Ride Calendar > Monthly Rides in May
Notes
- Fast rides listed below are indicated by the
icon.
Fast Rides Coordinator is Mike Moore who can be reached at 358-0935,
or email. - Social Rides Coordinator is Jeanne Minnix who can be reached at
594-0842 or email.
- Please submit ride sheets to Statisticians Al and Lois Farrell, 4202 Hickory Nut Place; Midlothian, VA 23112
- CueTip 5. A map is an important addition to the cue sheet. There are a variety of sources for useful maps, e.g. ADC’s Metro Richmond Street Map Book, American Map’s Virginia State Road Atlas, DeLorme’s Atlas and Gazetteer, Virginia County Maps, or one of several map software programs, e.g. Microsoft’s Streets and Trips. A hand-drawn straight-line map that clearly shows street names and route numbers and names will do the job as well or better. If you have any suggestions for user-friendly cue sheets, please send them to email.
May 5 (Saturday) 7:00-8:00 for Century am - All others 8:30-9:30 am
Cap-to-Cap Century[50-100 miles]
Leader: Gary Faison, 794-6365
Join us for the 4th annual Capital-to-Capital Century & Half-Century between our colonial and modern capitals, Jamestown-Williamsburg-Richmond along Scenic Byway, Route 5 - the TransAm route and home to historic plantations, battlefields and future site of the Virginia Capital Trail. There will be simultaneous starts in Richmond (Dorey Park) and Jamestown. Follow signs to registration! Home-style barbecue lunch served at Charles City Courthouse. Proceeds benefit the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation. The registration fee is $25 single, $40 tandem, less 10% for RABA members. For more information and to register go to www.virginiacapitaltrail.org. You may also register on-site.
From Richmond, travel I-64 east to Exit 192 Laburnum. Go right on Laburnum and travel about three miles to the intersection with Darbytown Road. Go left on Darbytown for about one mile to the Dorey Park entrance on the right.
Volunteers needed for registration, parking, covering rest stops, set up, and SAG!!!!!!!!!!!
May 6 (Sunday) 9:30 am
Steve’s West End Ride
[52-19-Y-S/S]
Leader: Steve Crozier sgec@yahoo.com sgec@yahoo.com
Join Steve for a ride that was developed last year and proved to be popular, but different, tour of the Rockville area. Intermediate level cyclists are invited to ride as well. To get to the start, take I-64 West to I-295; take the Nuckols Road North Exit. Go approx. one mile, turn right on Concourse Blvd. Park in the rear right parking lot.
May 6 (Sunday) 10:30 am
Another Birthday Ride[36/44+-17 mph-S-S/M]
Leader: Ted Zeh, (804)932-4070 zeh@cox.net
It seems I have one of these every year - birthday that is. This ride starts at the Zeh's home in Quinton. There will be maps and cue sheets, so faster and slower riders can ride their own pace.There are stores at 19 and 29 miles. After the ride please stay to enjoy cake and pasta in honor of my palandromic birthday (55). You can google directions to ride start at 7440
Pinehurst Dr, Quinton VA or: From Richmond, take 64 East past the a irport to Exit 205 Bottoms Bridge, bear to right onto Rt249 and then left on Route 60 East for one mile and make a left on Longview (1208); go one-half mile and make left on Pinehurst (1240). Our house is one-half mile on the left (number is on mailbox).
May 12 (Saturday) 8:00-8:30 am
Group Rides for New Riders[20/30 miles – 12-20 mph- S-S-M]
Leader: Champe Burnley, 358-6697
Please join us to assist with the Group Ride for New Riders. This ride is aimed at attracting new cyclists to RABA. We are expecting all levels of cyclists; those who are new to the Richmond area as well as those new to cycling. This ride will depart from Laurel Park and follow the normal ABC route with a stopover at Ashland Coffee and Tea. For stronger riders, we'll offer a 30 mile extension.
If you would like to assist with this ride, please contact Champe Burnley 358-6697. champe_burnley@hotmail.com MEMBERS: PLEASE GO OUT OF YOUR WAY MAKE THESE RIDERS FEEL WELCOME AND THEIR RIDE ENJOYABLE!
