San Antonio's Ride Like A Girl
Come out and ride with us...
Velo San Antonio & Ride Like A Girl present: No Fear!! It's not as scary as it sounds. We ride to the pace of whoever shows up. We drop no one. Excellent hill training. If you really want to learn how to climb hills strong, this ride is for you! We'll meet at the corner of Hardy Oak & Stone Oak Parkway. Wheels down: 7:30AM Ready for some fun rolling hills. We're gonna ride the loop out to Kyle Seale Parkway. An excellent chance to do some moderate hill training and get in some strength training. This is an out-and-back ride. Meet: 7:00am Scenic Intermediate - Steady, scenic pace of 12-14 mph - 21 miles After the ride, several of us will run 3-5 miles!! (that's the triathlete part) We will have cue sheets available for all 3 levels. This ride is suited for all Intermediate levels, from Scenic to Advanced. Come on out & join us!
Sunday Morning Intermediate Training Rides -
the Tour De Cure Training Rides!!!
Read about our Training
Rides by clicking Here
Emergency Ride Cancellation is announced the morning of the ride via Twitter, FaceBook & the SARideLikeAGirl blog. The blog has a twitter feed in the right column, in case you aren't on twitter, you can access our twitter info there.
Every Sunday we train. May is just around the corner. Are you riding the American Diabetes Association's Tour De Cure 2010? Come out and train with us. We're
training for various rides, the MS, the Tour De Cure, Livestrong Challenge, River Region Classic, Tour De Gruene, Conquer The Coast, Fall Fredrickburg Frolic... just to name a few.
We've recently started up these training rides that will run all year long. These are intermediate rides, but we still have our 'no-drop' policy. These are not beginner rides. We have Beginner Rides every Saturday Morning.
Pace information:
Scenic Intermediate - Steady, scenic pace of 12-14 mph
Veloce Intermediate - Moderate to fast pace of 14-15 mph
Advanced Intermediate - Fast, advanced pace of 16+mph
These rides are open to members/non-members and all riding clubs.
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All of these rides are located on our calendar and on this page. We sometimes email everyone each week as a reminder. The ride is scheduled and will occur whether you receive an email or not.
If the ride is on the Calendar and listed here, we will be riding. If we cancel, we will post a cancellation on the S A Ride Like A Girl Blog & on Twitter. (follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/). We also post it on FaceBook. Or you can call us!
We rotate weekly through 4 or 5 different routes throughout each month.
As we get closer to the bigger rides, we will be adding longer route choices. We also have informative clinics.
Sunday #1 Intermediate Tour De Cure & Hill Climbing Clinic at Stone Oak
Meet: 7:00am.
21700 Hardy Oak at Stone Oak Parkway. Aldaco's Parking Lot.
We have several different groups/ paces/ distances.
Pace information:
Scenic Intermediate - Steady, scenic pace of 12-14 mph - 21 miles
Veloce Intermediate - Moderate to fast pace of 14-15 mph - 30 miles
Advanced Intermediate - Fast, advanced pace of 16+mph - 40+ miles
We've put together an excellent route that includes long sweeping hills and a couple hi-grade climbs. Remember, we are riding to get better at climbing, you don't need to already be a strong climber to join in. This ride will help make you a strong climber. This is a No-Drop ride so you can train confidently!
We will have cue sheets available for all three levels. This ride is suited for all Intermediate levels, from Scenic to Advanced. Come on out & join us!
Sunday #2 Intermediate Tour De Cure Training Road Ride - Bullis Park
Every second Sunday of the month we ride from Bullis Park.
The Bullis County Park ride is the best choice if you are transitioning from Fast Beginner to Scenic Intermediate rides.
This is a scenic, flowing ride with minimal hills. We'll head north on Blanco, circle around thru to Bulverde and head back on Amman Road.
Meet: 7:00am.
Wheels down: 7:30am.
Bullis County Park, off Blanco Road. 7.5 miles north of Loop 1604.
We have several different groups/ paces/ distances.
Pace information:
Scenic Intermediate - Steady, scenic pace of 12-14 mph - 21 miles
Veloce Intermediate - Moderate to fast pace of 14-15 mph - 32 miles
Advanced Intermediate - Fast, advanced pace of 16+mph - 40+ miles
We will have cue sheets available for all 3 levels. This ride is suited for all Intermediate levels, from Scenic to Advanced. Come on out & join us!
