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Lodge Group Bike Ride Schedule - October 31 & Nov 1 - Sunday Ride Amelia Island - Turn your clock back on Sunday

Day Light Saving Time end this Sunday November 1.
Remember to turn your clock back 1 hour.

Sunday’s Ride is to Amelia Island.

Saturday – 8:00AM @ the Lodge – 35 – 40 miles round trip
Group AA = 25+ MPH
Group A = 19 – 25 MPH

Remember it is a warm up ride to the Palm Valley Bridge. See link for the Map on the right. Group AA will make Right at Crosswater Parkway. Group A will make a Left at Crosswater Parkway

Sunday - 7:00 AM at the Lodge -
Ride to Amelia Island – 70 miles round trip from the Lodge
We will ride North on First Street. We will pass Rag Time in Atlantic Beach around 7:30 AM. Catch the 8:00 Ferry - $1.00 Each Way. This is a group ride; we try to keep the group together. Ride Pace = 19 – 22 MPH

Ride Safe

Bike 26.2 with Donna Sunday, November 15, 2009 Nocatee, Florida

Bike 26.2 with Donna Sunday, November 15, 2009 Nocatee, Florida

Schedule of Events 7 AM - 8:15 AM Pre Ride Registration and Check In, Willowcove, Nocatee, FL. 8:30 AM Start of Ride. 9 AM Post Ride Celebration, including food, drinks and live entertainment. Bike 26.2 with Donna presented by Mix 1 is a cycling event to raise funds to finish breast cancer! Everyone from beginners to advanced riders may participate. Cyclists must be a minimum of 16 years old. Helmets are mandatory. Registration Information Entry Fees: $35.00 until November 14 $40.00 Day of Race

Register Online Download a Registration Form

Packet Pickup will be held in the Pre-Ride Area. The Pre-Ride Area will be located at the start/finish line of the ride at the Nocatee Community Park. Cyclists will receive complimentary fruit, snacks and water. Course: The 26.2 mile route begins and ends in Nocatee, where riders can enjoy wide, newly paved, tree-lined roads while cycling through one of the most beautiful backdrops Northeast Florida has to offer. Part of the course enters Ponte Vedra Beach, allowing riders to scenic views of coastal communities. Directions to the Start/Finish Take Nocatee Parkway (CR120) to Crosswater Parkway South, at the Crosswater Roundabout take a right onto Preservation Trail. Willowcove is approximately a mile ahead on the left. Parking will be available near the Willowcove Park.

Smooth Your Ride! Smoothie King® and Blue Competition Cycles have partnered with the 26.2 with Donna, and are giving away 5 custom-painted carbon fiber bikes valuing over $14,000. Get your fund raising card, and enter to win your new ride at your participating Jacksonville Smoothie King® from Oct. 3, 2009 - Nov. 6, 2009. Smoothie King & You can help stop breast cancer, one smoothie at a time. Use your fundraising card, and $1 from each smoothie purchase will go to 26.2 with Donna. For details, visit http://www.rideblue.com/smoothieking.

Come out for the Wednesday Night Urban Assault Ride

The RENEGADE Urban Assault Ride is every Wednesday night @ 6:10 PM through the winter. The ride will start from the Huguenot Tennis Courts at 16th st. S, Jax Beach and typically is a 30 miles+ ride. Lights are encouraged!! Mountain Bike with Slicks. No pure road bikes please, 29's and 700 cm's wheels are fine on mountain bikes. Check out the route map in the right column.>>

I Found The Perect Costume for the Halloween Ride

I must say that I love Natasha and Bat For Lashes

Lodge Group Bike Ride Schedule - October 24 & 25

Mark the Lodge Group bike ride Blog to your favorites. Starting November 1 a group email will not be sent, except for major information update, such as a time change.

Remember to call/point out road debris on all rides.

Saturday – 8:00AM @ the Lodge – 35 – 40 miles round trip
Group AA = 25+ MPH
Group A = 19 – 25 MPH
Remember it is a warm up ride to the Palm Valley Bridge.
See link for the Map on the right.
Group AA will make Right at Crosswater Parkway.
Group A will make a Left at Crosswater Parkway

Sunday - 8:00 AM at the Lodge – 50 - 60 miles.
Note Ride Time is back to 8:00 on Sunday.
We will regroup when necessary for those loosing contact with the group.
Ride Pace = 19 – 22 MPH.
Remember this is a GROUP ride. Let’s try to keep everyone together back to the Palm Valley Bridge.

