Dunbow Area Season Opener - Intermediate 50k - Lyle O

Coordinator: Lyle Opseth

Distance: 50 km

Pace: ~20-23 kph 

Elevation Gain: 340 m

Location: Heritage Pointe Plaza on Dunbow Rd

Intermediate Ride Version: Some of us don't need to get the bike off the trainer and put the back wheel on. We spent our winter outdoors skiing or skating or even road riding on those few days the roads were dry and the temperature was warm rather than on a trainer staring at a concrete wall for hours on end. We got some sun! But our legs are trained to ski and skate so we want a more leisurely intermediate ride to get our cycling legs back. We know we are fit but we don't feel the need to prove it by trying to keep up with the advanced riders doing the same ride but at a faster pace.

Join us for an end-of-winter ride around the Dunbow area starting at Heritage Pointe. It's not too long, not too hilly and not too fast. The ride finishes with a fun little loop around Heritage Pointe Golf Course. We shouldn't need to watch for flying golf balls quite yet. And for those whose rear ends aren't used to extended periods sitting on a saddle, you have the option to skip the golf course.

We may also pick up some of those wanna-be advanced riders from the faster group who have discovered they need more time on the saddle before they can call themselves advanced.

Newcomers welcome! There will be good company and a social atmosphere. Ride will stick to the posted pace, and will regroup near key intersections. 

Getting there: We will meet at the mall at Heritage Pointe Plaza and NOT at the community of De Winton. Some of you know this location as Stockman's Restaurant and Lounge. This is on Dunbow Road east of Macleod Trail (Hwy 2A) and west of Deerfoot (Hwy QE2).

Safety tip of the day: When regrouping, we will group shortly before or after the intersection, where there is space to pull fully off the road, on the shoulder. Thanks!