NCBC July '09 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.
  June Calendar

July rides
Date Time Dist Pace Leader Phone Starting Location Comments
4
8am
100k & 50k
Any
Tim Williams
Capital Cycling Club
919-462-7728  Cary, NC
Firecracker Metric ride details
19 8 AM
(7 AM Reg)
100k, 40 Miles, 20 Miles Any David Cole 919-362-9578 (home - before 9pm, please)

919-254-4113 (work)
Shearon Harris Visitor's Center NCBC Summer Rally! The 100K route is very challenging, with three difficult climbs. The 40 mile and 20 mile routes are relatively flat. The maps indicate the location of the sag stops and stores along the route.
Registration: At event only - no pre-registration. (Registration form)
Cost: $15 for NCBC members, $20 for non-members
Maps: (100K) (40 mile) (20 mile)
Cue Sheets (100K) (40 mile) (20 mile)

 

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 9:30 AM 20-30 15-17 Roxane Roberts, and Billie Ellis   TREK Bicycle Store
 

Mom's On the Move ride: This ride for women only, but not just mom's.  A 10% discount for baby sitting has been arranged at Right Time Kids (www.righttimekids.com) that is nearby on Durant Road.  The ride will leave from Trek Bicycles of Raleigh.

Mon 6:00 10-15 12-14 Steve Smith   W. North St. and N. Boylan Av. Come join us on Monday nights for a leisurely ride along the Raleigh Greenways. No drops. Dinner at a local restaurant afterwards.
Tue & Thur 5:45 20-25 22+     Phillips 66 @ Harrington Grove

Tuesday is the fast night and Thursday is a fast tempo...
Starting March 10th

Wed 6:00
Sharp
varies any
 
Ed Downing and David Cole 851-4264
362-9578
MacGregor village Oh Melo Velo rides Starts March 11
Out and back course, ride at your own pace, different route each week.
See Ed's website for details: Oh Melo Velo Website
Thur 9:00 AM 25+ 14-16 margot knepp 303-2185 Apex Community Center Parking lot No drop ride. Call to see if ride is a go, depending on the temp and precip. Won't ride in the rain. Good ride for retirees and 2nd shifters. Please no hammers.
Sat 8:00 AM ~65 22+     Phillips 66 @ Harrington Grove Pickup ride
Sat Varies 50-100 17-19
19+
Tony Santalucia   Pleasant Union School

Go to the Gyro's Forum page of our website to check the weekly posting of our rides.
 

Ride breaks into 2 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 9:30 62 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 8:30 35-40 19 Allen Walker   Food Lion Rolesville Rolling hills pick-up ride
Sun 9:00 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 35-45 17 & 19 thesundayride   The Bicycle Chain, Hwy 55 & Jenks Rd, Apex Routes vary each week, 35-45 miles. Breakaways regroup at designated
points. To be added to the email list to receive mid-week ride details,
send a note to
thesundayride
Sun 8:00 32 ~16 Raleigh Gyros     Sunday Gyro Beginner Ride
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