The club is launching a Tuesday night group ride.  This ride will focus on adhering to the mission of GMBC (sharing the road and riding responsibly) while helping riders to get a good workout.  The roads we will use have little traffic and each week we will ride a different route.  Keep in mind that this is work in-progress and it may take some time to work out the kinks.  Online maps of our different routes will be coming soon.

Where and When

• Meeting time
  • Up to (and including) last Tuesday in April:  ~5:30pm (be on road by 5:45pm)
  • Up to (and including) last Tuesday in August: ~5:45pm (be on road by 6:00pm)
• Meeting Place
  • The Green in front of the Round Church in Richmond
• Parking
  • Limited parking at the Round Church.  Alternatives include the Park & Ride, Richmond Post Office/Town Ctr, Richmond Volunteers Green (next to On The Rise Bakery--a great place to visit after a hard effort!). 
    
    NOTE: If parking on the north sides of the river, use the pedestrian lane/side walk for crossing the bridge, or WAIT in traffic for the light to turn green.  This ride will get a lot of negative press if riders are running this high-profile traffic light to get to/from the meeting location.

Groups and Etiquettes

• Groups Will be Formed
  • Each group will contain no more than 10.
  • A monitor will be designated to oversee each.
  • Each rider will be responsible for their actions.  WE WANT NO DISGRUNTLED MOTORISTS.
• Riders' Abilities will be matched
  • The split will be based on USCF & Mtn Bike category, and request/experience.  For example:
    • Fastest - Road Category Pro/1/2/3 (Mtn Bike Pro/Expert).
    • Next Fastest - Road Category 3/4/5 and experienced non-racers (Mtn Bike Expert/Intermediate/Novice)
    • Least Fastest - Non racers or anyone who wants to ride in this group.
    • WOMEN: You can choose your pack.
• Pack Etiquette
  • No riding two abreast in areas with limited visibility or busier roads.  We must share the road with other users of the road just as we ask the same of them.
  • All riders will stop at stop signs/traffic lights.
  • Riders at front will announce turns that the pack is making an riders at the front and back will use the proper hand-signals to alert traffic.
  • Riders at back will announce overtaking traffic.
  • Riders in front will announce all hazardous situations: turning vehicles, stop signs, and pedestrian and obstacle hazards.
  • NO ONE will get left behind in a group unless they have given notice (with groups of matched abilities, this should not be common).

Workouts and Routes and Possibilities

• Each week we will use a different route.
• It is possible each group may head on a different route based on group decision.
• From our starting point we can access flattish, rolling, and/or hilly terrain.  Each week will have a theme.
  • For example, flat and fast, hill attacks on rolling, hill intervals, and extended climbing.