Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
Saturday, we will ride into Minneapolis and St. Paul, following the 47-mile Marshall Avenue route, which we rode last fall. We'll start at 08:00 and follow the route clockwise. As always, you may join us along the route in Eagan or elsewhere. We'll make a pit stop at the gas station at Wabasha and Plato and return home with a nice tail wind.
Read MoreThis week, we will be riding the Cannon Falls route clockwise. We will leave Starbucks at 08:00, which will be our normal summertime start time. In Cannon Falls, we'll stop at Hi-Quality Bakery for some pastries and a pit stop. The 56-mile route should take us three hours to complete.
Read MoreIt looks like it will be a great day for a ride again Saturday. This week's ride will leave Starbucks at 09:00 and follow the Northfield route clockwise for 56 miles. We usually stop at Blue Monday, in downtown Northfield, for a pastry and coffee. If you need a shorter route, you can take one of a couple shortcuts, like staying on CR 66 west to Farmington, rather than turning south at CR 79 (Blaine Avenue). Another shortcut would be to turn west at CR 86 (280th St). I'm giving you a couple of options here, because I won't be able to lead the ride. Someone familiar with the route will have to step up an lead the group.
Read MoreIt has been three weeks since our last outdoor ride, and I bet you're as frustrated as I am about this spring weather. To try to make up for lost time, I'm planning to do two rides this weekend. Neither ride will be fast or furious, until the end, because most of us have spring legs and we need to keep everyone together and having fun. There's both a morning and an afternoon ride, so hopefully you can make it to one or both of them.
Read MoreAs you know, several inches of snow were supposed to arrive tonight, but now they are saying we'll be spared more snow this weekend. Saturday looks to be a bit cool and it's supposed to be in the forties Sunday, so let's do an afternoon ride Sunday. That way you can ride indoors Saturday morning and be ready for another ride Sunday.
Read MoreIt looks like Saturday is going to provide us a nice Spring day, so we can do a little riding. We'll meet at Starbucks for the ride at 1:00 PM and follow the Orchard Lake route counter-clockwise for 35 or 45 miles. The wind is predicted to switch during the ride, so we may get a light tail wind for both the beginning and end of the ride.
Read MoreIt looks like the weather Saturday will be favorable for an outdoor ride at 1:00 – our first club ride in 2018. For those of you who aren't in Palm Desert this week, this may be your first chance to ride outdoors in a few months. Unfortunately, I won't be able to join you, because I'll be ice fishing in Door County this weekend.
Read MoreThere will be a ride Saturday, starting from Starbucks at 10:00, we'll ride west on the Prior Lake route counter clockwise. We'll skip the stop in Prior Lake, so it will be about 40 miles. This may be the last group ride of the season, because the temps are going to get colder for a while and it may stay that way until Spring, so come out and join us.
Read MoreThe weather is looking good for us this long weekend, so I think a couple more rides may be in order this year. It looks like it should reach around 50 degrees on Friday and Sunday, so you can plan on a ride leaving Starbucks at 13:00 both days. I have family plans on Friday, so I won't be able to ride, but I will lead the Sunday ride.
Read MoreSunday afternoon looks like it will be warm enough for a ride for a few hearty souls. It's supposed to get cold overnight Sunday morning, but it should warm up into the mid 30s in the afternoon. Let's plan on a ride Sunday at 13:00 and I'll post an update on Sunday morning.
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