Lodge Ride Updates

Hello

Amelia Island ride on Sunday

Let’s be careful on the road. The last couple of weeks we have had a couple of bike wrecks on the Saturday and Sunday rides. Fortunately they have been a single rider going down and not a group. Pay attention, call out road debris and hazards.
We hope those of you that have wrecked are healing up.

A couple of riding issues people have commented on to me. Then they ask me to pass along to the group.

Please observe the biggest issue – no riding on aero bars in the pace line! These are road bike rides not TT / triathlons.
Wearing head phones or adjusting you iPod/MP3 in the pace line. It is hard for you to hear what is going on and you may gap the pace line not being focused.
Riding over your head in the fast Saturday Group AA.
Please point out or call out road debris / hazards.
On the Sunday ride – watch your speed. These are group rides and we will easy up to let a weaker rider get back on.
If I let one comment out, I know someone will remind me to add to the next email.
Stay focus in the pace line and ride safe.

Saturday – 8:00AM @ the Lodge – 35 – 40 miles round trip (See Map Attached)
Group AA = 25+ MPH
Group A = 19 – 25 MPH

Remember it is a warm up ride to the Palm Valley Bridge. Let’s try to manage the warm up speed till the bridge. It seemed like we were at race speed going out 210 before the bridge.

The Group will leave the Lodge South down PVB out to 210 though the roundabout and out 210 over the PV Bridge and make a Right at Old Palm Valley Road (the first Traffic Light) to compete the Nocatee loops.


See Attached Map for Group AA and Group A

Group AA will make Right at Crosswater Parkway (at the traffic Light at the end of Old Palm Valley Road) and complete Spoke 1, 2, 3, 1 and 3 before returning back by going up the ramp onto Nocatee Parkway.

Group A will make a Left at Crosswater Parkway and complete Spoke 2, Spoke 3, Spoke 1, and Spoke 3 before returning back by going up the ramp onto Nocatee Parkway. We try to make Group A a fast group ride. We will regroup at Old Palm Valley Road after the bridge. Turn around and look to see if we are all together.



Sunday - 7:00 AM at the Lodge
Ride to Amelia Island – 70 miles round trip from the Lodge
We will ride North on First Street
We will pass Rag Time in Atlantic Beach around 7:30 AM
Catch the 8:00 Ferry - $1.00 Each Way

This is a group ride; we try to keep the group together.
Ride Pace = 19 – 22 MPH

Remember this is a GROUP ride.

Ride Safe
Robert


Robert Buck
robertbuck@comcast.net
Phone 904-285-1217
Cell 904-635-1718