I plan to ride Saturday morning — leaving Palmer Park at 7:00 AM. Northerly winds, so I’m thinking of heading to Whitewater for breakfast at Jessica’s restaurant. 50 – 60 miles round trip, pace 14 – 15 MPH. On the following Saturday, June 19, I plan to join the annual Rotary Pie Ride course leaving…
Touring Group Notifcations
I plan to lead the Veloclub Touring Ride Tuesday, June 8 leaving from Palmer Park at 5:30 PM. We’ll pedal 35 – 38 miles at a pace of 14-15 MPH, returning to Palmer Park around 8 PM. Sunset is now around 8:30 pm. Hope to see you at Palmer Park, Tuesday night, 5:30 PM. Doug…
I plan to lead the Saturday Breakfast Touring Ride tomorrow, leaving Palmer Park at 7:30 AM. With winds from the southwest, we’ll ride over to Brodhead and have breakfast at the Sand Burr Restaurant. After breakfast, we’ll return to Janesville. Round trip Distance 52 miles, pace 14 – 15 MPH. We should be back in…
I plan to lead the Veloclub Touring Group Ride Tuesday, June 1 leaving Palmer Park at 5:30 PM. No rain is forecast so we should be able to pedal about 35 – 40 miles before dark, average pace 14 – 15 mph, returning to Palmer Park by 8 pm. Hope you can join us. Doug…
I plan to ride tomorrow morning, leaving Palmer Park at 9 AM. I need to be back in town by Noon, so plan on about 40-45 miles out toward Whitewater and then back to Janesville. So, dig out your long tights and long sleeve jersey and join me at Palmer Park for a ride. Doug…
There are storms building in NW Illinois and they appear to be heading toward Janesville. The storms coupled with the strong SW winds will keep me home tonight. If you want to ride anyway, I’d suggest heading south west along the Jville Bike trail toward Afton while keeping an eye on the sky. I do…
I’ll post the Touring Ride for Tues. 5/25 leaving Palmer Park at 5:30 PM. However, the weather forecast is not great. If it is raining, or if radar shows storms coming our way, I will probably stay home. I’ll check around 3 pm and try to post an update if it is questionable. If the…
On the Touring rides, I’m often asked about bike routes to places in southern Wisconsin. As examples, on Thursday’s casual ride, I was asked about how to follow the STH 26 bike trail from Jefferson north to Johnson Creek, and how I pedal up to Madison. I have used Garmin Connect to plot the routes…
I plan to join the Friends of Rock Co. Parks ride this Saturday. I will leave Palmer Park at 7:00 AM and pedal to Beckman Mill, about 22 miles oneway. There, the Friends of Rock Co. Parks have planned various loops from 20 – 60 miles with sag support and rest stops. I’ll do a…
The weather radar shows light showers for the next few hours. I do not plan to ride tonight. If you do want to ride, you can follow the map posted by Rob for the TempoRace rides. Stay safe and bring your blinky light. I’ll post a ride time for the Touring Ride on Saturday AM,…