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Tuesday/Thursday rides --- NOTE start location moved!


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By ScottB - Posted on 08 January 2013

Robbins Corner Miles

Distance/Pace: ~20 miles, C+/B- pace (14-17 rolling speed, 13-15 overall average, sprints available)

Date/Times: Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30pm, recurring year-round

Where: Bayside Presbyterian Church, @ Independence and Ewell (Thoroughgood neighborhood).

SAG: Limited/restricted. Riders should have tubes/pumps. A rider will fetch a recovery vehicle if needed.

Comfort: Riders are responsible for nutrition/hydration. No scheduled stops. Public restrooms available on route.

Equipment: Required – helmets, at least one rear (red) light, at least one front (white) light for any ride after dusk.  Highly recommend multiple front lights, especially in fall/winter. Reflective accessories suggested for fall/winter.

Details:

This is an all-season, year-round ride, dress appropriately for weather.  Lights are required from fall through spring, recommended all the time.  Exact routes may vary, all are primarily on residential streets with minimal time spent on major roadways. Ride will be cancelled only for weather, road hazards, vacation, and host illness.  If the weather is questionable, a go/no-go decision will be made by 5:45pm. Regular riders will be notified by text/SMS/email of the cancellation. Cancellations will also be sent via Twitter by user @BurkeSC with hashtag #RobbinsCorner.  Riders may contact host via phone or text/SMS at 757-235-5711.

Assumption of Risk:  Cycling is an outdoor sport, and carries with it the potential for injury and property damage. Participants in this social activity do so at their own peril and risk, and with knowledge, awareness, and acceptance of the hazards.