This is it. Over the next four days a shwack of us are heading west to Penticton for the week. Here’s how the week is going to go down. I only linked to the long rides because the short rides will be either the same ride or a part of the long ride depending on the day. Also, we ALWAYS meet at Denny's (939 Burnaby Avenue W), which is part of the Sandman Hotel in Penticton.
- Day 1A: Saturday, May 14 at 9 a.m. - Meet at Timmies in Revelstoke (you can see it on your left when you first drive into town) for a breakfast sandwich and coffee. Whoever is in the parking lot at 9:30 will head up Revelstoke Mountain until we hit snow. Over the past three years, we never made it to the top and the distance will range anywhere from 10-50km. If folks want to continue riding when we get back to Revelstoke, that’s cool. I’m heading to the pool to do water slide intervals.
- Day 1: Sunday, May 15 at 9 a.m. – Osoyoos/Anarchist ride; ~120-180km
- Day 2: Monday, May 16 at 9 .m. – Chute Lake ride; ~70km
- Day 3: Tuesday, May 17 at 6 a.m. – Anarchist/Ironman/Apex; ~235km OR 7 a.m. – Ironman/Apex; ~180km
- Day 4: Wednesday, May 18 at 9 a.m. – The Wall/White Lake Road/Oliver; ~90-130km
- Day 5: Thursday, May 19 at 7 a.m. – Mount Baldy; ~180km
- Day 6: Friday, May 20 at 9 a.m. – Giant’s Head; ~70km
- Day 7: Saturday, May 21 at 7 a.m. – US ride; ~225km (PASSPORT REQUIRED)
There will be options for the short ride on Day 7. By then, all of us will have a pretty good idea of how we feel about ourselves and each other and what roads go where. Some options to think about for the Day 7 short ride are doing the Ironman course in reverse (160km), do the Apex climb up and down from Penticton (75km), go to the US border and back (130km), lay on the beach (0km), tour the Naramata Bench wineries on or off your bike (40km).
This is the last post before the trip. If you have any last minute questions, please post them in the comments section and I’ll answer them asap. I’m leaving for Revelstoke on Friday by 2 p.m. See you in BC.
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