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Tuesday Simsbury Club Paced Ride -First ride of the season!
IMPORTANT: NEW START LOCATION!!! We will be starting in the back of Farms Village Plaza, the shops across from the Post Office and Tulmeadow farm. If you enter in the driveway just east of the main shop entrance it will take you straight to the back lot, please view the map link below for a visual.
For our first ride we are going to ease into the start of the season. 17 miles, 900ft climb. Here's the Queue Sheet:
- Out Old Farms, Firetown.
- Left in Simsbury rd, Right on Day St.
- Right on Creamery Hill rd
- Right on Bushy Hill, Barndoor Hills, Holcomb St
- Return back to start via Old Farms.
Link to the ride: RidewithGPS.com Route
Additional Ride Details:
- 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: 5:30pm sharp
- Distance: 18-40 miles (varies by month and amount of daylight)
- Ride Leaders: Christian Torrillo, Steve Savino, John Lockwood
This is a Club Pace ride (generally averaging 15-17 mph) - Route varies weekly, exploring areas west, north, and east of Simsbury. Rides generally alternate between hilly and flat, and regroups always occur at key points, certainly at the tops of climbs. Ride speed generally increase as riders progress during the season, but always staying within the advertised club pace.
PLEASE NOTE: Starting in 2015, The group may split based on number of riders Helmets are required, Lights recommended as we chase the daylight Headphones/ear buds are not allowed. Non-members must sign waiver in order to ride, Minors require adult signature
It's early, but based on the weather outlook - so far, so good. some rain in early AM with sky clearing and 42-39 degrees... Dress warm and anticipate the ground to be a bit wet from snow melt and rain, so fender-up if you got 'em.
> CT: Don't know who's going, but I'll be there. > Walt
If Walt has his fenders on, I will be drafting!
Walt is disqualified. He probably already has 2,000 miles and 200,000 ft of climbing for the year.
The first Tuesday ride of the year is expressly reserved for those of us who spent the winter in cookie hibernation.
> Walt is disqualified. He probably already has 2,000 miles and 200,000 ft of climbing for the year. > > The first Tuesday ride of the year is expressly reserved for those of us who spent the winter in cookie hibernation.
I can share the drafting with you John
C'mon fellow cyclists, we welcome EVERYONE to this ride, even those who were able to get an early jump on the season.... But that doesn't mean we won't strap Walt into the front of our line and continually flog him like a lazy good for nothing donkey pulling a plow through a field that's been in a 20 year drought...
Did we get kicked out of the park? I try to keep the towel on when changing
> Did we get kicked out of the park? I try to keep the towel on when changing
The main lot at Stratton Brook won't be open for a while, and the entry road (where we park for the early season rides) is still pretty snowed in.
The new owner of the plaza was there when we were starting the ride and wants us to keep coming back. He obviously doesn't know how much property damage Roy can inflict.
> > Did we get kicked out of the park? I try to keep the towel on when changing > > The main lot at Stratton Brook won't be open for a while, and the entry road (where we park for the early season rides) is still pretty snowed in. > > The new owner of the plaza was there when we were starting the ride and wants us to keep coming back. He obviously doesn't know how much property damage Roy can inflict.
Can we get a dumpster?