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Velofest is  a 2-day festival to increase awareness to cyclists and drivers alike about the laws, health benefits, lower carbon footprint, and social aspect of cycling as a past time and as a sport.

I hope everyone will spread the word.
Thanks, Ron CUontheroad

While the terrain and duration may differ, one thing that’s almost universal across all group rides is the psychological factor. Namely, there’s always someone in the group who is feeling frisky or is just more aggressive (or in better shape), and will attack the group at one or more points in the ride. Of course, when one attacks, the whole group will try to follow. It is this final reality of attempting to match the accelerations of a group which can determine whether a group ride will be helpful to your training.

It’s important to distinguish between two types of group rides. One type I’ll call a group training ride—where the riders have some type of coordination and are working on specific goals together; e.g., a ride your race team might put together. These training rides that have a specific goal are usually quite beneficial.

The other type is the much more common club ride, which is the focus of this article. In the club ride, it is usually not known who and how many riders will show up on any given day, and this creates a randomness and lack of focus that can be a challenge. [The below points are spelled out in the full article just click below.]
1] Races vs. Club Rides
2] Opportunities
3] Harder is Not Better
4] Use Discipline During Group Rides
5] Bike Racing Requires 100 Percent
6] Bridging the Gap From Training to Racing
7] It’s All About Improvement
8] Summary
So what’s the bottom line? As always, it depends on many factors, mainly because each athlete’s fitness level and goals are unique. In general, the earlier you are in your race preparation, the more you should avoid unstructured group rides. One of the primary reasons for training is to prepare your body for racing.

As we end this season and enter the winter months, you must make a decision about how to spend your limited training time. If a rider neglects working on specific aspects of that preparation (e.g. aerobic capacity) during the off-season, they will enter the next race season unprepared. The early races may then have a negative effect on the athlete and will thus cost them more valuable training time. This could set-up a season of disappointment.

If you feel you have prepared sufficiently with your training program, you can effectively use occasional, unstructured group rides before the season begins to sharpen both your pack skills and aspects of your fitness as a springboard into the races that count. If you are fortunate enough to be a member of a group or team that does group training—so long as your goals match those of the training ride—then go for it.
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CUontheroad, Ron

Let’s ride… Friday – 7 am – 59°F – Clear – Wind From W @ 2 mph
Do we think that wind will stay at 2-mph. Absolutely you can bank on it.
Great ride last week all riders worked a good pace and rotated with short
steady speed.

On another pedal stroke, Work on your pace-line skills. Try keeping your right bar drop in your Peripheral line of sight with the road edge or white line. This may keep you from wandering from side to side. Do this while looking ahead a few bikes for reaction time. Head up, don’t stare down at the road, remember Peripheral line of sight.     CUontheroad.  Ron
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For more info Please read the article By Gale Bernhardt • For Active.com on group riding.    Click here for the full story

Cyclists like food

Too often Thanksgiving is a stressful day full of guilt associated with overeating; it also often signifies the start of a season of overindulgence.  This year, plan for a different kind of ThanksGiving. Discover new ways to enhance the flavor of the day by engaging with loved ones and focus on meaningful traditions instead of the mashed potatoes.

Plan Ahead to Save Calories and Money

Plan your Thanksgiving menu at the beginning of the month so that you have time to find new recipe ideas and shop the sales. By planning your menu early in the month, you can shop the ads and identify good deals on foods that you know you will need. Seek out new, tastier and lighter Thanksgiving dishes this year. Your body will thank you and so will your family. Rather than passing out after dinner, everyone will be feeling great and continue to enjoy each other. There may be a few untouchable recipes that are so near-and-dear to your family that they can’t be modified. That’s OK. Focus on portion control and provide a variety of other healthy dishes to offset those heavier dishes.    Click here for the full story

By Hana A. Feeney, MS, RD, CSSD
For Active.com

Search for “healthy Thanksgiving recipes” at www.eatingwell.com, www.foodnetwork.com or www.myrecipes.com.  There are tons of ideas out there—and healthier often means tastier. You won’t find any bland, lifeless recipes on these sites.

