The Century route is no longer an option, due to a lack of interest. However, it does seem as though a lot of you are looking forward to a FAST Metric, which makes me think that the "B" group might be sweeping up a few "dazed and confused" hammers on our way back from Oxford. ;^) -Tom
On Sep 19, 2011, at 6:55 PM, Tom Sheffield wrote: > The 2011 Road Dog Rally will start this Saturday (9/24) at 8am from Pleasant > Union Elementary. > > There will be two routes: > · 62m (Road Dog Metric) > · 100m (Century Route) > > The Century and Metric follow the same route until the break at the Metric > turn-around point at US158 in Oxford. > > There will also be two starting times: > 8am for the faster A/A- riders (regardless of whether you’re riding the > Century or Metric route). > Tony Santalucia will be leading the Century ride. > Those of you who are planning to ride a fast Metric can follow the Bike Route > 1 signs on your way back from Oxford. I've learned (many times in the past) > that the folks who ride this Metric route fast don't need a leader. ;^) > 8:05am for those of us who want to give the A/A- riders a head start. I’ll be > leading this controlled pace "B" group and expect to average ~17mph – maybe a > little faster or slower, depending on the group. "Controlled Pace" may be a > foreign concept to some of you, so I'll explain - if you're "on the front" > and going too fast, you'll soon find yourself "off the front". > > If you don’t have the time or energy to ride either of the planned routes > above, you might consider riding out-and-back to Wilton. It’s a very nice > half-Metric that’s mostly flat, except for the hills. In past adventures, > this has been the ad-hoc (or is it “ad-hack”) route for some riders who > “tried” to keep up with the fast guys and blew-up early. > > You might be a Road Dog if: > - You can find your way back from Wilton, without the aid of a GPS. > > Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, > -Tom > > >> > -- 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]
