Durango Wheel Club

The Saturday DWC group ride will be the Breen loop with the Mayday extension. Total distance is 41 miles, total climbing is 2,400′. This ride has a few options to make it longer or shorter. It is a great ride when it is warm outside since the bulk of the ride is around 8,000′. This ride should be especially good on Saturday morning because there is considerably less truck traffic on CO 140.

PLEASE NOTE: For safety and legal concerns, group rides are open to 2009 DWC members who have signed our Letter of Understanding and Group Riding Etiquette Guidelines. All members are reminded that we are riding on open roads and you must obey traffic laws at all times. Annual membership forms and one day guest memberships will be available at the start. One day guest memberships cost $3 and are limited to one per person each year.

Meeting time & place: 10 AM, Durango Tech Center.

Route: US 160W to CR 124 (La Plata Canyon to Mayday) to US 160 to CO 140 to CR 141 to US 160.

Finish: Welcome to Durango sign on US160.

Ride Notes: We will have a 5 minute regroup at the top of Hesperus climb and a 5 minute regroup at Mayday.

Click here for a map of the route: http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/co/durango/367124360545071025

We will try to use 4 groups tomorrow. If the numbers are low we will combine groups.

Group one: Pace: race (25+ on flats). Who A riders; Pros, cat 1-3 racers, very strong club riders, strong collegiate racers. Group ONE departs at 10:00.

Group two: Pace: fast (20-25 on flats). Who B+ riders. cat 3-5 racers, strong club riders, collegiate racers. Group TWO departs at 10:03.

Group three: Pace: medium-fast (17-22 on flats). Who: B riders. Group THREE departs at 10:06.

Group four: Pace: medium-slow (14-19 on flats). Who: C riders. Group FOUR departs at 10:09.

Sunday Ride Info: There is now an informal social ride every Sunday at 10 am. The intersection at CR 240/CR250 is under construction so on 5/31/09 we will mix things up a bit and ride on the newly paved La Posta road!

Meeting time & place: 10 AM, Home Depot southwest parking lot.

Route: La Posta Rd Out and Back.

Variation: La Posta Rd to Hwy 550 to CR 310/318 to Ignacio. Regroup. Hwy 174 to US 160 W, back to Home Depot.

Have Fun!

Spencer

durangowheelclub@gmail.com

Coal Bank Photos

Crit Photos

SB 148 creates safe and common sense rules for bicycles and motor vehicles on public roads. Here are the highlights.

PASSING
The bill gives motorists more freedom to safely pass a bicyclist by allowing them to cross the centerline when safe to do so. By allowing three feet passing distance, it creates a safer environment on the road.

LANE POSITION
Clarifying language gives bicyclists the ability to ride as far right as is safe. Also on one-way roads with more than one lane, bicyclists may also ride as far left as is safe.

MORE THAN ONE RIDER
The bill clarifies that bicyclists may pass one another or ride side-by-side if they are not impeding the normal and reasonable movement of traffic.

ANTI-HARASSMENT
Language in the bill makes throwing an object towards a bicyclist a class 2 misdemeanor and driving towards a bicyclist in a dangerous manner a careless driving offense.

SC

The DWC TT Series (IHBC tuneup) continues!

Volunteers are welcome (and encouraged) to spectate and help with timing (easy job, no experience necessary).

Arrive at 5:20 to check in. First rider goes off shortly after 5:30 (that’s the goal anyhow).

May 14 – Coal Bank – The classic pre-IHBC event (BE THERE!)

Start: on US 550 opposite Cascade Village entrance.
Course: North on US 550
Finish: Top of Coal Bank Pass
Distance: 5.8 miles
Climbing: 1,840′

The Wheelclub team down at the Tour of the Gila is doing Durango proud with Jon DeLacey winning the first stage of the Men’s Cat 4/5 race on Thursday and Spencer winning the crit yesterday.

Jon is 9th, Spencer is 17th going into today’s Gila monster stage.