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Cvc Ride Announcement, Week of July 13 - 20
by Bart Ziegler 13 Jul '17

13 Jul '17

Weekend Ride Route Summary SATURDAY All rides meet & depart from "The Landing" parking lot at the South End of Westlake Lake. Please park in the middle lanes away from the homes on the East side of the lot. 8:00am at The Landing. Red Ride, Leader: Taylor Hodoose Decker, Mulholland, Encinal and Latigo: Westlake/Mulholland/Decker/PCH/Mulholland/Encinal/PCH/Latigo/Rock Store/Cornell/Agoura Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/21407678> Orange Ride, Leader: Gary Silver Topanga and Old Topanga: Lindero/Agoura/Mureau/Parkway Calabasas/Mulholland/Topanga/Old Topanga/Mulholland/Cornell/Agoura Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/23046768> Gold Ride, Leaders: Bart Ziegler Dos Vientos and Santa Rosa Valley: Triunfo/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley/Lynn/CSU/Camarillo/Lewis/Pleasant Valley/Santa Rosa/Reed Bypass Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10180446> SUNDAY All rides meet & depart from "The Landing" parking lot at the South End of Westlake Lake. Please park in the middle lanes away from the homes on the East side of the lot. 8:30am at The Landing. Red Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler Simi Long, Lost and Tapo Canyons: Lakeview/Agoura/Foothill/La Granada/Erbes/Pederson/Olsen/Country Club/Wood Ranch/Long Canyoh/Fitzgerald/Sequioia/Township/TApo/Big Sky/Cochrin/Easy/Reed Bypass Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/23081354> G.O. Ride, Leader: Susan Ashby and David Stumpf Simi Loop with Box Canyon: Lindero/Agoura/Mureau/Valley Circle/Box Canyon/Santa Sue/LA/Sequoia/Fitzgerald/Long Canyon/Wood Ranch/Olsen/Pederson We will add an option to take Valley Circle and over Santa Sue instead of Box Canyon Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16751303> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Valley Spring and Kanan: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Reyes Adobe/Lindero/Lakeview/Valley Spring/Westlake/Kanan/Fountainwood/TO/Lakeview Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13777567> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, We have a great weekend of riding - with temps at least ten degrees cooler than last weekend. But it's still going to get hot, so hydrate and don't push yourself too hard. On Saturday we have three rides. The Red Ride is heading for up Westlake and down Decker, up Mulholland, down Encinal and up Latigo. The Orange Ride is heading for Calabasas to do a Topanga Canyon and Old Topanga loop before coming back down Cornell. The Gold ride is rolling out to Dos Vientos, then dropping to CSU and back through Santa Rosa Valley. On Sunday we've got three ride options as well. The Red Ride will be looping around within Simi and Moorpark, with climbs including Long, Lost and Tapo Canyons. The G.O. Ride is doing a full Simi loop from the Chatsworth side, with options to go over Box Canyon or Santa Susanna. And the social ride is rolling up Westlake, over Valley Spring, and back through Oak Park. We've also got midweek rides on Tuesday and Thursday morning and evenings, including the our famous Rock Store Race Ride (with moderat-paced options), our wildly fun Thursday night Pub Ride and destination rides Tuesday and Thursday mornings. When riding with your groups, please be very verbal and watch for debris in the bike lanes. Always warn riders behind you of everything approaching! You are their eyes when you are on the front. When calling out, be loud, especially around vehicles. Our Purple and Newcomer rides are getting a good turn-out. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our Purple rides are scheduled for the first weekend of every month. We can also put together a Purple ride anytime. Contact me or Sheri. Come join us and bring family and friends. Let me know if I can help with anything bike or ride-related. I always have extra gear, nutrition, supplies and my toolbox, pump, etc. And let's ride! Bart Ziegler Ride Director Conejo Valley Cyclists REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leader Susan Ashby 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Dos Vientos and Encinal. Multiple bailout options depending on your schedule. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17359516> Come and join us. There is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Rock Store Loop, Leader - Jonathan Woodbury. Moderate-paced group leaves at 5:15 and race-pace group leaves at 5:30pm from the Landings parking lot. The route is the Rock Store loop with or without Upper Encinal. Warm-up pace along Agoura and fast after the turn onto Cornell. Re-group at the Encinal Y for a few minutes. Thursday: Morning Ride - Leader Kent Kilgore 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Stunt Out-n-Back route, with shortened 7-Minute HIll option. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5392723> Come and join us. There is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Leaders Sheri Leiken 5:30pm, start location changes each week. Please watch for announcement. Location for July 13th is the Stonehaus, 32039 Agoura Road, Westlake Village, CA 91361. Route to be determined at start. This is a Gold-paced ride of approx. 20-25 miles. SAFETY REMINDERS If there is a marked bike lane, cyclists may ride shoulder to shoulder. Single file otherwise. There is no three or four abreast at any time while moving.If you are wearing a CVC kit, you represent the club, so please be sure to follow the rules of the road. When riding with CVC, you agree to: * Wear a helmet and ensure my bike is in good working order. * Ride to the right, pass on the left. * Ride in the bike lane (where available) and signal when moving into another lane. * Ride no more than two abreast in the bike lane, single file on narrow roads, and avoid "Swarming" (bunching up and multiplying the chance of accidents) * Call out and point if I see a traffic hazard * Respect ALL traffic laws and the rights of all autos, bicycles, and pedestrians* Ride predictably and remind other to be safe * Be a bicycling ambassador PARKING Please remember when parking at The Landing for any weekend morning rides to park and congregate towards the far end of the lot away from the street and use the middle row. Do not park next to the homes. ADDITIONAL NOTES The Purple ride is considered a no drop. Having said that, please note that if you are falling behind or slower than the average pace, you may be dropped. All rides not asterisked are considered a "drop ride" so please understand the route before you start (and how to get back). If you get to a regrouping spot and no one is there, consider yourself dropped. As always, we will try to stick together and have a fun, safe ride. We will regroup regularly to allow everyone a chance to ride together. If for any reason you leave a group ride, please pass along the information to the ride leader. Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, it is our club policy to cancel a club ride. Club members may still choose to meet and ride in these conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an official club ride.

