Ride comments:
Well our first ride sure had it's up and downs...even though we just rode to Richmond. Unfortunately the ride had a road rage incident that ended up pretty ugly. One of our riders had to take a Taxi home after getting his rear wheel run over.
This happens way too much, and it really is a shame. As Cyclists we feel like we are constantly defending ourselves from reckless drivers. When the drivers go from just being careless to being down right vengeful, it can be pretty upsetting.
In any case, the rest of the ride was pretty uneventful, and we managed to get some valuable base miles in.
ride time: 3.25 hours, Steady pace.
See you next week!
Ride Plans: Richmond Route
It's winter, so bring fenders with a flap, food and warm clothes. Bring extra tubes for the crappy roads. We'll ride the long Richmond route. Steady pace, 30-35km/h on the flats. No stops are likely.
The route is:
1. Burrard Street Bridge to Cornwall. (9:10)
2. Through Jerico, Around UBC on NW and SW Marine Drive and over the Arthur Lang Bridge. (9:30-10:00)
3. Jog over past the RiverRock Casino to River Dr/Rd. (9:45-10:15)
4. Follow River, then take a right on #7 road
5. Right on Cambie, Left on #6, then jog over to #5 on the backroad that is just south (and parallel to Westminster HWY.
6. #5 to Steveston, right on Steveston, follow the dike road routes into the Village of Steveston, where you can stop for Coffee if you want.
7. #1 up the north of Richmond, where we make our way back onto the Arthur Lang, and back around UBC to Vancouver
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