Whine Like a Man

We’re a cycling group that’s been riding in the Chattanooga area for more than 25 years. Bubba isn’t affiliated with a club team or shop so you’re welcome to ride with Bubba regardless of the jersey you wear so long as it has sleeves. (If it doesn’t, even your family doesn’t want to see you so buy a TT bike and learn to be alone.) Show up Saturday, get heckled about your stupid looking socks or sunglasses, embrace your new nickname, and BeABubba too!

Team Bubba

TB Sat. 5/17

It looks like the rain has been mostly taken out of the forecast for Saturday. Bubba will head south from St. Elmo Food City to check on the Iornman course. Store stops at mile 21.1 and/or mile 35.5 (and a possible reroute to Yanks at mile 49ish if needed).

Good luck to all Bubbas doing the IM 70.3 on Sunday!

When: 8:30 a.m.
Where: St. Elmo Food City
Stats: 65.5 miles and 3,130 ft

The nature of the ride - Pace ranges from conversational to brisk. There are always a few re-grouping points during the first half of the ride. This is the ride for the strongest cyclists in the club.

Bubba Elite

Sat. 5/17

Is the third time the charm?   We won’t know until we see the weather radar on Saturday morning.  Watch this site for updates.

The same route as posted the last two weeks.  Start at 9 am from  the Food City in St. Elmo for the traditional loop that cuts across the valley at Captain Woods Road.  Store stop at mile 40.

May 17 @ 9:00 am from the St. Elmo Food City
53 miles and 2,660 feet.  No climbs
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49895195

The nature of the ride - Elite rides honor Team Bubba traditions (lots of heckling) but might be a little shorter and definitely includes more stops and regrouping. The Elite ride is a good entry point to Team Bubba for fit cyclists.

Bubba Stuff

Other Rides

Bubba’s Tuesday

Bubba continues to have several Tuesday options.

Early Bubbas roll from Whole Foods at 4:00 for the Hillz.  Count on 2 hours with some hill intervals.   Unemployed Bubbas usually start earlier (3:00) and do ridge repeats until the 4:00 group comes along.

The traditional Red Bank Route (with a climb) rolls this year at 5:15 from the old BiLo at the corner of Dayton Blvd/Mountain Creek Rd.   This will include a climb up Hotwater.  Count on 2.5 hours.  Please follow the Tuesday rules including no peeing near the shopping center and remaining single file up the climb.

Sunday Afternoon Ride

This standing year-round ride starts from the Walden Town Hall at 2 PM. It’s 22 miles at a recovery pace that includes several sprint points. For those wanting a little more, climb the front of Signal first.

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Typical Holiday Ride

For all Bubbas and bubba want-ta-bes, this ride moves along at a social pace for 39 miles and includes the full length of Missionary Ridge and loops through Chickamauga Battlefield.

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Thursday

(During daylight savings time) ride departs promptly at 5:30PM from the Chickamauga Battlefield parking lot. Route varies somewhat every week, but expect 30+ miles on this under 2-hour Fly-lead ride.

Downtown Lunch Ride

This Elite-style ride has a firm roll-time of 11:45 from the downtown YMCA. Based on work schedules, some days you might be by yourself. Ride time is about 90 minutes and sometimes includes a mountain climb.

Ride Smart

Rides are on open roads so obey traffic rules, WEAR A HELMET, and RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK (the dad-burn lawyers made us say that). Learn to whine about the pace being too fast or slow, the route being too steep or too flat, and the course being too long or too short, and you will BEABubba too.

IF YOU RIDE, YOU RELEASE.

Be sure to review the release posted on this site.

Know the Rules

Cycling Rules Man

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TB Sat. 5/17

It looks like the rain has been mostly taken out of the forecast for Saturday. Bubba will head south from St. Elmo Food City to check on the Iornman course. Store stops at mile 21.1 and/or mile 35.5 (and a possible reroute to Yanks at mile 49ish if needed). Good luck to all Bubbas doing the …

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Sat. 5/17

Is the third time the charm?   We won’t know until we see the weather radar on Saturday morning.  Watch this site for updates. The same route as posted the last two weeks.  Start at 9 am from  the Food City in St. Elmo for the traditional loop that cuts across the valley at Captain Woods …

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Sat. 5/10

Saturday Morning Update: Light rain is coming from the South.  For those up to it, we’ll start at the St. Elmo Food City at 9 am and head North.  Likely to be damp at the finish. We’re going to try again to ride in Chattanooga Valley.   It will be cool — but should be dry …

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