Name: Gruppetto ride 2 - 25 miles, 590 feet elevation
Start: 2019-01-20T08:30:00-08:00
End: 2019-01-20T11:30:00-08:00

This is the second ride for this Gruppetto series.

The Gruppetto series is a series of rides with increasing mileage and elevation to establish a basic fitness level. Each ride will also have a skill/drill that we will learn as part of learning how to ride confidently and safely in a group.

NOTE - the start time of 8:30 AM

NOTE - parking in the Coffee Republic parking lot is posted for 2 hours only, so if you drive you can park across the bridge in Folsom in one of the lots there and ride over to the Coffee Republic.

Route: We will start at the Coffee Republic and go over the bridge to the American River Bike Trail (ARBT) which we will take down the south side of Lake Natoma, past the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, under Hazel bridge and past the fish hatchery. Then we take Gold Country Blvd with a left onto Tributary Crossing Drive and quick right down onto the Folsom South Canal. We stay on the canal road under Highway 50, over White Rock Road and under International Drive. Then a quick right off the canal, left onto Ocelote Way and left onto Baroque Drive that turns into North Mather Blvd after crossing Zinfandel Drive. Then a right onto Spoto Drive and another right into Stone Creek Park. (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/22832871). We will stop and get water and nutrition before retracing our route back to the Coffee Republic..

Meet Location: Coffee Republic (map (http://goo.gl/maps/7KA2)). We can hang out & have a post ride snack.

Leave time: 8:30 am (we leave on time)

Distance: 25 miles

Climbing: 590 feet

Pace: average 15 mph and slower on the climbs.

Brief description: Coffee Republic, ARBT, Ocelot Dr., Baroque Dr., North Mather Blvd, Spoto to the Stone Creek Park for a regroup and then back to the Coffee Republic.

Rain-out: I will do my best to let you know in advance if the ride is canceled or postponed due to rain. I will send out an email the night before or around 8:00 am before the ride to those that have RSVPed, and I'll post a note on the ride announcement.

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Note: This is technically a "No-Drop" ride, however you should meet the requirements of the Gruppetto description. We will stop to help with mechanical failures, and offer a lot of sincere patience and encouragement for those that may struggle keeping up with the pace (we all started at a slower pace). We will likely adjust the pace accordingly for slower riders, however, out of consideration for the others in the group, we may have to drop riders or split the group if the disparity is too great. Helmets are required.

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Gruppetto ride 2 - 25 miles, 590 feet elevation

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