RABA Weekly Rides

New Riders: Please call the ride leader ahead of ride time to be sure that the ride will be at your pace and skill level.

Ride times listed are departure times. Check the RABA E-mail distribution lists for latest updates

Weekly Rides for March, 2026

Sunday Sunday Portabella Ride
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
Various 10 am* 19-52+ 4 Various Coordinator: John Senn, john.senn@comcast.net

*Start Time Note:  The ride start time will be either 10 am or 1 pm. The ride leader for the week will monitor weather forecasts and determine an appropriate start time. 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 Sunday morning.

Leaders:

  • March 1 - Brad Earley
  • March 8 - Joe DiPiro
  • March 15 - John Senn
  • March 22 - John Senn
  • March 29 - Renata Sampson (Note: Start will be at Toolbank with Ride for Bikes for Kids)

Description: This weekly ride starts at the rear of Portabella Ristorante located in the Varina Food Lion Shopping Center. It is a show and go ride like the Saturday ABC ride. There will be no pace group ride leaders; riders will form their own groups. Ride leaders for each Sunday, listed above, will provide a sign-up sheet and help new riders match up with riders of a similar pace. Riders can choose their own route if they wish. We are also blessed with the Capital Trail just across route 5 from the shopping center. Cue sheets and maps for over a dozen rides ranging from 19 to 52 miles are available by going to http://www.raba.org/raba-cue-sheets-and-maps/, selecting "Portabella" in the drop-down with the "Any Start Location" default, and clicking the "Show Rides" button.  Print and bring your own cue sheet as none will be available at the ride.

Parking: Please park behind Portabella Ristorante in the rear of the shopping center. If this area is filled, park on the west (Richmond) side of the shopping center. Do not park in front of Portabella Ristorante or other areas in front of the shopping center.

Directions:Portabella Ristorante is located at 2627 New Market Road (Route 5 and Strath Road), Henrico, VA 23231. Park in the lot behind the building (See note above).

Sunday Powhatan Courthouse No Drop
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
C/D 1:00 pm 31 3 to 4 1 Barry Pullen, 561-3950

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times. Please email or text (preferable)/call the ride leader one to two days before the ride to double check that the departure time remains as posted and to let the ride leader know that you are coming.

Description: Meet at the Powhatan County Courthouse on Route 13. We ride 30.8 miles from the Court House, mostly with good scenery and low traffic. There is a regular 12 mile stop at the CVS in Flatrock. If the weather is doubtful, call the leader to confirm if they will be riding.

Cue sheet and map for the ride is https://ridewithgps.com/trips/34076997I. Print this or follow me; I will not let you out of my sight.

Monday Mondays with Mary
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
B+ 9 am 30-40 3 Some Mary Falterman, 741-2116, Barry Pullen, 561-3950

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times. Please email or text (preferable)/call the ride leader one to two days before the ride to double check that the departure time remains as posted and to let the ride leader know that you are coming.

Description: The ride starts at a different location every week. Each week"s location will be announced to the RABA e-mail list. If you are not on the list, please contact one of the leaders.

Monday Monday RF&P Ride
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leaders
B/B+ 10 am 30-40 3 1+ Melba Tyler, Coordinator, mtyler1115@gmail.com, 804-307-4798
Ann Kaplan, kaplan.annlouise@gmail.com
Barry Penn Hollar, bpennhollar@gmail.com
JoAnn Weissbart, joanncfa@yahoo.com
Phini Salle, donsalle14@gmail.com
Ed Parks, saledparks@msn.com
Joe Dipiro, jdipiro@gmail.com
Jeanne Minnix, minnix1@verizon.net
John Hamilton, johnrhamilton01@gmail.com
John Shomaker, jfshomaker@msn.com
Ron Lefever, rlefever212@gmail.com

*Note: We plan to start at the posted time for the month unless the weather is extraordinarily unseasonable (COLD, HOT, WINDY, WET). The ride leader for the week will monitor weather forecasts and announce the weekly plan, along with a route selection, to the RABA message board. If you are not a RABA member or do not receive the message board notifications, please contact the appropriate ride leader by Sunday afternoon.

Weekly Ride Leaders: ·

Description and Directions: The ride leaves from the overflow parking lot behind the football field at RF&P Park located in the back of Crump Park, 3400 Mountain Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23060. Turn into Crump Park off Mountain Road, turn right on RF&P Drive to enter RF&P Park, and take the first right (just before the railroad crossing sign) into the overflow lot.

