It’s been a hot minute since I put out the ride list. It seemed that every time I was about to do it there was a spike in COVID. Even though the risk of getting Covid on a bike was unlikely, to me, encouraging people to gather was not the responsible to do. At some point, we need to all go on living our lives and while some people may not be interested in being in a group of any sort, I feel that it is past time to give others the option to meet. Since it’s been sometime the list is somewhat anemic. Many of the weekly rides stopped for COVID and never started again. If you know of a ride that’s not on the list, please contact me. Best is text 520-977-5664 or email damion@damionalexander.com.
This week the three rides I personally would check out are Loop The Loop on Saturday, Bicycle Raches Crit races on Sunday as well as Our MTB Loma aAlta to Pistol Hill on Sunday.
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I DID NOT CONFIRM EVERY TIME, but did get in touch with most of the ride leaders and shops. You should always verify times before you head out and remember these ride times are when the ride leaves. Please show up as early as needed to make sure you are ready to roll out at the time posted.
REOCCURING WEEKLY RIDES
| What | Where | When | Distance/Time | Speed | Contact |
| CHECK OUT THESE CALANDERS FOR MORE UP TO DATE RIDES. https://cactuscycling.org/schedule.php https://www.meetup.com/bikegaba/events | |||||
| Ben’s Bikes MTB Night Ride | Alternates between Ben’s Bike the Vail Trails | Monday 6:30PM | 2 hours no drop 12-15 miles | www.bensbikestucson.com 520-574-2453 | |
| Tuesday Fair Wheel Ride | University/Euclid | Tuesday 6:30AM | 2.5 hours 40 miles | Fast | www.Fairwheelbike.com |
| Tuesday Night Ride | Flagpole – West Side of Old Main | Tuesday 8:30PM | 12-18 miles | Slow | https://www.facebook.com/groups/5833629539/ |
| Mt. Lemmon | University/Euclid | Wed 6:30AM | 55-60 Miles | www.Fairwheelbike.com | |
| JKG DnA Easy | Udall Parking Lot | Wed 5:30AM | Udall-Mile post 3 on Lemmon | Casual No Drop | https://www.facebook.com/groups/579397565447522/?fref=ts |
| Wednesday Shredzday | Sierra Vista Cherokee Parking Lot | Wed 7:00PM | 10 miles | Sun & Spokes. 520.458.0685 https://sunnspokes.com/ Awesome Site for local routes! | |
| Bike Polo | U of A Mall closer to Campbell | Wed 8:00PM | https://www.facebook.com/tucson.bikepolo?fref=ts | ||
| Up Oracle Thursday | University and Euclid | Thurs 6:00AM | Fast | www.Fairwheelbike.com | |
| The JKG Flagship ride | Le Buzz 9121 E Tanque Verde Rd | Thurs 5:30AM | Le Buzz to Molina Basin | Hammer fest | JKG Strava on Facebook |
| Homestretch Foundation Spin with the Stretchies | Le Buzz 9121 E Tanque Verde Rd | Starting dec 10am | 75-90 minutes | Recovery ride | https://www.facebook.com/HomestretchFoundation/?pnref=story |
| Bicycle Ranch Tucson Group | Bicycle Ranch at Oracle and Ina | Saturday 7:00AM | 35-55 miles | 17-20 MPH | Free Breakfast after ride Steve 520-219-4311 |
| The Old Man Shootout | University and Euclid | Saturday 6:15 AM | 60 Mile (can be extended to 100) | Fast 20 MPH+ | www.fairwheelbikes.com |
| The Big Boy Shootout | University and Euclid | Saturday 6:30AM | 60 Miles(can be extended to 100) | Faster | www.fairwheelbikes.com |
| HMS Shop Ride | 8225 N. Courtney Page Way | Saturday 6:30AM | 4 routes 25-30 Miles | No Drop | hmsbikes@gmail.com 520-989-0196 |
| Zona Cycling | East Side Of Tucson | Various rides | depends | Depends | https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057539225939 Send Message on facebook to Colleen who manages page |
THIS WEEKS ROAD RIDES
PLEASE NOTE- Category below just for Mountain Bikes
| What | Location | Date/Time | Distance | Speed | Contact- More Info |
| More Road rides next week. If you have a ride, text me at 520-977-5664 or email damion@damionalexander.com | |||||
| Cactus cycling and GABA have on-line ride calendars. Check them out for more rides. Cactus Cycling http://www.cactuscycling.org/schedule.php Greater Arizona Bicycle Association GABA- http://www.meetup.com/bikegaba/events/ |
THIS WEEKS MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDES ^^^^Road rides are above^^^^
| What | Location | Date-Time | Time – Distance- Speed | Contact- More Info |
| Our MTB Rides | Loma Alta | Loma Alta to Pistol Hill | https://www.facebook.com/events/1254783478708529/?ref=newsfeed | |
| Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists(SDMB) and Southern Arizona Mountain Bike Association (SAMBA Tucson off-road Cyclists and Activists. (TORCA) have a calendars. Check them out at. SAMBA http://www.meetup.com/Southern-Arizona-Mountain-Bike-Association/events/ SDMB http://www.sdmb.org/events/ TORCA http://torca.org/calendar/ |
COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH SOMETHING BIKE RELATED AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
| What | Location | Date | Contact- More Info |
| GABA Volunteer Opportunities | Year Round Opportunities to give back to the community. Check out the link to the right. ————-à | http://gaba.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=2664&club_id=307669&sl=745000180 |
RACES AND RIDES IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS TO COME
| What | Location | Date | Contact- More Info |
| Loop the Loop | Tucson, AZ | September 21, 2022 | https://eltourdetucson.org/ |
| Fall BRT Kino Crit Kino Sports Complex | Tucson, AZ | September 22,2022 | https://www.facebook.com/events/2076838909175286/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22group%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D |
| Tour of The White Mountains | Pinetop-Lakeside AZ | October 1,2022 | https://epicrides.com/events/tour/event-guide/ |
| Sky Island Tour | Sierra Vista, AZ | October 1, 2022 | https://skyislandtour.com/ |
| El Grupo Fall Fondo | Tucson AZ | October 30,2022 | https://www.elgrupocycling.org/ |
| Nogales Bicycle Classic | Nogales, AZ | October 2022 TBD | http://www.nogalesbicycleclassic.org/ |
| Spirit World 100 | Patagonia, AZ | TBD November 2022 | https://www.thespiritworld100.com/ |
| El Tour De Tucson | Tucson AZ | November 19,2022 | https://eltourdetucson.org/ |
| Saguaro Soiree – A Women’s MTB Weekend | Usery Mountain Regional Park Mesa, AZ | November 19-20, 2022 | https://www.aravaiparides.com/saguaro-soiree// |
| BetterRide w/ Gene Hamilton MTB Skills Course | Scottsdale, AZ | December 9-11, 2022 | https://betterride.net/december-9-11-2022-scottsdale-az-mtb-skills-course/ |
| Man vs Machine | Williams, AZ | TBD – Traditionally late September | http://www.grandcanyonracing.com/ |
| AZ Endurance Series Pleasantville | Anthem, AZ | December 2022 | https://rockyroad5050.wordpress.com/pleasantville/ |
| Dawn to Dusk Arizona | McDowell Mountain Regional Park, | December 2022 | https://ziarides.com/event/dawn-to-dusk-az/ |
| GABA Toy Ride | Tucson, AZ | December 2022 | www.BikeGaba.org |
| 2021 McKenzie Frenzy | Vail, AZ | December 2022 | https://mckenziefrenzy3.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=14792 |
| The Arizona Endurance Series rides have not set dates for 2022. I’ll add them as the promoters share them. The website is https://rockyroad5050.wordpress.com/ The weak need not apply. |
ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES – WANT BETTER BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE? GET INVOLVED. Feel free to e-mail damion@damionalexander.com if you want to get involved and have questions on the Velodrome Committee, CASA- Cycling Advocates of Southern Arizona, GABA – Greater Arizona Bicycle Association, SDMB -Sonoran Desert Mountain Bike, TORCA – Tucson Off Road Cyclist & Activists, El Grupo Youth Cycling, El Tour De Tucson and all of it’s charity partners, Tour De Zona, Tour De Mesa, Mt. Lemmon Gravel Grinder…. Added bonus, I’ll be there and the pictures are free;-)
RIDE AND EVENT DISCLAIMER
These rides are not mine. I am only sharing the data. The Damion Alexander Team can’t guarantee anybody’s safety. There are unknown and unforeseen potential hazards in every ride so you should pay attention and take reasonable precautions. I always use a helmet. I think that helmets should be required when riding. If you choose to listen to music during rides you should only use the headset in one ear or use a bone conducting system. Better yet, buy a FarEnd Gear earbud. Communication is essential during all rides and having the ability to hear is a part of your responsibility to others. Please also ride within your limitations. You are not racing the Tour de France. If you see someone that is not riding within their limitations or are becoming a hazard to others we should politely bring this to their your attention. Do this for your and everybody’s safety.
