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Tuesday 6/7 Simsbury B Ride - Phlat Ride
Weather looking Suh-weet!, Keeping it as phlat as I can in consideration that many had a hilly couple miles this weekend. The ride is 37 miles and 1400ft climb, we'll dip our toe briefly into Massachusetts and then head back. Also gives us a good chance to work on some pace lining on the longer back roads. With the flatter route we will have an increased average speed however we'll have the same standard B ride output.
Queue Sheet:
- Head out to the right via Hedgehog, Saddle Ridge, Lenora to the end at Old Farms (Quick regroup)
- Left on Old Farms Right on Holcomb, turns into Canton Rd, take to the end at RT-10/202 (Full Regroup)
- -----------------Left onto RT10/202 as a group & stay single file----------------------
- Right on RT-20 and quick left onto Hungary, Right on Copper Hill Rd, Left on Griffin Rd which becomes Copper Hill again- take to the end (Regroup
- Right on Mountain Rd, Let on Warnertown Rd, Right on Rising Corner Rd, Right on South West Rd which turns to Ratley Rd, all the way to end (Regroup)
- Left on Mountain Rd, Quikc Right on RT-187/N Grand St all the way to the end (turns into S Grand st.) (Regroup)
- Right on Turkey Hills Rd, Quick Left onto School St, Left on S Main St, Right onto Hatchet Hill Rd to end, Left on RT-189 !!Careful at this intersection!!
- Right into Tarrifville and head up Winthrop St, Descend Tarriffville Rd, Left on Quary (careful for oncoming traffic) (Rolling regroup on Quarry)
- Head back via Terry's Plain Rd, Drake Hill and RT-309 to the starting point
Link to the RidewithGPS.com Route
Link to a Downloadable TCX with good turn-by-turn directions at Plotaroute.com
General Ride Information:
- Location: Farms Village Plaza (Shops Across from Tulmeadow Farms & Post Office)
- Address: 244 Farms Village Rd, West Simsbury, CT 06092
- Parking: In the REAR lot behind the builds
- Start time: 6:00pm sharp
- Distance: 18-40 miles (varies by month and amount of daylight)
- Ride Leaders: Christian Torrillo, Steve Savino, Chris Patron
This is a "B" ride (generally averaging 15-18 mph) - Route varies weekly, exploring areas west, north, and east of Simsbury. Rides are generally hilly given our part of the state. Regroups always occur at key points, certainly at the tops of climbs. This Ride's is considered "Progressive" where each week the distance, speed and climb increase as riders improve and we chase the sunset for maximum ride time.
East Granby - consider a quick left on School Street to get to 187 (there is a left turn lane). The less time on Rt. 20 the better.