Author: John Wilson

Option 1 – Ride with TB. Roll from Mike’s at 11:00 for basically the summer Tuesday night loop. Many places to cut it short if so desired. Map is for the full course.

Option 2 – Gravel Ride with Smoke. Roll at 10 from King’s Slough Boat Ramp at Ocoee. 36 miles and 4,500 of climbing with Smoke and crew. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33337137

Option 3 – 10:30 rollout from the Battlefield with Dean Poi for +/- 3 hours. For full transparency about 2000’ of climbing. Tranquilo pace with the option to solo off the front (King). Possible route  https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/144185943

Option 1: Rudy Gravel Ride. Roll from Gee Creek Campground at 10am. 36 miles and 3,700ft of climbing. Rudy suggests parking at Fork Morrow first which is before you get to Gee Creek. If unavailable proceed to Gee Creek. (see map)

Option 2: Dean Poi ride – Ride 10:30 Saturday from the Battlefield for – 3 hours. Piano piano pace.

Option 1 – Roll with TB at 10:00 from Falling Water (see TB post). Many ways to short the route, TBD by riders.

Option 2 – Dean Poi led ride. Saturday 10:30 am from the Battlefield. Tranquilo pace for -3 hours. Park in the lot on the northeast corner of the traffic light diagonally across from the visitor’s center.

Elites will roll with TB from Mike’s at 10:00 and chase them up to the Soddy Ball Fields where we’ll turn and head south. Shortens the route by about 7 miles. See map for details.

Roll with TB at Rock City Starbucks for Wilbur’s Christmas Chimney Ride. Depart at 9:00 am but come early and stay late. As always several Elite Options. Pick your poison but stick around for good stories at the fire place.
1. full route of 48 miles https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31591376
2. omit Humping Dog Loop – https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41576685
3. left on Ascalon – https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41576652
4. left on Durham Rd. – https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41576674

Option 1, chase TB from Mike’s Hole in the wall at 10:30 for the 45 mile route. Climb Mtn Rd, down Mowbry, and return.

Elite’s will roll with TB @ 9:00 from the Cove (or you can start at John Carroll’s place a little later to avoid the Daughtery climb). At the top we’ll take a left and do a gravel ride per the attached map (31 miles, 3,200 ft). Depending on how we feel at mile 17 we might cancel the section that heads north which will shorten the route by about 6 miles. 

Elites (and all other sane riders) will roll at 8:30 am EDT from Powell’s Crossroads for Fredonia eLITE. 55 miles. That should put us in Dunlap a little ahead of TB and back to Powell’s Crossroads in time to drive by the sufferers and offer a ride on their way back to River Drifters.

Option 2 will be  50 mile ride in Sequatchie Valley. Roll at 8:30 am EDT from Powell’s Crossroads, We’ll ride the Fredonia eLite route to Fredonia climb but then peal off and head north for a while. See map. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41317992