Ride Sunday, November 6

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On Saturday, we are hopefully going to get some much-needed rain, so I’ve set up a Zwift ride for those of you who want to do a virtual group ride. You can chat with the group via Discord, which makes the time fly. We’ll continue to schedule Zwift rides for the club on Saturdays until next spring.

Sunday could be the last outdoor group ride of the season. It looks like it will be relatively warm in the morning and windy in the afternoon, so our Orchard Lake route counterclockwise would be a good ride for this late-season ride. It will be 42 to 47 degrees with partly cloudy skies and 7 to 12 mph winds.

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Ride Saturday, October 22

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A bit of a warm-up is in store for this weekend, so the ride will start at 08:00 and the route will be to Cannon Falls clockwise. The “early” start time means less head wind on the way out and more time for you to relax (or do yard work) and enjoy the warm afternoon. Expect cool temps at the start — 43 degrees — and 58 degrees by the end of the ride, so layers will be key. It will be partly cloudy with ESE/SE winds from 6 to 10 mph, so not as chilly or windy as last weekend.

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Ride Saturday, October 15

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This week’s ride will be the same as last week. Again, the ride will start at 10:00 from Rosemount, and it will continue through Bloomington and Prior Lake. This is a new route created for last week’s ride, because we have to ride around the construction at I-35W and Cliff Rd in Burnsville. Those of you who enjoyed this route last week can show the route to those who missed last week’s ride. It’s unusual to have shut similar weather two weeks in a row, and have our routes limited by one small construction project, so I hope you enjoy the ride redux and the wonderful fall colors.

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Ride Saturday, October 1

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Saturday’s ride will follow our Revenna Trail route counterclockwise. This 53-mile route doesn’t have a typical food stop, so bring something to eat. We’ll continue to start our rides at 08:00 until the temps or lack of morning light force us to start later. The weather during the ride should be good, with partly cloudy skies, temps from 52 to 62, and light SE winds.

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Ride Saturday, September 24

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As I said during last week’s ride, it’s been a while since we’ve had a west wind for our ride, but that’s going to change Saturday. So, this week, we’ll head west to Shakopee following the route clockwise. This route is a little longer than most (61 miles), but there are a couple of shortcut options for anyone who needs a shorter ride. It’s too early for fall colors, but we’ll have a great weather with partly cloudy skies, temps from 54 to 60 degrees, and west winds from 4 to 7 mph.

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Ride Saturday, September 17

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Saturday’s ride will start in Rosemount at 08:00 and follow our counterclockwise Northfield route. This route is quite flat, with less than 1000 feet of elevation over its 55-mile length. We’ll stop at Brick Oven Bakery for a snack and conversation. During the ride, we should have temps from 64 to 74 degrees, partly-cloudy skies, and light south winds at 2 to 6 mph.

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