A nice, quiet loop through Helena to Jemison and then country backroads to West Blocton and Woodstock with a nice stretch of relatively new pavement back to Helena. We will ride from Riverside Baptist Church through Helena at the start before the "busyness" of Saturday gets started in the area.
Enjoy the backroads of Central Alabama as you enjoy the smooth pavement of the original Seven Bridges Road made popular by The Eagles, ride through Pecan Farm country, visit the home town of the Troy University Trojans, pedal the quiet & scenic roads east of Montgomery and roll by Motor Field Municipal Airport, the location of the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site and Museum.
Anniston to Atlanta and back on the Chief Ladiga-Silver Comet Trail system. Hilly between Cedartown & Rockmart. Railroad grades elsewhere. Registration for this event will CLOSE on 6/15 to allow prep time for the support staff.
Chief Ladiga and Silver Comet trail system from Anniston AL to Rockmart GA and back. Good size hills between Cedartown and Rockmart. Railroad grades elsewhere.
Route is the same as Perm #2011. Brevet route is #1449. Chief Ladiga Trail from Weaver Trailhead to Cedartown GA and back. Railroad grades only in AL. Up to 5% in GA on the Silver Comet Trail between AL state line and Cedartown. Get receipts at AOC Store or Sonic restaurant at Weaver & Glade Rd OR take selfies at the trailhead.
Travel nicely-paved and fairly low-traffic roads through the farmlands and cotton fields of several small cities in western Alabama. Start with breakfast at Cheeky’s Restaurant and end with a protein-filled steak lunch/dinner at Cattle on a Flame. Be sure and look for the Golden Eagle Syrup mural on the side of the factory in Fayette. This route will likely change a bit as we finalize the route for submission to RUSA for final approval. Chris Argo has ridden the route several times and thoroughly enjoys both breakfast and lunch at Cheeky's restaurant. Some of the nicest folks you will ever meet!
Travel nicely-paved and fairly low-traffic roads through the farmlands and cotton fields of several small cities in western Alabama. Start with breakfast at Cheeky’s Restaurant and end with a protein-filled steak lunch/dinner at Cattle on a Flame. Be sure and look for the Golden Eagle Syrup mural on the side of the factory in Fayette.
This will be a Saturday ride followed by a Sunday ride of 100K with the possibility of adding a RUSA Brevet option for 200K/300K on Sunday from the same location. We may offer this ride starting at 6 PM Saturday night followed by the 100K on Sunday morning at 8 AM. This will allow riders to do a total of 300K in one weekend A couple of hotels are within a 1/4 of the start. Ride a loop from Clanton to Alexander City and back. Alexander City is the home town of Terrell Owens — one of the greatest wide receivers in the history of the NFL and a Pro Football Hall of Famer. TO graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in 1992. The current location of BRHS is less than a 1/4 mile off the route
One thing that I am considering is turning this weekend into what I believe is a very unique event year. That is running this ride at 6 PM as a nighttime 200K on this full moon weekend followed by a populaire from the same location the next morning. What I like about this approach is it gives folks the option of riding one or the other or both. If they choose both, they can knock out qualifying events for a P12 and R12 in one weekend. Additionally, a full-moon ride during the summer months may be attractive because of the heat during the day. Chris Argo has ridden this route at nightime and found it to be ideal.