[image: image.png] Upcoming Away Rides: July 20: Will Rogers beach to Hermosa/Pacific Pallisades Local rides- Saturday July 13th @8:00 Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map Red Taylor Mully/Piuma/Las Flores 51 6,350 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/17615007 805-390-2200 Stunt/Mully Orange Doug Westlake/Encinal 46 4,533 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30497274 323-806-2002 Latigo Orange Lite Petros HV/Dovi 46 2,935 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30508745 805-630-8116 Santa Rosa/Erbes Gold Sheri 818-621-1713 Agoura/Mureau 34.5 2,642 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28474432-7 Lisa 818-535-0862 7 min/Mully Sunday July 14th @8:30 am Ride Leader Route Miles Climb (ft.) Map TRI Taylor Hidden Vly 43 2,705 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/28398077 805-390-2200 Santa Rosa/Erbes RED Bart Westlake/Tierra Reg 42.5 2,893 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/30530275 Orange 805-338-9145 Bradley/Spring/Erbes Social TBD Hidden Vly 20 837 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/5456542 Out n back TRI ride will be every second Sunday. Bring out the TRI bike (or not) for a fund day in aero. Question of the week: Are you watching the tour? And how do you watch the tour? Do you avoid spoiler alerts? Do you fast forward so that you can catch up each day? I wish I had the free time to watch 3+ hours of racing for 21 days, but work always gets in the way. I want to keep updated on the progress, so I read news articles in the morning, and then watch the replay as I can. One of the good things about this approach is that I end up with about 2 months or more of premiere cycling to watch. Just remember when going out on a group ride not to spoil it for those that are behind in the action. Safety Tip of the Week:  Don't drink and ride.  Riding while impaired increases your chances of not having a good ride. When riding with us: · wear helmets and ensure your bike is in good working order · stay in bike lanes and no more than two abreast on them; single file otherwise · not overlap wheels · descend carefully! Look out for debris, animals, potholes, tight bends, and slick spots · pass slower riders on the left · ride predictably: signal when changing lines and call out hazards · avoid bunching up · respect all traffic rules and the rights of motor vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians · always use proper hand signals to indicate to drivers and other riders your intentions · we are a "rules of the road" cycling club · 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 -- Taylor Hodoose 805-390-2200