LVCC Valley Veloce Ride

The Valley Veloce continues. The Lehigh Valley Cycling Club (LVCC) invites its members to participate in the Valley Veloce Ride on Saturday, May 16th. A variety of routes, that includes a 28 miler, a 42 miler and a Metric Century (62 miler), will begin at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center and follow scenic roads throughout the northern corridor of Berks County and the surrounding area.

Sign up on Meetup for the event and indicate which ride you intend to do. Show up on Saturday morning, sign in and off you go. Ride at your own pace. Check in when you return. All rides will return to the Valley Preferred Cycling Center.

The Valley Veloce is for LVCC club members only. (Please note that being a member of the LVCC Meetup calendar does not make you a LVCC club member!) Interested parties who are not members can sign up to join the club on the morning of the ride. Membership applications will be available to complete, or you can join online: https://lvcycling.club/join

Start times:

· Metric century – 7:30 to 8:00 am.
· 42 miler – 8:30 to 9:00 am.
· 28 miler – 9:30 to 10:00 am.

Rest stop for the 42 miler and the Metric Century will be at Leaser Lake. Bathrooms and water will be available. Note - two jusgs of water will be on a table near the restrooms. Bring your own snacks or go to Wanamaker's General Store if you want to shop for something more substantial such as Gatorade, etc. The rest stop will be open from 9 to 11 am.

Routes will be posted on www.ridewithgps.com.

· Metric century - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50344652
· 42 miler - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50344676
· 28 miler - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55086067

Note – the routes will be reviewed the day before the ride and updated if necessary. The routes can also be found collectively on the Veloce event page: https://ridewithgps.com/events/481498-lvcc-valley-veloce-ride

A limited amount of cue sheets will be provided. Roads will not be marked.

One SAG support vehicle will be available if you need assistance. Please report which route you are on and at what mile. Call 911 if you have a medical emergency.

Pizza will be provided for members when they return. BYOB for refreshments.

Rain postpones the event. Tentative rain date is Saturday, May 23rd.

A few volunteers will be needed. Let us know if you can volunteer by contacting either Bert Mukkulainen [[president@lvcycling.club](mailto:president@lvcycling.club)](mailto:president@lvcycling.club), or Steve Kelly, [[vp-touring@lvcycling.club](mailto:vp-touring@lvcycling.club)](mailto:vp-touring@lvcycling.club). Volunteers will have the option of doing the ride on Friday.

The Valley Veloce ride will be an excellent opportunity for LVCC members to ride together, and to socialize together en masse. A good time will be had by all.