The Advance Spring Training Series is a collection of rides intended to get you ready for the summer. The rides start out short and gradually increase in distance and pace each week. If you consider yourself a competent rider who enjoys riding in the comfort of a small group that complements one another, these excursions are ideal for you. Each ride will be between 14 and 16 miles per hour. It won't be much faster than the slowest rider in the bunch can endure. As long as you can maintain 14 mph on the flats you will not be left behind. On an advance ride we bike as a group. We typically ride and turn together when biking long distances. The point-drop-sweep technique will be used sparingly. Compression stops will be used on occasion to keep cyclists together.

Please note there will not be any make-up rain dates. If a ride is canceled due to bad weather, we urge our riders to ride during the week in preparation for the next ride date. Ride destinations are subject to change. Check your email and the group website at least 2 hours before the scheduled meetup time for any changes or delays. Please pack the usual cycle accessories, such as spare tubes, tools for changing a flat tire, hydration, and bike food. Helmets are mandatory at all times. 

Closter, NJ

The opener will be a 30 mile round-trip ride to Closter, NJ. We will be crossing the Hudson to ride on quiet, suburban roads through northern New Jersey. We will ride at an upper moderate pace of 14 mph on the flats. Elevation is estimated at 1440 with the highest grade at 9.2 accordingly to RWGPS. We will meet at the benches just outside Central Park at West 110th Street and Malcolm X. Blvd. Restrooms are available at the Dana Discovery Centre just inside the park. Additional information about the ride will be emailed to all registrants.

The Series (subject to change)

5/13 - 30 miles - Closter, NJ

5/20 - 35 miles - Piermont Jaunt, NJ

5/27 - 40 miles - Greenwich Estates, CT

6/03 - 45 miles - Sands Point/Kings Point, LI

6/10 - 50 miles - Westport to Bethel, CT

6/17 - 55 miles - Port Jefferson, LI

IMPORTANT NOTICE: YOU MUST HAVE AND WEAR A MASK WHEN NECESSARY ON ALL 5BBC RIDES AS INDICATED BY THE RIDE LEADER. THIS RIDE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF SPENDING SOME PERIOD OF TIME INDOORS. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AND JOIN ANY INDOOR ACTIVITY, YOU MUST BE MASKED, VACCINATED AND BRING PROOF OF VACCINATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE 5BBC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE VACCINATION STATUS OF ANYONE ON THE RIDE OR ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITY, INDOOR OR OUT. THE RISK INVOLVED IN ANY ACTIVITY ON THE RIDE IS ASSUMED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL RIDER.