RIDE RULES

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FEBRUARY
2008

Our rides are listed in full and we hope you enjoy them enough to become a WCBC member. If you already are a member, we appreciate your support which helps pay for this web site. Your continued support is needed for our long term success as an organization which promotes bicycling in the tri-state area.

Some of our rides are now being published far in advance. Please check closer to the actual date of the ride to ensure that it is still scheduled. 

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It is important that we all ride safely with consideration to other cyclists as well as to motorists and pedestrians.

Listed below:
- Weekend Rides
- Weekday Rides
- Down the Road

SATURDAYS IN FEBRUARY – Barksdale Training Ride
Leave 9:00 am SHARP from Handloff Park for 47 rolling-to-hilly miles at 15-16 mph,** steady endurance pace, NOT a race pace. The average speed (15-16 mph) is the overall average parking lot to parking lot. It is NOT the rolling speed, so there may be times when our rolling speed is greater (or less) depending on the terrain, etc. Ride format is double pace line, steady tempo. There are no stops. HELMETS REQUIRED!!! Please bring signed waiver with you (see www.whiteclaybicycleclub.org under Ride Leader Information). Questions - contact Ride Leaders Lorie Struzik (302-354-3811) before 8:30 am or Nancy Waddell (302-545-4146) before 7:30 am or e-mail waddelne@gmail.com. **NOTE: This time of year the overall average is slower so expect a 3-hour ride (leave at 9:00 am, back in the parking lot at noon). We occasionally cut the distance by a few miles but usually don't decide until we get rolling.

SUNDAYS IN FEBRUARY – Aaron's Training Ride
The ride leaves at 12:45 pm from Paper Mill Park at the corner of Paper Mill and Polly Drummond Hill Roads. Ride distance will be 35-45 miles (plus or minus 5) with an average speed of 15-17 mph depending on terrain. This training ride is for those wishing to maintain what they developed over the past year. If in doubt about the weather please call the Ride Leader Aaron Chen at 302-731-1456. We will not start if it is raining.

SAT., FEB. 2 – Groundhog’s Day Ride
We will search the area for our fat and furry friends on our way to Oxford for pizza lunch. Sixty-something miles, around 14 mph, hilly but scenic, leaving from the Greenwood Elementary School near Longwood Gardens at 8:30 am. Ride Leaders: Doug Kennedy 610-543-4664, DougKennedy7@GMail.com and Debbie Wilson 302-798-1243, djwbike@aol.com.

SUN., FEB. 3 – Greenways Hot Chocolate Ride
Leave Dunbars Cyclery on Philadelphia Pike at 10:00 am for a relaxed Fit & Fun paced, moderately hilly 21 mile ride traversing the newly constructed greenways trail around Blue Ball, many paved park trails, some residential areas, and a stop for hot chocolate at the end of the ride. If the ride is canceled due to weather, a note will be posted on the WCBC web server by 8:00 am. Ride Leader: John McCormick, j.c.mccormick@verizon.net, 302-668-8749.

SUN., FEB. 3 – I've Got Stuff To Do on Sunday Mornings Ride
Leave Valley Garden Park at 1:00 pm for a 12-13 mph 25-35 mile moderately hilly ride in DE's and PA's chateau country. Ride series, which will continue each Sunday at 1:00 pm through April, will attempt to choose a different route each week. No ride if severe weather or hazardous conditions. Just plain cold is no excuse. No ride if heat index greater than 100 degrees. Usual basic cycling competency required. Ride Leader: Pieter Jongebreur, Pieterj8@comcast.net, 302-530-0666. (Phone will be off on Sundays 10:15 am -12:15 pm.)

SAT., FEB. 9 – Scenic Roads, Parks, and Bike Trails
Leave White Clay Creek State Park, Carpenter Recreation Area (off Rt. 896, about 2 miles north of U of DE) at 9:00 am. I'm putting together a route of approximately 65 miles that will incorporate scenic roads, roads located in parks, and multi-use paths. Target pace is 14 mph over a mix of flat, rolling, and hilly terrain. Bring money for a food or meal stop. Ride Leader: Jeff Butcher, 302-737-3660, jrdbutcher@yahoo.com.

