the Saturday group road rides are up in full swing.
Meet at our sponsor Pay-N-Take Downtown Market, were Paul is serving free coffee to everyone riding. Ride will depart at 9:00am and head out Lone Tree to Lake Mary Rd. The ride will make a restroom stop at the "mailboxes" and continue out towards the first "test" of the day, the steps. These short steep series of climbs will see the first pace increase. Everyone will wait a normal period of time for "dropped riders" to regroup before heading around Mormon Lake. Just before the lodge there is a mass sprint for the Mormon Lake Lodge sign. At the lodge, there is a substantial break allowing for the purchase of foodstuffs at the store, use or restrooms, and refilling of water bottles. From there the group heads back to town in a fast "race simulation fashion, with the No Passing sing just before the Lake Mary Store serving as the figurative "finish line". From this point people usually head home slower but in separate groups.
The group ride, while fast, can provide for an exciting time, and a great training effort. Myself and Rob Hastings are almost always on the rides, so if it is your first time, give one of us a shout and we will keep an eye on you. Also I usually perform a sort-of sweep at the top of the steps, so if it is your intention to do the whole ride, I can usually keep the group waiting a bit for you to regroup if you come "detached" on the steps.
If you have any questions about the ride, feel free to shoot me an e-mail.
Hope to see more of you out this Sat at 9 a.m.
Good luck to everyone racing.
Gary Phillips
Sponsorship Coordinator
Red Rock Racing
www.redrockracing.org
