Tuesday/Thursday Race Rides

Since 1990, local riders have participated in an informal "race ride." These training rides are for perfecting pack riding skills and increasing fitness beyond that obtained by ordinary cycling. In general, race rides are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the daylight savings time season, start times being about 2 hours before sunset. Typically, rides begin in early April (announced on the "dbcrace" mailing list). Start time is 5:30 PM through April, then 6:00 PM from May until early September when it returns to 5:30 PM. For more information, contact Alan Rowland, 916-847-4818.

Meet at Sutter Davis Hospital Parking Lot -- East Side, 2090 Lyndell Terrace, SR113 & Covell Blvd in Davis. (Click link for a map)

Format

Check out the course map. Start at the east side parking lot of the Sutter Davis Hospital. Warm-up part of the ride is in groups of eight riders riding two abreast. This is the social part of the ride when we get to know each other... The warm-up pace is 18 mph or less for about 8 miles. Then a series of three sprints over the next 30 miles. After each sprint there is a cool-down section where all riders can regroup. All riders are welcome, but when the sprint sections start, you must be comfortable with high-speed pack riding or content to ride "off-the-back".

Rules

  1. NO CROSSING THE CENTER LINE!
  2. DBC Rides will neutralize in traffic situations
  3. DBC strongly supports "Share The Road." This ride will yield to cars and politely wave them by when safe to pass our groups rides.
  4. No tri-(aero) allowed.
  5. No aggressive or squirrely bike handling will be allowed.
  6. Every non-Club member signs an accident waiver every time out.
  7. Every Club member signs a "series" accident waiver one time for the season.

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Last revised Tuesday, 29 April 2008