The first snow of the season has arrived, but that won’t keep us from riding Saturday. We’ll start our ride from Rosemount at 10:00 and head to Northfield in a counterclockwise direction. During the ride it will be partly cloudy with temps from 45°F to 54°F and south winds at 7 mph.

Saturday’s ride will follow our Northfield route clockwise. We’ll start from Rosemount at 9:00 and head to Brick Oven Bakery in Northfield for some treats. During the ride it will be warm and sunny, with temps from 58°F to 66°F, and SW winds at 7 to 9 mph.

This Saturday’s ride will be from Starbucks to Northfield in a counterclockwise direction. Despite the late sunrise, this week’s ride will start at 8:00, to help avoid windier conditions later in the day. The weather during the ride will be sunny, with temps from 55°F to 70°F, and SSE winds at 10 to 18 mph. Beginning next week, our rides will start later.

This week, we’re returning to a route that we last rode on June 23. We’ll leave Starbucks at 8:00 and head south toward Brick Oven Bakery in Northfield traveling in a clockwise direction. This 55-mile route, which has about 1,200 feet of elevation, has a lot of open roads and very few lights. The weather during our ride should be sunny with temps from 49°F to 62°F, and light 3 mph winds from the south and west.

Saturday’s club ride will be from Starbucks in Rosemount, starting at 8:00, and heading to Northfield in a counterclockwise direction. The route is the same as two weeks ago, but we’ll go a bit slower and keep everyone together this time. It starts out through the Cobblestone Lake area. Finding the bike path that goes under CR 46 can be a bit tricky, so we’ll look for Dutton Lane, which leads south to the trail. We’ll follow the trail east of East Lake down to 170th Street, where we can safely turn left onto Pilot Knob Road.

Saturday’s group ride will be from Starbucks in Rosemount, starting at 8:00, and heading to Northfield in a counterclockwise direction. The route starts out through the Cobblestone Lake area, and finding the bike path that goes under CR 46 can be a bit tricky, so look for Dutton Lane, which leads south to the trail. Follow the trail east of East Lake down to 170th Street, where you safely turn left onto Pilot Knob Road.

If you want to ride Saturday, get out there early, because the weather forecast says it’s supposed to start raining by the 10:00 hour all the way through 7:00 Sunday. Therefore, our ride this weekend will start Sunday at 9:00. We’ll ride in a clockwise direction to Brick Oven Bakery in Northfield.

Saturday morning, starting at 8:00, we’re going to ride south to Northfield in a clockwise direction. This route has less elevation than most of the rides we’ve done this season, but the wind will make it more of a challenge. We’ll stop in Northfield at Brick Oven Bakery for some goodies before returning to Rosemount.

Zwifters, we will continue offering Saturday morning club rides on Zwift, whenever we do not offer outdoor club rides 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. You may register now for tomorrow’s ride.

Our first outdoor club ride of the year will be Sunday afternoon. The ride will start at 1:00 PM from Starbucks in Rosemount and head south to Northfield in a counterclockwise direction. We’ll stop in Northfield for a short break before returning to Rosemount. The weather Sunday will be in the mid to upper 40s, with sunny skies, and south winds at 6 to 9 mph.

Update: The rain that came overnight has moved on, so the ride will start at 8:00, as planned.

This Saturday, starting at 8:00, we’re going to ride south to Northfield in a counterclockwise direction. It will be warm for this time of year, with temps from 69 to 76 degrees, mostly sunny skies, and a south wind around 6 mph. Next weekend, it will be about 20 degrees colder, so let’s enjoy what may be our last ride of the year without arm and leg warmers.