Saturday, May 26

North Rides

MEET: At the Chevron station on the corner of NW 43^rd St and 53^rd Ave.

PARK: In the Chevron station, along NW 43^rd St.

·         Start at the north end and work south.  

·         Do not park in the slots alongside the station or along NW 53^rd Ave.  

·         Please watch where you are standing; do not block the flow of traffic going to the pumps.

TIME: Meet at 8 AM (EDT)

·         Ride briefing and introductions at 8:10.

·         Depart at the conclusion of the briefing. 

THE PLAN:   Waldo Melrose Windsor (reverse), 58 miles.

Sunday, May 27

North Rides

MEET: At the Chevron station on the corner of NW 43^rd St and 53^rd Ave.

PARK: In the Chevron station, along NW 43^rd St.

·         Start at the north end and work south.  

·         Do not park in the slots alongside the station or along NW 53^rd Ave.  

·         Please watch where you are standing; do not block the flow of traffic going to the pumps.

TIME: Meet at 8 AM (EDT)

·         Ride briefing and introductions at 8:10.

·         Depart at the conclusion of the briefing. 

THE PLAN:   Racetrack, 29 miles. 

Monday, May 28

North Rides

MEET: At the Chevron station on the corner of NW 43^rd St and 53^rd Ave.

PARK: In the Chevron station, along NW 43^rd St.

·         Start at the north end and work south.  

·         Do not park in the slots alongside the station or along NW 53^rd Ave.  

·         Please watch where you are standing; do not block the flow of traffic going to the pumps.

TIME: Meet at 8 AM (EDT)

·         Ride briefing and introductions at 8:10.

·         Depart at the conclusion of the briefing. 

THE PLAN:  Ride to Hart Springs, 39 miles, no stops.  Entry fee to the park is $4 ($2 seniors).  If you plan on eating the chicken or lasagna, please RSVP (use button in Members Area) not later than Saturday night.  Most of us will meet family with a return vehicle; some will ride back to Gainesville (78 miles total).  The route takes CR 232 (starts out as Millhopper Road, jog north on CR 241, jog 2 miles south on US 129) to CR 344 in Gilchrist County.

About the Gliders

The Gliders are a group that strives to maintain high training speeds over moderate distances and maintain the integrity of the group. The average speed of our rides generally will fall between 19 and 20 mph, which means our cruising speed will range between 19 and 22 mph. Rides will normally be around 50 miles, but can range between 30 and 75. We will usually stop at a store about half way through the ride; on longer rides we may stop twice.  Click here to go to our web page for much more information.

We would be considered an “A” level group under most club schemes.  We differ from the GCC A Riders in that our top end speed is generally lower, we generally ride fewer miles, and we do not use rotating pace lines.