May 12 (Saturday) 8:30 am
Prince George Century[100 (shorter options possible)18 mphSF/G]
Leader: Kathy Wood, 779-3802
Come join us for the annual rite of spring an intermediate-to-fast, early season English century. The self-supported route, which starts at Prince George High School, is out and back and fairly flat, with several store stops. Start time is 8:30 a.m. and, as always, no sag support will be provided. Although most full century riders average around 18 mph, slower cyclists are welcome to ride on their own, preferably with a buddy. Participants may also elect to ride a shorter option, although this year there is no ride leader for a half-century distance. All riders are asked to be on time at the start and bring spares, water and money for lunch and snacks. If weather looks bad, please check ahead with the ride leader.
From I-95 south: Take Exit 48A, Wagner Road east. Go Straight and cross Route 460. Continue down Courthouse Road (McDonalds on Right=last restroom stop before ride start). Go 3.2 miles, turn right on Laurel Springs Road., drive 1.6 miles to Prince George High School, turn right into parking lot.
From I-295 South: Take Exit 3B to Route 460 west; go 0.4 miles and turn right on Courthouse Road. (McDonalds on Right=last restroom stop before ride start). Go 3.2 miles, turn right on Laurel Springs Road., drive 1.6 miles to Prince George High School, turn right into parking lot.
May 12 (Saturday) 9:00 am
Waverly Ride - Claremont on the James[49-15-S-F/G]
Leaders: Jack and Thomas Huber 282-3872
Meet at the Tavern parking lot for a ride north on the back roads of Sussex and Surry Counties to Claremont, a sleepy town on the James River that time has almost forgotten. The Huber brothers will host a rest stop at their family cottage overlooking the river. All riders are invited to eat lunch together after the ride at Giuseppe's on Main Street in Waverly.
From Richmond, take I-95 or I-295 south to Route 460 east (toward Norfolk). The parking lot is behind the (now closed) Coppahaunk Tavern at the intersection of Routes 460 and 40 in Waverly.
May 13 (Sunday) 8:00 am
Mother’s Day Options
[50-19-Y-S/S]
Leaders: Mike & Kim Moore 358-0935
Get your riding done early so that you can spend the rest of the day with your mom and family. To get to the start, take Staples Mill Rd/Rt 33 West. Turn right onto Mountain Rd, then turn left onto Mill Rd (fire station at this corner). The school will be on the right.
May 13 (Sunday) 9:00 am
Gum Spring to Columbia[40-15-S-S/M]
Leaders: Carl and Barbara Armstrong, (804) 239-6835 or cb_armstrong@alumni.kenyon.edu
Riding through Goochland, Louisa, and a bit of Fluvanna counties, it is up one short hill and down the other side a number of times on the way to Columbia, as you cross all the little creeks flowing into the James. Dense woodlands shade the winding roads heading into Columbia. In Columbia, we will rest our legs at the Columbia Corner Market on Route 6 near the James River bridge. After the store stop, it is up to the high ground for the ride along the ridge on the return trip, where the hills are fewer in number, but longer. Overall, this is a pretty route offering a good, but not severe, workout. For those inclined to have lunch after the ride there are a number of excellent choices on the way back to Richmond.
To get to the starting point from Richmond, take Interstate 64 west to the Gum Spring (Rt 522) exit (one exit west of the Oilville exit). Go south (left) on 522 to the Park & Ride lot on your right just before Rt 250. This starting point is approximately 19 miles west of the intersection of I-64 and I-295.
May 18 - 20 (Friday - Sunday)
Possum Creek - Tin Palace Tour[145 12 S S/M]
Leaders: Joe Hazel, 569-1891 JLHazel@comcast.net, Jack Huber, 356-7018 jhuber1111@yahoo.com, or Champe Burnley, 358-5801 champe_burnley@hotmail.com
We invite you to participate in a three day cycling tour through Tidewater, Virginia, May 18 - 20. The tour departs from Hanover County Friday morning. We will wind our way through the Chickahominy Swamp where we will camp Friday evening. We cross the James River Saturday morning en route to Claremont. Sunday afternoon we return to Hanover County.
Mileages each day are 42, 39 and 64 miles. This is a fully loaded tour. (No comments, please.) There will be no sags. We will camp each night and sup under the stars. Attendance is strictly limited to twelve, hearty souls. A sense of humor and positive attitude are required of all adventurers.
Please contact one of the ride leaders for further details.
