EN SoCal Social
TeamEN SoCal Ride + Social -- ALL TeamEN athletes and friends are invited to join Rich for a ride in the San Gabriel Mountains followed by lunch. EN will pay $100 towards the tab!
Details:
Date: Saturday, June 16th
Time: 7am
Where: Encanto Park, Duarte
Schedule and route:
- Meet at Encanto Park, ready to ride, at 7a
- I will do a quick ~30' class on group riding skills and descending, then...
- We'll ride down a bike path to the Sante Fe Dam where we'll practice these group skills and pacelining, then ride back up the path towards Encanto. This riding portion is ~12 miles and will take us about 45'. Then...
- We'll ride ~7 miles to the base of Glendora Mountain Road, featured in Stage 7 of the Tour of California. GMR is a famous climb and TT route in the SGV. 8.7 miles at 5-6%. Rich will likely TT it, you can too, or not, but the ride is sure to redefine your perspective on "climbing" if you've never done something like this. Really, it's not that bad, just long. Climb is ~45-60', depending on fitness, etc
- We'll then ride about 20-30' along Glendora Ridge Road, flipping it at some point and returning the same route. We'll see what the concensus is regarding lunch time, etc and will figure out this out and back time. But's a nice road, very little traffic, etc.
- You'll descend GMR the way you came (the "front side") putting your new decending skills to the test.
- Ride back to the cars, change and drive 5 miles to...
- T Phillips in Monrovia for lunch.
RSVP by posting to this thread and let me know if you're in for lunch. I'll update the IN list as we go. Please use this thread to arrange carpool, etc, if you want.
The "IN" List
- Coach Rich -- Ride + Lunch
- Dino Sarti -- Ride + Lunch
- Tim Bixler -- Ride + ?
- Anson Lam -- Ride + Lunch
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Comments
FWIW, I'd vote for the 16/17 weekend with an AM/lunch time schedule. Since many of us train in the mornings on weekend days, it will be less disruption to the remainder of people's schedules.
Since the 17th is Father's Day this year, I would predict you'll get a better turn out if it is Saturday the 16th.
Ok, great!
So is that a vote for a Saturday AM ride followed by lunch?
Ok, great.
Dino, I'm thinking
Yep.
I'll be playing my typical role of "that big guy off the back on the climbs" in your neck of the woods.
Now we need a few more heads..... Do we need to send engraved invitations?
We do need more folks, for sure! If its just the four of us, then I'm in big big trouble
Im in!
Wish I could be there - but I'll be up north that weekend. Definitely next time! Have fun!
I'm in. Look forward to meeting everyone.
Let me start with my excuses. Dog ate my homework, sun was in my eyes, had knee surgery 6 weeks ago and haven't riden my bike since October (that one is real).... Let me check with the boss. It is our wedding anniversary and see if she has anything planned that morning. Coming home all "lubed up" after a ride, haven't done that since we were dating over 22 years ago. Better take her to a really nice place that night.
I need this to boost the mojo.
Sorry to report that I'll have to miss Saturday. I decked it on the bike this past weekend, and though I didn't break anything (me or bike), I'm a bit beat up and doubtful that a 3+hr big climbing ride will be a good idea. If for some reason, there is a miraculous improvement I'll update here and be there, but for now I'm out.
Hi Tim,
Sorry to hear about your crash! You're still welcome to join us for lunch if you're up for the drive. Certainly understand if not.
Get better, man!