2012 Rides

This topic has 44 replies, 19 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 3 months ago by Rod Smith.

Viewing 15 posts - 16 through 30 (of 45 total)

← 1 2 3 →

Author

Posts
January 27, 2012 at 6:31 pm #935214

consularrider
Participant

@Marcella 13730 wrote:

In defense of the Reston century, the full 100-mile route gets you more time on roads and off the trail, and I’ve heard it’s quite challenging. I’ve only done the metric, since I no longer have interest in full centuries.

And even the shorter route was worth doing once, since I plan to use parts of the cue sheet to add variety to my solo WOD rides.

What she said, and I’ve done the full imperial century four times. It gets modified a little each year so there is always something new.

January 31, 2012 at 4:32 pm #935427

consularrider
Participant

PPTC’s February Pedal Patter has a listing of local metric and imperial century rides from now until October. It’s not exhaustive, but is a good starting point. I got my printed copy yesterday, but it doesn’t seem to be up on their website yet.

I also am waiting for a reprise of the Kill Bill Century since I bailed on the last one at the metric century mark.

February 7, 2012 at 5:33 pm #935865

DCAKen
Participant

WABA announced the 2012 Vasa Ride for March 4th, with warm blueberry soup after the ride at the House of Sweden in Georgetown.

February 7, 2012 at 7:27 pm #935867

baiskeli
Participant

@Marcella 13730 wrote:

In defense of the Reston century, the full 100-mile route gets you more time on roads and off the trail, and I’ve heard it’s quite challenging. I’ve only done the metric, since I no longer have interest in full centuries.

We have alot in common. I also recall lots of roads in the Reston Century (most seemed to be going up hills) and I also have less interest in full centuries than I once did.

June 26, 2012 at 7:04 pm #944189

americancyclo
Participant

I just committed to riding two more centuries before September.

2012 Reston Century – Aug 26 – anyone else on the forum riding this one? I’m gonna ride from my house and tack on an extra 10 miles each way.

2012 Peak Season Century – Oct 6 – with a bunch of friends in upstate NY. Doubt anyone from here is going, but felt compelled to list it anyway

June 26, 2012 at 7:35 pm #944190

Tim Kelley
Participant

This one might make it on the schedule this year: http://www.alpineloopgranfondo.com/

June 26, 2012 at 7:56 pm #944192

TwoWheelsDC
Participant

@americancyclo 23511 wrote:

I just committed to riding two more centuries before September.

2012 Reston Century – Aug 26 – anyone else on the forum riding this one? I’m gonna ride from my house and tack on an extra 10 miles each way.

2012 Peak Season Century – Oct 6 – with a bunch of friends in upstate NY. Doubt anyone from here is going, but felt compelled to list it anyway

Looking at the route, I may do the Reston Century. I’ve got the Civil War Century two weeks after that, so I think that’s plenty of recovery time and the Reston Century doesn’t require a hotel stay like the CWC. That would put me at 3 organized centuries for the season, which I feel good about. Next year I may try the Mountains of Misery, but there was no I way I could’ve done it this year.

June 26, 2012 at 8:02 pm #944196

americancyclo
Participant

@Tim Kelley 23513 wrote:

This one might make it on the schedule this year: http://www.alpineloopgranfondo.com/

I so wanted to do that, but with family that went to WVU and JMU, it wasn’t gonna happen with the football game on the same day.

June 26, 2012 at 8:03 pm #944197

americancyclo
Participant

@TwoWheelsDC 23516 wrote:

Looking at the route, I may do the Reston Century.

Let me know if you want to try to meet up at some point!

June 26, 2012 at 8:11 pm #944200

Dirt
Participant

The autumnal running of the Kill Bill Century needs to happen too. I promised that we’d do another, possibly more stupider Kill Bill ride. Any suggestions for timing? I’ve had one vote for early September.

June 27, 2012 at 3:15 am #944237

Bilsko
Participant

@Dirt 23524 wrote:

The autumnal running of the Kill Bill Century needs to happen too. I promised that we’d do another, possibly more stupider Kill Bill ride. Any suggestions for timing? I’ve had one vote for early September.

Sounds like a good time to me. I’m hoping to join this time around.

June 27, 2012 at 8:03 am #944239

JimF22003
Participant

I’ve done the Reston Century about four times I think. It’s a good event, very well attended. I’m not super crazy about the way the do the routes. There are about four separate loops, and the rest stops all are in Hamilton, so there’s not a lot of variety there, and you end up riding the same roads a bit getting into and out of there. The first year I did it it was a true nice big loop, which I prefer.

The local cops watch over traffic very very closely, and have ticketed riders going through stop signs in the past (not objecting to this — just a heads up )

I’ve ridden all those roads so many times on my own, that it’s hard for me to justify doing this century ride any more, but this is a great introduction to some of the nicer parts of Loudon county such as Snickersville Pike, Hillsboro and vicinity, Waterford etc.

June 27, 2012 at 1:44 pm #944250

TwoWheelsDC
Participant

@americancyclo 23521 wrote:

Let me know if you want to try to meet up at some point!

Absolutely! I really need to try riding with some of the people from the forum, in general. I know I’ll get dropped, but it’ll be a good workout just trying to keep up!

@JimF22003 23568 wrote:

I’ve ridden all those roads so many times on my own, that it’s hard for me to justify doing this century ride any more, but this is a great introduction to some of the nicer parts of Loudon county such as Snickersville Pike, Hillsboro and vicinity, Waterford etc.

Exactly…I have no problem paying to participate in an organized ride if it’s in a place I’d like to explore, but may be unfamiliar with. Also, having support and the company of others for a ride makes it so much more pleasant, that makes it well worth it.

June 29, 2012 at 10:03 pm #944642

SteveTheTech
Participant

I think I’m in for the Reston Century.

So far the family calender is clear. woo

July 7, 2012 at 2:20 am #945079

vvill
Participant

@Tim Kelley 23513 wrote:

This one might make it on the schedule this year: http://www.alpineloopgranfondo.com/

I may try to make this one. It sounds really fun and it’s definitely somewhere I haven’t ridden before. Might be hard for me to squeeze a full Kill Bill around it though – maybe I’d just join for the Barcroft portion.
Author

Posts