Maine Coast Cycling: Weekly Rides


Weekly Rides :
Hosted by Maine Coast Cycling Club:

Sunday Morning Road Rides:
This winter the Sunday ride will leave from the Park Square parking lot, off of Main Street Kennebunk now at 9:00AM. Ride speed and distance will be flexible, dependent on who shows up and weather conditions. Disregard ride descriptions until next spring.
If you have any questions, you can call Peter (590-9432)

C) The "C" ride is intended for people new to group rides or riders that would like to start out with a slower, shorter ride and work there way up to the faster rides. The ride will be based on the needs of the riders we have for that day.

B) The "B" ride will be between 25 to 30 miles at an average speed of about 14 to 15 MPH. We will make 3 stops along the way to regroup. No one will get left behind. We will follow the same route each week. The ride leaves the Bike Shop and works it's way down to the Clock Farm, crosses over RT. 9 and goes around Goose Rocks Beach, back out to RT 9 . This is our 1st stop. From there we head North on RT 9 up to Fortune's Rocks Road. This will take us out around the Point at Biddeford Pool and back to the Beach at Fortune's Rocks. This is our 2nd stop (There are Port-A-Potties there). From here we head back to RT 9 and go south into Cape Porpoise, we take a left and go out to the Cape Porpoise Pier. This is our 3rd stop. Now we come back the Pier road and take a left just before RT 9. We wind our way around to go past President Bush's house into the center of Kennebunkport, up the hill and back to the Bike Shop. This is a somewhat relaxed ride where riders enjoy socializing along the way. Ride leader: Ray Hajny.

B+) The "B+" ride will follow the same basic route as the "B" ride with a couple of extra loops that will bring up the distance to about 32 miles. The average speed will run between 16 and 18 mph. We will make the same stops as the "B" ride and no one will be left behind. Ride Leader: Don Berthiaume.

A-)
The A- ride will be using 2 different routes. The rides will run between 32 and 35 miles in length. The average speed will run between 18 and 19 mph, depending on conditions. We will work to keep riders together by keeping pulls short, rotating to the back, keeping an eye out for riders off the back, and having stops for regrouping.

1. The Coastal Route Reversed: The Coastal Route will go through Dock Square to Ocean Avenue and Wildes District Road to Cape Porpoise. We will continue along Route 9, then loop around Goose Rocks Beach. We continue on Route 9 to Fortunes Rocks, loop around Biddeford Pool and Hills Beach. We then head back on Route 9, right on Sokokis Road, straight across Route 9 to Meetinghouse Road, turn left on Guinea Road, Whitten Hill Road, right onto Goose Rocks Road, left on Stone Road, and right onto Beachwood Avenue, right onto Walker’s Lane and right onto Log Cabin Road, which will bring us back to the shop. Breaks: The first quick break (to regroup) will be at the fire station at Wildes District Road. We will take a longer break at the porta potties at Fortunes Rocks. The next break will be at UNE returning from the Hills Beach loop. There will be other quick stops to regroup as needed.

2. Pig Farm /Sonny’s Convenience Store Loop: There are some mild climbs on this ride. We head out Sinnott Road right on River Road cross Route 1 and up Limerick Road. We turn left at the Dutch Elm Golf Course, past the famous "Pig Farm" and take a couple of climbs to Route 35. Right onto Route 35, then left onto Walkers Lane. We take a left onto the Cole Road, right on Middle Road we break at Sonny’s Convenience Store. Then we go straight on Old North Berwick/Witcher’s Mill Road until we take a right on New Dam Road. The ride passes Estes Lake before taking a right on Goodwin Bridge Road, right on Government Road, straight across intersection on to Pools Crossing Road, right onto Alfred Road, cross over the turnpike, take a left onto Ross Road, left at light onto Route, right onto Old Post Road, straight across intersection over the railroad bridge onto Sinnott Road, from there straight back to the shop.

