Ride Schedule
September 2005

Sunrise - 9/1 6:37 am, 9/8 6:44 am, 9/15 6:50 am, 9/22 6:56 am, 9/30 7:04 am
Sunset - 9/1 7:41 pm, 9/8 7:30 pm, 9/15 7:19 pm, 9/22 7:07 pm, 9/30 6:54 pm

Weekday and Evening Rides

Tuesdays 6:00 pm B Bechtel
Bechtel Rides
The rides leave from the Bechtel parking lot (along the woods) at 5275 Westview Drive (off Crestwood close to Rt. 85) at 6:00 PM. Mileage will depend on available daylight (tail light recommended), speed will be category B/B+ with a couple of hills, no one left behind.

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. Impromptu.

Wednesdays 6:00 pm C 20-25 Glade Elementary School
The Glide from Glade
The ride title says it all! We’ll go at a very easy pace. New riders are welcome, as this will be a social ride and also a recovery ride for those who choose to push harder on Monday and Tuesday nights. No one will be left behind. Usually no go in rain and ride leader duties will alternate through the season so there's always a chance of an impromptu ride.

Please Note: This will be the last month of Wednesday night rides for 2005 as sunset times move into the 6:00 hour by the end of this month.

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.

Weekend Rides

Sep 3 (Sat) 7:15 am B 38/50/62/71/100 Thurmont Food Lion
Frederick Pedalers Century Check-Out Ride
We are planning to do the century today as a check-out ride. Our goal is to ride at an average pace of 16 mph in order for one of us to set a new PR. We’ll have cue sheets available for all of the rides. Feel free to join us and ride any of the five routes at whatever pace suits you.

Date & Time TBA B Up to 95 miles Hancock
Coast to Coast to Cure Cancer
This Frederick Pedalers ride is tentatively scheduled to coincide with a group of four cyclists who are riding cross country to raise awareness and money for cancer research. They started from Anacortes, WA on August 14th 2005 and will finish 32 riding days later in Newark, DE. Day 29 of their trip takes them from Hancock, MD to Westminster, MD which should fall somewhere between the 11th and 14th of September. We may ride with them for all or just part of their distance that day. Contact clubmail@frederickpedalers.org for more information or see http://www.c4ride.com for details.

Sep 17 (Sat) 9:30 am D 20 Lewistown Elementary School
Loopy for Lewistown
We'll meander along the quiet country roads surrounding Lewistown. It's not flat, but there are no significant hills. One planned rest stop approximately half-way through the ride, and we will stop as desired by the group. We will ride as a group and no one will be left behind. No go in rain, snow, hurricane or slick roads.

Sep 18 (Sun) 8:45 am C+/B- 67 Central Elementary School - Edgewater, MD
4th Annual Chesapeake Bay Ride
This ride is a visual as well as a cycling feast. We will begin in Edgewater, MD, and we will ride through Anne Arundel County horse country along the Patuxent River, winding through varied woodland and farms, even past a peacock farm, ending up in North Beach, in Calvert County. We will eat lunch in Chesapeake Beach, only a few miles further. Our return route will take us along the Bay shoreline for several miles, past rolling hills and farmland, including the historic Tocara Farm, an 18th century working farm. The route takes us through agricultural activities not always present or visible in Frederick County. We will conclude with a long, smooth straightaway along Solomon's Island Rd [aka MD-2], winding down from the day's ride. Each year we have done this ride there have been more and more riders. If you have missed it in the past, do not miss it now. This ride is a treasure.

Directions to Central ES:
Take I-70 east towards Baltimore
Take US 29 south at Ellicott City [Exit 87]
in 3 miles or so, take MD-100 east towards Glen Burnie [Exit 22]
Take I-97 south, follow the Annapolis signs [Exit 14]
In Annapolis, at the merge point onto US-50, DO NOT GET ONTO US-50
Take Aris T. Allen Blvd/MD-665 [Exit 22],
bearing right just before you would have merged onto US-50
Take Solomons' Island Road/MD-2 south, the second exit [not numbered]
Cross the South River Bridge
Take MD-214/Central Ave WEST at the light
Take 1st right onto Stepney's Lane
Central Elementary is immediately on the left.
Allow 90 minutes travel time from Frederick proper.

Sep 24 (Sat) 7:30 am All 38/50/62/71/100 Thurmont Food Lion
Frederick Pedalers Club Century
Please see this Q&A for more info. Our annual no-frills, no-cost, no-sag century/metric/etc. returns for 2005. For your effort you’ll get a cue sheet and map and a chance to explore some unfamiliar territory. Restaurants/stores available every 20 miles or so. Bring 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, nearer to Wendy’s. Dave would have wanted it that way...

Every Sunday 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. Wheel Base: 301-663-9288.

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