Saturday’s ride will depart from Starbucks at 8:00, and the route will be from Rosemount to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise. We’ll stop at Point Douglas Park and Wakota Scenic Trailhead for food and a nature break. We will maintain a steady pace of 18–20 mph, and keep everyone together, until we get to Dodd Rd in Eagan, at which point the 'anything goes' segment begins.

Saturday’s ride will depart from Starbucks at 8:00, and the route will be from Rosemount to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise. We’ll stop at Pointe Douglas Beach for food and a nature break. We will maintain a steady pace of 18–20 mph, and keep everyone together, until we get to Dodd Rd in Eagan, at which point the 'anything goes' segment begins.

Saturday’s ride will depart from Starbucks at 8:00, and the route will be from Rosemount to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise. We’ll stop at Point Douglas Park for food and a nature break. We will maintain a steady pace of 18–20 mph, and keep everyone together, until we get to Dodd Rd, at which point the 'anything goes' segment begins.

Saturday’s ride will start from Starbucks at 8:00, and our route will be Rosemount to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise. As usual, we’ll stop at the restrooms at Point Douglas Park for some food and drinks before returning to Rosemount via Grey Cloud Island. The “anything goes” part of the ride will start after we reach Dodd Road.

Saturday’s ride will be starting from Starbucks at 8:00, and our route will be Rosemount to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise. We will stop at the beach near Prescott for a nature break and some food and drinks before returning to Rosemount via Grey Cloud Island. We need to keep everyone together until the “anything goes” part of the ride starts at Dodd Road.

Saturday’s ride will start from Starbucks at 8:00 and will follow our Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise route. Bring extra food, because our planned stop will be at the restrooms at Point Douglas Park, which is 20 miles into the ride. This 60-mile ride should take us about 3.75 hours. Our weather Saturday will be sunny, with temps from 61°F to 75°F, and north winds at 4 to 6 mph.

Updated: The weather forecast for Saturday has changed, and now they are predicting light rain in the morning and possibly into the early afternoon. So, this weekend’s ride will be Sunday at 8:00 with the same route from Starbucks to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise. Bring extra food, because our planned stop will be at the restrooms at Point Douglas Park, which is 20 miles into the ride. This 60-mile ride should take us about 3.75 hours. Our weather Sunday will be mostly sunny, with temps from 66°F to 77°F, and north winds at 4 to 6 mph.

This week’s topical heat will give way to nice, cool weather Saturday morning. It will be 63 to 73 degrees, with partly cloudy skies, and a NNE wind at about 7 mph. If you’ve been over training, like many of us do, this is a good week to stay off the bike to rebuild mentally and physically.

Saturday’s ride will be from Rosemount to Grey Cloud Island counterclockwise, starting at 8:00. Our route crosses the Mississippi River twice, and each crossing is followed by about 350 feet of climbing. We’ll stop about 20 miles out, at the beach near Prescott, where you can get more water, and later in the ride if needed. Bring plenty of food, because our stops won’t offer anything for purchase.

Saturday, we will return to Grey Cloud Island, but in the opposite direction from last Sunday. This 60-mile loop has little traffic on good roads and trails, but no bakery stop so bring enough food and drinks. I’ve made a small change to the route to remove parts of St Croix Trail and 110th Street, both of which don’t have a shoulder and may have some traffic. The weather should be very good with partly cloudy skies, temps from 67 to 73 degrees, and winds from the north at 9 mph.