Author: John Wilson

Elites will wait on TB to roll by at Falling Water probably between 9:20-9:30 and ride their route which will be about 45 miles. The attached map is the full TB route.

Tenth Avenue Freeze Out!

No ride today. Too cold

No ride due to high chance of rain.

If you haven’t noticed, the Elites have been on Christmas Break. Feel free to join TB if you need a ride.

Option 1 – WILBUR’S CHRISTMAS CHIMNEY RIDE v14.0 Roll Saturday December 16th at 9:00 from the Rock City StarBucks.

Option 2 – Unit’s Gravel ride. Roll from Canyon Grill on Lookout Mtn at 9:30. (28 Scenic Hwy, Rising Fawn, GA 30738) Down Newsome Gap over to Sand Blaster and up, turn around and back via Puddin Ridge. (these are Unit’s directions). 25 miles which will probably translate to 33. Slow winter pace.

Option 3 – Larry’s ride from the Battlefield at 10:00 for 2.5 hours. Winter pace. Park in the lot on the northeast corner of the traffic light,
diagonally across from the visitor’s center.

Elites will roll from Falling Water at 9am when TB comes by. Same route from there but only 46 miles. Keep an eye on weather and make your own decision.

Elites will roll with TB from Chickamauga Food Lion at 9am and roll with them through LaFayette until mile 17.1 where we’ll continue south on hwy 337 to mile 22.5 where we’ll take a right on Chamberlin Rd. and pick up the TB route again. Total miles 47. See map for full details.

Elites will have a no climb version for the Grinder Memorial Ride.  Roll at 8:30 from the John Patten Community Center in Tiftonia (3202 Kellys Ferry Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37419) with TB. We’ll stop at the store with the “Grinder Wall” at mile 27.1. From there we’ll return via stair steps. 57 miles.

Elites (at least some of them) will roll from Mike’s at 9am for this classic that heads north to Falling Water, up Montlake climb, down Hotwater, head north to Bakewell and then cross over Hwy 27 and back via Lee to Armstrong, swing by Foot Washing Church and back. See map. Couple of wrinkles that keep you off of Mountain Creek Rd. Options include 1) picking up the group at Falling Water (mile 12.5 so roughly 9:45), 2)  skipping Montlake climb and meeting back up at the bottom of Hot Water. Your choice of the route to get there, and of course 3) is just starting at the Soddy Ball fields. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44952531

Elites are on a hiatus this weekend, but recommend the TB rides and supporting the Bluegrass Festival in the Cove. A shorter option is the gravel portion of TB which means just turn around at mile 11 and return.