Club Rides
   Mondays:

1800: Beginning Sept 17, we will switch to mountain and cross bikes only on the Monday night East Coast Bikes ride.  Also, front lights and rear blinky required. This is an urban assault ride through Norfolk neighborhoods including Larchmont, Ghent, Navy Housing, Meadowbrook, Park Place, Colonial Place, Riverfront, Downtown, Berkley.  We do not hit any trails, but we do ride a few sidewalk and bikepath sections.  It is a very fun ride and great for winter fitness.  30 miles
Place:  East Coast Bikes on Colley Ave. in Ghent
Required:  cross, mountain bike with lights
Return:  8pm and sometimes gather for food/ drinks. No go:  rain or temps below 30 at 6pm.

A Saturday Tradition:

0715: Road ride from Starbucks Coffee shop in the La Promenade shopping mall off Laskin Rd. Fast paced 20 miles.  Ride meets up with the 8:30 Contes' Ride.
Contact Bill.

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0830: Road ride from Conte's Bike Shop on Laskin Road. 22 miles fast pace with 3 re-groups. Coffee at Starbucks afterwards.
Contact Bill.

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Wednesdays:

1800: Perfect winter training ride starts Wed, Sept 19 at Norfolk Conte's on 21st street.  This is a standing ride from Sept 19 through March. Format:  40 min road ride to Ipswitch Park, 30 min singletrack ride at Ipswitch, 40 min return ride back.
Required:  Mountain or cross bike with knobbies.  Front lights and rear blinky.  Experience with trails and pacelining.  No beginners please. Return at 8pm.
Needed:  A second ride leader who will be there most every week.  When we hit the trail, we usually break into 2 groups.  I lead the slower group and would like someone to commit to leading the faster group.  Let me know.
   
Tuesday - Thursday Weekly Ride:

7:15 Tuesday and Thursday: Ride leaves from The Blue Moon Café near the Oceanfront at Holly and Pinewood Rds (1 block north of Laskin and Holly) for a 15 mile warm up to Conte's on Laskin Road arriving in time for the 8:00 ride.  Don't forget we have a "5 minute rule" so if you're not there and ready for go at by 7:20 you will be left behind.  This ride is steady and fast (often very fast, with average speeds during the season between 25-30).  This ride will go until it's too dark to start.  Contact BJ Samuel for information.

8:00 am Tuesday & Thursday:  Rides leave Conte's when the 7:15 ride arrives which is usually about 8:05.  We do a modified Conte's loop, taking Hilltop and Wolfsnare roads instead of the usual First Colonial/Mill Dam route, to avoid Cape Henry Collegiate School traffic. From Great Neck Road we do the usual loop down Shore Drive and Atlantic Avenue before heading into Bay Colony at 49th street and doing a big counterclockwise loop along Bayshore drive, ending at the Blue Moon restaurant at Holly Rd and Pinewood Rd (1 block north of Laskin Rd).  The mileage of the ride to that point is approximately 17 miles.  At this point some people ride the 3 miles back to the store, and the rest of us do a reverse loop (another 17 miles) .   The speed varies between A++ and B pace depending on who shows up and what their training agenda is for the day.  Often the ride splits into 2 groups with a 26-30 mph group and a 22-26 mph pack. There is one regroup about 5 mi into the ride, and a sort of rolling regroup once we enter Bay Colony and the pace slows. Occasionally, the reverse loop back from Blue Moon to Contes is used by team members for some interval training. Ride always ends at Paneras at Hilltop (1 block from Contes) for coffee/bagels with free refills. The ride usually proceeds in all but the foulest weather.  Contact Jeff Lawson for information.

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