SUN., FEB. 10 – Battery Park
Join me at 8:00 am at Performance Bicycles (1267 New Churchman's Road, Newark) for about 40 miles at 14-16 mph (parking lot to parking lot) to Battery Park and back. Route is mostly flat with some hills. There are no stops so bring a water bottle and snack. Call if weather is questionable. Ride Leader: Jeff Brunell, jbike75@gmail.com, 302-276-3493.

SUN., FEB. 10 – I've Got Stuff To Do on Sunday Mornings Ride
Leave Valley Garden Park at 1:00 pm for a 12-13 mph 25-35 mile moderately hilly ride in DE's and PA's chateau country. Ride series, which will continue each Sunday at 1:00 pm through April, will attempt to choose a different route each week. No ride if severe weather or hazardous conditions. Just plain cold is no excuse. No ride if heat index greater than 100 degrees. Usual basic cycling competency required. Ride Leader: Pieter Jongebreur, Pieterj8@comcast.net, 302-530-0666. (Phone will be off on Sundays 10:15 am -12:15 pm.)

SAT., FEB. 16 – Aloha Cafe
A moderately hilly 55-mile ride at a 13 mph average pace to the Aloha Cafe in Jennersville. Start at 9:00 am behind the Wawa in Chadds Ford (US Rt. 1 at Old Rt. 100). Ride Leader: Wally Hertler, wallyhert@comcast.net.

Hike instead of Bike
SAT., FEB. 16 – Brrr, It's Cold! Let's Hike!
Starting at 10:00 am from the main parking lot (located off New London Rd), the Twin Valley Trail winds through portions of the White Clay Creek State Park. As we hike 4 miles in the hills and valleys, we'll be passing the Mason-Dixon monument that marks the beginning of the 12-mile arc that forms Delaware's northern boundary. Leaders: Bob and Helen Spinden, hnbspinden@comcast.net, 302-547-8040.

SUN., FEB. 17 – Icicle Warm-up I
If you haven’t been on your bike all winter, it is time to start your spring training so that you will be ready for the WCBC Icicle Ride on Saturday, March 29. This year there will be two rides every week. Dave Vispi and Ted Ryser will lead a group half the distance of the ride and at a pace of 12-13 mph. We will all start out together. Leave from Handloff Park (formerly Barksdale Park) on the corner of Casho Mill and Barksdale Road at 10:00 am for 15 miles at 12-13 mph or 30 miles at 13-15 mph towards Chesapeake City. Please bring a snack – there will be a stop but no food available at the stop. If an Icicle Warm-up ride needs to be canceled due to weather, it will be held the following week. Ride Leaders: Mary Clare Matsumoto, 302-731-1430, mcm2004@comcast.net, John McCormick, j.c.mccormick@verizon.net, Dave VIspi, 302-995-2155, hangstr23@verizon.net and Ted Ryser, tedryser@verizon.net.

SUN., FEB . 17 – I've Got Stuff To Do on Sunday Mornings Ride
Leave Valley Garden Park at 1:00 pm for a 12-13 mph, 25-35 mile moderately hilly ride in DE's and PA's chateau country. Ride series, which will continue each Sunday at 1:00 pm through April, will attempt to choose a different route each week. No ride if severe weather or hazardous conditions. Just plain cold is no excuse. No ride if heat index greater than 100 degrees. Usual basic cycling competency required. Ride Leader: Pieter Jongebreur, Pieterj8@comcast.net, 302-530-0666. (Phone will be off on Sundays 10:15 am -12:15 pm.)

