Saturday ride Newspring 7:30am 09-02-06

We had talked about the possibility of riding from Belton to the Safe Harbor ride in Starr. However, the few people who know the course can't ride. The Clemson game doesn't kick-off until 3:30pm so we should be fine riding our usual Saturday Course from Newspring.

No-one gets dropped casual ride leaving Newspring @ 7:30am. Will ride from Newspring to the Tuesday night course via Shackleburg and Timm's Mill Rd. Should arrive downtown Pendleton around 8:30am for those wanting to meet there. Some may ride a second loop or at least extend the course to Mac Smith's store. Most will ride approximately 40 miles.

Weather conditions should be ideal with Sunny skies and mid 80's temps.....

Taking it to a new level @ Lowe's Speedway -29.7mph-

Calhoun Falls resident and SVR regular Bob Chambers is on a roll. Starting this year intent on pursuing the art and science of time trialing, Bob has consistently improved his times and, in the process, mowed over the competition. Encouraged by a second place in the 50-54 age group for the 7 laps of Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC (10 miles), Bob soon achieved the age group win and has held on to it ever since. On Wednesday, Bob put forth his greatest effort yet. Facing cooler conditions and a mild, favorable wind, Bob came up with a world class age group performance and shattered his own course record by more than a minute. 20 minutes 12 seconds is the new time to beat (29.7 mph). Even Bob himself was taken by surprise by the momentous result, double checking his bike computer in amazement.Bob is hard at work on breaking the 30 mph barrier (sub 20 minutes) and challenging some of the best time trialists around, including Tennessee's Kent Bostick, 1996 Olympian and multiple National Champion.Congratulations to Bob on seeing the results of dedication. Way to go!
author -Ryan Robinson

Saturday Ride Newspring 7:30am Aug 26th.

Saturday morning very casual, no-one gets dropped ride leaving Newspring @ 7:30am. Riding from Newspring to the Tuesday night course via Shackleburg and Walker Rd. For those wanting to meet in Pendleton we should arrive at the square around 8:20am. Just reverse the course if we haven't arrived and you'll find us.Several rides to choose from:

A: One loop of the Tuesday night course from Newspring- Total miles = 37

B: Two loops of the Tuesday night course with an extended second loop- Total miles = 75

C: *** 100 mile ride leaving from Nationwide Insurance Agency in Belton @ 6:45am. Must be ready to ride @ 6:45.. Riding from Belton to Newspring and meeting the group at 7:30am. Will complete the 2 loops and return to Belton with total miles of 100. For those wanting to do a century ride this is a very doable 100 miler. 13 mile warm-up to Newspring- 2 casual loops with a larger group- then a 13 mile cool down ride from Newspring returning to Belton. The temps are expected to be in the low 90's so make sure you have plenty of water and food for all the above rides. If you're going longer you may want to bring a few $'s for a convenience store stop to re-fuel with cold drinks.

Ryan Robinson takes 5th @ Mt Washington

Ryan lined up between Ned Overend (legendary former World Champion mountain biker) and Tyler Hamilton (legendary for ... well ... er ... ). Tyler ended up taking the win and Ned was second. A Colavita pro was third and some other pro was fourth. I'll flat guarantee you that every other rider besides Ryan in the top 20 is gonna turn out to be a rider for a top domestic or Euro pro team. Ryan KICKED ASS!!!!He said Tyler had his own Tyler Hamilton Foundation team of pro riders who all launched themselves up the mountain from the gun in support of Tyler. Ryan clawed back and passed all of them but Tyler.Ryan said the mountain was relatively tame, weatherwise. 60 at the bottom. 50 at the top with fog and drizzle. Winds were only 25 mph which isn't too bad for Mt. Washington.I asked him if he signed a pro contract before he came down the mountain. He didn't. But who knows what might come of this?Oh, Ryan broke the hour mark for the climb. I may not have my facts straight on this, but if I recall correctly, the climb is something like 7.5 miles at an average gradient of 12.5 %. The finishing stretch is 24% grade. And I think some of it is unpaved!And remember, Ryan was in a cast 2 months ago! Wow!
Bob Chambers

Saturday Ride 7:30am -Aug 19th-

Saturday ride leaving NewSpring @ 7:30am. Casual pace and no-one gets dropped ride of approximately 37 or 68 miles. Will ride from Newspring to Tuesday Night Course via Shackleford and Walker Rd. Should arrive downtown Pendleton around 8:20am for those wanting to meet us there. Some will ride a second loop and you should be near the intersection of Five Forks and Timm's Mill Rd around 9:20am to join us for the second loop.

