Daily Rides for December 22, 2024

*Start Time Note: The ride start time will be either 10 am or 1 pm. The ride leader for the week will monitor weather forecasts and determine an appropriate start time. This will be announced, along with a route selection, to the RABA message board. If you are not a RABA member and/or do not receive the message board notifications, please contact the appropriate ride leader BEFORE Sunday morning. 

Leaders:

• Dec 1      David McMillan, mcmillanmail@comcast.net
• Dec 8      Brian Kleve, brian.kleve@gmail.com
• Dec 15    Brad Early, brad.earley@gmail.com
• Dec 22    Renata Sampson, rsampson119@verizon.net
• Dec 29    John Senn, john.senn@comcast.net

Description: This weekly ride starts at the rear of Portabella Ristorante located in the Varina Food Lion Shopping Center. It is a show and go ride like the Saturday ABC ride. There will be no pace group ride leaders; riders will form their own groups. Ride leaders for each Sunday, listed above, will provide a sign-up sheet and help new riders match up with riders of a similar pace. Riders can choose their own route if they wish. We are also blessed with the Capital Trail just across route 5 from the shopping center. Cue sheets and maps for over a dozen rides ranging from 19 to 52 miles are available by going to http://www.raba.org/raba-cue-sheets-and-maps/, selecting "Portabella" in the drop-down with the "Any Start Location" default, and clicking the "Show Rides" button.  Print and bring your own cue sheet as none will be available at the ride.

Parking: Please park behind Portabella Ristorante in the rear of the shopping center. If this area is filled, park on the west (Richmond) side of the shopping center. Do not park in front of Portabella Ristorante or other areas in front of the shopping center.

Directions:Portabella Ristorante is located at 2627 New Market Road (Route 5 and Strath Road), Henrico, VA 23231. Park in the lot behind the building (See note above).

ALL RIDERS: Ride times listed are departure times. Please email or text (preferable)/call the ride leader one to two days before the ride to double check that the departure time remains as posted and to let the ride leader know that you are coming.

Description: Meet at the Powhatan County Courthouse on Route 13. We ride 30.8 miles from the Court House, mostly with good scenery and low traffic. There is a regular 12 mile stop at the CVS in Flatrock. If the weather is doubtful, call the leader to confirm if they will be riding.

Cue sheet and map for the ride is https://ridewithgps.com/trips/34076997I. Print this or follow me; I will not let you out of my sight.