Ride Saturday, May 25
Saturday’s ride will be from Starbucks to Prior Lake via Black Dog Lake in a counterclockwise direction. As usual, the ride starts at 8:00 and will have a stop in Prior Lake.
Read MoreRide Saturday, May 18
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.
Read MoreRide Saturday, May 11
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.
Read MoreRide Sunday, May 5
We’re going to ride Sunday morning, starting at 9:00, because it’s supposed to rain again Saturday morning and to avoid the traffic Saturday afternoon. Our route will be Saint Paul Summit Ave clockwise, which is about 45-miles long and has about 2,000 feet of elevation. We’ll likely stop for a short nature break at Cherokee Regional Park, which is just past the High Bridge. Sunday morning it will be 52°F to 60°F, with sunny skies and a light north wind at about 4 mph.
Read MoreRide Saturday, April 27
On Saturday, our ride will start from Starbucks at 9:00 and we’ll travel from Rosemount to Prior Lake in a counterclockwise direction. This 50-mile route has around 1,800 feet of elevation for a good challenge. Our mid-ride stop will be in downtown Prior Lake, where you can buy pastries from bakeries at the farmer’s market or Edelweiss bakery.
Read MoreRide Saturday, April 20
This Saturday’s ride will begin at 1:00 PM, departing from Starbucks. Our route will take us to Bloomington in a counterclockwise loop. A rest stop is planned at Hyland Lake Park Visitor Center before heading back to Rosemount. The weather forecast indicates a mix of sun and clouds with temperatures ranging from 43F to 49F. Expect a strong breeze from the northwest at 13 mph.
Read MoreRide Saturday, April 13
We rarely ride the same route two weeks in a row, but this week we are going to ride to Cannon Falls in a counterclockwise direction again. This Saturday, it will be warmer and less windy than last Saturday, so we’ll be leaving Starbucks at 08:00. During the ride, it should be sunny, with temps from 43F to 60F, and winds SE at 6 to 13 mph.
Read MoreRide Saturday, April 6
We’re going to return to the road Saturday. We’ll leave Starbucks at 1PM and head south toward Cannon Falls in a counterclockwise direction. This 55-mile route, which has about 1000 feet of elevation, is one of our favorites. During the ride, it should be sunny, with temps from 51F to 55F, and winds SE at 17 mph.
Read MoreIndoor and Outdoor Club Rides in 2024
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.
Read MoreRide Saturday, January 6
On Saturday at 9:00, we’re organizing a fat bike ride through the scenic Minnesota River Bottoms. This will be similar to the ride we did on Global Fat Bike Day. We will meet at the parking lot on Lyndale Avenue, by I-35W in Bloomington, and start riding east toward Cedar Avenue at 9:00. You may also join us on the north-west side of the Cedar Avenue bridge around 9:20 to 9:25, and don’t be late. If you ride from Eagan make sure you cross the river and then look for us on the trail north of the river. We'll decide from there where we should ride next.
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