2. Mike's Gyro Touring Ride > MEETING PLACE: Blue Jay Point (Directions: > http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) > TIME: Sunday 8/2 @ 8:30 am > DISTANCE: 30 miles > ROUTE: TBD > PACE: 14-16mph - No drop but you MUST be able to maintain the minimum pace. > > > MONDAY RIDE (8/3): > Hal's Ride leaves from the Trek Store on Durant Road & Raven Ridge Roads. > TIME @ 6pm. DISTANCE: 25-30 miles. PACE @ 18mph > (NOTE: THIS RIDE WILL BE ON ONLY IF SOMEONE POSTS TO LEAD) > > > TUESDAY RIDE (8/4): > Rick's Ride leaves from St Francis of Assisi Church. TIME @ 6pm. > DISTANCE: 31 miles PACE @ 22-23mph > > > WEDNESDAY (8/5): > Andy's Ride leaves from St Francis of Assisi Church. TIME @ 5:45pm. > DISTANCE: 39 miles. PACE @ 20-21mph (Controlled) > > > THURSDAY (8/6) > Dave's Ride leaves from the Trek Store on Durant & Raven Ridge Roads. TIME > @ 6pm. DISTANCE: 32 miles. PACE @ 17-18mph > > > > 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, Bert > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you foolishly subscribed to the Gyro email group. 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