CRW Ride Participation
CRW rides are open to members and guests. Guests may participate in up to two rides per year before joining the club.
Please click the Register button to sign up for this ride.
Helmets are required on all CRW rides. Riders are expected to follow the CRW Code of Conduct and be familiar with:
Ride Overview
Start: Minuteman Bikeway Trailhead – Alewife (Cambridge)
Start Time: 6:00 AM
Regroup/ Rest Stop Location(s): None
Distance(s): 24 mi
Average Pace(s): 16+ mph (target range)
How to Determine Your Average Pace
Elevation Profile: Rolling with one sustained climb (Blanchard Rd)
Surface: Road
Group Intent: Spirited
Group Structure: Drop Ride / Paceline (optional)
Ride Leadership: Leader Only
Sweep Coverage: No Sweep
Ride Attribute Definitions
Route(s): https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50183296
Please arrive 10 minutes before start time.
Ride Description
**IF RIDE LEAVES BEFORE SUNRISE, RIDERS MUST HAVE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS.
Please read carefully to determine if this ride is for you:
- Spirited show-and-go (16+ mph) ride for women, women-identifying, and nonbinary riders.
- Arrive at least 5 minutes early. The ride leaves PROMPTLY after a mandatory safety talk.
- Riders should be well-experienced in riding safely at high speeds in close quarters.
- Previous paceline training (e.g., CRW paceline clinic) is required.
- Ride does not regroup; dropped riders finish on their own.
- For the safety of all, ebikes and aerobars are not permitted on this ride.
Meeting Location
Minuteman Bikeway Trailhead – Alewife
Steel Place and Alewife Station Access Road, Cambridge
Parking
Paid: Alewife Garage — 35 Cambridgepark Drive, Cambridge
Free (short ride to start):
Thorndike Field — 99 Margaret Rd, Arlington
Spy Pond Park — 56 Pond Ln, Arlington
Restrooms
None at the start. A port-a-john is usually available at Thorndike Field.
Weather Cancellation
Cancelled for rain or unsafe conditions.
Decision posted by 10 PM the night before and again at 5 AM ride day if needed.
Ride Leader
Barb Taylor, barbtaylor02@gmail.com.
Program or Ride Series (Optional)
This ride is part of the CRW Women’s / Nonbinary Program, welcoming women, nonbinary, and female-identifying cyclists and helping riders connect with others in the club.
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