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Thursday Evening Ride
by Sheri Leiken 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

Hey CVC! Come on out and join your crew for the Summer Pub Ride! This week we are back at Stonehaus in Westlake for a nice cruise around Hidden Valley. It's a great ride for an up and back. This ride is being done at a social pace, with a regroup at the fire station and at the end of Hidden Valley Road. Those who want to do an extra climb go ahead and run up Treasure Hill and meet us at the end of Hidden Valley Road. See you at 5:30 at Stonehaus Thursday! We meet in the front, and allow yourself a few minutes to park. Lots of spaces in back. Good friends, drinks and food together afterwards! Bring LOTS of water. Sheri/Lisa

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Club Discounts
by Sheri Leiken 11 Jul '17

11 Jul '17

Hey Members, Many of you met Jim Huth when he volunteered to do SAG for our Benefit ride, or perhaps at our club meeting. Well, as a perk to your membership, along with the discount that many of the local bike shops extend to us, Jim from Velofix, would like to extend a discount to all CVC members. Velofix is simply the mobile version of the local bike shop! Please contact Jim and be sure to mention you are with CVC. The best way to schedule an appointment is through www.velofix.com/ locations/greater-los-angeles <http://velofix.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4dff2b3fdef72913314a04b4d&…> . When booking online please book under the $129 Major Tune and write “CVC” in the notes to receive your discount. Enjoy your summer riding! Sheri [image: velofix] <https://www.velofix.com/locations/greater-los-angeles/>

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CVC Ride Announcement, Week of July 6 - 13
by Bart Ziegler 06 Jul '17

