Monthly Rides for March, 2026
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| March 1 (Sunday) |
Team RABA - First Spring Training Ride |
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| All |
10 am |
34 |
4 |
One |
Josh Silverman, 804-307-3338,
jds17@yahoo.com |
Description: RABA's Bike MS Team invites the
club to join us for our first spring training ride.The club is invited to join
Team RABA for a 34-mile group ride departing from Center of the Universe Brewing
Company. Most importantly, we will have a C pace — we want everyone to feel
welcome and included.
As always, you do not need to be on RABA’s Bike MS team to participate. All
riders are welcome. That said, if you’re interested in learning more about Team
RABA or joining our 50-rider Bike MS team, you can do so here:
https://events.nationalmssociety.org/teams/92009
All paces are invited and we will group by pace at the start.
There will be a rest stop at Studley General Store (5407 Studley Rd
Mechanicsville, VA 23116 ).
Stick around afterward for drinks at Center of the Universe Brewing
Company.
Cue Sheet:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29485255
Start / finish address: This ride will be starting and ending
at Center of the Universe Brewing Company (11293 Air Park Road, Ashland, VA
23005). We have permission to park on the premises.
| March 7 (Saturday) |
Virginia Capital Trail Ride |
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| B+ |
10 am |
76 |
5 |
3 |
JRod Rodriguez,
jedijrod@yahoo.com or 540-645-3812,
and Nick Elliott, 804-229-3215 |
Description: Typically, this is a 76-80 mile ride;
however, many of us (like me) are not in our Spring/Summer form yet, so we'll have
options for distance and pace. Exact miles & pace will be determined by the
group. We anticipate an 80-mile group and a 40-50 mile group with paces ranging
between 16-17 and 18+.
There will be a minimum of 3 official stops on each route, with public restrooms
and bottle refill availability.
Start/finish: Four Mile Creek Park, 3256 New Market Road Henrico, VA 23231
| March 7 (Saturday) |
Bear Creek/Cumberland State Forest Gravel Ride |
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| C+ (14-15 mph) |
10 am |
44 |
2/3 |
TBD |
Vorden Walsh |
| C+ (14 mph) |
10 am |
29 |
2/3 |
TBD |
Jan M Waldron, 804-298-8231,
alienaardvark@gmail.com |
All Riders: Ride times listed are departure times.
Description and Directions: Ride/Parking will start with parking down by
the Lake (Coordinates 37.528262,-78.270419).
As Bear Creek State Park is a Virginia State Park, you will either need a State
Park Parking pass, or stop at the entrance office (Coordinates= (37.532025,-78.273210)
and pay $7 per car. You could ride these roads with a road bike with minimum 28mm
tire width, but wider is much better.
Cell phone coverage can be spotty so load coordinates prior to leaving civilization.
Pace for gravel rides is it’s own animal If you average 20mph on the road you will
typically average 16mph on gravel. If you average 14-16mph on the road you will
typically average 10-11mph on gravel.
After the ride, there is the option of stopping at Fine Creek Brewery (https://finecreekbrewing.com/)
for lunch/libation.
Cue Sheets:
| March 24 (Tuesday) |
Surry to Smithfield Chowder Chaser |
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| B+ |
10 am |
47 or 37 |
5 |
1 |
Jo Ann Gordon, 804-503-0166,
vagordon92@gmail.com |
Description: Burn some calories before enjoying
lunch at Smithfield Station! Both Rides Depart from the Surry County Government
Center: 45 School Street, Surry, VA 23883. Park in the gravel parking lot. You need
to allow proper time to arrive and get yourself ready. Wheels will begin rolling
at 10am. (for reference: google maps has the travel time as 1hr 21min from the Costco
on Broad Street in Richmond to the Surry Government Center).
Be a good rider and have the GPX downloaded. I will have very few cue sheets available,
and your buddies do not want to boss you around all day!
All paces are welcome. Karl and I are riding the 47-mile route. I am looking for
ride leaders for both rides and all paces. There will be an update to the ride details
on the message board two weeks prior to the date. If you can lead a pace, please
email me: vagordon92@gmail.com or text
804-503-0166. If you text me; tell me who you are!
Both Rides do a turnaround at Smithfield Station. Dine at Smithfield Station - Riverside
Dining in Virginia. See their website for a menu. I will alert the restaurant to
our plans on or around 3/20. Please remember when we get there to avoid restaurant
confusion and chaos:
- Enter via the front for seating. DO NOT go directly around back and seat
yourself. Please group up with those around you and do not keep adding to tables
to make one ginormous table.
- Bring cash in small bills so you can settle your bill easily with the server.
Yes, they take credit cards, but when you have bunches of people cashing out
with credit cards it gets chaotic and takes a bit of time.
Map/Cue Sheet:
Ride Start/End: Surry County Government Center:
45 School Street, Surry, VA.
| March 25 (Wednesday) |
Ride Around Chippokes State Park |
| Pace |
Time |
Miles |
Terrain |
Stops |
Leader |
| B+ |
10 am |
35 |
4 |
0 |
Jo Ann Gordon, 804-503-0166,
vagordon92@gmail.com |
Description: This ride will depart from the Chippokes
Visitor Center parking lot at 10:00am. Address: 695 Chippokes Park Rd., Surry, VA
23883. Follow signs to the Visitor Center Parking Lot. Again: allow some time to
get there; this is about 1.5 hours from Richmond. All paces are welcome but may
be self-led. Please download the GPX link. I will have very few cue sheets. Please
RSVP to me via email vagordon92@gmail.com or text to 804-503-0166 so that I know
you are coming and let me know if you can lead a pace. There may be treats after
the ride as I imagine this will be a low attendance ride. Look for a message board
update on or around 3/15/24.
Keep in mind there is a fee to enter the park. Have $7 cash on hand to use the honor
box if needed OR a recent REI Store (not online) receipt for entry to the park.
I called Chippokes State Park Office to verify that the REI receipt program is still
in place for 2026 entry to Virginia State Parks. Simply enclose your REI store receipt
in the honor box envelope. They do not honor online receipts. I may or may not have
treats for us after the ride! Bonus points to those who ride both days!
Map/Cue Sheet: 35 Miles-
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30392983
Ride Start/End: Visitor Center: 695 Chippokes Park Rd., Surry,
VA 23883
