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. 8:30am at The Landing Red Ride, Leader: Taylor Hodoose Latigo: Westlake/Mulholland/PCH/Latigo/Calimigos Ranch/Mulholland/Westlake Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/12832749> Orange Ride, Leader: Lance Soloway Grimes Summit: Triunfo/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/Hillcrest/Erbes/Las Flores/Moorpark/Norweigen Grade/Tierra Rejada/Spring/Reed Bypass/Pederson Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18586361> Gold Ride, Leader: Petros Vasiliou Tapo Canyon: Triunfo/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/La Granada/Erbes/Olsen/Royal/Sequoia/Township/Tapo/Lost Canyon/Royal/Madera/Erbes Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5117752> 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. 9:00am at The Landing. **If Sunday is rained out, everyone is invited to meet at the Twisted Oak at 11am for the Send-off party for Cam and Angie! Red Ride, Leader: Shanin Azmoudeh Kanan and Dos Vientos: Lindero/Agoura/Chesboro/Kanan/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Pederson/Lynn/Wildflower/Big Sky/Arboles/Lynn/Dos Vientos/Reino/Potrero/Triunfo Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16979513> G.O. Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler Reyes Adobe and Newbury Loop: Lindero/Agoura/Reyes Adobe/Kanan/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Pederson/Lynn/Wildflower/Big Sky/Arboles/Lynn/Wendy/Potrero/Triunfo Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18587316> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Hidden Valley: Lindero/Truinfo/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Potrero/Hidden Valley Road/Potrero/Triunfo/Townsgate/Lakeview/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18426748> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weekend weather looks great on Saturday and totally rained out on Sunday. But you never know about the forecast around here, so stay tuned. We will plan rides in case it does take a turn toward sunshine. Saturday is suppose to be a bit windy, so be careful and watch out for debris on the roadways - and let everyone behind you know what's coming. On Saturday, we have three away rides. The Red Ride is heading up Decker and down to the coast before climbing Latigo back up. The Orange ride is doing a Grimes Canyon summiting ride, down Norweigen Grade, over Spring and up and back on Grimes to the top. The Gold ride is doing a nice loop around Tapo Canyon in Simi, over Erbes and Royal to Lost Canyon and back. On Sunday, we've got three rides if we aren't rained out. The Red Ride is heading for a nice "flatish" loop through Agoura and Newbury around Kanan and Hidden Valley. The G.O. Ride is heading for Reyes Adobe and a Kanan loop before finishing in Thousand Oaks. The social ride is going to enjoy a nice mellow loop out Hidden Valley to the Horse Stables. We've also got midweek rides Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, including a Tuesday night mountain bike ride, a Wednesday afternoon spin with Sheri and cruise 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 next weekend. 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 Sunday, January 28nd Cameron and Angie Thank You and Farewell Ride. Social pace ride out and back in Hidden Valley, with get-together following at the Twisted Oak Restaurant. Wednesday, February 1st Club meeting at Westlake Library, The Westlake Village Library Community Room 31200 Oak Crest Dr. Westlake Village, CA 91361 Revisit your Youth and Protect Your Rights are the themes for this month’s meeting. CVC Members Meeting features real steel bikes! Do you have one? Please bring it to and display it at the meeting. Many of us have steel bikes and love them. Share the eternal beauty of a pristine steel frame with your fellow CVC'ers. Only steel is real ! We will have Torelli Bikes displaying their Italian made steel framed bikes. Nothing rides like steel and with modern groups and wheels you can have 16 lb. bike. Additionally we will have David Drexler, a cyclist and attorney, to talk about your rights, your risks, what to know before an accident, and what to do after an accident. Also included, some club news and excitement! Come, enjoy your club on and off the bike! REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leaders Kent Kilgore 9:00am at The Landing parking lot. Grimes Canyon Reverse route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13832110> There are very few cars out at this time. Evening Ride - Leader Kent Koral Beginner mountain bike rides. Bring your lights and your laughs. Look for Kent's announcements for locations and meetups. Wednesday: Ride Leader - Sheri Leiken 3:30pm at The Landing parking lot Please join us for a Mid Week ride Wednesday afternoon. Route to be determined at start. This is a Gold+ pace ride of approx. 20-25 miles. Thursday: Morning Ride - Leaders Kent Kilgore and Susan Walters Ashby 9:00am at The Landing parking lot. Rock Store route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/223309> Come and join us. No rider gets left behind. 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.