Sunday #3 Intermediate Tour De Cure Training Road Ride - Toutant Beauregard
Come join us the third Sunday of every month for a ride out to Toutant Beauregard. We're bringing you a great opportunity to join a great ride whether you're training for the Tour De Cure or preparing for a Triathlon.
An excellent chance to do some moderate hill training. Learn how to improve your time on the bike. Several of us will also have a short run (3-5 miles) immediately after the ride.
Ready for some fun rolling hills. We're gonna ride the route out to Toutant Beauregard. We'll ride 1604 to Kyle Seale and thru to Scenic Loop, then back again. This is an out-and-back ride.
Meet: 7:00am.
Wheels down: 7:30am.
UTSA Campus Parking Lot located just inside 1604. When you come in on UTSA Blvd, it's the first parking lot on the right.
We have several different groups/ paces/ distances.
Pace information:
Scenic Intermediate - Steady, scenic pace of 12-14 mph. 22 miles
Veloce (fast) Intermediate - Moderate to fast pace of 14-15 mph. 30 miles
Advanced Intermediate - Fast, advanced pace of 16+mph. 40+ miles
We will have cue sheets available for all 3 levels. This ride is suited for all Intermediate levels, from Scenic to Advanced. Come on out & join us!
Sunday #4 Intermediate Tour De Cure Training Road Ride - Blanco, Texas
So, here we go again!
Back by popular demand...
We're riding in the beautiful hill country of Blanco Texas, the fourth Sunday of every month.
This is our favorite training ride.
Meet: Starbuck's at 281/Stone Oak.
We drive out at 7:15AM to the Blanco Courthouse on 281. It should only take 20 minutes.
Or you can meet us at the Blanco Courthouse at 7:45am.
Wheels down at 8AM.
Park at Old Blanco County Courthouse - Main Street between 3rd and 4th Streets.
On that side of 281, we ride down 4th street to Mesquite St. Left on Mesquite. That takes us past Blanco State Park.
We ride County Rd 102 and take a left on Blanco-Kendelia Rd (Little Blanco River). We ride that around to 281 and then turn around and ride back to the courthouse.
If you are an intermediate rider, we will ride the usual 21, 30 or 38 mile routes. Fast Beginners can choose between 14 or 21 miles. If you are a beginner and would like to ride an easy 14 miles, please call me as soon as possible (383-4663) so I can get a group together.
Pace information:
Scenic Intermediate - Steady, scenic pace of 12-14 mph - 15 or 30 or 45 miles
Veloce Intermediate - Moderate to fast pace of 14-15 mph - 30-60 miles
Advanced Intermediate - Fast, advanced pace of 16+mph - 40+ miles
BBQ & Cobbler afterwards at that amazing BBQ place across from the courthouse.
We will have cue sheets available for all 3 levels.
This ride is suited for all Intermediate levels, from Scenic to Advanced. Come on out & join us!
Sunday #5 Intermediate Tour De Cure Training Road Ride/ Tri-Training - Kyle Seale
Sunday #5 Tour De Cure Training Intermediate Road Ride/ Tri Training - Kyle Seale
(January, May, August, October 2010 & January, May, July, October 2011)
We're teaming up with experienced triathletes to bring you a great Intermediate & Triathlon Training Ride.
Wheels down: 7:30am
Park & Ride area under IH 10 at 1604.
Pace information:
Veloce Intermediate - Moderate to fast pace of 14-15 mph - 30-40 miles
Advanced Intermediate - Fast, advanced pace of 16+mph - 40+ miles
We have ride maps and cue sheets available at all our rides.
In case of bad weather that causes a cancellation, we will post an update on Twitter, FaceBook and on the blog at: http://saridelikeagirl.wordpress.com
This is your club and we try & structure rides that accommodate the rides that you want. The training rides are quite successful.
If you are an avid rider, your attendance and input at these rides are very important to us.
We are always interested in modifying the routes. If you know of an interesting route you'd like us to do, just send and email or call 383-3660, option 4.
We're gonna have a great time!!
Veronica 383-3660, option 4
Guy 683-0831