7/29-7/30 Weekend Rides

I will not be riding Sunday 7/30. I am going out of town on bussiness for the week Sunday. I will return just in time on Thursday August 3 to go out of town to Michagan on vacation. I will not be joning you all to ride again till Wednesday August 16th.

This Saturday 7/29 I will be doing a team ride from "The Hub" Bicyles. My plan is to ride from my house at 7 am to "The Hub" to meet the team. Of course I will be riding home as well. This puts the ride for those who join me from home at 50-60 miles.


I posted the following to my MS150 Team describing the ride.

Our next team ride will be Saturday July 29th. The ride will start at the Hub Bicycle Company in Webster Groves starting at 8:00 am. The Hub is one of our jersey sponsors and is located at 40 West Lockwood Ave in Webster Groves. Our own Ryan Heine will be leading us out, with me at the tail end.



The route description follows. We will go the 34 mile short version, and extend the (42 miles) ride if everyone seems to be doing well. Our food stop will take place in Webster after the ride. Please RSVP as soon as you can.



The typical route (route1.gif):

1. Start at the Hub on Lockwood & Gore in Webster Groves,

2. Follow Lockwood west, and then Adams.

3. Right onto Geyer follow to the T at Clayton

4. Left onto Clayton and follow through to Mason Ridge right after Mason Rd.

5. (Rest Section) Right onto Mason Ridge.

6. Left onto Mason, Cross over 64/40.

7. Left onto Conway at the bottom of the Hill (another T)

8. Right onto Babler at the top of the hill.

9. (Rest Section) Follow to the next T, at Ladue

10. Right onto Ladue for a short down and up jaunt.

11. Right onto Mason

12. Follow to the T at Conway again.

13. Left onto Conway, Follow to the 270 overpass.

14. Right onto the outer road and follow to Mason

15. Left back onto Mason, over 64/40 again and then left onto the other outer road.

16. Follow to Clayton road.

17. (Rest Section) Left onto Clayton road, Follow to Ballas Rd.

18. Right onto Ballas. Follow the rolling hills for a while.

19. Ballas makes a fork intersection with W. Adams,

20. Stay left onto W. Adams and up the long hill.

21. Follow W. Adams to Lockwood and the Hub, the same way we went out.



I believe this route is around 34 miles with a fair number of short rolling hills and one long hill.



Route2.gif -- yellow addition not fully tested yet.

The second map highlights an alternate route that should add another 8-10 miles onto the route along with Marshall hill:

Same as above except:

16. Past Clayton stay on the outer road (Des Peres Rd.)

17. Follow to T at Des Peres Hospital.

18. Right on Dougherty Ferry Rd.

19. Somewhere Past Big Bend turns into Forest Ave.

20. Left on Didian Ave. Over the RR.

21. Left on Marshall Road

22. Follow to Big Bend, Cross onto Old Big Bend

23. Follow to S Ballas.

24. Right onto S. Ballas. Follow to W. Adams

25. Right onto W. Adams

26. Follow W. Adams to Lockwood and the Hub, the same way we went out