Ride Schedule
September 2004

Sunrise - 9/1 6:37 am, 9/8 6:44 am, 9/15 6:50 am, 9/22 6:57 am, 9/30 7:04 am
Sunset - 9/1 7:41 pm, 9/8 7:30 pm, 9/15 7:18 pm, 9/22 7:07 pm, 9/30 6:54 pm

Evening Rides

Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:00 pm B 25-35 Glade Elementary School
Tuesday/Thursday Road Ride
The racers are starting from here, so don’t get confused. We’re easy to tell apart — they’re looking at the finish line, we’re looking at the waist line. Expect a pace of about 15-17 mph. As it's starting to get dark earlier now, the start times may move up as the month goes on. Rides in September will most likely be impromptu.

Wednesdays 6:00 pm C 20-25 Glade Elementary School
Start Slow, Then Ease Off
The ride title says it all! We’ll go at a very easy pace. New riders are welcomed, as this will be a social ride and a recovery ride for those who choose to push harder on Monday and Tuesday nights. No one will be left behind. The ride leader duties will be shared and thus will vary. Ride lengths in September will be dictated by available daylight.

Weekday and Weekend Rides

(Please Note: Wheel Base rides are not official Frederick Pedalers rides and are listed as a courtesy to Wheel Base)

Wednesdays 9:00 am B+ 35-50 Wheel Base
Wednesday AM Road Ride
This is a mid-week ride that starts at Wheel Base Bicycles in Frederick. Call the bike shop in advance for more information. Wheel Base: 301-663-9288.

Sundays 8:00 am A/B 35-50 Wheel Base
The Sunday Morning Road Ride
The entire group stays together for about an hour then usually breaks into two smaller groups, a faster ride and a slower ride. Ride goes if it is not too windy and the roads are dry. Wheelbase: 301-663-9288.

September 11 (Sat) 9:00 am B- 50 Glade Elementary School
CCCB
A new twist on the Covered Bridges ride but you've got to join in if you want to know what's in store... The first person to the ride start that can guess what CCCB stands for wins a new Polar Insulated Water Bottle. Standard FredCo rolling terrain with the regular lunch stop in Emmitsburg. BTA    Brian King 301-898-8482 bigring@adelphia.net

September 19 (Sun) 8:45 am B-/C+ 65 Central Elementary School   Edgewater MD
Chesapeake Bay Ride
Come on down to Annapolis, and ride through some of the most relaxing and easily cyclable terrain in the central Atlantic Coast area. Our ultimate destination is Chesapeake, Beach, MD, in Calvert County, and we will ride along the Bay for several miles. The route will also wander along the Patuxent River area, as well as through horse farms, cornfields, and some really beautiful rolling/flat roads, many without center lines on them. We will view agriculture which exists in a manner not generally common in Frederick County. We will be riding by a farm where peacocks freely wander the highway. And of course, there will be numerous and spectacular views of the Bay. Lunch will be in Chesapeake Beach. The last 7 miles is nearly totally flat riding, not unlike MD-194, with equally wide shoulders. This is a very speical ride, as last year's participants will attest. No one will be left behind -- high speed is not a requirement. So, come on down, and enjoy a fabulous ride. Glenn Angus 410-729-1494 ironbikr@aol.com

Directions:
--Take I-70 East towards Baltimore
--Take US-29 South toards Columbia/Ellicott City
-- in 3 miles, take MD-100 East towards Glen Burnie
--Take I-97 South
--at US-50, take Exit 22, MD-665. DO NOT GET ONTO US-50
--Take 2nd exit, MD-2 South
--cross South River bridge
--turn LEFT onto Central Ave/MD-214
--take 1st RIGHT onto Stepney's Lane
--Central Elementary School is on the left.

September 25 (Sat) 7:30 am ALL 100/62/50/30 Thurmont Food Lion
2004 Frederick Pedalers Club Century
Our annual no-frills, no-cost, no-sag century and metric return for 2004. We've got a much flatter route this year than the last two. The rides pass over rolling terrain through Detour and Taneytown into Pennsylvania. They diverge here - the century ride will go on to Abbottstown PA and the metric century will meander its way back to Thurmont. You will get a cue sheet and map for the rides and a chance to explore some unfamiliar territory. Restaurants and stores available every 20 miles or so. Bring some food and/or money, a couple of water bottles, patch kit, etc. There is no official ride leader. Please park away from the Food Lion, near Wendy's.