Saturday, July 26 Ride

!!UPDATE!! - RIDE FOLLOW UP
Had a great ride. Most seemed to like the route and it provided ample challenges and long hill climbs on Midland. Apparently it was a bit more challenging than anticipated (maybe due to humidity levels) as most opted out of Part 2 except for two (Dave F. and you can guess the other rider...me of course). The route had a few hills early on once we turned onto Conway but was fairly flat most of first half then we hit Midland Blvd. and Maryland Heights area with some good hills.

I think the Mogman minivan turned cycling SAG vehicle with buffet fruit bar, power bar grab box and semi-frozen energy drinks, etc., was widely accepted. Actually, if this keeps up, I might incorporate and set up a weekend business (i.e., Mogman in Motion)!

Hopefully see you all on the next ride! After all, Sep 6-7 is not far away!

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Given two weeks in a row in Columbia, Ill we will meet in West St. Louis County this coming Saturday, July 26th . The planned group training ride will start in West County and go...well...somewhere...

Route Start Time: 7:00 AM

Route Start/Finish Location:
St. Louis Bread Co., 1650 Clarkson Road, Chesterfield, MO 63017
http://maps.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTExNmIycG51BF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLWJ1dHRvbgRzbGsDbGluaw--#mvt=m&lat=38.643931&lon=-90.565369&zoom=16&q1=1650%20Clarkson%20Road%2C%20Chesterfield%2C%20MO%2063017%20&gid1=37072789

Route Length: 50 miles (part 1)/30-35 miles (part 2)

Route:

Part 1 (50 miles) - Chesterfield to Forest Park to Creve Couer Lake Park to Chesterfield (some small rolling hills)

http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/mo/chesterfield/998314936512

Part 2 (30-35 miles)- Chesterfield to St. Albans area to Chesterfield (plenty of hills)

tbd

Route Difficulty: see above

For anyone going to ride Saturday, July 26, please RSVP me at mogus@earthlink.net and indicate your ride route option and preferred distance. I will make sure we have a route that accommodates various rider preferences based upon general groupings, speed, etc. We usually have two general groupings of riders although we never totally separate and we do re-group at various intervals if separation occurs (at least until we are close to getting back to the start point).