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. 

Westport to Bethel, CT

We are almost there! We will be traversing through various parts of southern Connecticut, on mostly quiest and scenic roads. We will ride at an upper moderate pace of 15 mph on the flats. This is a climbing ride! Elevation is estimated at 2,700 accordingly to RWGPS. The ride will start and end at the Westport train station. If arriving by train please check the MetroNorth schedule closer to date for trains arriving at Westport before the start time. We also encourage you to use the restrooms on the train in the event the restrooms at the station are not open. For those driving, you will find parking in either the train station parking lot or somewhere nearby. If traveling by car please give yourselves enough time to park and dismount your bike before the stated start time. 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.