Saturday’s ride will be from Starbucks to Edina via the I-35W bridge and returning via the Cedar Ave bridge. We’ll stop at the Hyland Lake Park Reserve visitor center, which is 24 miles into the ride and has food and drinks. This 56-mile ride should take us about 3.5 hours. Our weather Saturday will be sunny, with temps from 57°F to 68°F, and WNW winds at 7 to 10 mph.

This week’s ride will be from Rosemount to Edina via I-35W and I-494 clockwise, starting at 9:00. It’s supposed to rain through the 7:00 hour, so we are going to delay the start. We’ll stop at the Hyland Lake Park Reserve visitor center, which is 24 miles into the ride and has food and drinks. This 57-mile ride should take us about 3.5 hours. If you have a new Garmin device, you may use the group ride code F7XP5C.

This week’s ride will be from Rosemount to Edina via the Minnesota Valley State Trail clockwise, starting at 8:00. We’ll stop a the Hyland Lake Park Reserve visitor center, which is 25 miles into the ride and has food and drinks. This 55-mile ride should take about 3 hours, plus stops.

Saturday’s ride will start at 8:00 from Starbucks and head northwest to Edina via I-35W. Again, due to construction on Diamond Path at 140th Street, we will return to Starbucks via Evermoor and Shannon Parkways. We will stop near the half-way point at Hyland Lake Park, where you can buy food and drinks.

This week's route will offer a sense of familiarity, as we will start on the same roads as last week. However, we will head north towards Edina via the Minnesota Valley State Trail, following a clockwise direction. The trail will greet us with its enchanting scenery, allowing us to soak in the beauty of nature as we pedal onward. Just like last week, we will take a well-deserved break at Hyland Park, pausing to refuel and chat amidst the tranquility of the surroundings.

Once again, the weather looks questionable for a group ride Saturday, so we’re going to ride to Edina via the Minnesota Valley State Trail on Sunday morning. The ride will start from Rosemount at 08:00 and we’ll have a mid-ride stop at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. The weather Sunday will be cool, for this time of year, with temps in the 60s, partly cloudy skies, and 15 mph wind from the northwest.

I hope you’re surviving the extended heat wave, and riding when it’s safe to do so. A cool front that’s coming through Friday is supposed to help us by lowering the humidity and the morning temperatures for a while.

Saturday’s 56-mile ride will leave Rosemount at 08:00 and go to Edina via the I-35W bridge. This is a new version of our Edina route that I created, because the Minnesota Valley State Trail under the Highway 169 bridge is still closed. During the ride, it should be 69 to 80 degrees and sunny with a NW wind from 4 to 8 mph.