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Artwork by Alice Stribling, San Francisco Randonneuers www.alicestribling.com<\/p><\/div>\n
Start the 2017 season with our 100 km Populaire Ride!<\/h3>\n
Bring your friends, wives, husbands, boyfriends, or girlfriends (or both).<\/p>\n
Come ride with us (for free) and find out what randonneuring is about. Show up a bit early: we\u2019ll answer your questions and give you a few pointers to help you use the route sheet, as well. The ride will start and end in Seattle. Unlike many of our routes this really is an easy route. [Editor’s note: You hear assurances\u00a0like this a lot, but, in this case, it’s true.<\/em>]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Date<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March 11, 2017<\/p>\n Location<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Woodland Park Tennis Courts Parking Lot<\/p>\n Green Lake Way N at N 52nd<\/sup> St, Seattle WA 98103<\/p>\n Time<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Register, sign waiver 0815-0900<\/p>\n Ride Start<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0900 (really<\/em>)<\/p>\n Ride Ends<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Zeek\u2019s Pizza, 6000 Phinney Ave N, Seattle WA 98103<\/p>\n (It’s a 5 minute ride back to the park and it\u2019s all down hill)<\/p>\n Register<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Online at\u00a0www.seattlerandonneur.org<\/a>\u00a0 until March 9<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Pre-registration helps the ride organizers plan the logistics.<\/em><\/p>\n Route<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/routes\/19202557 (There may be changes after the pre-ride, so check back close to the ride date for the most current route)<\/p>\n Questions<\/strong>:\u00a0 Andy Speier:\u00a0andy @ peakrescue.org<\/a><\/p>\n Membership<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not required!<\/p>\n Lights<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not required! [Editor’s note: Feel free to bring your lights. Please use in solid mode front and rear.<\/em>]<\/p>\n Fenders<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not required, but you\u2019ll make more friends if you have them.\u00a0[Editor’s note:\u00a0Buddy flap = bonus points<\/em>]<\/p>\n Tools<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is an unsupported ride. You are expected to be able to be self-sufficient in the event you get a flat tire or need to\u00a0 perform a routine repair on your bicycle.<\/p>\n The Route<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This is a new route. We are trying to encourage and recruit new members, so we tried to bypass the truly nasty hills of previous years. We have removed the longer, confusing section of the Interurban Trail. \u00a0This is a fun ride! You will need to pay attention to the cue sheet. There are great views of the sound and the Olympic Mountains. You\u2019ll ride west to Golden Gardens, follow a bit of the Interurban Trail North, enjoy a delightful descent down Perkins Way, zip along the Burke Gilman out to the Sammamish Trail to Redmond, and then head back to Seattle with the inevitable climb back up to the top of Phinney Ridge. Finish is at Zeeks Pizza.<\/p>\n Food<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We will provide coffee and snacks at the start of the ride. At the halfway point Control in Redmond there is a Peet\u2019s Coffee, a Whole Foods and several other commercial food places in the shopping center.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Start the 2017 season with our 100 km Populaire Ride! Bring your friends, wives, husbands, boyfriends, or girlfriends (or both). Come ride with us (for free) and find out what randonneuring is about. Show up a bit early: we\u2019ll … Continue reading