Sunday November 18th 2007 Met @ 8am Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

So here is the Ride for Sunday!

2 Different Routes! The Short Loop has a turn-off @ Major Mackenzie

Where: Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

When: 8AM

The 97 km Route(Courtesy of Jeff)

The 56km Route(For the Santa Claus Parade People and Brian C.)

Both Routes have a Break point @ a coffee shop. The 97km Route Breaks @ For the Love of Jo, and the 56km route Breaks @ Starbucks in Unionville

Please post the Route you plan on Doing!!! See you all there! Dress Warm.

D.

Sunday November 11th 2007 Meet @ 8AM Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hi all,

Here the details for this week...

When: 8:00am

Where: Tim Hortons (Birchmount/Danforth Rd)

Dst: 80-100kms(2 Different Routes).

There are 2 routes heading up to Stouffville, with an optional (high-pace) loop around Musselman's Lake. Break point will be at For The Love of Jo in Stouffville.


The Route

Route notes: At about the 16km mark, we proceed along Kingston Road from Port Union to Aldona, which is currently restricted to one lane in each direction.

See you There!

Sunday Nov 4th 2007 Meet @ 7AM Tim Hortons - Lakeshore/Leslie

"Don't forget the Time Change."

Where: Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie

When: 7AM(Note the Time Change)

Dst: 100 or 140kms (Your choice)

We leave as a group from Timmies on Leslie.

Stick together until Burnamthorpe and 9th line (43km) in Mississauga, keeping the pace at a reasonable level so that everyone is together.

Option 1 - One group heads to Trafalgar and to the Danish shop
DIST: 100km

Option 2 - One group heads to Milton, grabbing some water if necessary, then up to Rattlesnake and back down to La Rose Italian Bakery in Milton (73km)
DIST: 140km


Both head home from their respective bakeries.
PLEASE POST IF YOU ARE COMING.

Here is the Rattlesnake Route:

Rattlesnake from Toronto

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PLEASE POST IF YOU ARE COMING!!!

Sunday Oct 28th 2007 Meet @ 8AM Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie

Hey All,

So Here it is, the Long Awaited Danish Ride:

Danish Ride ROUTE 1 - (Long Course 100km)

Danish Ride ROUTE 2 - (Short Course 80km)

Where: Meet @ Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie

When: 8AM

Dst: Check the Maps(Above)


D.

Sunday Oct 21st 2007 Meet @ 8AM Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hey All,

Finally figured out the route for this weekend.

East Ride

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Here's the Route
*Note: When you get to the map, click on "SHOW" at the top left of the Menu Bar and it'll show you elevation of the route.



Trip Details:

Start Time: 8AM

Location: Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Dst: 104km

Break Point 47kms(Tim Hortons - Thickson/Taunton)

Please post if you are planning to Attend.

D.

8AM Sunday Oct 14th 2007 Meet @ Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie(8AM)

Note the Time Change:

Where: Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie

When: 8AM

Duration: 100km

So here is The ROUTE



Special Notes to all(From Paul):

Up Logan and then across to Pape at Cambie. Down Pape on the way back.

Centro Bakery @ about 67km. Breaktime!

We also duck into a commercial section at about 74km and then pop out back on Leslie. Once we get back to Overlea, everyone should break up or go back to Timmy Hos. I'll be making a right turn at Queen Street and stopping at Darkhorse for another coffee.

See ya'll all out!

Please post if you are planning to attend.

Thanksgiving Sunday Oct 7th 2007 Meet @ 7am Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hey All,

Special Request to do the Stouffville Route.

WHERE: Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

WHEN: 7AM

DISTANCE: 80(Short Course) or 100kms(Longer Course with Hills)

So here is the Deal:

* We Ride Together as a Group from the Tim Hortons till York/Durham Line.

* At this point the guys/gals that want to go faster can take off up York/Durham Line and do the EXTRA 20kms of Hills.

* Those that would like to keep it to 80kms can turn Left @ Stouffville and head to the Coffee Shop(Java Joes).

* On the way back, We ride single file on Stouffville Rd. West till Kennedy

* South on Kennedy till we reach 16th Ave is a "Free for All", regrouping @ 16th Ave.

* We Ride as Group till we get to 14th Ave. and Birchmount Rd. and then it's a "HammerFest" Home.

Thanks for taking the time to read the Plan.

On a Final Note, for all first timers, please remember to secure the membership and STUDY THE MAP. Click on the Red "ROUTE".Click Here for the ROUTE.