A route, varying from 30-40 miles and mostly flat, will be selected by the weekly ride leader and published to the message board a few days in advance. Most of the planned routes head in various ways to Ashland with a rest stop in the town. For variety, an occasional route may bypass Ashland.

Riders may ride the published route or group with others in the parking lot to ride a route/pace they prefer. All paces are welcome but may be self-led. The ride is not no drop, but leaders will generally try to re-group.

An up to Ashland for coffee is always a lovely option: RF&P – New Riders (20 miles).

Many more routes departing from RF&P Park can be found at RWGPS RABA RF&P Routes.

Tuesday Portabella- Tuesday Morning Ride
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
Various Varies* 19-52 4 TBD Coordinator: John Senn, john.senn@comcast.net

*Note: The ride leader for the week will monitor weather forecasts and determine the time (at 9AM or 10AM or 1PM for the winter, depending on temperatures) and a Go - No - Go Status. 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.
 
Leaders:

  • March 3 - Renata Sampson
  • March 10 - Brad Earley
  • March 17 - John Senn
  • March 24 - John Senn
  • March 31 - Renata Sampson

Description: This weekly ride starts at the rear of Portabella Ristorante located in the Varina Food Lion Shopping Center.  We are also blessed with the Capital Trail just across route 5 from the shopping center. Cue sheets and maps for over a dozen rides ranging from 19 to 52 miles are available by going to http://www.raba.org/raba-cue-sheets-and-maps/, selecting "Portabella" in the drop-down with the "Any Start Location" default, and clicking the "Show Rides" button. 

Parking: Please park behind Portabella Ristorante in the rear of the shopping center. If this area is filled, park on the west (Richmond) side of the shopping center.

Directions: Portabella Ristorante is located at 2627 New Market Road (Route 5 and Strath Road), Henrico, VA 23231. Park in the lot behind the building.

Tuesday Tuesdays at Rockville
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
B+ 9:00 am 33 to 62 3 one Dee Nuckols,804-749-3400, sdnuckols@yahoo.com

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times. Please email or text (preferable)/call the ride leader one to two days before the ride to double check that the departure time remains as posted and to let the ride leader know that you are coming.

Description: Please join us for a great ride through western Hanover, Goochland, and eastern Louisa. We leave from what is popularly referred to as the "Rockville Little League Fields". Cue sheets are always available. Often, we divide into more than one group as both faster and slower riders attend. The ride varies weekly and on the day before each ride, Dee or Dick sends out a message on RABA Message Board announcing the distance and other particulars of the ride.

Directions: Headed west from Richmond, take the Rockville/Manakin exit off of I-64. Go right at the top of the ramp onto Route 623 toward Ashland. Turn left at the first stoplight onto Pouncey Tract Rd. The little league fields are 3.8 miles to the left. The address is 17347 Pouncey Tract Road

Tuesday  Hanover Courthouse After Work Ride (Note: Ride starts March 10)
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
A+ to A++ See below Varies 3 None Wesley King, 804-781-0035, king_wesley@yahoo.com
A+ to A++ See below Varies 3 None Greg Johns, 804-241-7623, g.s.johns@verizon.net

Starting Times: March 10 and March 17- 5:30 pm; March 24 and March 31- 5:45 pm.

Description: The route varies from week to week with routes with multiple mileage options starting and ending at the Hanover Government Center (i.e., Hanover Courthouse) parking lot. The slower pace groups will ride one of the shorter options and the faster pace groups will ride one of the longer options so that everyone finishes around the same time. The pace group leaders will announce the mileage for their group at the ride start. The pace groups will be spaced out at the ride start to avoid large groups of cyclists on the road.

Important Safety Note: This ride is often very well attended which creates the potential for large pace groups. Large pace groups tend to yo-yo increasing the likelihood of wheel bumps. Also, large pace groups are frustrating to motorists trying to get home from work on curvy country roads. That can result in frustrated drivers passing in an unsafe manner. Consequently, the ride leaders may group riders into smaller groups at the ride start in order to minimize large pace groups. Please cooperate with the ride leaders if they ask you to break into a smaller group. Also, do not regroup at stops if that will result in a large pace group. Pace groups should be no larger than 6 to 10 riders. Groups of less than 6 are preferred. The pace groups are spaced out at the ride start to avoid large groups of cyclists on the road.

The routes for this month are:

Date Route
March 10 Dabneys Mill Options- 21, 22, 28 or 33 mile options and GPX files.
March 17 Edgars Lollipop Options- 24, 26 or 32 mile options.
March 24 River Road Options- 18, 24, 29 or 33 mile options and GPX files.
March 31 Mt. Gideon Options- 19, 24, 31 or 36 mile options and GPX files.