Tuesday Ride Newspring 4:30 > Aug 15th

Riding casually from Newspring @ 4:30 to the Tuesday night ride start in Pendleton (starts @ 6pm). 17 miles to Pendleton very casual pace- Ride Tuesday night course 23 miles (each person for himself) - re-group on Rogers Rd. and casually ride back to Newspring- Total miles around 48.

Saturday Ride Newspring 7:30am 8/12/06

Leaving Newspring parking area @ 7:30am. Riding to the Tuesday night course via Shackleford and Timms Mill Rd. Should arrive downtown Pendleton around 8:25am for those wanting to meet there. Some will ride one loop for a total of 37 miles and some will continue for 2 loops. If you want to meet us for the second loop you should be @ the intersection of Five Forks Rd and Timm's Mill Rd around 9:20am. If we haven't arrived just reverse the Tuesday Course until you find us.

1 Loop = 37 miles
2 Loops = 72 miles

Temps are expected to be in the lower 80's.....

Thursday YMCA Ride -New Start Time -6pm-

Starting this week the ride will begin at 6:00pm leaving from the Anderson YMCA. This was the majority preference of those of you who have ridden this ride this summer.>> If you haven't been out to join the group for this ride, it's more like the pace of the Saturday ride than the Tuesday night hammerfest from Pendleton. We still like to ride at a moderate pace, but nobody will get dropped. The route will go out Shackleburg to Timm's Mill Rd, and then onto Five Forks for the ride over to Mac Smith's. We re-group at Mac's and then head back to Dalrymple & Scott's Bridge Rd. to pick up Shackleburg again. The distance is approx. 28 miles round trip, however if you're not up to that distance you can always turn around sooner to begin your trek back to the Y.>> I will not be able to make it this week, and with the Vortex possibly still on the DL, a ride captain will need to step up from the ranks of Jonathon, Brian, Bill, or Mike M. >> Any questions, e-mail me at skshuey@bellsouth.net. Thanks! Scott>> (Hope to see some of you Tuesday pm on the Pendleton ride.)

Tuesday Ride NewSpring 4:30pm- 8-08-06

Riding casually from Newspring @ 4:30 to the Tuesday night ride start in Pendleton (starts @ 6pm). 17 miles to Pendleton very casual pace- Ride Tuesday night course 23 miles (each person for himself) - re-group on Rogers Rd. and casually ride back to Newspring- Total miles around 48.

*Heat Index expected to be around 105 degrees- Take precautions and make sure you're well hydrated.

Saturday Ride 7:30am from Newspring 8-5-06

Saturday morning very casual, no-one gets dropped ride leaving Newspring @ 7:30am. Riding from Newspring to the Tuesday night course via Shackleburg and Walker Rd. For those wanting to meet in Pendleton we should arrive at the square around 8:20am. Just reverse the course if we haven't arrived and you'll find us.

Several rides to choose from:

A: One loop of the Tuesday night course from Newspring- Total miles = 37

B: Two loops of the Tuesday night course with an extended second loop- Total miles = 75

C: *** 100 mile ride leaving from Nationwide Insurance Agency in Belton @ 6:45am. Must be ready to ride @ 6:45.. Riding from Belton to Newspring and meeting the group at 7:30am. Will complete the 2 loops and return to Belton with total miles of 100. For those wanting to do a century ride this is a very doable 100 miler. 13 mile warm-up to Newspring- 2 casual loops with a larger group- then a 13 mile cool down ride from Newspring returning to Belton. Make sure you bring plenty of drink and food.

The temps are expected to be cooler than the last few days but still make sure you have plenty of water and food for all the above rides. If you're going longer you may want to bring a few $'s for a convenience store stop to re-fuel with cold drinks.