SUNDAY
9:00am at The Landing.
Red Ride, Leader: Bart Ziegler
Newbury, Wildwood and Kanan: Lindero/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/TO/Conejo/Hillcrest/Wendy/Old Conejo/Reino/Kimber/Las Brisas/Lynn/Arboles/Wildwood Park/Arboles/Up Westlake/Kanan/Oak Hills/Kanan/TO/Argos/Driver/Chesboro/Agoura/Lindero
Orange Ride, Leader: David Stumpf
Oak Park, Erbes and Wildwood: Lindero/Agoura/Chesboro/Driver/Conejo View/Argos/TO/Carell/Hollow/Comfield/Eagleton/Kanan/Westlake/Arboles/Up Erbes/Olsen/Moorpark/Arboles/Keats/Las Flores/Erbes/La Granada/Old Conejo/Foothill/Agoura/Triunfo
Social Ride, Leader: Sharon Campise
Thousand Oaks and Wildwood Park: Triunfo/Agoura/Foothill/Old Conejo/Hillcrest/Erbes/Las Flores/Keats/Arboles/Big Sky/Wildwood/Olsen/Pederson/Rickard/Arboles/Westlake/Meadow Gate/Promenade/TO/Lakeview
Hey CVC,
The weather looks great this weekend. Cloudy in the mornings should give us cooler days! And the winds look pretty moderate, so we are good to go!
A special thanks to Sheri, Kent and everyone who made last weekend's Benefit Ride and Picnic a huge success! You guys made it look easy, but it's a huuuuuuge job. Thanks again. What fun!
On Saturday we've got four rides. The Red Ride is going up Rock Store and then Encinal Canyon, before tackling the dreaded Poterero Wall coming up from CSU. Then a cruise through Hidden Valley and home. The Orange ride is heading up Cornell to Mulholland as well, but then turn south toward Calabasas and climb Piuma before descending Stunt, back up 7-Minute and home through Calabasas. And the Gold ride is headed south too, but will roll North toward the Rock Store around Lake Malibou, then south on Mulholland to do 7-minute Hill and come home through Calabasas and over Mureau. And the Purple Ride will be doing a nice out-n-back around Lake Sherwood and to the stables in Hidden Valley.
On Sunday, it's "How Many Ways Can You Get to Wildwood?" I will lead a Red Sprinter's Ride through Thousand Oaks, Dos Vientos, Wildwood and back over Westlake and Kanan. The Gold ride will do the moderate climbing version through Oak Park first, then over Erbes, Wildwood before coming back over La Granada and Old Conejo. And the social ride is heading directly for Wildwood over Old Conejo and Las Flores before looping up over Pederson after the park. Let's see where we all cross paths. And start a great Mother's Day!
We've also got midweek rides Tuesday and Thursday mornings, the Wednesday afternoon ride with Sheri, and 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
Please note, we are short of midweek ride leaders now. Please volunteer so the rides can be more consistent and reflect your preferences for route, pace and stops. Drop me an email or contact Sheri for more info.
Rollout is 9:00am SHARP at The Landing parking lot.
Old Topanga, Fernwood and Stunt (with shortened option to 7-Minute Hill)
Evening Ride
Many of our members join the legendary Tuesday Night Rock Store Race Ride. While not an official CVC ride, you can join fellow members, as well as local ride heroes, young racers and other riders from all over the world attracted to the famous Rock Store challenge. A number of different groups roll out from the Landing between 5 and 5:30pm, with more moderately paced groups rolling at 5 or 5:15.
Wednesday
Afternoon Ride - Leader: Sheri Leiken
Rollout is 3:45pm 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 - Bike Repair Stand Local Press Tour with Jack Nosco
Our fire department has installed another 6 Dero Bicycle Repair Stands throughout the county and has invited us to the press gathering. Next week is National Bike to Work week, and so on Thursday May 17th we will meet at 9am in front of NP Bike Shop (they installed a stand there too!), have a press release and then ride our bikes over to the fire station on Reino Road (Fire Station 32, 830 S. Reino Road). We will gather to check out this stand before riding down to our Camarillo station, Fire Station 50 (at the Camarillo Airport). We will have coffee and light snacks. Then ride down toward Camarillo to see another stand at the fire station in Santa Rosa Valley. Then it's the ride home up the Norwegian Grade or the Read Bypass and back to NP Bike Shop. See you there!
Wednesday May 16th, 5:45pm
Ride of Silence
Join hundreds of your fellow riders May 16th, in solemn rememberance of the tragic deaths of over 600 cyclists killed on our roads by motor vehicles each year. This will be a short, solemn, easy 10-mile ride escorted by the Thousand Oaks Police. Stand tall with your fellow cyclists throughout the world. Help educate drivers to be more vigilant when approaching cyclists on our public roads. Cyclists of all ages and abilities welcome.
SAME ROADS, SAME RULES, SAME RIGHTS
The Lakes of Thousand Oaks, 2200 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Monday July 30th, 7:00pm
Club Swap Meet and Meeting at the Westlake Library. Details to come. Stay tuned.
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.