Wednesday am LaGrange Ride, 6:30am
The Mandeville moderate ride with LaGrange begins with a short warm-up around the Brentwood Country Club. After taking a right to get back on San Vicente, the group then heads north on Burlingame, across Sunset Boulevard and down to Mandeville Canyon. The initial pitch of Mandeville is reasonable, maybe 2%, but the pace is usually fast (18-20 mph). After the first mile-1/2, the road rises slightly, to about 4%, to the “white fence” which signals the approximate halfway mark of the climb. The grade is fairly steady until about the final mile when it grades up to about 6% and finishes up a [painful] 10%, 200-meter wall to the top. Depending on your effort level up the climb, you may have to concentrate on holding down your breakfast as the ride regroups and recovers for several minutes. Slower riders can catch the ride on its return down the canyon.
Location: 26th St and San Vicente Blvd, Santa Monica, CA [view map]Contact: http://www.lagrange.org
Friday am LaGrange Ride, 6:30am
This EASY/recovery ride with LaGrange Cycling Club is unlike the other weekday LaGrange rides; this ride skips the warm-up lap around the Brentwood Country Club and heads immediately down San Vicente towards Ocean Avenue. Beverages at Peet’s Coffee in Brentwood (San Vicente and Gorham) afterward.
*This is a great ride for new riders! Get to know the route and meet some great people.
Alert: This ride travels through several high-traffic areas, most notably on the return up Ocean Avenue, which has a thin shoulder and lots of motorists fueled on caffeine, yammering on cell phones and many times late for work. Keep your eyes open for open car doors and head up for fast red lights!
Contact: http://www.lagrange.org/rides_fri.htm
Saturday am Intermediate-Advanced Ride, 7:00am
*Please see the CALENDAR for the most up-to-date Saturday ride locations. If you would like to receive weekly updates on specific training locations please send an email to: info@tfmultisport.com. Be sure to include your full name and email address.
Malibu Bluff Park, across PCH from Pepperdine University
This ride meets at the corner of PCH and Malibu Canyon Rd. There are always a minimum of 2 groups: (1) Moderate/Fast will head to the hills for climbing in one of the canyons, 50+/- miles total; (2) Easy/Moderate will climb easier canyons or stay flat depending on riders’ experience, 35-40 miles. The slower ride will have a leader/sweeper the entire way. No one is too slow. Beginners are welcome and you will not get left. The ride north from Pepperdine has a shoulder the entire distance. Please arrive early and ready to ride.
Take a right at the stop light (Malibu Canyon Rd) and park on the hill towards Pepperdine. Please do not park in the parking lot at Malibu Bluff Park. The city has requested we leave it available for the little league baseball teams. This ride is free and open to the public.
This ride will cancel for rain. If the ride cancels, members of TriFit MultiSport are welcome at the 9:00am indoor cycling class at TriFit Club & Studio
Contact: info@tfmultisport.com
Saturday am Beginner Ride, 8:00am
Starbucks Coffee, Colorado Ave + Cloverfield Blvd
This group is for those with some bike skills and outdoor cycling experience who ride at an easy to moderate pace (approx 15mph); rides will be between 20-30 miles. Depending on the groups’ consensus, we will either head North toward Encinal or Mandeville Canyon or South toward Redondo and Palos Verdes.
Location: Starbucks, *meet outside Starbucks on Colorado between 20th St and Cloverfield. Parking is available across the street at the DMV or at the Yahoo! Center (enter parking garage from Colorado at Cloverfield) [view map]This ride will cancel for rain. If the ride cancels, members of TriFit MultiSport are welcome at the 8:15am indoor cycling class at TriFit Club & Studio.
Contact: info@tfmultisport.com
