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Ride CancellationWe aim to post cancellation notices on our Strava and Facebook pages as early as possible. A ride will be canceled if conditions warrant. Conditions may include:
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Weekly ride information 2023 - April through September
RBC organizes a variety of group ride types to meet a range of cyclist objectives including fitness, training, and social fun.
Monday
There are two women-only rides on Monday evening.
The faster ride begins at 6:00 PM at the Green Lizard Bike Shop (718 Lynn St, Herndon, VA 20170) This is a DROP ride that will range from 18 to 32 miles and average approximately 15 to 16 mph. Lisa Mackem will lead most of the rides. Additional ride leaders will include Karen Palino, and Erin Schultz.
The second women-only ride begins at The Reston Town Center (Reston Town Center Park, Across from Bar Taco, Reston, VA 20190) at 6:00 PM. This is a NO DROP ride which welcomes women of all abilities and speeds. The route uses the roads as well as short segments on the W&OD. The focus is on encouragement and teaching.
Rides are not held on holidays or when the risk of rain is greater than 50%. Ride cancellations will be posted on Social Media.
Tuesday
Routes vary week to week. Separate routes are offered for ride levels 1 through 6. See Events Calendar
Wednesday
The RBC ride on Wednesday include a Ramble, a mid-day social ride that averages 12 mph and usually includes a water stop, and a 5:30 ride from Herndon.
Thursday
Routes vary week to week. Separate routes are offered for ride levels 1 through 6. Rides depart from Herndon, Fox Mill, Hunters Woods, and South Lakes Shopping Center. See Events Calendar for details.
Saturday
Rides start at the Art Space Building parking lot (750 Center St, Herndon, VA 20170). Start times and distances vary - see the Events Calendar for details
Sunday
These rides do not take place every week, check the Events Calendar for updates.
1.3 RBC Roles and responsibilities
1.3.1 Route Coordinator
RBC routes are reviewed and cue sheets are edited by Route Coordinators to ensure consistency and safety. Routes are then published to our Ride with GPS RBC Library. Club members have premium privileges to download any club route including turn-by-turn and safety annotations. If you would like to add a route to the club library, please send your request to a Route Coordinator, Ken Thompson, or Chip Magrogan before the day of the planned route.
1.3.2 Event Coordinator
Every event requires preparation and coordination before, during, and after a ride event. The Event Coordinator is responsible for selecting the route(s) and groups to be included, ensuring Ride Leaders are assigned to groups, rider signup sheets are distributed to Ride Leaders, providing overall guidance to the Ride Leaders, and cancelling the event in advance if weather is threatening. Any member can be an Event Coordinator. The event coordinator is typically present at the beginning of the ride and may or may not be present at the ride completion. On some rides, the Event Coordinator and Ride Leader will be the same person.
1.3.3 Ride Leader
Ride Leaders are the heart of RBC's Ride Safe / Ride Fun strategy. Ride Leaders are primarily responsible for coaching and ensuring safe conduct during the ride so that all participants get the most enjoyment possible from each ride. Any member can become a ride leader. We encourage all ride leaders to attend RBC's ride leader training. In addition, we encourage ride leaders to familiarize themselves with the Virginia Department of Transportation's (VDOT) rules, shareVAroads guidelines, and RBC Ride Safe / Ride Fun guidelines. Ride leaders are also responsible for completing and/or collecting ride documents and getting them back to the RBC board.
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