Saturday is our CVC Annual Picnic and Benefit Ride - See you there!!!!! Weekend Ride Route Summary SATURDAY Conejo Community Park at 8 a.m. 1175 Hendrix Avenue Thousand Oaks Look for an email from Kent regarding routes and info for the day. Let's make it a great one! 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: Bart Ziegler Chesboro and Hidden Valley: Lindero/Agoura/Chesboro/Kanan/Westlake/Arboles/Erbes/Pederson/Lynn/Big Sky/Lynn/Wendy/HIdden Valley/Lake Sherwood/Triunfo Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18587316> G.O. Ride, Leader: Gary Silver Gillette and 7-Minute HIll: Triunfo/Westlake/Agoura/Cornell/Mulholland/King Gillette/Mulholland/7-Minute/Mulholland/Cornell/Agoura/Lindero Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10862130> Social Ride, Leader: Kay Fields Carlisle Canyon and Hidden Valley: Triunfo/Westlake/Carlisle Canyon/Westlake/Potrero/Lake Sherwood/Potrero/Hidden Valley Stables/Potrero/Sherwood/Westlake/Agoura/Lakeview Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/13353534> WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENT Hey CVC, We have a nice weekend for riding, though we may get some light rain on Saturday. Layer up and prepare for possible wet conditions. Keep in mind that it is hot summer now, so drink plenty regardless of how you feel out there. On Saturday we have a few ride and route options at the Picnic and Benefit. Check your registration info and look for email from Kent. 8am at the Conejo Community Park, 1175 Hendrix Avenue Thousand Oaks. On Sunday the Red Ride is doing a nice recovery loop around Chesboro, looping around Lynn and back through HIdden Valley. The G.O. Ride is heading for Mulholland, King Gillette and 7-Minute Hill, then a return the same way. And the social ride is doing Carlisle Canyon and the Hidden Valley Horse Stables. We've also got midweek rides Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, including the our famous Rock Store Race Ride (with moderat-paced options), 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 Purple ride is scheduled for May 13th. We can also put together a Purple ride anytime. Contact me or Sheri. Come join us and bring family and friends. 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 Annual CVC Members Spring Charity Club Ride and Picnic! See you there!!!!! 8am Wednesday, May 17th The Ride of Silence (ROS) will be held at The Lakes in Thousand Oaks (2200 e. Thousand oaks Blvd). We encourage everyone to participate and to bring one or two people. The ride is an easy, slow paced 10 miles. The Thousand Oaks Motor Officers “hold” all the intersections so there is no stopping for any red lights. The ride starts at 5:45pm and is over at 7:30. The Ride of Silence is a yearly international bicycle ride to commemorate cyclists killed or injured while riding on public roads. It helps to raise awareness among motorists of the dangers they pose to cyclists. REGULAR WEEKLY CLUB RIDES Tuesday: Morning Ride - Leaders Susan Ashby and Sherrie Felton 9:00am rollout from The Landing parking lot. 7-Minute, Old Topanga and Fernwood route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/20854572> Come and join us. There is little traffic at this time. Evening Ride - Rock Store Loop, Leader - Jonathan Woodbury. Moderate-paced group leaves at 5:15 and race-pace group leaves at 5:30pm from the Landings parking lot. The route is the Rock Store loop with or without Upper Encinal. Warm-up pace along Agoura and fast after the turn onto Cornell. Re-group at the Encinal Y for a few minutes. Sunset is about 7:45 pm so we have about 55 minutes from the Encinal Y to sunset. Wednesday: Ride Leader - Sheri Leiken 3:45pm 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 - Leader Kurt Heisser 9:00am rollout from The Landing parking lot. Rock Store route. Route link: <https://ridewithgps.com/routes/18374660> Come and join us. There is little traffic at this time. 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.