Monthly Rides for September, 2026
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| Tuesday |
Portabella- Tuesday Evening Ride (Last Ride Date is Sept. 8) |
*Note: The ride leader for the week will monitor
weather forecasts and determine the Go or No-Go Status by 4pm. This will be announced,
along with a route selection, to the RABA message board. If you are not a RABA member
and/or do not receive the message board notifications, please contact the appropriate
ride leader before Monday afternoon.
Description: This weekly ride starts at the rear of Portabella
Ristorante located in the Varina Food Lion Shopping Center, (2627 New Market
Rd., Henrico VA 23231).
Come and join us on the quiet roads of Richmond’s East end and Varina! Routes will
vary on a weekly basis. Full details of the ride including a link to Ride with GPS
turn-by-turn directions will be posted on the club’s message board a day or two
in advance. Non-members are encouraged but not required to contact the ride leader
in advance as we’ll gladly forward the route and answer any questions. Most, but
not all, routes will have a store stop for refueling. Please don’t be shy about
reaching out for more information.
We want you to ride with us! If you are seeking a particular pace, please reach
out ahead of time to the ride leaders and we will find you the right group.
Ride time listed is departure time.
Due to the possibility of returning in low light (especially in early spring/late
fall), each rider should have a working headlight and rear blinkie.
Parking: Park as far away from the Food Lion as possible, on
the north/west end of the parking lot, at the corner of the parking lot and
Produce RD. If it is dry enough, we can gather on the grassy area.
| September 7 (Monday) |
Labor Day Doughnut Ride
|
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| All |
8 am |
10/27/39 |
4 |
As needed |
Chris Reed cereed1970@comcast.net
|
| B |
8 am |
27 |
4 |
As needed |
|
| C |
8 am |
27 |
4 |
As needed |
Chris Reed (No drop) |
| D |
8 am |
10 |
4 |
As needed |
|
Description: Come and join Chris on
Labor Day, September 7, for an early morning ride. This is a casual ride to enjoy being on
the bike, being with friends, Come burn some calories before your Labor Day
celebration. Wheels up at 8 am.
Chris needs MORE CO-RIDE LEADERS. Please let him know if you can help with a pace
group. He hopes to lead the 27-mile ride as a no-drop, but in order to do so, he
needs some people to take care of the other paces. We will break up into small groups
for the road because we will be riding through the city. Also, communicate with
each other and use signals for the cars.
Directions: : The ride will start and end at the shared parking
lot behind the Holiday Inn on Staples Mill Rd. (2000 Staples Mill Rd, Richmond,
VA 23230). The lot is off W. Marshal Street.
Cue Sheet and GPX:
Just click the link to download or print a cue sheet.
| Tuesday |
Portabella- Tuesday Evening Ride (Last Ride Date is Sept. 8) |
*Note: The ride leader for the week will monitor
weather forecasts and determine the Go or No-Go Status by 4pm. This will be announced,
along with a route selection, to the RABA message board. If you are not a RABA member
and/or do not receive the message board notifications, please contact the appropriate
ride leader before Monday afternoon.
Description: This weekly ride starts at the rear of Portabella
Ristorante located in the Varina Food Lion Shopping Center, (2627 New Market
Rd., Henrico VA 23231).
Come and join us on the quiet roads of Richmond’s East end and Varina! Routes will
vary on a weekly basis. Full details of the ride including a link to Ride with GPS
turn-by-turn directions will be posted on the club’s message board a day or two
in advance. Non-members are encouraged but not required to contact the ride leader
in advance as we’ll gladly forward the route and answer any questions. Most, but
not all, routes will have a store stop for refueling. Please don’t be shy about
reaching out for more information.
We want you to ride with us! If you are seeking a particular pace, please reach
out ahead of time to the ride leaders and we will find you the right group.
Ride time listed is departure time.
Due to the possibility of returning in low light (especially in early spring/late
fall), each rider should have a working headlight and rear blinkie.
Parking: Park as far away from the Food Lion as possible, on
the north/west end of the parking lot, at the corner of the parking lot and
Produce RD. If it is dry enough, we can gather on the grassy area.
| September 12 (Saturday) |
ABC Ride: HenBIKEo Edition |
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| A+(>20mph) |
9 am |
37 |
3 |
1 |
Clement Lu |
| A(20mph) |
9 am |
37 |
3 |
1 |
Roger Skeen |
| B+(16-18mph |
9 am |
37 |
3 |
1 |
Joseph DiPiro |
| B(14-16mph) |
9 am |
37 |
3 |
1 |
John Shomaker |
| C(12-14mph |
9 am |
20 |
3 |
1 |
Gregg Hillmar and Dave McMillan |
Description: RABA's weekly Ashland Breakfast Club
(ABC) Ride at RF&P Park will be hosting a special edition for Henrico County's HenBIKEo:
a festival to celebrate cycling and pedestrian initiatives, featuring cyclocross
races, live music, food, a bike beauty pageant, bike valet parking, an expo, and
an area just for kids. We will offer several different pace groups, ranging from
a new rider's pace utilizing the Fall Line trail to a faster groups riding on the
Ashland roads. Our ride starts and ends at Crump park, so come out and join us for
a ride, and then hang around after to check out the festivities from 10-3pm! Our
groups will roll out at 9am, so be sure to get there early enough to get your equipment
set up and use the restroom before the groups head out.
Map/Cue Sheet (37 mile route):
RF&P - Ashland
Corio 37 · Ride with GPS
Map/Cue Sheet (20 mile route):
New Riders Ride,
Old Washington Detour · Ride with GPS
Please RSVP on our
Strava event, and we hope to see y'all out there!
Note: This ride is neither sanctioned or officially endorsed by Henrico County Recreation & Parks or Henrico County General Government.
| September 19 (Saturday) |
Heart of Virginia Bike Festival |
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| all |
7:30 am |
102 |
3 |
several |
self directed - English Century |
| all |
8:30 am |
65 |
3 |
several |
self directed - Metric Century |
| all |
9:30 am |
34 and 10 |
3 |
one |
self directed - Half Metric Century and Family Ride |
Description: Join us for the annual Heart of
Virginia Bike Festival! There's something for every rider. Saturday's rides
feature a 10 mile Family Ride, a 34 mile Half Metric Century, a 65.5 mile Metric Century and also a Heart of Virginia Century (102 mile). The rides are supported with rest stops
featuring high-energy refreshments. Upon returning, join us for an outstanding lunch, live entertainment and, if you want,
waffles, beer and/or wine. Cue sheets can be downloaded.
Note: There is a registration fee for this ride.
Visit www.heartofvabikefestival.org
for more information or to register online.
Directions: The rides start and finish at the Hanover County Government
Complex (7497 County Complex Road, Hanover, VA 23069) on US Route 301 at just south
of the intersection of Routes 54 and 301.
