Following are our regularly scheduled club rides. Members and non-members alike are welcome to ride with us. No one is dropped on our rides! Please refer to our homepage and calendar for any last minute changes.
Please see our cue sheets and maps for more details on favorite club rides.
Weekly Rides
Sundays (Gorham) – 9:00 AM. Meet at the Field House on the USM campus. (Take Route 114 north from the intersection with Route 25 in the middle of town. At blinker, 1/4 mile, turn left, field house is the second building on right.) No set mileage. Usually closer to 20 miles in the winter and 35 miles in the summer. No set pace. Determined by slowest pace called for by any individual attendee that week, down to about 12-13mph average (~15-16mph flat ground cruising). FMI, contact Ken at 207-839-5468 or kob22225@mac.com.
Tuesdays (Scarborough) – 6:00pm, May 4th to June 8th. Meet at the Dunstan School Restaurant Parking lot (corner of Rt. 1 and Payne Rd.). Rides range from 13-20 miles at a 12-14pmh pace depending on the group. Route will alternate between a coastal route and an inland route. Food to be determined. FMI, contact Janice Musacchio at murdoch@maine.rr.com or 207-232-7545.
Wednesdays (Yarmouth) – 6:00 PM, May – August (5:45 in September). Meet at the Hannaford Supermarket parking lot. 15-20 mile ride at a moderate (12 mph) pace. Romeo’s Pizza after the ride for something to eat and drink. FMI, contact levere@maine.edu or stebbins@usm.maine.edu.
Thursdays (Cape Elizabeth) – 6:00 PM, May – August (5:45 in September). Meet at the Pond Cove IGA. Rides range from 12-20 miles and take advantage of the beauty of the ocean and Cape Elizabeth. Rides are for various levels. Some hills are encountered, but the area in general is not especially hilly. Rides are followed by food and fellowship at the local pizza shop in the same parking location. FMI, contact Dave Collins at davidalmon@yahoo.com or 207-233-8110.
Saturdays (Yarmouth) – 9:00 AM, May – October (unless the temperature is below freezing or there is snow on the roads). Meet at the Hannaford Supermarket parking lot. 25-35 mile ride, shorter in the early spring. Moderate (14-15 mph) pace. We try to have a stop mid way for coffee and muffins or snack. Ride finishes around noon. FMI, contact Bill Jose at billjtwo@hotmail.com or 207-233-2753.
Special Rides
White Mountain Century – September 18, 2010
The White Mountain Century climbs through four mountain passes in the White Mountain National Forest in central New Hampshire. It starts at the Covered Bridge Campground on the Kancamagus Highway (Rt 112) 10 miles off Rt 16 in Conway, NH. Riders will climb up through Bear Notch and plunge down into Bartlett. The route then climbs through scenic Crawford Notch in the shadow of Mt Washington, then turns west toward Twin Mountain. A ride down through Franconia Notch on the beautiful Franconia Notch Bike Path is followed by a nine-mile climb up the Kankamagus to the notch at 2160 feet and a thrilling return to the Covered Bridge Campground.
There are four food stops on the ride and sag wagon support. Rain or shine ride. FMI, contact Amy Barnes at wmc@cascobaybicycleclub.org.
Fryeburg Frolic Century – September 25, 2010
The Fryeburg Frolic Century attempts to be a kinder, gentler century even though it passes through the hills of western Maine, up to the edge of the White Mountains. It starts at the University of Southern Maine, Gorham Campus, off Rt. 114. The route to Fryeburg winds through pine woods and small villages; past lakes and around the Burnt Meadow Mountains. With an Indian Summer day, the Fryeburg food stop, near a beach on a quiet bend of the Saco River, may include some swimming. The return ride follows the Saco River, even though you only get to glimpse it now and then. It includes the back road from Hiram to Cornish – a classic stretch of understated Maine beauty.
There are four food stops on the ride and sag wagon support. Rain or shine ride. FMI, contact Ken O’Brien at 207-839-5468 or kob22225@mac.com.