4/27 Saturday Ride

Memorial Day Tune-up Ride #2

We had a nice group of about 20 riders last week and broke into A and B groups at the halfway point, almost evenly split--I think it was a really good day for all with good weather, and hope to see similar numbers this week.

We'll head out to Sebago Lake through Falmouth/Windham and wend our way back via Standish and Gorham. We're about 5 miles shorter than last week but gain 500' of climbing. Middlejam Road has finally been repaved, so we will get to ride alongside the canal again. 

The weather is looking good but still a little chilly in the morning, so let's do another 9:00 start. Links are below the map. There's a little whoopsie-doodle on the Strava map in Westbrook--just ignore that. 🙄

April 27 Strava | Garmin	May 4
May 11	May 18
May 25	Memorial Day

4/21 SUNDAY Ride

I've been watching the weather change for days now but the current outlook for Saturday continues to deteriorate, so I am bumping to Sunday at 9:00.

Can you believe it's already six weeks until Memorial Day? That means it's time to start our annual White Mountain Tune-up Series. We will steadily increase distance and climbing for the next four weeks, enjoy a lighter ride on the 25th, just to keep the legs loose, and arrive in Fryberg on Memorial Day with Legs Of Steel!

This weekend we'll head down to OOB--this is a lovely ride that we won't get to do again after Memorial Day. The main route is in green; it's about 51 miles and relatively flat--we'll start adding hills next week.

If you need something shorter, you could cut across on Broadturn Rd for a 30-ish mile loop (the blue waistline--I'm not saying it would be pretty, but you could do it). You could also loop around Cape and then go up Broadturn for 38 miles or do Mitchell Hill backwards. 

The rest of the schedule is laid out below. We'll be along the coast in the morning, so consider your layers.

April 27	May 4
May 11	May 18
May 25	Memorial Day

4/13 Saturday Ride

I am still out of town this weekend, but Emily has volunteered as Bunny Herder. 

The weather thus far remains indecisive; I think any rain should be light and hold off until 11:00-ish, so an 8:00 start from the radio tower should keep folks dry, but it's still a bit of a toss-up. We will keep an eye out as things develop, but so far there is a single consistent characteristic, and that is a WNW wind, so we think a southerly route will, at least, provide a tailwind on the way home.

The main course is a 30-mile Mitchell Hill loop, with the option to add Cape and stretch it to about 39. Map links are below, but stay tuned as weather develops.

Strava 30 | Garmin 30

Strava 39 | Garmin 39

April 5th Saturday Ride—NOT

Delaney was helpfully planning to be Chief Bunny Herder tomorrow until Snowmageddon happened. Now it looks like the warm part of Sunday (40°-45°) happens 11:30-3:00. That’s not very warm and, with the snow right next to the road, it will feel colder than that even while it’s melting and creating salt slurry for you to douse your bike in. 😝

As such, there will be no scheduled ride for this weekend. If all of this still sounds like fun to you, please create an invite on Strava to find some friends and go for it. If your garage roof caved in and you’re trying to dig out your bikes, definitely create a Strava event to find friends—it’s amazing what people will do for pizza and beer. 😇