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RIDE NAME: Closer to Ride Free for Yale Cancer Hospitals - Level 3 - 1850ft - 41mi
RWGPS LINK:
MRPark-Pisgah Forest 40 Route will not change. See ya tomorrow!
RIDE DESCRIPTION: Zach is participating in a Fundraiser Ride for Yale Cancer Hospital in Connecticut, but doing a Virtual Ride with his team in NC, he plans on avg a 17mph pace. Dawn will lead a slow Level 4 group, hoping to average 15 mph on this flat route.
Start location is Mills River Park, 124 Town Center Dr, Mills River, NC 28759.
Helmets are required. Obey all traffic laws, signs, and signals.
PARKING CONSIDERATIONS: We'll park in the back lot near the big field
HYDRATION, NOURISHMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF RESTROOMS: Bathrooms and water at Mills River Park. Rest stop at Exxon in Pisgah Forest MM22.
EQUIPMENT: Helmets and water bottles are mandatory. Have the route on your bike computer, phone, or printed cue sheet. Front-facing headlights and rear blinking lights are highly recommended for this ride and required on the Blue Ridge Parkway unless appropriate reflectors are attached. Your bike must be equipped with the necessary lights or reflectors in accordance with applicable North Carolina and federal law and statutes governing bicycles. You should be fully self-sufficient for repair of flat tires or small mechanical issues.
NOTE: All rides leave promptly at the time stated. Give yourself enough time (at least fifteen minutes) to get your bike unloaded and all geared up!
WEATHER: Please remember if the weather looks "iffy" or gets bad before the start date and time, then the ride leaders may not be there and you will be riding on your own. We will try to send out an email if that happens, but Western NC (and SC) is a very large area and some places could be sunshine and other places bad weather.