Bike Ride List 9.23.22

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 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourmtbrides/385655391621830/?notif_t=group_activity

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. 

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