May 19 and 20 (Saturday and Sunday) 10:00 am
Scoot Along The Skyline Drive 2[51 on Saturday, 54 on Sunday]
Leaders: Mark & Karen Hoerath, 560-1788
Join Mark & Karen for a 2 day bike ride along The Skyline Drive. We tried this last year riding around rain and through clouds. This year’s date is 4 weeks later so we predict perfect sunny skies.
start at the Shenandoah Valley Overlook at MP 2.8 (1st southbound pull-off inside Front Royal Entrance Station). Ride start is 10 AM.
We bike 51 miles (and almost 5,000 vertical feet) to our overnight stop at Big Meadows. Big Meadows has a lodge, camping and restaurant. Food was pretty good and the lodge is comfortable and rustic. You can call 1-800-778-2851 or go to http://www.visitshenandoah.com/rates.shtml to make reservations. On Sunday we bike 54 miles (and 4,430 vertical feet) to Rockfish Gap and I-64 for the return drive to Richmond.
The views are spectacular. Car traffic is minimal & friendly. The road surface is in great shape and the climbs only average 4-6%, “easier than the Blue Ridge Parkway”. The route is a no-brainer…just ride on Skyline Drive, no turns and no way to get lost. There are numerous water and food stops along Skyline Drive, and we will carry food and snacks for all to share – your snack contribution is welcome.
May 20 (Sunday) – 9:00 am
Trip to Scottsville
[62/80-15 to 19-Y-S/S]
Leaders: Mike & Kim Moore 358-0935 and Jeanne Minnix 594-0842
This is a joint social/fast ride. This is a new ride to see more of the western reaches of the area. The meeting point for both groups will be Scottsville. Bring extra fluids as temps may be warm by this time of the month. Please plan for longer than usual drive times to get the start. For the social ride start, go to the town of Columbia, which is 36 miles westward on Patterson Ave/Rt 6, past the Parham Rd/Patterson Ave intersection. Park at the Columbia Country Market. For the fast ride start, get on I-64 West, take the Shannon Hill exit, turn left at the end of the exit, park at the parking lot at the intersection of Broad Street Rd and Shannon Hill Rd. The Shannon Hill exit is 29 miles west of the I-295/I-64 West interchange.
May 27 (Sunday) 9:00 am
Jamestown Ferry to Smithfield Station[48-14-S-S/M]
Leader: Jack Huber 282-3872 or JHuber1111@yahoo.com
Meet at the Jamestown Settlement parking lot for an old club favorite. The group will ride to the ferry landing to catch the 9:30 ferry across the James river to ride through rural Surry and Isle of Wight Counties to Smithfield for lunch at Smithfield Station. The return route will pass Bacon's Castle and Chippokes State Park on the way back to the ferry.
The fastest route to Jamestown from the north side of the river is I-64 east to the Lightfoot exit. South on Rt. 199 about a mile to a west on Rt. 60 a short distance and turn left on Rt. 614 and go about 10 miles to Jamestown. Total distance from Richmond is about 62 miles, allow about 1 hour and 10 minutes driving time.
May 27 (Sunday) – 9:00 am
Beaverdam Ice Cream
[54-19-Y-S/S]
Leaders: Mike & Kim Moore 358-0935
It’s back and in time to enjoy the warm weather – come out and grab a scoop or two of your favorite Hersey’s ice cream at the Beaverdam Amoco station. To get to the start, take I-64 West to I-295; take the Nuckols Road North Exit. Go approx. one mile, turn right on Concourse Blvd. Park in the rear right parking lot.
May 28, Monday 9:00 am
Memorial Day at the Nuckols'[60 to 25 - 14 to 19 - S - S/M]
Leader: Dee Nuckols, 749-3400
Join us for a Memorial Day ride through western Hanover and Goochland counties, with distances and speeds for all. After the ride stay for lunch. Bring a lawn chair and a side dish to share. Cold cuts, beverages, etc. will be provided so PLEASE RSVP by Sat 5/28, so we will know how many to expect, and what you're bringing.
From Richmond - West on I-64 to Oilville (exit 167). Turn right (north) on 617 and stay straight when the road number changes to 620. 2.8 miles after leaving I-64 turn right on Cedar Glade Lane and continue approximately .3 mile to the grassy parking area on the left side of the drive.