The Tour de Manure ride will be POSTPONED! New date is to be determined. Possibly later in May or maybe in the summer.
Instead, this Sunday I will ride with Grace Abbott on her ride:
Cyclists of Greater Seattle - Tom Schaefer Memorial Shorter Version (wildapricot.org)
My plan is to meet Grace and the group at Husky Stadium for her ride at 9, and then after the ride and lunch at Magnuson Brewery we do another 30 miles or so (Edmonds anyone?) and turn it into a metric century. Anyone who wants to come along is welcome to do so.
Stay tuned for a new Tour de Manure date!
| Ride Leader |
Gus Jansson |
| Contact Info |
gustavj@msn.com |
| Distance/Elevation |
104.4 miles / 4,400' climbing |
| Pace |
steady and moderate |
| Terrain |
pavement |
| Route link |
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38875503 |
| Check in Time |
7:15 am |
| Departure Time |
7:30 am |
Our dear friend Tom Schaefer was famous for doing at least one century ride every month. Year round. Here is a ride where we can honor Tom with a group century ride.
In addition to the full century, aka The Full Manure, there are also options for shorter routes.
The Metric Manure: This version is 104 km(65 miles) and 950 meters (3,100') of climbing. It begins and ends like The Full Manure but just crosses over the valley to Snohomish and back skipping Everett, Monroe, and Sultan.
ridewithgps.com/routes/38875594 (65.6 miles, 3160' climbing, Magnuson)
Another option, Just the Manure, is to start in Snohomish and do the mid section of the century route:
ridewithgps.com/routes/38921174 (58.2 miles, 1600' climbing, Snohomish)
This route lets you ride the best parts of The Full Manure without the transit from and back to Seattle. It is almost entirely delightful farm roads.
I will be making Cue sheets. If we have enough people we will try to ride in groups, otherwise you may be on your own following the cue sheet. After we stop in Snohomish we can try to regroup.
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