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

Rock Store, Encinal, Lil Sycamore and Carlisle: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Cornell/Lake Malibu/Rock Store/Encinal/Mulholland/Lil Sycamore/Mulholland/Carlisle/Westlake/Triunfo

Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20653829>

G.O. Ride, Leader: Paul Sterngold

Wood Ranch Loop: Triunfo/Townsgate/Lakeview/Westlake/Arboles/Pederson/Olsen/Royal/Sinaloa/Running Creek/Long Canyon/Wood Ranch/Country Club/Madera/Erbes/Old Conejo

Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16887803>

Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields

Wildwood Park: Triunfo/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/La Granada/Erbes/Las Flores/Keats/Arboles/Big Sky/Wildwood/Olsen/Pederson/Erbes/Arboles/Westlake/TO/Lakeview

Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13353991>

WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey CVC,

The weather looks great this weekend - with temps in the low 80s! But it's still July, so drink aggressively and don't push yourself too hard.

On Saturday we have three rides. The Red Ride is heading out Hidden Valley to drop down Potrero and the coast before returning up Yerba Buena and Lil Sycamore. The Orange Ride is riding out the same direction through HIdden Valley, but will turn inland as CSU and come back up Santa Rosa Valley. The Gold ride is doing the 3 Lakes Ride featuring Westlake, Sherwood and Lake Malibu.

On Sunday we've got three ride options as well. The Red Ride will be heading for the Rock Store, shooting down Encinal Canyon and hitting out-n-back loops on Lil Sycamore and Carlisle Canyon on the way home. The G.O. Ride is doing a ride out to Wood Ranch in Simi Valley, including Long Canyon and a challenging climb back over Erbes. And the social ride is heading up through Thousand Oaks to Wildwood Park, before looping back over Westlake Boulevard and home on Lakeview.

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. We may also add Purple rides every weekend soon. 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. Malibu Lake and 7-Minute route.

Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16013534>

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. 7-Minute Out-n-Back route.

Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/2729115>

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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, July 30th - Club clothing store closes this Sunday night!

Please see the website and order from there.

Samples are at Win's if you want to try on. The design is our club design, not the ones you try on at Win's. You would be trying on for sizing purposes only.

This will likely be the last order of the year for club clothing.

I have some accessories on hand if you are interested in those.

Otherwise, you can order, and the clothing will come directly to your home in approx 5 weeks after the store closes.

Here is the link to the club store.
https://hyperthreads.com/team-stores/conejo-valley-cyclists/

Saturday, August 19th

Cool Breeze Century in Ventura for our monthly Local-away Ride

Sign up for the event and join the fun, or a group will also do a parallel ride from Ventura on the same day following a similar route. Stay tuned for more info.

For more info, see event website at: http://www.cibike.org/cool-breeze-century.html

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.