Weekly Ride Format

The ride has gotten more and more popular over the years, which is exciting and fun!  In order to keep the rides safe, manageable, and accessible to people of varying degrees of fitness, we’ve evolved the ride into SIX different groups, each with its own route, leader, and pace.

The weekly groups are divided into Threshold, Tempo, and Endurance paces for one Road and one Gravel group each. A Women’s-only Ride will be offered at least once a month as well.  We send out route and ride leader announcements in our Monday newsletter, and you get to decide each week which group is right for you. We recommend you follow our guidelines on which ride is right for you.

Details

  • All riders should arrive at Gateway parking lot by 6:30am each week for pre-ride announcements by ride leaders and sponsors.
  • At 6:30am, the Threshold Groups will start, followed by the Tempo Groups and then the Endurance Groups.
  • When they are available, we have three motorcycle-medics for each of our weekly road groups. They follow the riders and ensure that cars give us adequate room when passing and are on-call to provide aide in any sort of medical emergency.
  • Each rider can choose which group he or she wants to ride with on a given week, knowing what the planned route and pace will be.  If you are a beginner, none of these rides are going to work for you until you gain more experience and fitness.
  • In-ride bragging rights will always happen for tops of climbs and in-ride sprints, but to help keep our riders safe, THIS RIDE IS NOT A RACE.