Ride Saturday, December 7

Saturday is Global Fat Bike Day, so I thought we should celebrate again this year with a ride on the Minnesota River Bottoms Trail. This is an easy, flat trail that anyone can ride. We won't have snow to ride on this weekend, so you can also use a mountain or cycle-cross bike.

Meet at the parking lot on Lyndale Avenue, by I-35W in Bloomington. We will start riding at 9:00 and ride east toward Cedar Avenue and beyond. You may also join us on the north side of the Cedar Avenue bridge around 9:20 to 9:25. If you ride from Eagan make sure you cross the river and then look for us on the trail north of the river. The group can decide from there where to ride.

We'll regroup at regular intervals on the trail, as needed. I think we'll ride about three hours and finish around Noon. It should be warm, for this time of year, with temps from about 24 to 32 degrees and mostly cloudy skies.

Zwifters, more than 50 of you have joined our club. This is a reminder that we have weekly rides at 8:00 on Saturdays. The rides are usually about 90 to 120 minutes long, but you can stop at any time, since you're always at home. By default, the Companion app will notify you about the club's rides and chat messages, and you may use it to RSVP any time before the rides start. We can schedule rides up to four weeks out, so you can register for more than one week.

Again this season, Doug Blomker is organizing an RCC team for WTRL’s TTTs on Zwift. So, if you're interested, reach out to Doug or me and we'll give you more information and get you signed up to join us. The team’s first race is Thursday.