Breaks: The first quick break (to regroup) is at the top of the hill on Perkins Lane/Route 35. We take a longer break at the porta potties at Sonny's Convenience store on the way out, and have the option of stopping there again on the way back. There will be other quick stops to regroup as needed.
Ride Leader: Phil Havey (967-0014)
A) The A ride will be using 4 different routes, including 2 new ones introduced last year. The rides will run between 30 and 40 miles in length. The average speed will run between 18 and 20 mph,depending on conditions. We will work to keep riders together by keeping pulls short, rotating to the back,keeping an eye for riders off the bike, and having stops for regrouping.
1. The Coastal Route. This is the flattest ride, however the rollers on Route 9 can be challenging to ride at tempo. The Coastal Route will go through Dock Square to Ocean Avenue and Wildes District Road to Cape Porpoise. We will continue along Route 9, then loop around Goose Rocks Beach. We continue on Route 9 to Fortunes Rocks,loop around Biddeford Pool and Hills Beach. We then head back on New Road to West Street, Guinea Road, Whitten Hill Road, Stone Road, and Beachwood Ave.A quick right onto Old Cape Road and Log Cabin Road will bring us back to the shop. Here is the Garmin data Chris put together: Coastal Route on Garmin
Breaks: We will first break either at the end of the Goose Rocks loop, or at the porta potties at Fortunes Rocks. The second break is at UNE returning from the Hills Beach loop.
2. The Clark Woods ride. This is the hilliest ride. Expect the ride to break up on Clark Woods road and Blueberry Hill Road. We will stop at the end of each road to allow for recovery.
We head up Sinnot Road, across Route 1, and up Old Limerick Road to Route 111. A left on Route 111 will lead to a right on Hill Road into Goodwins Mills. We will ride on South Waterboro Road until we take a right onto Clark Woods Road. We will cross South Waterboro Road and take a left onto Blueberry Hill Road. We cross Route 111 again onto Mouse Lane, to Witcher Mills Road, Old Falls Road into West Kennebunk. We cross the Tunpike, turning left onto Ross Road before the High School. We ride a short bit of Route one, before a right onto Sinnot Road and back to the shop. Here is the Garmin Data link the Chris gathered: Clark Woods Ride on Garmin
Breaks: We will stop at the end of Hill Road, and again at the end of Clark Woods Road and Blueberry Hill Road.
3. The Estes Lake/Pig Farm loop. There some rollers in this ride and one mild climb on this ride. We head out The Sinnot Road again, cross Route 1 and up the Old Limerick Road. This time we turn left at the Dutch Elm Golf Course, past the famous "Pig Farm" and take a couple of climbs to Route 35. Right onto Route 35, then left onto Walkers Lane. We take a left onto the North Berwick Road. We break at Sonys Convenience, then keep going straight on Old North Berwick/Witchers Mill Road until we take a right on New Dam Road. The ride passes Estes Lake before taking a right on Bernier road. Some rollers take us to a right on Swetts Bridge Road. A short ride takes us to Mouse Lane, where we follow the Clark Woods ride route back to the shop.
Breaks: We stop at Sonny's Convenience on the way out, and have the option of stopping there again on the way back.
4. The Saco River ride. A little bit of urban riding (Maine version) with lots of up and downs. We head out the Arundel Road, taking a left on Goose Rocks, then bearing right onto on Guinea to Route 9. The ride follow Route 9 into Biddeford. We take a right on Clifford Street before Clifford Park to get to Water Street and Main Street. The ride crosses the Saco River into Saco, taking a left onto Water Street. We cross Route One onto Boom Road. The ride follows Boom Road to Route 5. taking a left, we cross the Saco River again upstream. After a few miles of Route 5 we take a left onto River Road before a right onto Murch Road and crossing onto Waterhouse Road. The ride ends up in Goodwins Mills before heading back via Hill Road, Route 111, Old Limerick Road and Sinnot Road.
Breaks: We stop at the end of the Boom Road for a breather, with a longer stop behind the Goodwins Mill library.
Ride Leader: Peter Chace (590-9432)

A+) The "A" ride will be an open ride where the route, distance and speed will decided by the riders before the ride. The ride will generally be around 40 miles at 20 + MPH.

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Coffee and muffins provided after the Sunday rides by Maine Coast Cycling Club.

The Club also pays for the Port A Pottie. There will be a Jar on the table after the rides for anyone that would like to help us with
those expenses.
For more details call Peter Chace at (207) 590-9432

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Thursday:

Note: Closed for the season, see you in the spring!
5:30 PM Road Ride from Cape-Able Bike Shop
This ride will now have two groups, one faster and one at a more moderate pace. Eben Brook is leading the faster group, and Pat Clark the moderate ride. The riders in each group dictate the distance and intensity. The distance will be longer or shorter each week in direct proportion to the amount of daylight we have!

For more details call Eben or Helena Brook @ 207 468 6391

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Wednesday Night:
Starting April 1st 2009
5:30 PM from Sanford Airport Ride

Join Big Mike, Dave L and friends for Wednesday nights out of the Sanford Airport. We usually ride about 30 miles at about 18-19 mph.The average speed will drop after dark. We have 2 rides, one loop heads to North Berwick and back through Wells. The other loop goes around Estes Lake and through West Kennebunk. Park in the parking lot for the Cockpit Cafe at the airport, towards the back of the lot.
This ride will continue with lights through the fall, until the snow flies.
Contact Peter Chace (590-9432)