G's, I'm not sure that I'll be riding tomorrow as the weather does not look good and if I do show up, I'll probably be riding short. A's and A-'s can ride together.
Here's the schedule for the week: SATURDAY RIDE (12/5) (A & A- GROUPS - Tony/Ed) MEETING PLACE: Shady Grove Church - (Directions: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3195540) TIME: Saturday 12/5 @ 9am RIDE DISTANCE: 60 miles (1 Rest Stop) PACE: 18-19mph ROUTE: Three Church's Route CUE SHEET: http://www.raleighgyros.com/cue_sheets.htm 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 GROUPS - Maria/Leslie) Information to come SUNDAY RIDE (12/6): 1. Kim's Recovery Ride leaves from Blue Jay Point @ 9am. (38 miles @ 17-18mph pace) 2. Mike's Gyro Touring Ride MEETING PLACE: Blue Jay Point (Directions: http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) TIME: Sunday 12/6 @ 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: Hal's Ride is cancelled for the season. TUESDAY RIDE (12/8): Information to come. I'll post by Tuesday morning. WEDNESDAY: Andy's Ride is cancelled for the season. THURSDAY: Dave's Ride is cancelled for the season. 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.
