Massaponax Church Ride
Routes are the same as the YMCA routes. The "Stonewall Bridge" routes marked with double white arrows, are 4 miles shorter than indicated on the route sheets.
Routes going west to the courthouse and joining the existing Bistro routes will be four miles longer.
RWGPS Routes: https://ridewithgps.com/events/40952
Ride leader: Dave Burkett
Distances: 16, 30, 42, and 63 miles
Description: This ride takes you through the south part of Spotsylvania and surrounding counties (for longer distance selection) and provides some gently rolling hills and beautiful scenery.
The following rides from the church are marked.
"Stonewall Bridge"- Marked with double white arrows. 16, 30, 42 and 63 miles
Ride Leader: Dave Burkett
Location: Wegmans 2281 Carl D. Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Join the ride leader for a ~20 mile NIGHT ride on bike trails and downtown city streets in Fredericksburg. We will depart from the Wegmans parking lot at 6:30pm sharp. If the temperature is 35 degrees or less at the start of the ride, the ride will be cancelled.
Mandatory equipment includes a functioning headlight (that can light the road commensurate with your speed), a tail light (steady mode, not flashing), and warm cycling clothes. Reflective clothing is also highly recommended. Expect to be cycling until 8:00 pm while the temperature drops throughout ride. The group will stay together and obey all traffic and trail rules.
Intermediate bike handling skills are required and the ability to stay together as a group with an average pace of 16 mph (at night in the city and on trails this is equivalent to about ~18mph on the open road).
Contact the ride leader with questions before the ride. The leader reserves the right to prohibit any rider from participating that does not have the proper equipment or skills.
The bike trail on Fall Hill Ave has been completed, but the maps have not been update to reflect this. We will ride on the bike path and not on Fall Hill Ave.
The route has been posted to the club RWGPS account and can be found here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26294609
Ride Leader: Clay Howard betsyalc@va.metrocast.net
Name: Celebrate Virginia at Night
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: 1440 Fitness, 570 Celebrate Virginia Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406
Join the ride leader for a ~18 mile NIGHT ride on quiet streets. We will depart from the parking lot near 1440 Fitness at 570 Celebrate Virginia Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22406 at 7:00pm sharp. If the temperature is 35 degrees or less at the start of the ride, the ride will be cancelled. The ride leader will use Weather Channel centered on Fredericksburg to determine the temperature.
Mandatory equipment includes a functioning headlight (that can light the road commensurate with your speed), a tail light, and warm cycling clothes to fend off the winter's cold. Reflective clothing is also highly recommended. The group will stay together and obey all traffic rules. Intermediate bike handling skills are required and the ability to stay together as a group with an average pace of 16-17 mph. Expect to be cycling until 8:00 pm while the temperature drops throughout ride.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26405347
Ride leader: Guy Mullen gwmullenjr@gmail.com
Saturday YMCA Ride
Start Time: 9 AM
Location: Spotsylvania YMCA,
5700 Smith Station Rd.
Spotsylvania, VA
Distances: Right on Massaponax Church Rd. (36, 41, 50, 55, and 60 Mile Options); Left on Massaponax Church Rd. (20, 35, 46, 67 Mile Options)
RWGPS routes: https://ridewithgps.com/events/40986
The following rides from the YMCA are marked:
"Stonewall Bridge"- Marked with double white arrows. 20, 35, 46 and 67 miles
"Bistro"-Marked with bright colors. 36, 41, 50, 55 and 60
"YMCA-Courthouse"- Marked with blue arrows and stenciled mileage.
Ride Leaders:
No Drop Ride Leader: Not Yet Determined
Ride Description - Ride starting from Willowmere Park in NW Stafford. This ride takes you through much of the FCC Cannonball Century area. The courses are marked (different marks from Cannonball) with Dan Henry marks (painted white circle with directional line). There are stores along the routes. Distance options are 25, 33 and 45 miles. Restrooms are available at start/end. Terrain is slightly to moderately rolling. Click here for Cue Sheets
If riders wish to do the 50 mile ride from the Tour de Willowmere, that route is also available.
Directions - Travel US 17 North from I-95 4.3 miles. Turn right on Rt 616 Popular Rd. Travel 6.8 miles and turn right on Mountain View Rd (across from old country store). Go 0.6 miles and turn right onto Willowmere Pond Rd. Go 0.1 miles and turn right into park. Proceed straight into large parking lot.
Ride leader: Chuck Daniels danielscg1@aol.com
25 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/23204843
33 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/23204729
45 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/23204119