06 Jul '17

Weekend Ride Route Summary Saturday Away ride start in Carpinteria. Epic Santa Barbara mountains, Gibraltar, UCSB and the Harbor starts at The Garden Market, 3811 Santa Claus Lane, Carpinteria, CA 93013 We will depart from the parking lot adjacent to the parking lot on the West side of the freeway. Rollout from the parking lot at 9am. There is ample parking on the streets in this area and great restaurant options for after-ride recovery. Red Ride, Leader: Taylor Hodoose Gibraltar, Santa Barbara and UCSB: Padaro/Via Real/Jamieson/San Yasidro/Mountain/Gibraltar/Mountain/Foothill/Los Carneros/Holister/Las Palmas/Marina/Channel Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/14254362> Gold Ride, Leader: Lisa Gutman and Petros Vasiliou Santa Barbara and UCSB: Padaro/Via Real/Jamieson/San Yasidro/Mountain/Mountain/Foothill/Los Carneros/Holister/Las Palmas/Marina/Channel Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/14254036> Local Ride at Westlake Landing Orange Ride, Leader: Gary Silver ROLLOUT TIME OF NORMAL 8:00am Dos Vientos and Mulholland: Triunfo/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley/Lynn/CSU/Lewis/PCH/Mulholland/Westlake/Truinfo Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17359627> SUNDAY All rides meet & depart from "The Landing" parking lot at the South End of Westlake Lake. Please park in the middle lanes away from the homes on the East side of the lot. 8:30am at The Landing. Red Ride, Leader: Bart Gudmundson Oak Park and Calabasas: Lindero/Agoura/Reyes Adobe/TO/Lindero/Kanan/Agoura/Cornell/Mulholland/7-Minute/Mulholland/Old Topanga/Park Oro/Mureau/Agoura Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13659051> G.O. Ride, Leader: Paul Sterngold Malibu Lake and 7-Minute HIll: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Cornell/Lake Malibu/Mulholland/King Gilette/7-Minute/Old Topanga/Park Oro/Mureau/Agoura Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16013534> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Hidden Valley: Lindero/Truinfo/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/HIdden Valley/Base of Treasure Hill/Return same Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13970711> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weekend weather looks extremely hot locally on Saturday - but perfect low 80s at the away ride in Carpinteria! Sunday will be warm too, but highs just in the 80s. So we will have a beautiful clear away ride in Santa Barbara on Saturday and another gorgeous day for local rides on Sunday. Just be sure to drink lots. On Saturday, we have two away rides starting just 45 minutes away in Carpinteria. The Red Ride is going to ride the mountain loop up around Santa Barbara and include an Up-n-Back on Gibraltar near the beginning. The Orange/Gold ride is going to bypass the Gibraltar climb and continue up around Mountain, sweeping back through UCSB, the Harbor and return down the coast. For those limited on time, Gary will lead a local ride to Dos Vientos, CSU and back up Mulholland (with options to return from Dos Vientos). Please make the effort to get to the away ride, though. It will be a memorable additional to our club activities. On Sunday, we've got three rides. The Red Ride is heading for a loop up through Oak Park then over Mulholland and 7-minute Hill. The G.O. Ride is a similar ride up Cornell and over Mulholland and back through Calabasas. The social ride is going to enjoy a nice easy ride out Hidden Valley to Treasure Hill and back. We've also got midweek rides on Tuesday and Thursday morning and evenings, including the our famous Rock Store Race Ride (with moderat-paced options), our wildly fun Thursday night Pub Ride and destination rides Tuesday and Thursday mornings. When riding with your groups, please be very verbal and on the watch for debris in the bike lanes. Always warn riders behind you of everything approaching! You are their eyes when you are on the front. Our Purple and Newcomer courses are getting a fantastic response. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our next ride is scheduled for the first weekend in August. Come join us. We cover lots of info from bike checks, to riding strategies, to group dynamics. Let me know if I can help with anything bike or ride-related. I always have extra gear, supplies and my toolbox, pump, etc. And let's ride! Bart Ziegler Ride Director Conejo Valley Cyclists UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, July 8 Away ride to Santa Barbara. We will have multiple routes including some of the most beautiful areas of Santa Barbara Valley, including Gibraltar, the 190 Hwy and Summerland. Mark your calendar and come ride one of the close and most beautiful areas of the world - right next door. REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leader David Stumpf 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Grimes Canyon Clockwise route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18160256> Come and join us. There is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Rock Store Loop, Leader - Jonathan Woodbury. Moderate-paced group leaves at 5:15 and race-pace group leaves at 5:30pm from the Landings parking lot. The route is the Rock Store loop with or without Upper Encinal. Warm-up pace along Agoura and fast after the turn onto Cornell. Re-group at the Encinal Y for a few minutes. Thursday: Morning Ride - Leader Kent Kilgore 8:30am rollout from The Landing parking lot. 4 Lakes route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18271121> Come and join us. There is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Leaders Sheri Leiken 5:30pm, start location changes each week. Please watch for announcement. We may start from Pub destination. Location for July 6th is the Ladyface Pub, 29281 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Route to be determined at start. This is a Gold-paced ride of approx. 20-25 miles. SAFETY REMINDERS If there is a marked bike lane, cyclists may ride shoulder to shoulder. Single file otherwise. There is no three or four abreast at any time while moving.If you are wearing a CVC kit, you represent the club, so please be sure to follow the rules of the road. When riding with CVC, you agree to: * Wear a helmet and ensure my bike is in good working order. * Ride to the right, pass on the left. * Ride in the bike lane (where available) and signal when moving into another lane. * Ride no more than two abreast in the bike lane, single file on narrow roads, and avoid "Swarming" (bunching up and multiplying the chance of accidents) * Call out and point if I see a traffic hazard * Respect ALL traffic laws and the rights of all autos, bicycles, and pedestrians* Ride predictably and remind other to be safe * Be a bicycling ambassador PARKING Please remember when parking at The Landing for any weekend morning rides to park and congregate towards the far end of the lot away from the street and use the middle row. Do not park next to the homes. ADDITIONAL NOTES The Purple ride is considered a no drop. Having said that, please note that if you are falling behind or slower than the average pace, you may be dropped. All rides not asterisked are considered a "drop ride" so please understand the route before you start (and how to get back). If you get to a regrouping spot and no one is there, consider yourself dropped. As always, we will try to stick together and have a fun, safe ride. We will regroup regularly to allow everyone a chance to ride together. If for any reason you leave a group ride, please pass along the information to the ride leader. Inclement weather policy: In the interest of safety, whenever it is either actively raining or the ride route has wet roads, it is our club policy to cancel a club ride. Club members may still choose to meet and ride in these conditions; however, the ride will not be considered an official club ride.

