Mt Lemmon - May 21st

Join us Saturday, May 21st.  We are planning to have two start times - 7am and 10am.  The 7am start will be for riders who want to try the Mt. Lemmon Double.  and the 10am start will be for the Mt Lemmon Single.  Both will meet in the parking lot on the NE corner of Tanque Verde Rd and Catalina Highway.  We meet near the McDonald's.

The single ride is just shy of 60 miles in total.  The climbing starts at mile 5, so your legs have a chance to warm up.  Then, it is 25 miles of continuous climbing that will take you to almost 8,000 feet in elevation!

Good luck!

Inverse Tour

30 Days of Biking

The Deal

Challenge: April 1–30

The only rule for 30 Days of Biking is that you bike every day for 30 days—around the block, 20 miles to work, whatever suits you—then share your adventures online.

Feel free to join me and others in this adventure.  You can post your rides and comments right here in this blog.  You can also post your rides on Twitter.  

Happy April!

http://30daysofbiking.com/bike/

Tour De Cure & ADA Spin-A-Thon

March 12 is the Tour De Cure.  McDowell Cycling won't have their own team this year, but anyone who is interested in riding for the cure can join my friend's team.  Here is a link to MJ's Red Socks.

Andrea is organizing an ADA Spin-a-Thon to also raise money for the American Diabetes Association.  It is on Saturday, February 26th.  Here are the full details:

Gold's Gym Spin-a-thon, benefitting the American Diabetes Association

Saturday, 2/26, 9 a.m. - noon

Gold’s Gym Elite, Downtown Phoenix CityScape, 1 East Washington Street, Suite 250

Join us for a great cause, music, high-energy spinning outdoors, refreshments and raffle prizes! Register to reserve your slot beginning Tuesday, 2/15, by calling 602.368.1221. Limited space available! $10 per person per hour of spinning (proceeds go to ADA), includes one raffle ticket per hour purchased, a full day-pass at the Gold's Gym Elite facility and complimentary refreshments. Participate as an individual or as a team. Open to the public. Free parking available in the CityScape Tower One underground parking garage (between 1^st Street and Central).

Join the Gold’s Gym Phoenix team for this year’s Tour de Cure bike ride on March 12^th. Register for FREE using the promo code "GOLDS" through the end of this week. Visit www.goldsgym.com/adafitness for details.

Saguaro Lake Century

Mexicano Del Lago

On Saturday, Feb 5th, join me for another century ride.  The ride out to Saguaro lake is gorgeous!  If you don't want to do the entire 100 miles, you can turn back at the lake and end up with a nice 60 miles.  We will start earlier than 9am - maybe 7am?

Jay has offered to drive SAG and be the official photographer for this ride - thanks Jay!  We'll have some pre-set spots where Jay will be along the route if you need water or food.

Here's the route-

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/26920978

Casa Grande Century

The first century of the year was a success.  We had 11 riders and we all finished - congratulations!  The day was close to perfect.  Low wind, great weather, no hills and only one flat.  Most of the excitement occurred around mile 54 when a vulcan's legs started to cramp, he then flatted, and we heard the story of Penelope!  A BBQ lunch at mile 70 sounded great, but our stomachs and legs had other opinions.  After 5 miles of burping and lead-leg, we started to feel human again and finished strong.

I hope everyone  is ready for February's self-supported century out to Saguaro Lake.  It is a gorgeous ride!

See ya!

-John

Rides you would like to do (given the time, money, etc.) - a virtual Cycling 'Bucket List'

Thought this would be interesting for everyone to comment on - a friend sent me information on a ride that is well known (Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) and I figured there were many more. One of these days we might be able to be like Hash Pipe (retired and fit even!) and be able to try some of these. Kindof like a Cycling 'Bucket List'.

One of my first rides is below in comments!