Please post if you are planning to attend.

See you Sunday,


D.

Sunday Sept 30th 2007 Meet @ 7am Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hey all,

Courtesy of James: "The ROUTE(aka "Murder" according to Mr. Davis)"

Meet: Tim Hortons - Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

When: 7am

Duration: 113kms

See y'all there!

D.

Sunday Sept 23rd 2007 Meet @ 7am - Tim Horton's Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hey All,

Due to the Closure of the DVP, I've decided to do the Musselman's Ride - We haven't done that in a while.

WHERE: Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

WHEN: 7AM

DISTANCE: 80(Short Course) or 100kms(Longer Course with Hills)


So here is the Deal:

* We Ride Together as a Group from the Tim Hortons till York/Durham Line.

* At this point the guys/gals that want to go faster can take off up York/Durham Line and do the EXTRA 20kms of Hills.

* Those that would like to keep it to 80kms can turn Left @ Stouffville and head to the Coffee Shop(Java Joes).

* On the way back, We ride single file on Stouffville Rd. West till Kennedy

* South on Kennedy till we reach 16th Ave is a "Free for All", regrouping @ 16th Ave.

* We Ride as Group till we get to 14th Ave. and Birchmount Rd. and then it's a "HammerFest" Home.

Thanks for taking the time to read the Plan.

On a Final Note, for all first timers, please remember to secure the membership and STUDY THE MAP. Click on the Red "ROUTE".
Click Here for the ROUTE.

Please post if you are planning to attend.

See you Sunday,


D.

Sunday Sept 16th 2007 Meet @ 6:30am Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hey all,

Finally, here is the Route for this weekend. I'll wait for next weekend to Change the Route. Have fun those who are doing the Terry Fox Run!!!

Elgin Mills to Lake Simcoe

Run, walk and hike @ StepWhere.com

Here's the Plan:

Please Post if you are planning to attend. We need to get Rides set up for all participants.

Dan's Car: 6 Bikes Comfortable Including Mine/4 passengers.





TO RECAP:

Meet: Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

When: 6:30am

Dst: 118kms

*Note: I will be bringing Hammer Heed Drink Mix for All. Just bring Water.

Sunday Sept 9th 2007 Meet @ 7am Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie

Hey All,

I won't be there this week, Brian, Jonathan, and Maybe Gord will be heading it up.

So Here it is:

Danish Ride ROUTE 1 - (Long Course)

Danish Ride ROUTE 2 - (Short Course)

Where: Meet @ Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie

When: 7AM

Dst: Check the Maps(Above)

Have Fun Guys who are doing Ride for Karen!

D.

Sunday Sept. 2nd 2007 Meet @ 6:30am Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hey all,

Finally, here is the Route for this weekend.

Elgin Mills to Lake Simcoe

Run, walk and hike @ StepWhere.com

Here's the Plan:

Please Post if you are planning to attend. We need to get Rides set up for all participants.

Dan's Car: 6 Bikes Comfortable Including Mine/4 passengers.





TO RECAP:

Meet: Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

When: 6:30am

Dst: 118kms

*Note: I will be bringing Hammer Heed Drink Mix for All. Just bring Water.

Sunday Aug 26th 2007 Meet @ 6:45 AM Tim Horton's Birchmount / Danforth Rd.

Hi everyone,

James Young (416.802.3177)
will once again be leading this Sunday's ride:

I Surfed The Webb!

When: 6:45am

Where: Tim Hortons (Birchmount/Danforth Rd)

Dst: 85/100km
100 km Route Map
85 km Route Map

I have been volunteered (an oxymoron if ever there was one!) once again to plan this Sunday's ride. I would have thought the results of Dan's "B sample" would have been known by now but I guess not. We will proceed sans Dan....C'est La Vie.

This weeks route will certainly put some meat on the bone for all you craving just a bit more although some may be biting off more than they can chew. This stage's menu opens with the usual appetizers of sunrises, smooth open roads and lots of green lights but iin a mere 19 kms into this trek we will be treated to a new part of the parcours...Rosebank Road. A friendly enough name but don't be duped by any frivolous appelations. Rosebanks is more than just a false flat through the monster house on small lots of Pickering and will be our first eye opener. The northern reaches of Rue Rosebank will remind us a bit of Paris Roubaix. If you are not familiar with that term it simply means extremely flat and smooth roads. It takes us once again to the familiar and relative comfort of Taunton Road and this week the fancied men of the peleton will be marked and not allowed to take liberties like last week.

