Valley VeloRiders: April 2009

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Valley VeloRiders Group Ride @ Sat Apr 25 9:30am – 12:30pm (Richard Edge)

Valley VeloRiders Group Ride

Sat April 25 9:30am – 12:30pm
(Timezone: Pacific Time)
Trinity Western University, 7600 Glover Road, Langley, BC (map)
Calendar: Richard Edge

Owner/Creator: valleyveloriders@gmail.com
Other attendees:TBA

Ride Type: Medium-Medium

Meet: Reimer Student Centre Cafeteria

Time: 9:30 (We leave no later than 10 AM)

Planned Route: TBA

Distance: 57 km

Circumstances have come up which prevents me from going on the ride this Saturday and with many others involved with graduation ceremonies this weekend I decided to re-schedule this ride for Saturday May 9. The route may or may not be the same. I will update this event sometime in the next week.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

VeloRiders Group Ride

The weather delivered as promised and we had a great ride today. There were only three of us on today's ride, Landa Terblanche, Mel Buhler and I but we had a great time enjoying the ride and the early Spring scenery. We kept to the planned route and stopped at the 18 km point n Fort Langley and enjoyed a nice lunch break at Wendell's Bookstore and Cafe. We encountered quite a few other cyclist along the route going in both directions and while having lunch a group of about 30-40 cyclists came through riding moslty hybrid bikes. The weather was still a bit cool in the shade but the sun was quite warm making for a very enjoyable ride and a couple of hours exercise and fellowship. Here is the map of today's route.

VVR Group Ride - 4-04-2009

Share your bike routes @ Bikely.com

I have uploaded some photos taken on the ride which can be viewed by clicking on the gallery in the lower left, but in the meantime here are a couple of photos.

From VVR - Group Ride - 4-04-2009

Landa. We stopped here to re-group after a bit of a climb up 240th.

From VVR - Group Ride - 4-04-2009

Landa and Mel. We just arrived back at TWU at the end of the ride.

Hope to see more on the next ride when the weather is a little more predictable. Stayed tuned for information on another ride this month, the Bike the Blossoms ride. I will be posting some information about plans for the ride in the next several days.

Richard.

Group Ride Classifications

This is a list of the various types or classification of rides with a brief description of each for those participating in Valley VeloRider group rides. The pace or speeds indicated are based upon average speed on level roads with no wind. These classifications will be specified in ride schedules so that each member can determine their participation level. No riders are left behind on any rides.

Leisure - Easy (15-22 kph) A leisurely pace and a short to medium distance of 30-40 km. This may includes stops as desired by ride participants. May include rollers and mild hills (3-4% grade). Re-group at hills and/or for slower riders if group spreads out.

Leisure - Medium (15-22 kph) A leisurely pace with medium length rides of 40-80 km. This type of ride may include rest stops and/or lunch, coffee shop stops as determined by the group. May include more challenging hills (4-6% grade) but there is no shame in walking up more challenging grades. Re-group at tops of hills and for slower riders if group spreads out.

Leisure - Long (15-22 kph) A leisurely pace but over longer distances of 80+ km. This would include longer rides outside of the lower mainland such as Vancouver Island or to Lynden and back. This is more of an enjoyable day tour to fully experience the ride, fellowship and surroundings. It will obviously include appropriate rest stops and a meal stop. Note that rides that take us over the US border will require up to date passports.

Medium - Medium (20-25 kph) A medium pace with medium length rides of 40-80 km. Can also be training rides for longer distance events. Can include a mid-point stop. Re-group at rest stops and tops of hills if group spreads out.
Medium - Long (20-25 kph) This is a medium pace and longer distances of 80+ km. This type of ride is geared more toward training for long distance riding events. There will be minimal stops on this type of ride but possible as required.

Hard - Any length (24-28 kph) This is for the roadies in the group that may want to schedule a ride for training purposes or for those that "feel the need for speed". It should also include more challenging hills for training purposes.

Valley VeloRiders

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Valley VeloRiders Group Ride @ Sat Apr 25 9:30am – 12:30pm (Richard Edge)

Valley VeloRiders Group Ride

Saturday, April 4, 2009

VeloRiders Group Ride

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