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 Westlake, Encinal and Latigo: Triunfo/Westlake/HIdden Valley/PCH/Mulholland/Encinal/PCH/Latigo/Mulholland/Decker Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17081955> Note: this is a challenging route with 75 miles and 6300 feet of climbing. Bring extra nutrition and be prepared for a long day of riding. This will be a moderate pace and we will keep everyone together. Orange Ride, Leader: John McIntyre Simi Lost Canyon Loop: Lindero/Lakeview/TO/Westlake/Los Arboles/Erbes/Sunset/Olson/Royal/Erringer/Lost Canyon/Tierra Rejada/Sunset Valley Route Link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17346319> Gold Ride, Leader: Sharon Campise and Petros Vasiliou Grimes Canyon: Lindero/Lakeview/TO/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Pederson/Norwegian/Tierra Rejada/Grimes/Broadway/Spring/Reed Bypass/Sunset/Old Conejo Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1162266> Purple/Newcomer's Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler Hidden Valley Stables: Triunfo/Westlake/Lake Sherwood/Potrero/Hidden Valley/Return Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5456542> 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. Red Ride, Leader: Alfonso Canella Hidden Valley and Mulholland: Triunfo/Westlake/Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley/Lynn/Las Posas/PCH/Mulholland/Decker Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19170243> G.O. Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler Simi Valley and Box Canyon: Lakeview/TO/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Olsen/Pederson/Olson/Royal/First/Fitzgerald/Royal/LA/Santa Suzanna/Box Canyon/Valley Circle/Agoura Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19141115> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Westlake and Oak Park: Lindero/Townsgate/Lakeview/TO/Westlake/Valley Spring/Lindero/TO/Argos/Driver/Agoura Road Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/8649302> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, The weekend weather looks great on Saturday, with a slight chance of rain on Sunday. If you do ride in the rain or wet conditions, watch your speed, especially on corners and descents. I will send an update email on Sunday morning around 6 AM. On Saturday, we have four rides. The Red Ride is doing a challenging "Nosco Training" ride down Potrero, up Mulholland, down Encinal and up Latigo. The Orange ride is heading for Simi Valley to do a Lost Canyon loop and back through the Reed Bypass. The Gold ride is doing Grimes Canyon in Moorpark and coming back over Erbes and Old Conejo. We also have a fun Purple and Newcomer's Ride doing a nice cruise out Hidden Valley to the horse stable and back. On Sunday, we've got three rides dodging the clouds. The Red Ride is headed to the beach over Potrero and will return back up Mulholland. The G.O. Ride is doing a nice loop around Simi Valley, over Santa Suzanna and Box Canyon before returning through Calabasas. And the social ride is going to do Westlake and a return through Oak Park and Chesboro. We've also got midweek rides Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, including a Tuesday night mountain bike ride, a Wednesday afternoon spin with Sheri 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. Our Purple and Newcomer rides are getting a good turn-out. Please help spread the word and bring friends! Our next ride and class is scheduled for this Saturday. Come join us and bring family and friends. Easy cruise ride for all ride levels. 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 UPCOMING EVENTS Saturday, March 11th Away ride: Solvang Century. Amazing event just north of Santa Barbara. We will have a couple groups doing the metric and full century options. We will also offer a couple local rides from Westlake that day. Drop me a line if you'd like to go and join us. More information at: http://bikescor.com/ Monday, March 13th Monthly Club Meeting, 7:00pm We are excited to announce that Sports Academy will be hosting. Full tour of huge athletic facility to follow regular meeting, and gift of class or session of your choice! 1011 Rancho Conejo Blvd Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Saturday, May 6 Annual CVC Members Spring Charity Club Ride and Picnic! This special day begins at Thousand Oaks Community Park and rides begin at 8:00 and 8:30 · Pre-paid registration includes route slips with 2 new routes of 50 and 75 miles, (with an option to shorten the 50), and 1-2 supported regroup stops, along with SAG support · Post-ride celebration will continue at the park and will include lunch from a gourmet food truck, music, a silent auction, and fun! · This is YOUR ride, YOUR Day, You Own it, so please sign up now and be a part of the club you ride with and support! · A $65 minimum donation allows us cover expenses and still donate to a local charity · We will not have any official CVC club rides on May 6th as we are encouraging everyone to participate and support our annual fundraiser and official spring picnic. · We will pre-sale extra lunches at $20/adults and $10/children under 12. · There will be NO “DAY OF” registration. YOU MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE. REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE EVENT. · https://www.bikereg.com/cvc-benefit-picnic-ride (password: BENEFIT) REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leaders Susan Ashby and Kent Kilgore 9:00am at The Landing parking lot. Santa Rosa route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13083901> Come and join us. No rider gets left behind. 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 Susan Ashby and Kent Kilgore 9:00am at The Landing parking lot. Rock Store route. There will also be an option to do just Malibu Lake. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18374660> 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.