Also, it is everybody’s responsibility to follow all traffic laws. We are not lemmings. Just because somebody does something foolish does not mean you need to follow. Use your head and enjoy your ride.
THE DAMION ALEXANDER TEAM, DAMION ALEXANDER, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THIS LIST SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY THAT OCCURS ON THSES RIDES. EVERY PERSON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AROUND THEM
WHERE DO ALL THE RIDES COME FROM? These links and shops and clubs and teams and facebook and YOU. See a ride that is missing. Please let me know Damion@DamionAlexadner.com. Thanks
Road
*Vistoso Cyclist http://vistosocyclists.weebly.com/road-biking.html
Cactus Cycling http://www.cactuscycling.org/schedule.php
Greater Arizona Bicycle Association GABA- http://www.meetup.com/bikegaba/events/203149392/
*Tucson Tri Girls https://www.facebook.com/groups/ttgandfriends/ http://www.tucsontrigirls.org/index.php/calendar
Zona Cyclist https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zona-Cycling/186457201423794
JKG Strava – https://www.facebook.com/groups/579397565447522/?fref=ts
U of A Cycling http://uacycling.com/
Velo Vets Phonehttp://www.azvelovets.org/: 520-465-5186
Tuesday Night Ride https://www.facebook.com/groups/5833629539/
Bicycle Commuters of Tucson https://www.facebook.com/groups/160142187481277/
Mountain Bike
Tucson Offroad Cyclists and Activists TORCA http://torca.org/ www.facebook.com/events/
Southern Arizona Mountain Bike Association (SAMBA) www.meetup.com/Southern-Arizona-Mountain-Bike-Association
Sonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists https://www.facebook.com/SDMB.org http://www.sdmb.org
Tucson Mountain Bike Addicts https://www.facebook.com/TucsonMTBAddicts \
Our MTB Rides – Dave Slagle Slaglesphone@live.com
Old Pueblo Mountain Bike – Todd Rasmussen 520-256-1340 https://www.facebook.com/groups/203787656312279/?fref=ts
RBAR – Jesus Friaa 520-271-3776
Shop Rides
Performance Bicycles Speedway Tucson – Pbs074@performaneinc.com
(520) 327-3232 http://www.meetup.com/Performance-Speedway-MeetNRide/events/
Performance Bicycles Broadway – pbs054@performanceinc.com 520-296-4715
Fairwheel Bikes https://fairwheelbikes.com/tucson-arizona-location-ezp-1.html#rides (520) 884-9018
Grasky Endurance Coaching www.graskyendurance.com/weekly-workouts.html
Broadway Bicycles
Bicycle Ranch Tucson – http://bicycleranch.com/tucson-rides/ ( 520-219-4311
Ben’s Bikes http://www.bensbikestucson.com/ 520-574-2453
Recumbent
Tucson Recumbent Cyclists https://www.facebook.com/groups/TucsonRC/?fref=ts
This list is a major time commitment and it is my pleasure to put it together. All I ask in return for the list is that you remember I’m A REALTOR. If you have a relationship with another REALTOR, I love loyalty and respect those relationships. However, if not, or if you need a second opinion, Please keep me in mind. Many agents spend money advertising for new business, others sit open houses or cold call. My business is based on referrals from past clients and friends. The less time I have to do traditional prospecting the more I can do for the cycling community. For example: this list.
THIS LIST IS PROVIDED AT A COURTESY OF THE DAMION ALEXANDER TEAM. THIS LIST IS DEEMED RELIABLE, BUT NOT GUARANTEED. WHEN POSSIBLE, CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE GROUP RIDERS ARE PROVIDED. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND DOUBLE CHECK OR GO TO THE RIDE AND IF NO ONE IS THERE, GO RIDE BY YOURSELF.