A hard left onto Brock Road and once more into the breach as a northerly wind will likely buffet the group all the way through Claremont. Once through Claremont we have a couple of bumps to get over before we head west onto the beast known as Webb Road. This is 8 km of sequentially bigger rollers and I am sure there will be mutterings of "when is Dan coming back?. There will be major splits in the group here as alliances will form to survive this section of asphalt.

At long last Webb Road ends and a few turns later our butts will sitting on chairs that are more suitable for the human anatomy than a sadistically thin piece of material known as a bike saddle. I am hoping the fine china will be out for Jeff and he will not have to relive the indignity of a paper cup again! After shovelling in some caffeine and shovelling out some BS we continue west for another new twist on our already twisted Sunday morning adventure.

Ninth line is going to be fast as we plunge southward towards Markham. A quick left to avoid the town of technology and let the Reesor take us home. But there will be some nervousness in the group as there is more treachery ahead. Heading west on Sheppard and then South on Conlins we are surrounded by the city...easy home now, eh? We hit Military Trail and "we are in the army" now and there is only one way out...UP!! A cruel climb so near the end of the stage will surely dynamite the group to pieces. Everyone will be digging deep into their suitcase of courage (stolen from Paul Sherwen) to get their carcasses over this one!

Scar GC Road will be a welcomed respite and home to one of lead groupers Steve W.... watch for chalk messages on the road. A quick cruise along Kingston road will be our denouement of what I hope is a fun, safe and challenging ride.

James Young

Editor's note: Once again, James has come through with some brilliant narrative and what looks to be an excellent route. I won't be able to make it again this week, but wish you guys the best for an awesome Sunday ride.

Adam

Sunday Aug 19th 2007 Meet @ 6:45 AM Tim Horton's Birchmount / Danforth Rd.

Hi everyone,

James Young (416.802.3177)
will again be leading this Sunday's ride, dubbed...

Tour de Claremont: The Queen Stage

When: 6:45am

Where: Tim Hortons (Birchmount/Danforth Rd)

Dst: 100km
Route Map

This stage has a bit of everything. A brief foray through Scarborough ending in a "walkway" over the Rouge River and carrying our bikes up about 10 easy steps into the Metropolis of Pickering. A sweet ride through a wooded residential area until we hit Hwy 2. A brief cruise along a smooth highway until we head north on Fairport and again through sleepy residential suburbia. At Finch the road turns to a gnarly surface as we leave civilisation for heavy forestation until we hook up with our good friend Whites Road. We are not long on this bad boy when we again head east on a very smooth surface onto a false flat that is great for a tempo ride and likely with a little tail wind. We crest the small hill and have the sweetest downhill towards our nemesis...Brock Road. We trudge...and I do mean trudge 10 km uphill to Claremont. Brock Road is a lumpy character and is best braved single file with the occasional dose of profanity. Heading due west out of downtown Claremont we may get some headwinds over the rollers into the sanctuary and provider of much needed rest and caffeine...Stouffville. The tour will then resume much like last Sunday's stage with a continuous downhill "big ring head down" effort towards the wilds of the Toronto Zoo. It is here you will have a choice. Two words...Twyn Rivers.....OUCH. Do not be seduced by the long serene downhill into that valley....what awaits at the western edge is nothing short of purgatory. The steel bridge over the river must be respected and will extinguish all of your momentum and enthusiasm as "The Wall" looms only a few flat metres away. A sign "Let the Swerving Begin" greets us at the base of the short but steep ("steep" doesn't come close really) climb. For those wishing an alternate route be sure to look for the Plug Hat turn off much earlier. We will try to reform at Meadowvale and Sheppard and limp home.

Should be fun!!

James Young

Editor's Note: Anyone wanting a shorter (~80 km route) is welcome to start/end at Morningside and Lawrence. If you're planning on doing this (as I might, depending on how much of a wuss I'm feeling like on Sunday morning), aim to be there a bit early. The group could get there as early as 7:05am if everything's running on time. If you are going to do this shorter route, make sure you post in the comments so that we know you'll be there.

Adam

Sunday Aug 12th 2007 Meet @ 6:30AM Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hi all,

James Young (416.802.3177)
will be leading this Sunday's ride, which he has named...

"Kicking It Old Style".

Here the details for this week...

