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October 19th & 20th Bike Rides (LIVESTRONG WEEKEND)

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Livestrong Challenge Weekend
Livestrong Challenge Weekend

RECAP LAST WEEKEND

Saturday many riders rode the Outlaw ride so our Saturday Steiner Ranch ride had a light turnout.  On the way downtown a few people riders took a spill around a corner.  Everyone is alright but the lesson learned is that when the roads are wet be extra careful when coming around turns.  A little water and oil makes for very slippery conditions.

Sunday the ride was cancelled due to rain.

STRAVA HIGHLIGHTS

If you have not already noticed our website has a Strava highlights plug in and you can see all the miles our club riders have logged plus a bunch of other stats.  If you have not already join our Steiner Ranch Cycling Strava Club then please do so by going to our website and click on the Strava link and click join club.  The top riders for the week by category are as follows:

Distance                    Thomas Lea              180     Miles
Elevation                   Thomas Lea              9,541 Feet
Average Speed        Andrew Struck        18.8 Mph over 135 Total Miles

NEXT WEEKENDS RIDES

AVERY RANCH ROUTE – Saturday October 19th at 7:30am at Cups & Cones

On Saturday the Steiner Ranch Cycling Group will be heading out for an approximately 55+ mile bike ride that will roll out from Cups & Cones at 7:30 am morning and we will head out to AVERY RANCH and head back via Crystal Falls.

The ride is going to be fairly flat and fast.  While we do our best to keep the group together you will need to have a certain level of riding experience and conditioning to stay with the main group or else you may get left behind.  There is no designated sweeper for our Saturday ride.

There will be a Group A travelling at speeds of 18-20 mph over the course of the route and we will also have Group B travelling about 16-17mph.  Again there is no designated sweeper.  Many of us will be doing the LIVESTRONG CHALLENGE on Sunday so some of us may take it easy.

ROUTE:

http://goo.gl/maps/4BjVd

LIVESTRONG CHALLENGE – Sunday October 20th at 7:30am

This is one of the big charity rides we do every year.  The forecast actually looks good for Saturday and with a little luck we might have perfect conditions.  If you want to ride it is still not too late.  You can join our team at the following link:

http://laf.livestrong.org/goto/Beef

October 12th & 13th Bike Rides

Weekly Updates

STRAVA HIGHLIGHTS

If you have not already join our Steiner Ranch Cycling Strava Club then please do so by going to our website (www.steinerranchcycling.com) and click on the Strava link and click join club.  The top riders for last week by category are as follows:

Distance       Robert Brown         165.3 Miles
Elevation      Robert Brown         11,237 Feet
Average Speed        Eric Watson             20.3 Mph over 138.1 Total Miles

NEXT WEEKENDS RIDES

SCIENIC LOOP – Saturday October 12th at 7:30am at Cups & Cones

This Saturday the Steiner Ranch Cycling Club we will be doing the Scenic Loop.  The ride is about 56 miles round trip to and from Cups & Cones.

We will probably have two groups.  We will have a faster group that will average about 18-20 mph and a slow group that will average between 15-16mph.  That being said there is no designated sweeper behind me so you need to keep up with me at a minimum or you will be dropped.

There will be about 3,600 feet of climbing and you can add about another 500 feet by adding the Cuernavaca loop on the way back.  The route basically takes us down 620 to Anderson Mill to Spicewood to Jollyville to Mesa to Mt. Bonnell through Tarrytown on Scenic into downtown.  We will take a fluid break at Mellow Johnny’s and head back to Steiner Ranch via Shoal Creek.

Please print out the below route if you are not familiar with the area.

ROUTE 1 (on the way downtown to MJ – same as Route 2):

http://goo.gl/maps/2ZcEe

ROUTE 1 (on the way home via Shoal Creek):

http://goo.gl/maps/uChP8

OR

OUTLAW RIDE – Saturday October 12, 2013 

Each year, the Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department hosts the Outlaw Trail 100 bike tour featuring 10 mile, 25 mile, 40 mile, 50 mile, 63 mile, and 100 mile loop courses on county roads through historic Williamson County. The ride cost $35.  http://www.roundrocktexas.gov/home/?page=635

Ski Shore – Sunday October 13th at 8:30am at Cups & Cones

We are changing the start time for our Sunday ride to 8:30am.  Again the Saturday ride still begins at 7:30am.  We will still leave from Cups & Cones and we will ride out to Ski Shores.  The ride is about 25 miles and about 2,000 feet of climbing.

This is a NO DROP ride and is fun but you should be able to average 14 – 15 mph.   There are always a couple road demons if you want to go a little faster.

ROUTE:

http://goo.gl/maps/6tqey