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) Why? Well, firstly it celebrates what we do, we ride and we socialize. There'll be great routes, super food, and your CVC peeps to enjoy. Why? We give the proceeds to local charities chosen by you, our members. Why? We repay the community for supporting cycling. New bike lanes, bike paths, repair stations at fire stations, and the myriad of parts that make cycling possible come from the community. It's our way of saying THANK YOU! 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: Taylor Hodoose Rock Store, Deer Creek and Decker: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Cornell/Mulholland/Rock Store/Encinal/Mulholland/Lil Sycamore/Deer Creek/PCH/Decker/Mulholland/Westlake/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26971413> Orange Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler Dos Vientos, Newbury and Kanan: Lindero/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley/Lynn/Dos Vientos/Borchard/Greenmeadow/Rancho/La Granada/Erbes/Arboles/Westlake/Kanan/Lindero/Brimley/Oak Park/Chesboro/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26549959> Gold Ride, Leader: Sharon Campise and Lisa Gutman 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 2-Ranches (Paramount and Gillette): Lindero/Agoura/Cornell/Lake Malibu/Mulholland/Sierra Creek/Kanan/Troutdale/Mulholland/7-Minute/Mulholland/Old Topanga/Park Oro/Calabasas Parkway/Mureau/Las Virgines/Agoura/Lindero Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26974433> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Hidden Valley: Lindero/Truinfo/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Potrero/Hidden Valley Road/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Potrero/Westlake/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5456542> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weather looks damp and cool again this weekend, but far less chance of rain. Hopefully the roads will be dry enough for Saturday - and Sunday should be clear for sure. For Saturday, keep an eye out for a possible cancellation notice early (if it's actively raining or the roads are really wet). See you Sunday for sure. On Saturday, we have three rides scheduled. The Red Ride will try again to head up Cornell to the Rock Store, wind over Lil Sycamore and down Deer Creek, then back up Decker and over Westlake. The Orange Ride will be doing a local loop around Newbury and Agoura including Hidden Valley, Dos Vientos and a run down Kanan. And the Gold ride will be rolling south to Calabasas and up Cardiac, then descending 7-Minute HIll and over Mulholland. On Sunday, we've got two rides. The G.O. Ride will be heading up around Lake Malibu and Paramount Ranch before turning south over Muholland, King Gillette and a return through Calabasas and Agoura Hills. The Social Ride is doing our popular Hidden Valley Stables route out around Lake Sherwood, through the rolling valley and winding back on Hidden Valley Road to the turn-around at the horse ranches. 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. Piuma Out-n-Back via 7-Minute Hill (with shortened option to 7-Minute descent and return via Mulholland) Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26985652> 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 7:03 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. Moorpark and Grimes Canyon (with shortened to Moorpark Tierra Rejada Park) Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18160256> 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