NCBC march '06 Ride Calendar

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Visitors are welcome on NCBC rides. However, we encourage you to join the club and support organizations which sponsor the rides.
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March rides
Date Day Time Dist Pace Leader Phone Starting Location Comments
04 Sat 09:00 50 18-19 David Cole 362-9578 MacGregor Village Birthday ride [cue sheet]. Golly, why 50 miles?
11 Sat 9:00 85 19-20 Tom Sheffield   Blue Jay Point Park Louisburg loop: It's about 85m (give or take 10) and I would really like to keep the pace around 19-20mph until we get to the last stop in Franklinton, then it's up to the racer dudes to see if they can drop the ride leader.
18 Sat 9:00 70 20 Jon Buckley 676-4274 Blue Jay Point Park Riding to Kittrel
25 Sat 9:00 75 19 Jon Buckley 676-4274 St Francis of Assisi Church The infamous Bahama Loop
26 Sun 9:00 40 / 63 / 100 Any Adrian Hand   Lake Wheeler Park NCBC Spring Rally

$15 for NCBC members & 20 for non-members

We'll be cooking out under the shelter at the park afterwards. Burgers, dogs, misc. vegetarian options, salads, sodas…

Apr 2 Sun 9:30 30 to 45 any Matt and Amy
New Date
  Matt and Amy's Grits Tandem Ride: Tandem ride Two routes 30 and 50. 
Notes:
  • Starting locations are described in the NCBC ride starting locations page.
  • Additional information on area century rides is listed on the NCBC century calendar page.
  • New entries (not listed in the newsletter) are shaded green.
  • Pace of pick-up rides is at riders' discretion; riders are encouraged to discuss pace before starting.

Weekly Rides
Day Time Dist Pace Leader Phone Starting Location Comments
Mon & Wed 4:45 20-25 18 Jon Buckley 676-4274 Phillips 66 @ Harrington Grove

Starting March 6th

Tue & Thur 4:45 20-25 20     Phillips 66 @ Harrington Grove

Starting March 7th Tuesday is the fast night and Thursday is a fast tempo...

Thur 6:30 PM 1h 15   Steve Levine 461-0066 Cycling Spoken Here
Cary
Free indoor training! Bring your own trainer or rollers. Steve leads the session every Thursday with a different workout. RSVP preferred but not required. 
Sat 10:00am 30-50 15-17
17-19
19+
Tony Santalucia   Pleasant Union School Ride breaks into 3 groups
Goals are camaraderie and exercise in that order.

Please check our website to see if there are any changes to the ride schedule. Go to
Gyro's Web site
Sat
Sun
9:30am 50-60 20-22+

Mission Valley
Sat 9:00am 55-70 *

Blue Jay Point Park Pick-up ride (Road Dog rules, we only drop our friends!).
Sat 9:30 54 19+

17 Tempo

15-16
Pick up 461-0066 Cycling Spoken Here
Cary
Three Groups: 
19+
Year-round ride. Always a large group, attack the hills and challenge yourself. 
17 Tempo: Organized tempo ride of 17-18 mph
15-16: This is a spin ride for beginners and those wanting a slower evenly paced group. Cue sheets provided for all our saturday rides.
Sun 9:30am 35-50 17-18 Mike Wallace
Kim Kimbrell

Blue Jay Point Park Recovery pace ...  Various routes
Sun 10:00am ~ 3Hrs 19-20 Pick up Ride
Blue Jay Point Park Tempo Pace No sprints no attacks just good steady Tempo pace
Sun 9:00am 2-3 hours 17-19
Ed Brenton
Jon Cochran

 
Food Lion Rolesville Rolling hills pick-up ride
No drop, recovery-pace
Sun 9:00am 40-60 17-20 The Spin Cycle
http://www.thespincycle.com/

 
Spin Cycle at
Salt Box Village
Two groups.
Sun 10:00 30 16-18 Todd Spain   Cycling Spoken Here
Cary
Come and enjoy your Sunday morning ride with Todd. This is our most popular ride with huge groups of fun riders every Sunday. A well established ride. Plan to average 16 plus with this group. If the quicker tempo is not what you are looking for...we split into 2 groups along the way.
Sun 9:00 32 ~16 Raleigh Gyros     Sunday Gyro Beginner Ride
varies varies 10-40 10-15
No drop
Zonda     Informal/pick up ride for those who prefer to ride at a more relaxed pace, enjoy themselves and support one another. Please check our website to see when and where we are riding. See http://www.SlowSpokes.net or NCBC community forum, subcultures, Slow Spokes at http://forum.ncbikeclub.info
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