Saturday Rides Starting from Starbucks in Rosemount, MN
This weekend, rain and wind is predicted for Saturday, so we’ll ride Sunday morning. Sunday’s ride will leave Rosemount at 08:00 and it will likely combine some of our Prior Lake and Orchard Lake routes and maybe some new roads, too.
Read MoreThe rain and winds will clear and we’ll have good weather for our group ride Saturday. We’ll use our 56-mile route south to Cannon Falls and follow the route counter-clockwise — the opposite direction from a few weeks ago. The weather will be a bit cooler Saturday (54–66 degrees), light SSE winds, and a mix of clouds and sun. Arm warmers and/or a vest may be good kit to include on your ride.
Read MoreI want to show you a new route that I’ve been noodling and scouting for a while. The route is about 58 miles long and crosses the Minnesota River at two different places, so there’s some climbing but it’s worth it for the scenery as we ride to Prior Lake via Bloomington. I’ve ridden most of this route in various pieces and I think you’ll like it. The stop at Edelweiss in Prior Lake will be about 38 miles into the ride, so a little farther out than usual.
We should have great weather again Saturday with light winds from the north and temps from 59 to 66 degrees. We’ll leave Rosemount at 08:00, as usual.
Read MoreThe strong winds we’ve had the last few days will give way to light winds from the southeast Saturday morning, and pleasant temps from 59 to 67 degrees. We’ll leave Rosemount at 08:00 and head east to Hastings, stop at the Lock and Dam, follow Revenna Trail south, and then return to Rosemount.
Read MoreThe weather forecast for Saturday looks good, with temps from 62 to 72 degrees, and moderate winds (8 – 12 mph) from the southeast, so I suggest the group ride to Cannon Falls, while I’m away this week. Nearly everyone knows the route and you’ll have a good tail wind coming back, so that should make this a good route. You can go clockwise or counter clockwise and, as usual, the ride will leave Rosemount at 08:00.
Read MoreThis week’s ride will be a about 56 miles to Northfield, with a stop at Brick Oven Bakery. There’s construction on CR 23, near Northfield, so take the detour, which is to continue east on CR 86 to Hwy 3 south to the bakery. The weather will be great, with temps from 68 to 78 degrees and winds from the south at just 3 to 6 mph.
Read MoreThere’s a chance of isolated showers Saturday morning, and if it’s dry we’ll ride to Northfield. Otherwise, Sunday is looking nice, so we can ride into St. Paul. Either day, the ride will leave Rosemount at 08:00.
Look here for an update as we get closer to Saturday and the weather forecast gets more accurate.
Read MoreThe weather is going to be perfect this weekend, so let’s do a longer ride than usual. We’ll follow the 81-mile Red Wing route, which we’ve done a couple of times before at this time of year, so many of you have seen this loop. The ride will start from Rosemount at 08:00 and we will ride to the Lock and Dam in Hastings for a quick stop. We’ll proceed through Prescott, along scenic and hilly Wisconsin Hwy 35 to Red Wing, where we’ll stop at Hanisch Bakery and Coffee Shop. This will be an 81-mile route with about 1,700 feet of climbing, so expect return to Rosemount around 13:00. This is a no-drop ride, so we'll group up at the top of the hills and keep a lower pace than normal, due to the ride length.
For those of you who need to go shorter, you may start at the Lock and Dam in Hastings at 09:00 and join us for the ride to Red Wing; that loop is about 55-miles. Or, you may start from Rosemount and do the 53-mile Revenna Trail route or the 38-mile Hastings route.
Read MoreThis week's beautiful weather continues Saturday, so join us for a ride to Prior Lake. We'll leave Rosemount at 08:00 and ride to Edelweiss Bakery. This is a flat 45 or 55-mile route that has both suburban and country roads for you to stretch your legs. The temps will be 71 to 80 degrees with sunny skies and light winds from the west.
Read MoreUpdate (07:00): The forecast says rain is coming today at 07:45, so the ride has been postponed to Sunday at 08:00. We’ll leave Rosemount Sunday at 08:00 and follow our Northfield route counter clockwise. Tom Meyerhoffer told me that there’s road construction on the the way there on CR 23, so we’ll have to detour around it. We’ll stop at Brick Oven Bakery in Northfield and return home.
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