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Saturday B-Ride:
9:10AM PST
Date: July 24, 2010
WHAT, WHERE, WHEN: At 9:00 a.m. every Saturday, the Alto Velo "B" Ride meet's at Peet's Coffee and
Tea on State Street in Los Altos.
Ride leaves at 9:10!
RIDE ETIQUETTE: NEW RIDERS WELCOME! Be sociable with new folks. If
you're at the front early on, KNOW THE ROUTE and please look back to
see that the group is together (three souls gasping for air is not
considered a group). Paceline when possible, wait at tops of longer
climbs. Rolling regroups after difficult sections. Help people with
mechanicals if you're in their vicinity, and RELAY the message to the front.
Try to stay together. Let someone know if you are going to drop off
BEFORE THE RIDE or continue to the regroup area.
ROUTE:
Foothill, L. Page Mill, R. Arastradero, L. Alpine, R. Portola,
R. Mountain Home, L. 84W, R. Kings Mountain, R. Greer, L. thru Huddart
Park, R. Kings Mountain, L. Skyline, R. 84W, L. WOLH, L. Skyline, R.
84E, R. Portola, L. Sand Hill, R. Santa Cruz, L. Serra, S. Foothill,
Peet's
DISTANCE:
About 45 miles
ROUTE, AS ALWAYS, SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER OR DISCRETION OF
RIDE LEADER! :-)
"B" SIGNIFICANT CLIMBS:
Kings Mountain, WOLH
REGROUPS/REST STOPS:
Top of Kings, Skylonda (after WOLH)
RIDE SAFETY:
+ Helmets required.
+ The B ride obeys all traffic rules.
+ Hold a wheel and ride steady. Pack riding skills required.
+ At the regroups make sure to stop off the road keeping it clear for traffic.
PLEASE, keep a manageable pace after the regroups and difficult
sections. DO NOT race back to Peet's, let's use the last few miles to
recover from the ride, and take the chance and exchange few words with
the person riding by your side!
If this web page is not up to date, check the AV list on yahoogroups for the latest route.
B RIDE COORDINATOR: Steve Esswein, b-rides10 at altovelo dot org
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