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Tuesday 5:30 pm Rock Store Ride
by Jonathan Woodbury 03 Jul '17

03 Jul '17

The Tuesday evening 5:30 pm Rock Store ride continues on Tuesday July 4th at 5:30 pm PDT sharp. The ride leaves from the Landings parking lot. I will likely ride in the morning will not make the 5:30 pm ride. - Jonathan [image: Inline image 1] - Jonathan

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Thursday evening Ride 7/6
by Sheri Leiken 02 Jul '17

02 Jul '17

Please join us at: Ladyface Ale Companie - Alehouse & Brasserie Alehouse with Belgian- & French-style beers & food, live music & a patio with mountain views. Address <https://www.google.com/search?q=ladyface+alehouse+address&stick=H4sIAAAAAAA…> : 29281 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Social ride begins at 5:30 and we usually return by 7:15. Patio reserved under Conejo Valley Cyclists. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/22655218 This week's Social Celebration Ride is led by Lisa Gutman! Come one, come all!

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Planned Burn Monday/ Potrero
by Sheri Leiken 30 Jun '17

30 Jun '17

This is an important message from the Ventura County Fire Department. Firefighters will perform a controlled burn at 1430 Hidden Valley Roads, south of Potrero Road in Hidden Valley on Monday, July 3, 2017 from 8:00 AM-3:00 PM. Firefighters plan to burn less than two acres and will be present during all fire operations. Residents may see smoke and hear helicopter traffic in the area. Every effort will be made to reduce the effects on nearby residents. Thank you.

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