Paper cue sheets are not provided. You should print your own cue sheet prior to coming to the ride.

New members and those just getting started (or re-started) with cycling are encouraged to come out.

Directions: The ride starts and finishes at the Hanover County Government Complex (7497 County Complex Road, Hanover, VA 23069) on US Route 301 just south of the intersection of Routes 54 and 301.

Wednesday Bud Vye Retiree's Midweek Ride and Lunch
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
B+ & C+ 10:00 am 25 to 40 Varies Varies Barry Pullen, 561-3950
Brian McCahill, 389-6067

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times.Please email or text (preferable)/call the ride leader one to two days before the ride to double check that the departure time remains as posted and to let the ride leader know that you are coming.

Description: This ride meets at a different location each week for a ride of 25 to 40 miles, followed by lunch. All riders are invited. Each week"s location will be announced via the RABA Message Board. If you are not on the list, please call Brian McCahill, 389-6067 or Barry Pullen, 561-3950.

Thursday Anything Goes Thursday
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
A to B+ 9 am** Varies 3 One Karen Murphy, murphykaren5@yahoo.com and Ray Reed, r.reed02@gmail.com

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times. Please email or text (preferable)/call the ride leader one to two days before the ride to double check that the departure time remains as posted and to let the ride leader know that you are coming.

Description: This ride meets at a different location each week for a 35-40 mile scenic ride through different West End locations. All paces are welcome but may be self led. Each week's start location will be announced via the RABA Message Board.

**The start time is usually 9 am but may change depending on the weather and the ride leader. Please email the ride leader for the correct start time.

Thursday (Note: Ride starts March 13) BDR (Before Dinner Ride)
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
A 5:30 pm 17-30 3 None Andrew Mann,rabamann@aol.com
B+         Josh Silverman, 804-307-3338, jds17@yahoo.com
B/C David McMillan, 804-337-2710, mcmillanmail@comcast.net
B Ken Kolb,kenwkolb@gmail.com
C Rick Pleasants

Note: Not all ride leaders will be there every week, but our goal is for everyone who shows up to have group in their comfort zone.

Description: The ride leaves from the rear parking lot behind the football field at RF&P Park which is in the back of Crump Park.  This is the same start location used by the ABC ride.

Routes vary from 17-30 miles and are mostly flat.  All paces are welcome and may be self-led.  While the faster paces, B and up, are not no drop, leaders will generally try to re-group as needed. 

The ride is open to all cyclists.  Due to the possibility of returning in low light, each rider should have a working headlight and rear blinkie.  

After the ride, join us at Franco’s on Staple’s Mill Road for dinner, drinks and fellowship.

Friday Charlie Thomas Memorial Ride (Charlie's Hylas Ride)
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
See below 10 am 26-35 2/3 1 John Shomaker, 804-982-3056, jfshomaker@msn.com
Brian McCahill, 804-389-6067, brmccahill@verizon.net

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times. The ride leaders will continue to use their discretion (based on weather conditions) regarding start time and will send a RABA email 1 1/2 hours or more prior to ride to communicate any changes If you do not receive RABA emails, please text the ride leader at least one day before ride so they can text you in case the ride is delayed or cancelled due to weather.

Description: This ride is generally a B and B+ pace ride, but occasionally has A- and C+ paces . The routes are to the west into the rolling hills of Western Goochland, Hanover, and Eastern Louisa Counties. This is not a no-drop ride, but we always try to re-group at major intersections. Riders should be familiar with the roads and general area, but cue sheets will be posted on a weekly basis, or provided at the start of the ride. All paces are welcome, but may be self-led. We always have a store or rest stop mid-ride.

Directions: The ride will start and end at Berea Baptist Church (15475 Ashland Rd, Rockville, VA 23146).

Saturday Centerville Saturday Ride - [Food Lion]
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
A/B+ 9 am** 35-45 3 One Karen Murphy, murphykaren5@yahoo.com; Jim Vanderzee, vanderzee1965@gmail.com; Andy Schafer, andy.schafer99@gmail.com; David Elliott, delliott@icloud.com; Ray Reed,r.reed02@gmail.com ; Miriam Ford miriamford@hotmail.com;  Robbie Andrews: andrews10112@gmail.com;  Steve Herzog:  sp_herzog@verizon.net Whit Richardson:  whit.r319@gmail.com

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times. Please email or text (preferable)/call the ride leader one to two days before the ride to double check that the departure time remains as posted and to let the ride leader know that you are coming.

