Upcoming Rides & Events -

This is a small sampling of the club�s activities. The club tries to provide a variety of rides from very social and gentle to training-grade. You don�t have to be a SCCC member to join us on an event.  However, if you join, you�ll get 10 issues of our full-sized newsletter packed with information on all club rides, club picnics and dinners and informative columns. Remember, you will need to ride with a helmet to join us.

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SAMPLE RIDES
Just a reminder: Helmets are required for all rides.
 

Tuesday 8/3/2010

Tuesday Night Training Ride

Time: 6:00pm

Location: Woodbridge

Join us for this 18 mile, rolling to hilly ride. It focuses on paceline riding, with regrouping at the tops of significant hills.

The ride leaves from D'Aniello's Bike Shop at 18 Selden Street , Woodbridge , just off of Route 63.

There are two start times, the faster group leaves at 6:05 PM (averaging 18 to 20 mph) and the slower group leaves at 6:00 PM (averaging 16 to 18 mph).

Thursday 8/12/2010

Thurs. Nite Guilford Training Series Time:

6:00pm, Guilford

This is a fast ride that has been running well over 10 years It is a 27 mile rolling course with a group size between 10 and 40 riders The A group is largely racers training, average often >22mph The B group is mostly over 40y/o having fun, but still half-fast , often around 20mph The C group is a mix of riders aspiring to be A's or B's or just enjoying a sweet ride, average 16-18mph. Cue sheets available with a map from the ride leaders Meet: Exit 58 CPL off I-95

Saturday 8/28/2010

West Haven to Milford Ride

10:00am, West Haven

A leisurely, mostly level, ride from Savin Rock to Milford. Meet at Savin Rock Plaza parking lot. Take I 95, Exit 43 (Campbell Ave.) Turn left, if coming from I 95 S, or right, for I 95 N. Head down Campbell Ave. right to parking lot on Captain Thomas Boulevard. We will park on the far right part of the parking lot. (Le, Cue, Fl, 10mph) Mostly level. About 10.5 miles,

Bring water and snack. Rain cancels.


Other Events of interest- (Click on the link to get more information about the ride)

All Seasons- Hike Sleeping Giant - Sleeping Giant Park Hiking Group

Critical Mass Rides
Critical Mass Rides are held in New Haven on the last Friday of the
month at 5:45 pm starting from the New Haven Green. Contact the Elm
City Cycling Club�s web site at www.elmcitycycling.org for more
information.

 


 



Download the Club's Activity Sheet

 

The flyer is not published during the winter months.  Come back in the Spring. (A sample flyer is listed above.) The Activity sheet includes some of the SCCC rides and other information and can be viewed or downloaded in Adobe Acrobat Format (pdf). You must have Adobe's free Acrobat Reader to view this file (About/Download Acrobat Reader).     

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Note -  Helmets are required on all club rides!

Ride Rating System

Category 

Le - Leisurely. Beginner\novice group ride

So - Social (fun group ride) 

Rc - Recreational (still fun, but aimed at the serious cyclist with experience)

Tr - Training (hard work to improve cycling skills for advanced riders)

Terrain 

Mt - Mountainous 

Hl - Hilly 

Rl - Rolling 

Fl - Flat Style

Sw - Swept (Leader stays with slower riders) 

Rg - Regrouping (Leader stops and waits at points during the ride) 

Map - Mapped (Riders are expected to follow maps or cue sheets) 

Pace This represents the MINIMUM average speed of the ride. CPL = Commuter Parking Lot