SATURDAYS
IN MARCH (Except March 29) Barksdale Training Ride
Leave 9:00 am SHARP from Handloff Park for 47 rolling to hilly miles
at 16-17 mph, steady endurance pace, NOT a race pace. The average
speed (16-17 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 a.m. or Nancy Waddell (302-545-4146
or waddelne@gmail.com) before 7:30 am.
SUNDAYS
IN MARCH I've Got Stuff To Do on Sunday Mornings Ride
Leave Valley Garden Park on Campbell Rd. (Rt. 82) in Greenville,
DE at 1:00 pm for a 12-13 mph 25-35 mile, moderately hilly ride
through Delaware and Pennsylvania 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.,
MAR. 1 Love Those Speed Bumps
Leave the DuPont Country Club on Rockland Road at 10:00 am for a
flat-to-rolling ride at 11-13 mph. The 28-30 mile route will explore
northern Delaware as we count the speed bumps. Park in the parking
lot to the left (as you face the club building) near the tennis
courts. Ride Leaders: Barrie Jane Kintner, 610-361-0442, hikeandbike3@comcast.net
and Bob Wheeler, 302-239-5638, rwheeler@echip.com.
SUN.,
MAR. 2 Icicle Warm-up III
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:
a 30-35 mile somewhat hilly ride at 13-15 mph to Landenberg and
a 20 mile ride at a pace of 11-12 mph. Please bring a snack or money
for a snack if you plan to go to the Landenberg Store. 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@comcast.net.
SAT.,
MAR. 8 Octoraro Valley Ride
We will tour the Octoraro Valley on this 52 or so mile ride at around
14 mph, leaving from the Elementary School on Rt. 82 in Unionville
at 8:30 am. Lunch stop will be at Pasquales Pizza in Cochranville,
40 miles out. Ride Leaders: Doug Kennedy, 610-543-4664, DougKennedy7@GMail.com
and Debbie Wilson, 302-798-1243, djwbike@aol.com.
SAT.,
MAR. 8 Sunday Breakfast Ride
Meet at 9:00 am at Peoples Plaza in Glasgow by the recycling bins
by the Safeway. We'll ride north to Newark and back through Elkton,
stopping for breakfast along the way (bring money for food). Average
speed will be 13-15 mph and distance will be 25-30 miles. Ride Leader:
Pat Lavery Sr., plavery12@comcast.net.
SUN.,
MAR. 9 Battery Park
Join me at 8:00 am at Performance Bicycles (1267 New Churchmans
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.,
MAR. 9 Four Parks in Three States in 50 Miles-Off Road
Leave White Clay Creek State Park, Carpenter Recreation Area (off
Route 896, about 2 miles north of U of D) at 9:00 am. You'll need
a mountain bike or cyclocross bike, not a hybrid. We'll use mostly
off road trails to ride in parts of White Clay Creek State Park
and Middle Run in DE, White Clay Creek Preserve in PA, and Fair
Hill in MD. We'll also ride doubletrack, dirt roads, and even some
paved roads to link up the parks. Distance will be about 50 miles
over flat, rolling, and hilly terrain. Pace will be roughly the
equivalent of 14 mph over similar topography on the road. Signage
is insufficient for a cue sheet. The Ride Leader will be your guide.
We'll stop at each intersection to regroup, if necessary. Bring
water and snacks. Possible refueling stops in Pike Creek and Landenberg.
Ride will be a no go if trails are soft and muddy. Ride Leader:
Jeff Butcher, 302-737-3660, jrdbutcher@yahoo.com.
SUN.,
MAR. 9 Icicle Warm-up IV
Day Light Savings Time! Leave from Handloff Park (formerly Barksdale
Park) on the corner of Casho Mill and Barksdale Road at 9:00 am
for one of two rides: a 50 mile ride to Delaware City at 1315 mph
or a 25 mile ride at 11-12 mph. Bring a snack or bring money for
a snack. 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@comcast.net.
SAT.,
MAR. 15 Spready Oak
Spready Oak Restaurant boasts some of the best buckwheat pancakes
around. We will stop there for breakfast or lunch on this quite
hilly 77-mile ride at 13-14 mph. We will explore some new roads
(for most of us). Start 8:30 am at Greenwood Elementary School on
Greenwood Road just east of US 1 near Longwood Gardens. From US
1 South turn left at the traffic light immediately after the exit
for Longwood Gardens (Greenwood Road). Ride Leader: Wally Hertler
wallyhert@comcast.net.
