We’re a cycling group that’s been riding in the Chattanooga area for more than 25 years. Bubba isn’t affiliated with a club team or shop so you’re welcome to ride with Bubba regardless of the jersey you wear so long as it has sleeves. (If it doesn’t, even your family doesn’t want to see you so buy a TT bike and learn to be alone.) Show up Saturday, get heckled about your stupid looking socks or sunglasses, embrace your new nickname, and BeABubba too!
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Team Bubba
Sat. 9/12 – Cleveland Circuit Ride
This week’s Team Bubba Ride is The Cleveland Circuit Ride.
The Cleveland Circuit Ride is an annual community cycling fundraiser featuring 25KM, 50KM, and 100KM routes that brings riders together to support Family Promise of Bradley County’s mission to provide shelter, meals, and comprehensive services to families experiencing homelessness in Cleveland, TN.
The nature of the ride - Pace ranges from conversational to brisk. There are always a few re-grouping points during the first half of the ride. This is the ride for the strongest cyclists in the club.
Bubba Elite
September 2026
Here are the Elite rides for Saturdays in September. Watch this site early on the Saturday of the ride for weather related cancelations and updates.
UPDATE FOR SEPT 12 – As of Friday afternoon. Good news is that the chances for rain and the amount of rain forecast for Saturday morning have fallen considerably in the last 24 hours. Bad news is that there is still rain in the forecast. Always hopeful, we’ll wait to make a GO/NO-GO post until tomorrow morning.
September 5 – Start from Red Bank Elementary at 8:30 am to ride to Soddy. We make the turn to head back south at Highwater Road. Store stop at the Circle K at mile 25.
49 miles and 2,500 feet of climbing.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53153791
September 7 – HOLIDAY RIDE. We will be joining TB . See their post.
September 12 – We’ll start from Ridgeland High School at 9 am to ride to Lafayette. Park in the large parking lot on the south side of the school. Store stop at the Circle-K at about mile 31 in Lafayette. The map below has been updated since this route got good reviews when we last did it in June. The map now shows us starting by looping over to McFarland rather than tackling the climb up Turner Ridge Road.
58 miles and 2,800 feet of climbing.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51519294
September 19 – Start at 9 am from the paved parking lot across from the Falling Water Baptist Church for a loop north. Store stop in Sale Creek at mile 33. Those wanting more can climb Hotwater Road on the way home.
50 miles, 2,600 feet.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50119282
September 26 – We’ll start at 9 am from the old Food City in St. Elmo to ride up Lookout Valley to climb Lookout Mountain on 136. Store stop near Plumb Nelly at about mile 23. Return by descending Nick-a-Jack Road.
45 miles and 3,000 feet of climbing.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54475101
October 3 – The Cycle Sequatchie fall ride. There are 50 and 80 mile road options and 40 and 64 mile gravel options. Registration closes September 28. See: https://www.cyclesequatchie.com/
The nature of the ride - Elite rides honor Team Bubba traditions (lots of heckling) but might be a little shorter and definitely includes more stops and regrouping. The Elite ride is a good entry point to Team Bubba for fit cyclists.