Description:Come out on Saturday mornings and enjoy a ride through the rolling, rural countryside of Goochland, Hanover, and Louisa counties. We ride a variety of routes in the 35-45 mile range.  All paces are welcome but may be self led. A reminder including the cue sheet for the week's ride is typically sent via the RABA Message Board on Thursday or Friday.

**The start time is usually 9 am (8 am in the summer) but may change depending on the weather and the ride leader. Please email the ride leader for the correct start time.

Directions:The ride leaves from the parking lot of the Food Lion (30 Broad Street, Manakin Sabot, VA 23103) in the Broadview Shopping Center in Centerville.

Saturday Ashland Breakfast Club (ABC) Ride at RF&P Park
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
Varies 10 am* 20-40+ 5 Some Robbie Andrews, andrews10112@gmail.com;
Joe Dipiro, jdipiro@gmail.com;
John Hamilton, johnrhamilton01@gmail.com;
Debra Irwin, dirwin59@gmail.com;
Ron Lefever, rlefever212@gmail.com;
John Shomaker, jfshomaker@msn.com;
Renata Sampson, rsampson119@verizon.net;
Jan Waldron, alienaardvark@gmail.com;
Joann Gordon, vagordon92@gmail.com

*Starting Time Note: We plan to start at the posted time for the month unless the weather is extraordinarily unseasonable (COLD, HOT, WINDY, WET). The ride leader for the weekend will monitor weather forecasts and announce the weekly plan, along with a route selection, to the RABA message board. If you are not a RABA member or do not receive the message board notifications, please contact the appropriate ride leader by Friday afternoon.

Description and Directions: The ride leaves from the rear parking lot behind the football field at RF&P which is in the back of Crump Park (3400 Mountain Rd, Glen Allen VA 23060). Turn into Crump Park off Mountain Road, turn right on RF&P Drive to enter RF&P Park, and take the first right (just before the railroad crossing sign) into the overflow lot.

A route, varying from 30-40 miles and mostly flat, will be selected by the weekly ride leader and published to the message board a few days in advance. Most of the planned routes head in various ways to Ashland with a rest stop in the town. For variety, an occasional route may bypass Ashland.

Riders may ride the published route or group with others in the parking lot to ride a route/pace they prefer. All paces are welcome but may be self-led. The ride is not a no drop but leaders will generally try to re-group.

An up to Ashland for coffee is always a lovely option:RF&P - New Riders Elmont Detour · Ride with GPS

Many more routes departing from Crump/RF&P Park can be found here: Richmond Area Bicycling Association.

Leaders:

Saturday Chesterfield County Saturday Ride
Pace Time Miles Terrain Stops Leader
A (B+ check ahead) 10 am Various 3 Various Coordinator: Roger Skeen, rls0716@hotmail.com, call/text 804.358.6537

Description: This Saturday morning weekly ride begins and ends in the Publix grocery store parking lot located at 7200 Cosby Village Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832. Rides will vary in length between 30 and 60 miles depending on the season. Throughout most of the year we begin the rides at 8:30 a.m. but adjust the starting time to 8 a.m. during the months of July and August and 9 am in the winter.

Routes vary on a weekly basis and details including a link to a download for a Ride with GPS turn-by-turn map 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!

Most routes feature long stretches of quiet roads in the western and southern parts of Chesterfield County. We often combine the neighborhoods of Magnolia Green, Woodlake, Harpers Mill, and Hampton Park taking advantage of reduced vehicle speeds and additional lanes allowing for traffic to easily pass. All rides will have an A pace ride leader, and many are planned to have a B+ leader (when available-please check with the ride leader in advance). Others are always welcome to attend. We’ll try our best to match you with similar riders, but you are also free to ride your own pace. It is our goal to expand the pace groups to include as many cyclists as possible so check the calendar and message board often for the latest updates.

Parking: Out of respect for the local businesses we ask that you park in the spaces farthest from the grocery store and near the dumpsters as you face the entrance to Publix. These are the dumpsters located between the grocery store and Autozone in the corner near Sand Dollar Beach Kitchen. When you arrive, you'll see a row of parking spaces running parallel to Hull Street with dumpsters at one end. Let's park and meet there.

While this is not intended to be a no drop ride leaders will do their best to match riders of similar abilities. We can regroup at intersections if necessary.

2026 Weekly Road Ride Director: -Greg Johns, 804-241-7623, g.s.johns@verizon.net

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