TUESDAY

Sprints Ride

Meets 6:45 AM at the points course for 7 laps of the 2.2 mile loop the culminates as titled in a sprint finish up to the Mount Pleasant mansion. The ride lasts about 1 hour, and while the fitness level is high to contest a sprint, this is an awesome ride to learn to hang onto a peloton and work on positioning near the end of a race. Generally runs April through August.

The Drives

Due to Closure and Construction of the MLK bridge scheduled through spring 2025, this ride is suspended.  Starts 6:30 PM on the east side of Falls Bridge for a rotating pace line effort for four laps of Kelly Drive to MLK and back. The fitness level required is fairly high, but it is a flat course and you’re encouraged to sit on the back if you don’t feel comfortable pulling through. Ride lasts about 90 minutes.

Fountain Ride

Meets at 6:00 PM at the Italian Fountain for a group ride through Chestnut Hill to Fort Washington, approximately 35-40 miles depending on sunlight. While not a blazing pace the ride does not regroup.

WEDNESDAY

Dirty Thirty

This is a fast drop-ride that meets at the Trellis (aka Paine’s Park next to West River Drive along the Trail) at 6:45 AM. The ride is about 25 miles of hills and often stops for coffee at Volo in Manayunk at the end.

THURSDAY

Fountain Ride

Meets at 6:00 PM at the Italian Fountain for a group ride through Lower Merion, approximately 35-40 miles depending on sunlight. While this is not a blazing pace, the ride will not regroup.

Greentree

A drop ride around a one-mile loop in Cherry Hill, NJ that starts at 6:30 PM. For more info see the Greentree Facebook page, or their Strava Page. Generally a fast and safe ride. For bonus miles, there’s a “death march” variant where you ride to/from the Ben Franklin bridge.

Great Valley 30

Another fast, flat, circuit that starts at 6 PM on Thursdays around Great Valley Corporate Park. Possible to ride to/from Philly, but that makes for a long day. Very analogous to Greentree.

MTB Fight Club

Starts 6:30 PM at Belmont Plateau across from the car barn.

SATURDAY

Vino Velo

Leaves at 9:00 AM from Lloyd Hall for a fast-paced group ride through to Ambler, approximately 35-40 miles depending on sunlight. This is a long-standing, fast training ride. They will not wait. Often a more casual group rolls out just behind the “A” group, and will gladly sweep you into the mix should you get dropped.

SUNDAY

Base Ride

Leaves at 8:45 AM from the DAWG (25th and Pennsylvania Ave, aka Reliance Triangle). Routes are typically between 45-60 miles and intended to be a team-building ride, with a steady conversational pace. No-drop.