The Shape of Things to Come

Tourists, Randonnuers, Longriders, Utility Cyclists, the season ends, and the season begins!

What’s coming?

• The Waynesville, N.C. Four Day Tour
• Cheaha Fall Colors Ride
• Triple Gap Ride
• Nights Under Lights
• Penance 100
• Winter Training
• Tundra Time Trial
• The 2010 Randonnuering and Brevet Season
• Spring Audax Ride

It’s been a while since I posted to this blog. That changes now. It’s time, and past time to think about what we’re going to do this Winter, next Spring, and next Summer. The list above should give you some ideas about where we’re heading.

For now, I’m just going to put up a few words on a couple of these.

The Waynesville Four Day Tour is going. We’re going to be a small group, much smaller than I’d hoped. We are, however, going! Sorry, it’s a bit too late to join at this juncture. Reservations have been booked, plans made. Watch this space for ride reports.

The Cheaha Fall Colors Ride: Date to be announced soon. This won’t be a tour, in the strict sense. We will drive to a rally point in Alabama, and then ride to the summit of Cheaha. We’ll enjoy the summit, refresh ourselves, and then ride back to the rally point. Pace will be, “whatever gets it done.” We won’t have to stick together, but we won’t leave anyone out there.

Penance Ride: This one is to keep us honest. It goes on January 1, 2010. That’s a Friday. We’ll leave PTC, ride to Pine Mountain (the town), ride over Pine Mountain (the mountain), through Warm Springs, and back home. It’s a full 100 miles, on the first day of the year. Pace is, “Get it done before dark!”

I’ll be putting up more info on the other activities, and on training, bike selection, touring tips and tricks, lighting and night riding, and much more. Stay tuned, and enjoy the fall weather.