When: 6:30am ("so that I can get home by 10:30 or so")

Where: Tim Hortons (Birchmount/Danforth Rd)

Dst: 80-100kms(2 Different Routes).

There are 2 routes heading up to Stouffville, with an optional (high-pace) loop around Musselman's Lake. Break point will be at For The Love of Jo in Stouffville.

As Dan would say, "Please take note and study the Map Well", and "Remember to fuel up with lots of water/electrolytes and food".


80-100km Route

Route notes: At about the 16km mark, we proceed along Kingston Road from Port Union to Aldona, which is currently restricted to one lane in each direction.


Please post which route you want to do, and remember to address all complaints to Dan.

James Young (and his ghost writer, Adam)

Editor's note: If anyone has a cell phone camera / small camera, please bring it along to take ride pictures which can be sent to beachescyclingclub@gmail.com

Sunday Aug 5th 2007 Meet @ 7AM Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

Hey all,

I'm off for my road trip Early Sunday Morning. First Stop Chicago. Dave Albano(416.768.7963) will be leading this Sunday's Ride.

James Young(416.802.3177) will be running the next 3 there after.

Hope you all show up and train hard. I will definitely be riding during the 3 weeks of my travels. Don't forget to check out the blog I set up for my trip to the west:

www.drivetothewestcoast.blogspot.com


Here the details for this week...

When: 7am

Where: Tim Hortons(Birchmount/Danforth Rd)

Dst: 50-85kms(3 Different Routes)Here are the proposed routes that would work well for us.

There are 3 Different Routes.Break point will be @ the Starbucks in Unionville(Carlton and Main St.)

Please take note and Study the Map Well ->>>

50km Route: Easy Pace

70km Route: Moderate Pace

94km Route: Intense Pace


Remember to fuel up with lots of water/electrolytes and food.


Please post which Route You want to Do. Dave's contact # is: 416.768.7963

Thanks,

D.

Sunday July 29th 2007 Meet @ 7AM Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

When: 7am

Where: Tim Hortons(Birchmount/Danforth Rd)

Dst: 50-85kms(3 Different Routes)Here are the proposed routes that would work well for us.

There are 3 Different Routes.Break point will be @ the Starbucks in Unionville(Carlton and Main St.)

Please take note and Study the Map Well ->>>

50km Route: Easy Pace

70km Route: Moderate Pace

94km Route: Intense Pace


Remember to fuel up with lots of water/electrolytes and food.


Please post which Route You want to Do.

Thanks,D.

Sunday July 22nd 2007 Meet @ Tim Hortons @ 7am Lakeshore/Leslie

Hey all,

West end Ride this week.

Where: Tim Hortons Lakeshore/Leslie

When: 7AM

Dst: 85kms

Break: Coffee Shop in Streetsville(Starbucks/Tim Hortons)

Here is the link: 85km ROUTE

Please Post if you're coming! Thanks.

Sunday July 15th 2007 Meet @ 7am Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.(125km Route)

Hey All,

Here are the proposed 3 Routes:

A. 125km Route --- 7AM START TIME

Where: Meet @ Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.



B. 95km Route --- 7:30AM START TIME

Where: Meet the Group @ Port Union/Kingston Rd.

(Park in any of the Plaza Parking Lots)



C. 75km Route --- 8AM START TIME

Where: Meet the Group @ Whites/Taunton Rd.

(Parking is located at Entrance to Seaton Hiking Trail. Take the first Right before Taunton Rd. if you're travelling north on Whites Rd. Follow the hill down and make a right into the parking lot.)

Please Note: If you choose to do the 95km or 75km route, please ensure you are there a little early. I will have my cell phone, so you are welcome to call me and check the group's location. Here is the # again: 647.895.9264

See you all there, oh and remember to bring lots of food and water!

D.

Sunday July 8th 2007 @ 6:30AM Meet @ Tim Hortons Birchmount/Danforth Rd.

When: 6:30am

Where: Tim Hortons(Birchmount/Danforth Rd)

Dst: 50-85kms(3 Different Routes)

Here are the proposed routes that would work well for us. There are 3 Different Routes.

Break point will be @ the Starbucks in Unionville(Carlton and Main St.) Please take note and

Study the Map Well ->>>

50km Route: Easy Pace

70km Route: Moderate Pace

94km Route: Intense Pace

Reason for leaving earlier is that it'll be scorching hot and remember to fuel up with lots of water/electrolytes and food.

Please post which Route You want to Do.

Thanks,

D.