SAT., FEB. 23 - Pre-Banquet Hot Chocolate Ride
Join our WCBC Banquet Guest Speaker Andy Clarke for a ride and a chance to meet, greet, and ask questions. Start at Papermill Park (Papermill and Polly Drummond Hill Roads in Newark) at 10:00 am for a leisurely 20-30 mile ride at 11-13 mph over a mix of flat and rolling terrain with a few hills. We'll make a stop for hot chocolate along the way. Ride Leaders: Carol Ireland, 302-995-9658, rides@whiteclaybicycleclub.org and Jeff Butcher, 302-737-3660, jrdbutcher@yahoo.com.
About our Banquet and Guest Speaker

SUN., FEB. 24 – Icicle Warm-up II
There will be two rides leaving from Handloff Park (formerly Barksdale Park) on the corner of Casho Mill and Barksdale Road at 10:00 am. One will be 45 miles at 13-15 mph to the Ocean Mart Deli. Bring a snack or bring money for a snack. Dave Vispi and Ted Ryser will lead a 20 mile ride at 12-13 mph. If an Icicle Warm-up ride needs to be canceled due to weather, it will be held the following week. Ride Leaders: Mary Clare Matsumoto, 302-731-1430, mcm2004@comcast.net, John McCormick, j.c.mccormick@verizon.net, Dave VIspi, 302-995-2155, hangstr23@verizon.net and Ted Ryser, tedryser@verizon.net.

SUN., FEB. 24 – Battery Park
Join me at 8:00 am at Performance Bicycles (1267 New Churchman's Road, Newark) for about 40 miles at 14-16 mph (parking lot to parking lot) to Battery Park and back. Route is mostly flat with some hills. There are no stops so bring a water bottle and snack. Call if weather is questionable. Ride Leader: Jeff Brunell, jbike75@gmail.com, 302-276-3493.

SUN., FEB. 24 – I've Got Stuff To Do on Sunday Mornings Ride
Leave Valley Garden Park at 1:00 pm for a 12-13 mph, 25-35 mile moderately hilly ride in DE's and PA's chateau country. Ride series, which will continue each Sunday at 1:00 pm through April, will attempt to choose a different route each week. No ride if severe weather or hazardous conditions. Just plain cold is no excuse. No ride if heat index greater than 100 degrees. Usual basic cycling competency required. Ride Leader: Pieter Jongebreur, Pieterj8@comcast.net, 302-530-0666. (Phone will be off on Sundays 10:15 am -12:15 pm.)


WEEKDAY RIDES IN FEBRUARY

TUESDAYS IN FEBRUARY – Ride By Night - North Wilmington
Leave Brandywine High School at 6:30 pm for a 20 mile ride around residential areas in north Wilmington. The pace will be 12-14 mph to insure that we don’t outrun our headlights (front and rear lights required). The ride will be canceled if black ice conditions exist, or if the temperature at the start of the ride is forecasted to dip below freezing. Contact John McCormick if questions, j.c.mccormick@verizon.net, 302-668-8749.

WEDNESDAYS IN FEBRUARY – Fly By Night – Newark
Leave Paper Mill Park at 6:30 pm for a 20 mile ride around residential areas in Newark. The pace will be 12-14 mph to insure that we don’t outrun our headlights (front and rear lights required). The ride will be canceled if black ice conditions exist, or if the temperature at the start of the ride is forecasted to dip below freezing. Contact Ride Leaders Mario Nappa (ibikealot@gmail.com or 302-239-1179) or Greg Wood (jgregwood@verizon.net) for more information.

THURSDAYS IN FEBRUARY – Trail By Night
Start at Bob Adelman's house (off Corner Ketch Rd.) at 6:30 pm for a 15 mile trail ride on mostly paved or wide paths in the White Clay Preserve. The pace will be 10-14 mph to insure that we don’t outrun our headlights (front and rear lights required). The ride will be canceled if at the start of the ride the temperature forecasted to dip below 40 degrees. Contact Ride Leaders Mario Nappa (ibikealot@gmail.com or 302-239-1179) or Bob Adelman (tandemcyclist@yahoo.com) for more information.
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