Morning Gyros,
We had a great turnout last night of about 15 riders, some returning riders
from last year and a few newbie's to the ride. Thank you to all those that
braved the gusty dark conditions last night. Remember: If you have not signed a
waiver yet, please make sure you have one before next week. There are forms
available in the Trek Store.
Due to the pending weather we cut the ride short and made it back before it got
too dark and ended up with about 26 miles. It turns out we averaged 17.8 last
night which is not the posted ride speed. I have to accept responsibility as
ride leader for that oversight. I was riding my back up bike, since the Madone
is in the shop, and the wheels I was using was not calibrated for the bike. My
average speed; which I was watching throughout the ride was staying around 16.8
- 17.0 so I figured we were doing pretty good on the pace. Turns out I was off
so the pace ended up higher than I planned. Sorry for that. I plan to have my
other bike back next week so I'll do much better on keeping the pace as posted.
Thanks also to guest ride leaders Hal and Steve for helping with the group.
The Thursday ride will continue to be a learning oriented ride and not so much
a speed ride. We will eventually get the pace up to 18-19 and increase the
distance to +-34 miles but the main effort of this ride will be to improve
everyone's knowledge and confidence riding in a group. Although I'm not an
accomplished Cat 1,2,3,4,5,+ racer I have had the opportunity to learn group
riding concepts that, along with some other ride leaders, we can all share with
new riders as well as some old dogs.
2 points to take away from last nights ride:
1. If a rider has found themselves out in the wind and wants to get back in the
pace line, they should indicate with a hand gesture pointing to the spot they
want to get in. The riders should allow that rider in and not surge to close
the gap and prevent them in. This is also a safety issue with traffic.
2. If a rider is creating gaps in the pace line then another rider may safely
and with control fill in that gap. The rider making the gap should not
aggressively force that rider out of the spot.
I know when it comes to crits and the TdF these are not the general courtesies
you see but on a weekday club ride they are.
We'll start working on riding a double pace line and maintaining a steady
effort throughout the ride next week. Thanks again for all the riders who
showed up last night. I look forward to a long year of great rides.
d
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