SAT.,
MAR. 15 Annual Toucan Warm-up Ride and Meeting
Join us for a 25-30 mile ride before our Annual Toucan Meeting in
the Safeway Cafe. If you are not biking that's okay, join us at
12:30 pm for lunch. Part of the agenda will be planning the ride
calendar for the season. The ride will start at 10:00 am at Peoples
Plaza by the Safeway. Ride Leaders: Kristie & Kurt Augenblick,
krispie8@verizon.net, 302-239-6851 or cell phone 438-1938. Call
prior to the ride (by 8:30 am) should the weather be questionable.
SUN.,
MAR. 16 -- Icicle Warm-up V
Leave from Handloff Park (formerly Barksdale Park) on the corner
of Casho Mill and Barksdale Road at 9:00 am for one of two rides:
a 40-50 mile somewhat hilly ride to North East at 13-15 mph or a
30 mile ride at 11-12 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@comcast.net.
SUN.,
MAR. 16 Tour of Northern DE
Leave Talley Day Park at 10:00 am for a rolling 30 mile ride at
11-13 mph as we tour northern Delaware. The park is on Foulk Road
north of Shipley Road, by the library. Ride Leaders: Barrie Jane
Kintner 610-361-0442, hikeandbike3@comcast.net and Bob Wheeler 302-239-5638,
rwheeler@echip.com.
SAT.,
MAR. 22 Hunting for Easter Eggs
Leave Paper Mill Park (Polly Drummond & Paper Mill Rds., Newark,
DE) at 8:00 am to find the Easter Eggs for our breakfast plates
at the Post House in Nottingham. Terrain is rolling to hilly, the
pace will be about 14 mph. Ride Leader: Mike Barker 302-998-7684,
biker.mike43@gmail.com.
SAT.,
MAR. 22 Northbrook Orchards Ride
Leave at 9:00 am from Lantana Square Shopping Center, Hockessin
from the end of the parking lot closest to the Rt.7, Limestone Rd.
entrance for a 40-45 mile rolling to hilly ride to Northbrook, PA.
Average speed will be 13-15 mph along scenic routes into the Brandywine
River Valley and back. No one will be dropped as we will regroup
if necessary at the top of larger hills. Bring money for a rest
stop at Northbrook Orchards, or a snack in case theyre closed.
If theyre open, you can enjoy the cider donuts, which are awesome!
Ride Leader: Mike Salter, 302-239-0384, TrekbikerMike@aol.com.
SUN.,
MAR. 23 Battery Park
Join me at 8:00 am at Performance Bicycles (1267 New Churchmans
Road, Newark) for about 40 miles at 14-16mph (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.,
MAR. 23 Icicle Warm-up VI
Leave from Handloff Park (formerly Barksdale Park) on the corner
of Casho Mill and Barksdale Road at 9:00 am for a 55-60 mile ride
at 13-15 mph on a somewhat hilly ride to Port Deposit or a 30 mile
ride at 11-12 mph. Bring money for a lunch or snack stop. 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@comcast.net.
SUN.,
MAR. 30 Icicle Cool Down
Leave from Handloff Park (formerly Barksdale Park) on the corner
of Casho Mill and Barksdale Road at 9:00 am for a 55-60 mile ride
at 13 - 15 mph. Destination to be determined. It will most likely
be one of the Icicle Warm-up rides that may have been canceled due
to weather. Ride Leaders: Mary Clare Matsumoto, 302-731-1430, mcm2004@comcast.net,
John McCormick, j.c.mccormick@verizon.net.
WEEKDAY RIDES IN MARCH
TUESDAYS
IN MARCH 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 dont 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.
TUESDAYS
IN MARCH (Except for March 4) - Wyoming
We will be riding through the rural countryside of Kent County and
surrounding areas, starting off with about 25 miles at a pace of
17-19 mph average. Rides start from the Wyoming Park on Third Street
at 5:15 pm. The park is just down the street from Halls restaurant
across from the railroad tracks. Rides will be very flat and possibly
windy. Pacelines will be used. Any questions contact Ride Leader:
Mike Stockslager at 302-242-6676 or trekbiker2100@yahoo.com.
