Hooked up with Westchester Cycle Club to do a 30 mile loop up to Purdys. Westchester is hilly and this was as easy it gets. Three of us continued south along back roads through posh homes, horse farms and nature preserves. Finished in Port Chester for some well earned BBQ. 52 miles. 3200' climbing. Hit an early season wall, but some Shot Bloks, a lot of encouragement and the gravitational pull of BBQ got me through.

Starting March 15  through March 30 you can turn your Incentive Points into NYCC Swag.   Just click Incentive Program.   On the right side of the page you will see your points for leading rides.  Click on the select gear and follow the form that will allow you to add points for SIG rides, all day events and any Coordinator points.

We tried to ride the Putnam Trail out of Southeast and found it not-rideable thanks to 2 feet of remaining ice/snow, despite regional rain yesterday. (No, we didn't have fatbikes).

We went with a different ride plan to get to White Plains... point of this post, you really should wait for a significant upstate thaw before giving it a try. 

Bonus: We went to the BBQ place! But they weren't open for another 30m, and we didn't wait. Cursed BBQ! 

If you have not already signed up for this ride, which was previously posted for Saturday, please do not. It's already full and there was a glitch in the re-listing. Sorry for any confusion.

Berkshires Weekend Informational Session:  April 23

Berkshires Weekend: May 22 - May 25

Newcomers Ride:  June 7

July 4th Weekend

More information to follow

Several weather forecasts continue to say 100% chance of rain Saturday.  We will therefore postpone the C-SIG classification ride to Sunday, March 15.  However, because of the Half-Marathon, there is a change in both start time & starting location.

Start Time: 11:00 a.m.

 . . . I recently returned from a terrific week of cycling in the Spanish countryside. If this is on your bucket list you should look at GironaCycling @ Mas Pelegri. My hosts, Gareth & Fiona, run a great bike camp from their gorgeous farmhouse just outside of Girona, in Serinya. The Catalonian countryside is lovely in the foothlls of the Pyreenes, there are some killer climbs in the area (Els Angels, Rocacorba) the food and wine are great. Lots of pros train in the area, and I saw many teams on the road, all like me, taking advantage of the mild temps. And the week-long camp is quite reasonable. It was heaven . . .

This is a really fun event that I have attended in past years on the day before the NY Gran Fondo. This year all may attend, not just Fondo participants. I know my friend Paul Wood of Black Bear Adventures will be exhibiting, along w/ lots of the sponsors for the NY Gran Fondo (past years included Campy, bike manurfacturers, nutrition booths, clothing, etc.)

Check it out here  ...

  nycbikeexpo.com

Please let us know to plan accordingly. Thanks!