There will be no ride on the Friday of the May long weekend. Instead, Jennifer and Andy will host a Saturday morning ride from their home that will follow the Oak Hills map offering 50- and 37-kilometre routes. Note that the area is hilly, but the route can be shortened to avoid some of the bigger hills!

Our traditional pot luck will follow, so don’t forget your utensils, plates, and beverages. Jennifer plans to defrost a big ham, so the potluck will happen rain or shine. Bring an offering that will complement the ham as well as salads and bread. Desserts, of course, are welcomed.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Next Tuesday’s ride will begin and end at Harold D.’s place in Castleton.

Potluck BBQ of burgers and sausages will follow. Along with your usual eating utensils and drinks, please feel free to bring along a salad item or something for dessert. You could also bring along a lawn chair in case the weather cooperates and you would like to sit outside.

Below is a 2-part message from Brian H. inviting you to Friday’s ride and proposing an exciting event for you to attend on Saturday.

Friday, May 11

Friday’s ride starts from the home of Brenda and Wayne at the usual time of 5:30 PM.

Ride Leaders are Brian Hedney and Wayne McRoberts. The Route is the Northumberland Classic. Please print your own map.

This Friday’s route map actually shows a start from the Baltimore Community Centre, an easy 2 km ride from the home of Brenda and Wayne. The  45 km route starts by following the 20 km course that will be used the following day for the Northumberland Classic OCA race (see below under Saturday). This includes an ascent of the delightful Northumberland Heights Road! Although the route is 45 km in length, you will see from the map that there are several options available to shorten it. You can even bypass Northumberland Heights if you feel so inclined 🙂

Après-ride pot-luck chez Brenda & Wayne.

Saturday May 12

The Province’s top cyclists will be in our neck of the woods on this day for an Ontario Cup race that starts at the Baltimore Community Centre. Further details about the Ontario Cup event can be found on the attached PDF and in this Northumberlnd News article –  https://www.northumberlandnews.com/sports-story/8579504-cycling-race-comes-to-northumberland/. Although this is not a GFW event, it could be an excellent opportunity to watch elite cyclists in action on a course that we will have ridden the evening before. These racers will ride up to eight laps of the course which, of course, means ascending Northumberland Heights hill up to eight times!

Sue is your host for Tuesday’s 10:00 a.m. ride out of Port Hope from the Victoria Street baseball diamond parking lot. We’ll ride the 51-kilometre Beautiful Bewdley route, which can be shortened at several points.

Join us for lunch afterwards at Port Hope’s new restaurant, Nookies Soul Kitchen & Bar.

Join us Friday for the Hope to Hamilton ride taking us North to Rice Lake and back to Port Hope. There are two shortcuts to this 50-kilometre route, reducing the distance to 36 or 32 kilometres, and removing a few climbs.

Please comment by Friday morning if you plan to join the ride. Those participating can decide a dining option. Brain H. will no doubt be watching the weather report and use the comments to update you, should inclement weather require a change in plans. Let’s all hope for blue skies!

Vivian is your host for Tuesday’s ride on May 1, 10:00 a.m. start at the Baseball field on Victoria Street South in Port Hope.

Route is the Perrytown Pedlar. Please download the map from the website.

Lunch will be at Basil’s after 12:30.

This Friday, we’ll be riding from Deb Park’s in Port Hope (see address in member directory). Brian will lead the ride, weather dependent!

Here is a link to a modified route we will follow:  Glorious_Ganaraska_with_modifications.

The full distance is just over 41 kilometres, but there are a few options to shorten it. Pot luck will follow, so bring your goodies!

We had a lively group of cyclists/hungry diners for Friday’s ride out of Cobourg. And our very own camera man (thanks Harold dK!) who swept the route and captured some great moments.

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This is a reminder that this week’s Friday ride moves to Saturday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m.

Join us for the Two Lakes Route (56 or 37 kilometres), starting from the Bewdley Community Centre.

Lunch will follow at Rhino’s.

Note: Next Friday, May 4 ride needs a host! Anyone up for it? Contact Brian H.

Jen P. is hoping that second time is a charm. And as of today, the weather is looking promising for Friday. Here’s her invitation, repeated from two Fridays ago:

The ride will start at 5:30 PM in the free parking lot behind Dutch Oven, also across from the outdoor rink off Albert Street (northeast of LCBO).

Dinner reservations are for 7:30 at The Oasis under Poole. We are doing the Spring Fling route.
Looking forward to seeing you all out!!

Choose from three route options: 31, 41 or 45 kilometres. Brian has created a handy map below to help you find your way to the start location.

Barry and Lilianne will host this Tuesday’s ride from the Baltimore Community Centre. Long-range forecast promises a mix of sun and cloud, and double digit temps! 

Lilianne is working on a new route. It will head to the NE from the community centre. Maps will be provided at the start.

Join us for lunch afterwards at Turtle John’s on Highway 45 in Baltimore.