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NOBC Winter Training Rides

Details will go out each week to the NOBC e-mail List.
Southshore riders generally meet at 7:00 a.m., at Puccino's in the Lakeside Shopping Center parking lot at Severn and 17th Street to carpool to Northshore. Most rides will start at 8:00 a.m. from the Lee Road Middle School. Subscribe to the NOBC e-mail list to receive weekly details.

Who Should Come

These rides are for riders with some prior experience and sufficient fitness to be able to complete rides of about 60-70 mi. Although the overall average speeds for these rides tends to be around 19 mph., there will usually be significant stretches of sustained paceline riding at 22-25 mph. It's OK to come even if you think you will probably get dropped on the faster sections, as long as you continue to make an effort to keep the gap from getting too big. The group will usually wait at intersections for dropped riders and some of the stronger riders may backtrack to pick up those riders and help pace them back to the group. Route maps will be available for riders who need to take a short-cut back.

More Information

For more information, contact Randy Legeai at
(504) 988-3395
Winter Training Ride Series
The New Orleans Bicycle Club's annual Winter Training Ride Series begins in November and lasts until the racing season begins, usually in mid-late February! Group training rides will be held on the North Shore every weekend, except when they conflict with other events. Check the website and email list for dates and times.

NOVEMBER and DECEMBER "LSD*" rides will be moderately paced 60-70 mile rides geared toward general fitness maintenance, with re-grouping at each intersection if necessary.


The JANUARY - FEBRUARY "Training Ride" series will be designed to provide a gradual increase in distance and intensity, so that riders will build a solid base of road miles as they enter the competitive season.

Be sure to bring adequate cold weather gear for these rides. Temperatures on the Northshore are often significantly colder than on the Southshore. When temperatures are below 40, suggested gear would include shoe covers, helmet cover or head covering, gloves, tights, and a couple of layers that can be easily removed or unzipped. Bring enough food and water! The Spring rides will not always stop for food or water. There will be no support, mechanical, culinary or otherwise, on these rides, so come prepared.

*LSD: Long, Slow Distance

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