Ride Safe

Race Across The Sky- Leadville Trail 100 Movie

This one night event will be at 8:00pm at Tinseltown USA, 4535 Southside Blvd on Thursday night, October 22nd only. Don't miss the debut of the never before seen documentary chronicling the grueling 2009 Leadville Trail 100 bike race, and listen to candid and inspirational conversations with Lance Armstrong, Chris Carmichael, Dave Wiens, and other elite and amateur cyclists. For more information and to buy tickets visit www.FathomEvents.com/raceacrossthesky.

Anima D'Acciaio Trailer Ver5.1, by Cinecycle

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Great Bike Tire Ad by Cinecycle

It's Your Ride from Cinecycle on Vimeo.

Lodge Group Bike Ride Schedule - October 17 & 18 - Sunday Ride Time is 8:00 AM

Mark the Lodge Group bike ride Blog to your favorites. Starting November 1 a group email will not be sent, except for major information update, such as a time change.

Remember to call/point out road debris on all rides.

Saturday – 8:00AM @ the Lodge – 35 – 40 miles round trip

Group AA = 25+ MPH
Group A = 19 – 25 MPH

Remember it is a warm up ride to the Palm Valley Bridge. See link for the Map on the right. Group AA will make Right at Crosswater Parkway. Group A will make a Left at Crosswater Parkway

Sunday - 8:00 AM at the Lodge – 50 - 60 miles.

Note Ride Time is back to 8:00 on Sunday. This is a group ride; we try to keep the group together. We will regroup when necessary for those loosing contact with the group. Ride Pace = 19 – 22 MPH. Remember this is a GROUP ride. Let’s try to keep everyone together back to the Palm Valley Bridge.

Ride Safe

The Perfect Ride for the Next Renegade Pub Crawl

For more info on this cool two kegger, Click Here.

Hellyer Park Velodrome - San Jose, California

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to ride the Hellyer Park Velodrome in San Jose, California, with my cousin Ben Burbridge who lives in Berekley. They have “Saturday Mornings Beginner Training Sessions”, where you can rent a track bike for $5 and ride the track for $5. We commented that it was the most fun we’ve had for $10 in a long time. The best part was the instruction. We were taught the rules of the track; the purpose of “the rail”, “the stayers line” and “the sprinters lane”. Once you understand the rules, you have much more confidence on the track. The only goals were 1. don’t get hurt, and 2. don’t embarrass yourself. We did fine on #1, but #2 was debatable.

The track bikes that we rented took a lot to get used to. They were fixed gear, so you had to constantly pedal and could not coast. At the end of a race, they’d yell at us, “keep pedaling, keep pedaling!” They knew our instinct was to coast after the line and that would send us over the handlebars. Also, the bikes had no brakes, which truly added to the nervous factor.

The first part of the session was devoted to the rules and getting acquainted with the track and track bikes. After that, we went through some drills that included sprinting for a short distance against two other riders. Next, we did “Kirin Races”. A “pacer” leads out 6 to 7 racers. They can jockey for position, but can not pass the pacer. At lap 4 ½ the pacer exits the track, and the racers sprint for 1 ½ laps. It’s very exciting and nerve racking at the same time. We competed in several of these races until the end of the morning session.

In a brochure on the park it states “A velodrome was built in 1962 as a training site for cyclists wishing to compete in the 1962 Pan American Games. San Jose had once been considered the bicycling capital of the United States. In the early 1900’s, bicycling was the most popular recreation activity in the valley and enthusiasm has lasted for decades. The existing … velodrome is the fifth in a succession built in San Jose”. Click here to get more information about the Hellyer Park Velodrome.

If you are ever out in the San Jose area, I’d recommend checking out the velodrome. You need to be at the park at 8:30 am and bring your helmet, cycling shoes, pedals, pedal wrench, warm clothing, water, allen wrenches and sunscreen. I’m looking forward to riding the track again in the future.

KONA 2009

We want to say "Good Luck" to those racing in the "big one" this weekend over in Kona, Hawaii for the Ironman World Championship Triathlon. This is a HUGE race with the best in the world facing off for 140.6 miles of combined swimming, biking, and running. The super hot temperatures combined with the wind and hills make this one of the toughest races on the circuit - not to mention that every athlete competing has qualified as one of the top competitors in their age group.

From our area we have Shawn Burke (#849), JC Hanley-Pinto (#1640), Kevin Neal (#654), and Walter Arnold (#369). Coverage will be on-line at http://www.ironman.com/ if you’re interested. Use their race number to track progress throughout the day.

