Our CVC Charity Event Save the date and Register Now - Saturday May 5th....... it's more than a tacos and Tecate Cinco de Mayo, it's the CVC Picnic Ride and Benefit! Registration is open now for our Annual Club Ride and Benefit. You need to get signed up now (with a minium $65 donation) So if you are not signed up already, here is the link: EVENT REGISTRATION LINK: https://www.bikereg.com/cvc-benefit-picnic-ride PLEASE USE EVENT PASSWORD: Benefit (case sensitive) Weekend Ride Route Summary SATURDAY 8:30am at The Landing 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. Red Ride, Leader: Mark Egidi Rock Store, Yerba and Decker: Lindero/Agoura/Cornell/Mulholland/7-Minute/Topanga/Up Old Topanga/Mulholland/Up Stunt/Piuma/Cold Canyon/Mulholland/Cornell/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/27049444> Orange Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler CSU, Spanish Hills and Somis: Triunfo/Westlake/Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley/CSU/Lewis/Laguna/Las Posas/Crestview/Valley Vista/Fairway/Center School/LA/Price/La Loma/Aggen/Berylwood/Badley/Balcom/Stockton/Broadway/Spring/Rejada/Sunset Hills/Read Bypass/Olsen/Pederson/Erbes/HIllcrest/Deusenberg/TO/Lakeview Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26765059> Gold Ride, Leader: Petros Vasiliou 7-Minute Hill Backwards: Lindero/Agoura/Las Virgines/Mureau/Parkway Calabasas/Park Oro/Mulholland/7-Minute Hill/Mulholland/King Gillette/Mulholland/Cornell/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12044614> SUNDAY 9:00am at The Landing. G.O. Ride, Leader: Paul Sterngold and David Stumpf Ranch Open Space, Dos Vientos and Hidden Valley: Triunfo/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/Hillcrest/Ventu Park/Rancho Conejo/Conejo Center/Lawrence/Teller/Wendy/Old Conejo/Rieno/Lynn/Dos Vioentos/Borchard/Wendy/Hidden Valley/Lake Sherwood/Potrero/Westlake/Triunfo Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1287271> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Lake Malibu: Lindero/Agoura/Cornell/Lake Malibu/Mulholland/Old Place/Mulholland/Cornell/Kanan/Agoura/Westlake/Triunfo/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20084988> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, Looks like perfect weather to ride all weekend! And with all the rains we've gotten, it will be just beautiful out there. On Saturday, we have three rides. The Red Ride will do a "2nd Half of Mully Challenge Ride" including Rock Store, Yerba Buena and Decker. The Orange Ride will be doing a fun new route out through Hi dden Valley, down to Camarillo and Spanish Hills, then back home through Somis and Moorpark. And the Gold ride will be rolling south to Calabasas over Mureau, climbing Cardiac, then descending 7-Minute HIll, King Gillette, and home over Mulholland. On Sunday, we've got two rides. Paul's farewell G.O. Ride will be heading out through Thousand Oaks and the Rancho Open Space, then up to Dos Vientos Park and back through Hidden Valley. The Social Ride is cruising south down Agoura and up Cornell to do a Lake Malibu loop and turn-around at The Old Place on Mulholland before coming home and finishing with a lake lap. We've also got midweek rides Tuesday and Thursday mornings, the Wednesday afternoon ride with Sheri, and the return of the Tuesday Night Rock Store Race Ride (with less racy options). Always be more aware and anticipate dangers when riding with your groups. You are the eyes of everyone behind you and the voice to point out obstacles, vehicles and other hazards - even when you are tucked into the peloton. Keep your spacing generous and focus your efforts on the climbs. Let me know if I can help with anything bike or ride-related. I usually have extra gear, supplies and my toolkit, pump, etc. And let's ride! Bart Ziegler Ride Director Conejo Valley Cyclists REGULAR MID-WEEK CLUB RIDES Tuesday Morning Ride - Leader: David Stumpf Rollout is 9:00am SHARP at The Landing parking lot. Old Topanga and Fernwood (with shortened option to 7-Minute HIll and King Gillette) Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/290138> Evening Ride - Leader: Jonathan Woodbury The fast paced Rock Store ride has returned! And for those who would like to get out and ride these routes at more of an orange pace, a group leaves at 5:15 PM. The faster group usually catches up at the regroup point at the Mullholland/Encinal Split on top. Both rides leave from the Landing's parking lot. Sunset is at 7:06 pm which may require you to have lights toward the end of the ride. Shorter Route with Mulholland return: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18374660> Longer Route with Upper Encinal: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/289498> Wednesday Afternoon Ride - Leader: Sheri Leiken Rollout is 3:30pm at The Landing parking lot. Routes change for each week. Please look for the separate announcement. Rides usually gold pace, 15-22 miles. Thursday Morning Ride - Leader: David Stumpf Rollout is 9:00am SHARP at The Landing parking lot. Rock Store, Encinal and Mulholland (shortened route with Rock Store loop) Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26558908> UPCOMING EVENTS Cinco de Mayo marks the date of our club's Annual Picnic and Benefit Ride. Don't miss this spectacular day! Sign up now! Food truck, coffee truck, 3 spectacular routes, fully stocked rest stops, auctions and much more!!!! 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. Let's ride, Bart Ziegler Design & Development Jagged Surf jaggedsurfinfo@gmail.com www.jaggedsurf.com (805) 813-2832