Join the Florida Freewheelers in celebrating one of Florida’s oldest continuous rides. The Horrible Hundred event features course options of 35, 70 and 100 miles. Enjoy quiet country roads and true Southern hospitality while tackling Central Florida’s “mountains”. Dance on the tips of your pedals up “Sugarloaf”. Swoop through the descents on “Buckhill”. Suffer the dead-start ascent of “Grassy Lake”. But first you’ve gotta hit “The Wall”. Century riders will confront all seven of Central Florida’s mountains.

Will you survive?

Enjoy a weekend of fun for the entire family at Waterfront Park in downtown Clermont, Florida. Start off Saturday morning with one of several warm up rides led by a local cycling club. We will even have a ride on the South Lake Trail for the entire family. Early registration packet pick up will be open from 10 ’til 7 on Saturday at Waterfront Park.

The Cycling and Fitness Expo will run on Saturday and Sunday. Local bike shops will be there along with major manufacturers. See and test some of the latest equipment. Check out all the new goodies. Check to see if you have won a door prize from one of the booths.

After your ride on Sunday, we will have a catered lunch and a live band for your enjoyment.

Please remember that the Horrible Hundred is a recreational ride and cyclists of all abilities are welcome. Helmets are required and headphones are prohibited, in accordance with Florida law. This is a rain or shine event.

CUontheroad… Ron       Web Link – Click here         Directions – Click here

Dear Cheryl,
On behalf of the Florida Masters cycling club, congratulations for your win and record setting performance in the 2011 Florida State 20K time trial with a record-setting time of 36:52.4 in the 60-64 age group. We are all proud of your accomplishments and hope that you continue to break and set records in the future.
At the Florida Cycling awards banquet, October 29, 2011, we will be presenting our
annual award of personalized trophies to you and the other record breakers and setters. Records… Click here

Sincerely,
Florida Masters
David Viney, President
Rose Marie Ray, Secretary
To support, enhance, and promote the performance, fitness and safety of men and women masters-level cyclists in Florida as they share their camaraderie in the sport they love
Florida Masters Cycling… Click here

CUontheroad, Ron

A tour through the picturesque horse farms of northern Marion county.
The century will start at 8:30 am at the Loften High School at 3000 East University Avenue. The Gainesville Police Department will lead out the pace vehicle, followed by hundreds of charging cyclists. Expect cohesive packs for the first 20 miles before the first of the hills take their toll.

The rides proceed through the north Marion County horse farms, past miles of wooden fences surrounding manacured pastures, many with prancing thoroughbreds who will occasionally race you along the fence. Early riders may catch a jockey working out the next triple crown winner on one of the practice race tracks along the route.
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Mount Dora Bicycle Festival

The 37th Annual Mount Dora Bicycle Festival will be held October 14, 15, & 16, with registration pick up on Thursday afternoon October 13th. This year’s event promises to be one of the best yet. The Mount Dora Bicycle Festival takes full advantage of the roads and scenery of Lake County, which is recognized as one of the finest locations in the state and the country to ride. It’s no coincidence that collegiate and pro level cyclists and triathletes choose to train here.
CUontheroad, Ron

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US picked to host 2015 cycling world championships
By DAVE SKRETTA , 09.21.11, 12:34 PM EDT

The road cycling world championships are returning to the United States for first time in nearly 30 years.

The UCI, cycling’s international governing body, selected a bid from Richmond, Va., to host the event in 2015 on Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark. Oman had been in the running for the event before removing its candidacy earlier in the day.

The U.S. last hosted the worlds in 1986 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

“The road world championships haven’t been held on American soil in my lifetime,” said 21-year-old Taylor Phinney, a former individual pursuit and under-23 world time trial champion. “It will certainly give me and the entire new generation of American cycling something to aspire to.”

The 2015 championships are scheduled for Sept. 19-27 and will feature elite men and women, under-23 men, and junior men and women. Events include road races, individual time trials and a new team time trial that will feature the world’s top professional teams.

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CU on the Road> Ron