Shawn Burke will also be carrying a prototype GPS and you can track him “live” (updated every 4 minutes) at
http://trackthetrail.dyndns.biz/gmap.aspx?name=053459&gpasswd=
or http://trackthetrail.dyndns.biz/veMap.aspx?name=053459&gpasswd= Make sure you click on “Breadcrumbs” to see the history – it is way COOL!!!

Also, check out this article about JC on Jacksonville.com .....

Lodge Group Bike Ride Schedule - October 10 & 11 - Sunday Ride Amelia Island

Mark the Lodge Group bike ride Blog to your favorites.
Starting November 1 a group email will not be sent, except for major information updates, such as a time change.

Remember to call/point out road debris on all rides.

Saturday – 8:00AM @ the Lodge – 35 – 40 miles round trip
Group AA = 25+ MPH
Group A = 19 – 25 MPH

Remember it is a warm up ride to the Palm Valley Bridge.

The Saturday ride will be the standard Nocatee route. Splitting into two groups at the Palm Valley Bridge. Group A remember to look back for riders slower coming over the bridge and wait up so that we can all regroup.

See the Nocatee Map link on the right.

Sunday - 7:00 AM at the Lodge
Ride to Amelia Island – 70 miles round trip from the Lodge
We will ride North on First Street
We will pass Rag Time in Atlantic Beach around 7:30 AM
Catch the 8:00 Ferry - $1.00 Each Way

This is a group ride; we try to keep the group together.
Ride Pace = 19 – 22 MPH

Ride Safe

Yeah, Fine... But Can They Finish the County Line Ride?

Recent Article on Cycling and Its Different Cultures

Our Aussie friend and fellow rider, Robert Hudson, passed along this interesting article about how different segments of our culture are experiencing cycling from their own unique point of view. Click here for a link to the entire article.

If you come across anything that might interest our cycling community, please pass it along to one of the contributors.

P.S. Walter Campbell handles the complaint department

Urban Assault Ride - Weds at 6:10 pm - Huguenot Tennis Courts

The RENEGADE Urban Assault Ride 3rd. season began last Wednesday Sept 30.
The ride will be every Wednesday night @ 6:10 PM through the winter.
The ride will start from the Huguenot Tennis Courts at 16th st. S, Jax Beach and typically is a 30 miles+ ride.The route includes South to Ponte Vedra and then north through through neighborhoods west of 3rd.to Atl./Seminole road and further north to the Seminole cul-DE-sac. Then we backtrack to the tennis courts!
Lights are encouraged!!
Mountain Bike with Slicks.
No pure road bikes please, 29's and 700 cm's wheels are fine on mountain bikes.

Tuesday and Thursday Morning Bike Rides @ 6:30 AM Have Stopped

The Tuesday and Thursday morning bike rides @ 6:30 AM leaving from the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club has stopped due to darkness.
This ride will start back up next year when the Day Light Saving Times starts.

We decided to meet at 7:30 AM @ the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club for those that can.

Lodge Group Bike Ride Schedule - October 3 & 4 - Sunday Ride Time is 8:00 AM

Mark the Lodge Group bike ride Blog to your favorites.
Starting November 1 a group email will not be sent, except for a major information update, such as a time change.

Remember to call/point out road debris on all rides.


Saturday – 8:00AM @ the Lodge – 35 – 40 miles round trip (See Map Attached)
Group AA = 25+ MPH
Group A = 19 – 25 MPH

Remember it is a warm up ride to the Palm Valley Bridge.

The Group will leave the Lodge South down PVB out to 210 though the roundabout and out 210 over the PV Bridge and make a Right at Old Palm Valley Road (the first Traffic Light) to compete the Nocatee loops.

Group AA will make Right at Crosswater Parkway (at the traffic Light at the end of Old Palm Valley Road) and complete Spoke 1, 2, 3, 1 and 3 before returning back by going up the ramp onto Nocatee Parkway.

Group A will make a Left at Crosswater Parkway and complete Spoke 2, Spoke 3, Spoke 1, and Spoke 3 before returning back by going up the ramp onto Nocatee Parkway. We try to make Group A a fast group ride. We will regroup at Old Palm Valley Road after the bridge. Turn around and look to see if we are all together.



Sunday - 8:00 AM at the Lodge – 50 - 60 miles.

Note Ride Time is back to 8:00 on Sunday.
This is a group ride; we try to keep the group together.
We will regroup when necessary for those loosing contact with the group.
Ride Pace = 19 – 22 MPH

Remember this is a GROUP ride. Let’s try to keep everyone together back to the Palm Valley Bridge.

Ride Safe