METALMTN Cycling » Group Rides http://metalmtncycling.com Ventura Cycling Resource Thu, 17 May 2012 01:47:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Ventura – 2nd Saturday http://metalmtncycling.com/2011/03/30/ventura-2nd-saturday/ http://metalmtncycling.com/2011/03/30/ventura-2nd-saturday/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:03:52 +0000 admin http://metalmtncycling.com/?p=1195 Foothill – to Santa Paula then 150 through Ojai.
Long, fun ride. Good climb just outside of Ojai.
Early (slower) group leaves at 7:15am from Chill. Regular ride leaves at 7:30am.



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Ride Like a Pro: Group Ride Rules! Check out this great article on group riding in PezCycling News. It covers some simple principles of general safety in a group ride.

The weekly Ventura group rides have been around for years! They’re free for everyone, just show up and be ready to ride!

Tuesday Night Rides are ON!

This is a FAST ride that starts every Tuesday night at 5:00 pm. Meet at the Mission parking lot near the Clocktower Inn on Santa Clara Street and Ventura Ave. An early group leaves at 4:45p from the same location.

Thursday Night Crit Practice!

Thursday evening crit practice in Camarillo runs the duration of daylight savings time.
Warmup 5:30pm – 6:00pm
6:00pm: 50 laps (.5 mile lap) criterium, first 10 laps easy, sprints every 10 laps
Google Map

Weekend Rides

Rides on both Saturday and Sunday leave from 27 S Chestnut Street in downtown Ventura, across from the Ventura Theatre at 7:30AM. Saturday is generally a faster ride than Sunday, but both are a good pace and typically a large group. The regular monthly schedule is:

1st Sat: Carpenteria/Gobernador/Toro/Montecito and back (50 mi.).
2nd Sat: Foothill- Santa Paula/Ojai/Creek Rd/ Avenue (50 mi.). *
3rd Sat: Rincon/Bates/Casitas Pass (40 mi.).
4th Sat: Rose Valley (approx 55 mi).
5th Sat: Santa Paula/ South Mtn Rd/Grimes/ Balcolm Cyn/Foothill (65 mi.).
Sunday (all): Rincon to Bates; regroup at Bates, then up 192 past Polo Fields.

* An early group ride for slower riders is available on the 2nd Saturday of each month leaving at 7:15AM. The regular group still leaves at 7:30AM.

Videos posted on YouTube!

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Warmup 5:30pm – 6:00pm

6:00pm: 50 laps (.5 mile lap) criterium, first 10 laps easy, sprints every 10 laps

Google Map

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