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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Sat., May 2nd, Bubbagrass!
It is time for Bub One’s spring Bubbagrass ride, and the weatherman has mostly taken the rain out of the forcast. The road route is 71 miles and features Little River Canyon in Alabama. This time, we will do the route in the counterclockwise direction, which we have not done before. I promise you will not regret the extra drive for this ride.
Start at the Manor House at Mountain Cove Farms (Manor House) at 9:00.
Free bluegrass festival entry for after ride fun. BYOB and some cash for food. There is a full concession stand with hamburgers, hot dogs, bbq, etc.
When: 9:00 a.m.
Where: Mountain Cove Farms (Manor House)
Road route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/54845943
Stats: 71.4 miles / 5,245 ft
Store Stop Options @ Mile 25.5, 28.3, and/or 47.0
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
May 2026
Here are the Elite rides for Saturdays in May. Watch this site early on the Saturday of the ride for weather related cancelations and updates
May 2 -Start at 9 am at the (now closed) Food City in St. Elmo to climb Sand Mountain via Murphy Hollow. This route includes the rollers on McKaig Road. Store stop in the heart of Trenton at the Mapco at mile 27.
47 miles and 2,800 feet. Climb Sand Mountain.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51059172
May 9 – Ride from Red Bank Elementary at 9 am for a clock-wise loop up to Soddy and back. Store stop at the Circle K at mile 25. The ride will split in Soddy so that those wanting more can climb Hot Water Road.
49 miles, 2,500 feet.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53153791
May 16 – It was rained out in April so it’s back on the calendar so that Boss can get some PRs for his new Strava subscription. Start from the old Chapel Hill Methodist Church at 9 am to ride to Pikeville and back. Store stop at the Co-op at mile 23 to converse with the natives.
55 miles and 2,800 feet of climbing.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51058690
May 23 – 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
May 30 – It’s been 3 months, so time for a favorite. Roll from the Food City parking lot in St. Elmo at 9 am to ride down Chattanooga Valley to Captain Wood Road. Store stop at mile 40.
53 miles, 2,700 feet with no climbs.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49895195
For those of you that were expecting to climb Nickajack on May 2, we’re going to get Nickajack on ride list for June — for sure.
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.