Sat. 8/26

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

TB Saturday 8/26

The ride to support Savannah Adams 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. Even if you don’t make the ride, please consider making a donation. Donations can be made through the BikeReg link below.

Ride from Cohutta, GA @ 9:00

https://www.BikeReg.com/savannahs-recovery-ride

  • Click the link above for routes and details
  • 40 and 60 mile options
  • Easy pace, no-drop vibe, riding for the sake of coming together
  • $25 contribution to ride, all money goes to Savannah’s recovery fund
    Food and drink are available post-ride at the Red Wolfe Grill
  • Additional donations can also be made on the BikeReg site

TB Tuesday 8/22

‘Feels like’ 101 degrees @ 4:00 and that’s hard on old people!   Early Bubbas roll from Whole Foodz again and we’ll decide between the Hillz or just easy laps at the Bend, depending on how brutal it is.

5:30 group rolls from Red Bank as always.

Easy does it out there everybody.

 

 

Sat. 8/19

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.

Sat. 8/19

Bubba is staying closer to home this week.  Roll at 8:00 AM from Red Bank Tennis Courts/City Park (corner of Unaka and Redding Rd. behind Red Bank UMC) for a trip up and along Crestview Drive / Up Montlake / Henson Gap/ Down Retro Hughes and back through Soddy Daisy.  64 Miles and 4100’.  With a store stop and designated regrouping we should be done around Noon.  Post ride lunch and refreshments at Monkey Town.    

TB Tuesday 8/15

Early Bubbas roll @ 4:00 from Whole Foodz again for the Hillz.

Longing for the Red Bank/Hotwater  loop?  Roll at 5:30 from the old BiLo for the Sam I Am rejuvenated Tuesday night ride!   TB TUESDAY NIGHT RIDE ETIQUETTE APPLIES..   See Needles if you want on the Tuesday night text thread.  A Big Bubba Backslap to Sam I Am and Needles for keeping this one going!

Sat. 8/12

Bub One led a good ride last week, so we are going to let him try again this week. This time it is an adventure up Stage Coach Road near South Pittsburg. The ride starts from Haletown rolling at 8:30 EDT. About a 25 minute drive from downtown Chattanooga. There should be parking by the boat ramp at the former Anchor Inn site. https://goo.gl/maps/P5aWJxfM6dR2oxXV7

Lunch afterwards at Succotash. No stores between Miles 20-52 so plan accordingly. At one time, Orme Mountain Church of God (Mile 45.2) had a water spigot, but that’s all.

Sat 8/12

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

Sat. 8/5

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