Gyromancers, Ok, it's time to start getting a head count for our mountain ride Saturday, June 12th. Please let me know OFFLINE who will be coming. Once I get a head count, I'll post the list. The plan is as usual - we will meet at the Kohl's Store at Brier Creek @ 6am. We will carpool to Mount Airy which is where we'll park and start our ride. On the way out we'll have breakfast and then we'll have dinner on the return trip. Expect to be home about 5-6pm.
Bert has come up with a cue sheet but we'll save that for later as we get closer to the 12th. I will, however, show you the route and it's a good one with lots of time spent on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia and we didn't forget the climbs either. The route is 64 miles and should include about 6,000-7,000 ft of climb. This will be a great training ride for those of you who have other mountain rides coming up like the BSG & BRB. Here's the route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3733300 It's always nice to have a great turnout on these rides so please join us. You know the old saying: "Misery loves company". NOTE: This is a Gyro ride so wearing your colors is preferred. Ok, on to Saturday's ride. I know that there are some rides going on like the Tour de Cure and the 3MM this weekend and we wish those riders well. Our A ride will take us further north for more exploration. Good news here too. My close inside sources have told me that the 3 1/2 mile section of Range Road from Enon to Moriah is freshly paved with nice beautiful smooth tarmac. Oh, so nice! We'll be taking that section for sure. There is no cue sheet for this route so please look it over and familiarize yourself with it. NOTE: It is going to be HOT this weekend so we are starting early (7:30am). Please be ready to roll. Now for the schedule. (WAIVER IS ATTACHED) SATURDAY RIDE (6/5) (A GROUP - Tony/Bert) MEETING PLACE: Ravenstone Plaza (Directions: http://www.raleighgyros.com/locations.htm) TIME: Saturday 5/6 @ 7:30am RIDE DISTANCE: 73 miles (RS @ 49 miles in Moriah with a possible RS on Hwy 158 @ 28 miles, if needed) PACE: 20-21mph MAP: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=3778038 NOTES: There will be hills where the climbers will be allowed to stretch their legs. OTHER NOTES: This one is important - 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. (A- GROUP - Kim/Ed) Information to come (B GROUP - Leslie/Diana) Information to come SUNDAY RIDE (6/6): 1. Kim's Recovery Ride leaves from Blue Jay Point @ 8:30am. (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 6/6 @ 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 (6/7): Hal's Ride leaves from the Trek Store on Durant Road & Raven Ridge Roads. TIME @ 6pm. DISTANCE: 25-30 miles. PACE @ 19mph (Because of the unfortunate accident that Hal was in last Saturday, he will not be leading this ride. As Hal has stated before, most of you know this route. Please continue the ride as if Hal were there. If anyone else wants to lead, please let the group know. Hopefully, Hal will be back up front taking charge as before, in the not too distant future. We wish him well.) TUESDAY RIDE (6/8): Rick's Ride leaves from St. Francis of Assisi Church. TIME @ 5:45pm. DISTANCE: 31-32 miles PACE @ 21-23mph WEDNESDAY (6/9): Andy's Training Ride leaves from St. Francis of Assisi Church. TIME @ 5:45pm. DISTANCE: 30-40 miles. PACE @ 21mph (Controlled Pace) THURSDAY (6/10): Dave's Ride leaves from the Trek Store on Durant & Raven Ridge Roads. TIME @ 6pm. DISTANCE: 32 miles. PACE @ 18mph. This is a CONTROLLED pace, and a DROP ride, so make sure you are able to average the above posted pace. 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 subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
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