Daily Rides for April 28, 2024

Note:  The route selection will be posted to the RABA message boardby Saturday prior to the ride. 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:

• Apr 7     Brad Early, brad.earley@gmail.com
• Apr 14   John Senn, john.senn@comcast.net
• Apr 21   David McMillan, mcmillanmail@comcast.net
• Apr 28   Renata Sampson, rsampson119@verizon.net

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).

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. There are many nice rides from the Court House, mostly with good scenery and low traffic. The ride leaders will select a route that will be at least 30 miles with a longer option usually available. There may be no store stops. Maps and cue sheets will be available for those wishing to ride at their own pace. If the weather is doubtful, call the leaders to confirm if they will be riding.