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. 2/7
Well, it’s still supposed to be cold and windy, but nowhere near as bad as last Saturday. Roll at 9:30 from Clever Alehouse in Red Bank at 9:30 for a trip north with a climb up Montlake.
When: 9:30
Route: https://ridewithgps.
Stats: 64.3 miles and 4,281 ft
Store stop at Mountain General Store at mile 29.2 and/or Dollar General at mile 36.9
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
February 2026
Here are the Elite rides for Saturdays in February. Start times could change during the week of the ride for forecast colder or warmer conditions. Watch this site early on the Saturday of the ride for weather related cancelations and updates.
Have you set your training resolutions for 2026?
February 28 is the early registration deadline for The Sequatchie 24 on June 13/14.
https://www.cyclesequatchie.com/ultra
February 7 – A favorite — down Chattanooga Valley to Captain Wood Road. Start at 10 am from the Food City in St. Elmo. Store stop at mile 40.
53 miles and 2,600 feet. No climbs.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49895195
February 14 -Start at 10 am from the gravel parking lot at the sculpture gardens on Polk Street to ride from Montague Park. Store stop in Rock Springs at mile 28.
48 miles and 2,300 feet. No climbs.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49761679
February 21 – Roll from the Food City Parking Lot in St. Elmo at 10 am to do a climb that we’ve haven’t done in a year or more. Store stop on 136 on the top of Lookout. Return via Creek Road.
47 miles, 3,100 feet. Climb Nickajack Road.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53610459
February 28 -Roll from the parking lot across from the Falling Water Baptist Church at 10 am. Store stop in Sale Creek at mile 33. Those wanting more can climb Hotwater Road on the way home.
50 miles, 2,600 feet. No climbs
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50119282
March 7 – Start at Red Bank Elementary to climb Mountain Road. 50 miles. Time TBD.
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.
Other Rides
Bubba’s Tuesday
Bubba continues to have several Tuesday options.
Early Bubbas roll from Whole Foods at 4:00 for the Hillz. Count on 2 hours with some hill intervals. Unemployed Bubbas usually start earlier (3:00) and do ridge repeats until the 4:00 group comes along.
The traditional Red Bank Route (with a climb) rolls this year at 5:15 from the old BiLo at the corner of Dayton Blvd/Mountain Creek Rd. This will include a climb up Hotwater. Count on 2.5 hours. Please follow the Tuesday rules including no peeing near the shopping center and remaining single file up the climb.
Sunday Afternoon Ride
This standing year-round ride starts from the Walden Town Hall at 2 PM. It’s 22 miles at a recovery pace that includes several sprint points. For those wanting a little more, climb the front of Signal first.
Typical Holiday Ride
For all Bubbas and bubba want-ta-bes, this ride moves along at a social pace for 39 miles and includes the full length of Missionary Ridge and loops through Chickamauga Battlefield.
Thursday
(During daylight savings time) ride departs promptly at 5:30PM from the Chickamauga Battlefield parking lot. Route varies somewhat every week, but expect 30+ miles on this under 2-hour Fly-lead ride.
Downtown Lunch Ride
This Elite-style ride has a firm roll-time of 11:45 from the downtown YMCA. Based on work schedules, some days you might be by yourself. Ride time is about 90 minutes and sometimes includes a mountain climb.
Ride Smart
Rides are on open roads so obey traffic rules, WEAR A HELMET, and RIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK (the dad-burn lawyers made us say that). Learn to whine about the pace being too fast or slow, the route being too steep or too flat, and the course being too long or too short, and you will BEABubba too.
IF YOU RIDE, YOU RELEASE.
Be sure to review the release posted on this site.
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Latest News & Events
February 2026
Here are the Elite rides for Saturdays in February. Start times could change during the week of the ride for forecast colder or warmer conditions. Watch this site early on the Saturday of the ride for weather related cancelations and updates. Have you set your training resolutions for 2026? February 28 is the early registration …
Team Bubba Sat. 2/7
Well, it’s still supposed to be cold and windy, but nowhere near as bad as last Saturday. Roll at 9:30 from Clever Alehouse in Red Bank at 9:30 for a trip north with a climb up Montlake. When: 9:30 Where: Parking lot across Dayton Blvd from Clever Alehouse Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53892951 Stats: 64.3 miles and 4,281 ft Store stop …
TB Sat. 1/17
This week, Bubba will head west and south to visit Sand Mountain and McKaig Road near Trenton. Start at 9:30 to let it warm up a little. When: 9:30 a.m. Where: John A. Patten Community Center in Tiftonia Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53569789 Stats: 61.3 miles and 3,953 ft Store stop at mile 31.6