I attended the RBC2015 century SAG team meeting last night at the Herndon Library and wanted to share the following random tidbits:
Road arrow markings key:
* RED: Half Metric (35.7 miles, 1353 ft elevation)
* BLUE: Metric (67.4 miles, 3047 ft)
* YELLOW: Century (103.5 miles, 6347 ft)
* The Metric & Century rides overlap until mile 35.1 (where centurions will bear left onto Rt 690). This is the decision point if you are indecisive about which length of ride you are up for doing.
* Centurions: watch out for police issuing tickets at mile 12.6 (Belmont Ridge), 30.8 (VA-7 BUS W), and 61.6 (pls use all SS going around the Square!!). These have been problem spots in the past when cyclists didn’t obey the rules of the road.
* Centurions are expected roll as early as 0600, even though the official start time is 0630. The first Rest Stop, Ashburn, will be operational by 0700.
* If you encounter a road hazard, please report it to one of the ham radio operators at a Rest Stop, or a Road Marshall (who can call it in for a SAG crew to attend to).
* Due to popular demand, the snow cone cart will be at the Loudoun Mill/Old Mill Rest Stop again this year! (Metric mile 44.3 & Century mile 80).
* Please use hash tag #RBC2015 when posting your pics to social media.
* be safe, practice the rules of the road, and have fun [emoji4]!
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