Author: John Wilson

Option 1 – Roll with TB at 8:30AM from Walker Co. Civic Center 10052 US Hwy 27 Rock Spring, GA 30739 for a shortened version of the Trion  my Patience Ride. 42.5 miles. See map below.

Option 2 – King’s on a short leash. Roll from Little White Church in Sequatchie Valley at 8AM EDT for roughly 2 hours of valley riding with the man, the myth, the legend, King!

Holiday Ride 9/4. Roll from Bub 1’s beer garden at 9am for normal holiday ride and post ride festivities. BYOP and money for the tip jar. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32718415

Option 1 – Savannah Adams Charity Ride as she recovers from being hit by a car in the state championship time trial will be this week’s Team Bubba and Elite ride. Roll from Cohutta, GA at 9am (see link for route and start detials). Even if you choose not to ride please consider a donation. https://www.bikereg.com/savannahs-recovery-ride

Even if you don’t make the ride, please consider making a donation. Donations can be made through the BikeReg link above.

Option 2 – Roll from Little White Church in Sequatchie Valley at 9am EDT for ride to Pikeville and back (clockwise route). Easy might try to drag you up the mountain on the return route, but don’t fall for such foolishness. 50 miles

Option 1 – Guild Gravel. Roll from St. Elmo Food City at 9:00 am for gravel ride that includes both Upper and Lower Truck along with climb up the mountain (trees have been cleared on Upper Truck). We’ll bypass Old Wauhatchie at the end as there is a tree blocking the road.

Option 2 – shorter TB route. Be ready to jump on with them about 8:30 from Falling Water. Here’s their full map https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44099753

Option 3 – From Larry & Deano, Saturday ride from the Battlefield at 9:00 for 3+ hours. Park in the lot on the northeast corner of the traffic light,
diagonally across from the visitor’s center.

Option 1 – Roll from St Elmo Food City at 8:30 for a Blankenship favorite (the King will be leading the charge). South through Kensington, over to Layfayette. Back through Rock Spring, Chickamauga, etc. 64 miles. See map below.

Option 2 – for those that would like to do the Stagecoach climb and ride up on Monteagle Mtn. with TB, here’s a shortened version that starts and ends in Kimball. Roll at 9:30 EDT which is the anticipated time that TB will roll by. 36 miles. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43967341

Roll from Soddy Ball Fields at 8:30 for a ride north to Cranmore Cove. One option includes a climb up Brayton Mtn, down 30 with a right turn onto Cranmore Cove Rd. 60 miles. The other option heads north to Dayton on Old Graysville Rd, short climb up hwy 30 to the left turn on Cranmore Cove. 41 miles click red button for map. Same route return to Soddy. Here’s the 60 mile map https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43920828

Options Galore

Official Elite Ride – Rolls from Patton Park on Kelly’s Ferry Rd. in Tiftonia at 8:30 for 46 mile ride down Creek Rd towards Rising Fawn. Turn north at Byrds Chapel, short climb up 136 and back via Slygo and 299. Map below.

Fly Ride rolling early at 7:30 from Steady’s Campground / St. Elmo Food City for a 69 miler (Big Ralph’s 69th birthday route) https://ridewithgps.com/routes/26559193

Trek Store ride led by Crosby Wheeler. Rolls at 8am from Food City at foot of Signal. This is a tough one, up and over Suck, north through the valley up Henson Gap and back via Poe, 60+ miles. Text Crosby at 423-304-6017 if you intend on riding with him. https://www.strava.com/routes/3119803673304972344

Crack’em’s gravel ride. roll at 8:30 from Thunder Rock Campground/Benton MacKaye Trailhead ( https://goo.gl/maps/qn5m2TZE7QiBmuY69 ). Be warned that this route has a lot of climbing and some rougher sections https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43817321

Roll at 8:30 EDT from little white church in Sequatchie Valley for a 50 miler up to Pikeville and back. See map for start point and route.

Of course option 2 always exists. Chase TB on their ride.

Option 3 – Roll from Battlefield at 9am for 3+/- hours. Rain cancels. Park int he lot on the NE corner of the traffic light diagonally across from the visitor’s center.