Social Pace
40-55 km @ 20-25kph
A more relaxed pace to help build base mileage, supportive ride for both women and men. Great for developing group-ride skills and fitness, and meeting ride buddies.
Mixed – Social
40-55 km @ 24-28 kph
A social, supportive ride for both women and men, based on Rule #3 (“Guide the uninitiated”). Great for developing group-ride skills and fitness, and meeting ride buddies.
Tempo
53-72 km @ 28-30 kph
No-drop, with the idea of bringing those from the Social Ride along toward a faster pace and longer distance. This ride also introduces spirited sections.
Lumen’eers (Autumn Only)
48 km @ 25-28 kph
A no-drop night ride that combines bike paths, rail trails, forest, and quiet streets. Cyclocross/gravel bikes are best, but 25-28mm tires on a road bike will do.
Peloton
53-80 km @ 30-33 kph
Mostly a no-drop ride. There’s a focus on a steady pace and rotation, with the group working together for a ride that’s almost as fast as the Breakaway (below). Ride captains try to ensure no one goes solo, but the ride may end with a small group (a grupetto) having fallen off the back.
Breakaway
53-80+ km @ 33-36 kph
A drop ride with regular surges in pace. The group works together to keep the pace high, but riders also challenge each other to push the pace. Those who are dropped will need to know the route well enough to ride home alone.