Category: Bubba Elite

Official Elite ride for Saturday is the Oktoberfest Chattanooga Challenge. Unfortunately if you’ve not registered it’s too late so you’ll have to make your own ride plans for Saturday. For those that are, ride rolls early at 7:30am from Finley Stadium for both the 50 and 100 mile routes. You can pick up your packet Friday from 2pm to 7pm at Finley. Bring your arm warmers as it will be a chilly start. Included is the 50 mile route.

We’ll let TB clear the parking lot so the Elites will roll from Unum at 8:30. Climb Suck Creek Mtn. left at Powell’s Cross Roads and run through the valley. Store stop at the Bait shop and return via the Stair Steps. Lunch at the UJ for those that can make it. 56 miles and 3,700 feet of climbing.

Don’t forget. Last chance to register for Oktoberfest is midnight Sunday. https://veloviewbiketours.com/chattanooga-challenge

Headed North. Roll from the Soddy Ball Fields at 8:30 for a 56 mile ride. Up Leggett, across the top and down Hwy 30 to Cranmore Cove. Store stop in Graysville at mile 40 and then back to the Ball Fields via Couterville and then cross US 27 to pick up the Mayflower/Stormer route. For those wanting extra miles in prep for the Octoberfest century start from either Falling Water (adds 23 miles round trip) or K-Mart (adds 44 miles round trip). Just make sure you time your departures correctly.

Not sure why, but Rudy has been wanting to ride Sand Mtn. for several weeks. Maybe it’s to visit family or something. Anyway the Elites will head that way Saturday. Roll from the Food City in St. Elmo at 8:30, out 299, up the Goat path. We’ll turn left on Wells Rd. just because I’ve never gone that way before. See map for exact route.

13th Annual “Ride to Provide” aka Open Arms Challenge rolls at 8:30 from their offices in Ooltewah (6711 Mtn. View Rd Suite 111 Ooltewah, TN  37363) on one of the best Metric Century courses around. Great food afterwards and a great cause. Link takes you to online registration but you can register day of beginning at 7:00 am.

https://www.active.com/ooltewah-tn/cycling/13th-annual-open-arms-care-ride-to-provide-2018

Nothing fancy this week since I’m sure we all have other activities planned. Roll from Unum at 8:30 for a Bubba regular. Over the Toe, out Creek Rd. Morganville Ridge, Murphy Hollow, Stair Steps and then climb as much of Lookout as you want. Map shows turning 2/3 of the way up at Saunders. Lunch at UJ for those that have time.

Regular Holiday ride route Monday from Unum rolling at 9am. 

Come one and all for Bub One’s Kamp Kookamonga ride. Pool party @ Bub One’s with Hot Dogs & BBQ to follow just bring your favorite beverage (BYOB) and swimming trunks. Water stop @ Pigeon Mtn. Grill. (Mile 38). Several easy ways to shorten the route due to weather or Honey-do-chores. Will roll from Bub One’s house at 8:30 at 1546 Burnt Mill Rd. which is about 3.5 miles south of the St. Elmo Food City. Plenty of parking. 65 miles through some uncharted roads in N. Georgia. No climbs but some tough stingers along the way.

Elites will roll at 8:30 from Unum and do the Elite 3S3M metric route. It’s that metric century that’s only 55 miles. For those not familiar with the route we’ll climb Suck Creek Mtn, left through the valley, refuel at the bait store, and return via 299. Route includes the little kicker at Lookout by the Nature Center and for anyone that wants more they can climb all of Lookout.

The official Elite ride for Saturday 8/4 is the Chattanooga Century (formerly known as Prison Prevention Ride). Pick your poison Century or Metric, both are great courses provided there’s not a monster wind out of the north. Click link for details.

The 4th Annual Chattanooga Century Bike Ride

https://prisonprevention.org/chattanooga-century-and-5k8k

 

Elites will head into Fly territory Saturday. Roll from Ridgeland High School at 8:30 (park in the back) for a 64 mile tour of North Georgia. Some of the roads you might recognize from the Gents ride. All I know is that I’ll have the route loaded in my Garmin, otherwise I’m lost. Store stop either in Lafayette or Rock Springs depending on how we feel. Hopefully Reflectar can ride with us and relive his PR decent down Cora Ann from 4 years ago.