The December 2015 second Sunday of the month Blue Hammer Ride will start with Sunday Panera Group. The ride starts at 7:30am with the Panera Group until after Markham Woods Road and then then Hammers will ride West round Lake Apopka via Zellwood, Astatula and Sugarloaf Hill. We return via Monteverde and Winter Garden before Time Trial back via Clarcona Ocoee Road back to town. Total distance will be close to 95 miles – two short SAGS and lots of laughs.
The route takes us on the typical Panera Ride with the Peloton up to Lake Mary before International Drive, Lake Mary Blvd and the rolling Markham Woods Road. The Hammers will break away and SAG briefly for 10 mins just entering Wekiwa. We ride through Apopka and Errol Estates before entering Zellwood and Astatula. We will then climb up Sugarloaf the usual ascent and then down the backside before our second SAG in Monteverde and then roll through Winter Garden and back through to College Park. Although the ride is 95 miles, the first 27.5 miles are with the large Panera Group, making this a great extended ride for anyone who wants to ride closer to 12 noon. The 2 SAG stops will be at Mile 30 and Mile 63.
Stats: 95 miles
Start: Panera Ride @ 7:30am
SAG 1: Mile 30 (10mins) ((Wakiwa)
SAG 2: Mile 63 (15 mins) ((Monteverde))
Tempo Ride – When we break from Panera Group it will become a Tempo Ride but the hills will start coming ‘thick and fast’. We will of course stop for mechanicals but any broken spokes means you are on your own. Focus will be Zone 3 and 5 on the flat.