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.
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.
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 (985-7548)
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 out with
those expenses.
For more details call Tom
Decker at (207) 967-1956
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Thursday:
6:00 PM Road Ride
from Cape-Able Bike Shop
This ride usually begins as one large group, but breaks-up into
two smaller groups. The riders in each group dictate the distance
and intensity. The distance will be longer each week in direct
proportion to the amount of daylight we have!
For more details call Peter Raymond @ (207) 967-0848 or Tom Decker
@ (207) 967-1956
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Wednesday Night:
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 mph. 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 off the road behind the Sanford
Sunoco.
Contact Peter Chace (985-7548)
