| RIDE INFORMATION | |
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| • | Rides leave promptly at times listed. Arrive 5-10 minutes early. |
| • | Helmets are required on all rides |
| • | All rides will start as listed in the ride schedule, weather permitting |
| • | At all destinations we normally stop and eat a snack or a breakfast. Knights Ferry, Snelling and La Grange rides have great pancake breakfasts. On Ripon rides, we go to a local cafe. |
| • | The starting times and distances on many rides allow different levels of riders to arrive at the destination stop, at approximately the same time. |
| *All rides subject to cancellation due to weather | |
| *Evening rides start 6:00 PM, Apr. through Sept. | |
| *All year round bring headlight when dark. | |
| Ride Classes: |
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| *Pace ratings are based on level ground, non-paceline speeds. Actual speeds may vary up or down slightly due to terrain and weather conditions. |
| E -------------PACE VARIES------------ |
| Good for families with young children. Riding down in La Loma Park on bicycle trail. |
| D -------SLOW TO LEISURELY ------- |
| 10 - 12mph - Good for families with children over 12 or as introductory ride. Regroups often as necessary; waits for slower riders; no one gets dropped. |
| C -------------MODERATE-------------- |
| 12 - 15 mph - Beginning to good riders. Regroups every 5 to 8 miles; waits for slower riders; no one gets dropped. |
| B ----------------BRISK----------------- |
| 16 - 20 mph - Experienced riders. Regroups every 10 to 12 miles; may require paceline riding; waits for slower riders. |
| A ----------------FAST------------------ |
| 21+ mph - Strong to very strong riders. Requires paceline riding; may regroup every 15 to 20 miles; but no obligation to wait. |
| Location Abbreviation Key | |
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| BC - | Bloomingcamp's Apple Farm |
| CL - | County line at top of Del Puerto Canyon. |
| ELP - | East LaLoma Park off El Vista |
| END - | End of Sonora Rd |
| FR - | Frank Raines Park in Del Puerto Canyon. |
| KF - | Knights Ferry |
| LG - | La Grange |
| MC - | Marie Callenders' parking lot; corner of Sylvan & Coffee, Modesto. |
| MJCE - | MJC East Campus, Coldwell Ave, in front of gym (See mjcnoonride.org) |
| OAK - | Parking lot, general store. Corner of River Rd. & Hwy 120, Oakdale. |
| PAT - | Sperry Rd and Rogers at I-5, by Jack-in-the-Box, in Patterson. |
| RFS - | Roberts Ferry School, Waterford (8mi past Waterford on Hwy 132) |
| RIPS - | Ripon, Stouffer Park (take E. Main exit of Hwy 99, go east to Manley Rd.,turn left) |
| SN - | Snelling |
| STEW - | Corner of Stewart Rd. and Grove Pointe. Go north on McHenry. Approx 1 mile past Ladd, turn left on Stewart. Park on Grove Pointe. |
| TB Loop - | Tim Bell Loop |
| TL Loop - | Turlock Lake Loop |
| TLK - | Parking lot of Turlock Lake. (Take Hwy 132 to Waterford. Turn right on Hickman Rd. Go 1.1 miles, turn left on Lake Road. Go approximately 10 miles, park in Turlock Lake parking lot. |
| WFD - | Parking lot of Ace Hardware at the corner of Yosemite and F Street, Waterford. |
| WL Loop - | Woodward Lake Loop |
| Ride Terrain Key |  |
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| VE | Mostly flat, very slight rolling hills; 50-100ft of climbing. | |
| E | More rolling hills; 100-300ft of climbing. | |
| MOD | Rolling hills; 800ft of 3-5% grade. | |
| HARD | Rolling hills; 800ft of 3-5% grade with an additional 800ft of 7-12% grade. | |