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Great Fall weather so let’s ride! Start time is 9:00 am since it will be pretty warm in the mid 50s at the start and upper 60s at the end. I will be leading the ride this week and will enforce the pace. This ride is expected to average ~20 mph so come out and enjoy the SOUTHERN VELO-ship. If you want to bring a guest that is fine too just make sure they are comfortable in group rides and can hold the average pace advertised. Our main goal is to ensure everyone stays together and if someone falls off the back, sweepers are encouraged to bring them back to the group. We will also wait at stop signs to regroup as well if needed.

The Garmin routes are posted below and the 40 is the same as the 50 mile route with the exception of a turn on Keith Valley at around mile 31 so download the route you plan to ride and use it to call out turns so everyone is on the same page.

The parking area for this ride is between the Cohutta Mason Lodge and the Cohutta First Baptist Church parking lots we cannot park at the tennis court parking lot on Windwalker anymore.
40 mile alternative route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/256512096
50 mile alternative route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/256511270

Original Ride Post: https://www.facebook.com/events/542363482092501

Become a Member of Southern Velo

Great Fall weather so let’s ride! Start time is 9:00 am since it will be pretty warm in the mid 50s at the start and upper 60s at the end. I will be leading the ride this week and will enforce the pace. This ride is expected to average ~20 mph so come out and enjoy the SOUTHERN VELO-ship. If you want to bring a guest that is fine too just make sure they are comfortable in group rides and can hold the average pace advertised. Our main goal is to ensure everyone stays together and if someone falls off the back, sweepers are encouraged to bring them back to the group. We will also wait at stop signs to regroup as well if needed.

The Garmin routes are posted below and the 40 is the same as the 50 mile route with the exception of a turn on Keith Valley at around mile 31 so download the route you plan to ride and use it to call out turns so everyone is on the same page.

The parking area for this ride is between the Cohutta Mason Lodge and the Cohutta First Baptist Church parking lots we cannot park at the tennis court parking lot on Windwalker anymore.
40 mile alternative route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/256512096
50 mile alternative route: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/256511270

Original Ride Post: https://www.facebook.com/events/562367559501813

“A-” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll either ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles) or BF to Cohutta via Apison Rd route (29 miles). We’ll decide right before the ride.

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

“A-” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

“A-” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

This ride was originally scheduled for September 28, but has been changed to October 19 due to inclement weather in September. Please refer to https://www.facebook.com/BlackFoxUMC for any updates.

Pre-Register Here

Come out and ride the semi-annual Tour de Fox! This is a fundraiser for Black Fox Church - a local church who graciously allows us to use their property for parking.

The ride starts at 9am on October 19.

12, 30, and 62 mile route options are available:

Tour De Fox 12 Mile Route

Tour De Fox 30 Mile Route

Tour De Fox 62 Mile Route

The entry fee is $40 and - Please Pre-Register Here to make sure you save your spot!

“A-” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

“A-” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

“A-” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

A-/B+ Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Sunset South Route (29 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

A-/B+ Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride The Claw route (29 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B+/A- Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 5:30pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Heading South route (32 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

CANCELED - Looks like we’re going to get a lot of rain and possible sever weather. See you next week!

A-/B+ Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride The Claw route (29 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

A-/B+ Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Sugar Creek (28 miles) route

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

“A-” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Meadowview Loop (Reverse) (30 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

B Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the BF - East of 60 (34 miles) route

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B+/A- Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Heading South route (32 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

OFFICIAL EVENT SITE

DATE & TIME FOR REGISTRATION

You can register here today for the ride of the year!  CCR '24 will be hosted at Black Fox Elementary School on Saturday, September 7th. 100 Mile pre-registration and check in is at 6:30 am. Day of registration begins at 7:15 am for 100 KM and 8:15 am for 50 and 25 KM. 100 Mile ride begins at 7 am. 100 KM ride begins at 8 am. 50 KM and 25 KM begin at 9 am.  Registration prices will increase to $50 on 5/1/2024, $75 on 8/1/2024 and $100 to register the day of the event. 

 
100 Mile route participants must be 18 years or older and have turn by turn direction capabilities. It is strongly recommended to bring lights and wear reflective clothing.  Sunrise is at 7:17 am

 The Hungry Hippie will be serving lunch after the ride. Sign up by Friday, August 30th for a meal included.

Online event registration will be available until Tuesday, September 4th at midnight. 

Walk-up registration the day of will be available beginning at 6:30 am.

Event shirts are guaranteed to all cyclists who register by August 9th 2024.

PLEASE REGISTER ON-LINE

As with everything in the virtual world of today, we request you register on-line, so we can have everything ready to confirm each rider's participation during the registration. Register by August 9 to ensure you receive a t-shirt. 

 “Due to the upfront nature of event costs, we have a uniform policy of no refunds, transfers to another runner or to a different distance, or deferrals to a future year. We know that plans change and unexpected things come up, but we feel it is most fair to apply a uniform policy to all, instead of an arbitrary line of who merits a refund and who doesn't. Thank you for understanding. 

ROUTES

Here are the Garmin routes for the ride. All routes are open to the public and available to download.

25 KM Map

50 KM Map

100 KM Map

100 Mile Map

You can also see the Strava routes here

25 KM

50 KM

100 KM

100 Mile

 Aid stations are at the following distances:

• 25 km route aid station is at the 10 mile mark.

• 50 km route aid station is at the 18 mile mark.

• 100 km route aid stations are at the 18 and 44 mile mark. 

• 100 mile route aid stations are at the 18 and 85 mile marks. We are working on a stop at the 63 mile mark. Also, there are a few gas stations along the route.

OFFICIAL EVENT SITE

Since the Cleveland Circuit Ride is Saturday, we’ve had a few requests to keep the pace more reasonable. A few of our normal A-/B+ riders are just going to join the other group(s) for a more relaxed pace. I’m estimating the pace of these other groups will be somewhere around 18 mph, and the route will probably be arond 25-30 miles.

There’s a chance a group of riders will want to do a more intense ride. They usually average around 20+ mph and will probably do the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B Group ride - looking at around 18.5 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Meadowview Loop (Reverse) (30 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Meadowview Loop (Reverse) (30 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

A- Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Black Fox - Back on Bama route (36 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Eads Bluff Short (31.3 Miles) route

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

“A” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

“B” Group ride - looking at around 18.5 mph give or take

“C” Group ride - looking at around 16 mph give or take

All groups will do the same route to allow for riders to fall back to slower groups if necessary.

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP-MeadowView-NoPone route (34 Miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

***We’ve already had some riders say they’re not coming due to the rain. It looks like it should clear up a little after 6pm, but no guarantees anyone will be there to ride.

“A” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

“B” Group ride - looking at around 18.5 mph give or take

“C” Group ride - looking at around 16 mph give or take

All groups will do the same route to allow for riders to fall back to slower groups if necessary.

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B+/A- Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Heading South route (32 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

“A” Group ride - looking at around 21 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

“B” Group ride - looking at around 18.5 mph give or take

“C” Group ride - looking at around 16 mph give or take

All groups will do the same route to allow for riders to fall back to slower groups if necessary.

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the Lowe Loop route (35 miles).

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.

PARK AT THE BACK OF THE PARKING LOT IN CASE AN EVENT IS GOING ON AT THE CHURCH

B+/A- Group ride - looking at around 19 mph give or take. We’ll regroup after climbs as per usual!

Rolling at 6:00pm - please be ready to go by then!

We’ll ride the GP - Heading South route (32 miles)

***Weather Dependent - We’ll try to cancel the ride at least an hour before the planned start time if the forecast looks unfavorable.