• Date: March 12 through September 24

• Time: each Wednesday at 6:00pm EDT !PROMPT! starts, finish at sunset.

• Location: MacGregor Village Shopping Center, South of US-64 at traffic signal immediately after US-1 splits off to Sanford.
  

• Ride Leaders:

  • Ed Downing
    home: 919-851-4264
    email: ohmelovelo@mindspring.com
  • David Cole
    home: 919-362-9578
    email: dlcole@nc.rr.com

• Pace: whatever your heart can stand!

• You can ride a fixed time or distance:
  ride 1/2 your time and U-turn, or
  ride 1/2 your distance and U-turn.

• Duration/Distance

  • Distance is calculated to 18 mph average,
    bonus segment often routed,
    approximately 800 miles total for the year.

  • March 12: initial duration is 1:30,
    initial distance is 30 miles.

  • June 18: increase duration to 2:36,
    increase distance to 48 miles.

  • September 24: taper duration to 1:05,
    taper distance to 20 miles.

• All routes are out, U-turn, and return.

• Most routes start/finish on Old Raleigh Road to the West.

• Some routes start/finish on US-64/Tryon Rd/Regency to the South.

• Warmup and stay together for 5 minutes.

• No stops.

Special Events!

• March 12:  Post-ride chow&guzzle at El Dorado on FE's endless supply of 241 coupons or MacGregor Draft House if riders prefer
• May 26, Monday, 9:30 AM:  Rock and Roll to the Rockin' Comet for breakfast
• June 18 !DEFERRED!:  73 KM Time Trial will NOT ride this date.
• July 9:  Smile Hill Redux
• August 13:  Spin & Swim
• October 8, Wednesday, 7:00 PM:  Potluck
  
• November 11, Tuesday, 10:00 AM:  Veteran's Day ride to Fuquay-Varina for lunch
• Ed and Rich's traditional Veteran's Day ride for Huavos Rancheros lunch at the oft-renamed Mexican restaurant (El Dorado backup)
  with a celebratory stop at the grave of Revolutionary War veteran, John Norris, Jr.  Click here to view his headstone.
  Start location: Swift Creek Shopping Center.  Click here to view a map of the circuit.
  Distance: 54 miles, 37 before lunch, 17 after.
  Pace: 16 MPH no drop, + or - depending on ridership.
  


• December 6, Saturday, 10:00 AM:  Rock and Roll to the Rockin' Comet for breakfast