1/23/14 edit: The route on mapmyride.com has been put on private until we can pre-ride and update two changes on it. You can still see the zoomed out map here to get the general idea. Changes will probably make it shorter, but increase the percentage of dirt on it it, so Lob taketh and Lob giveth back.
This just in: The tentative route is up and can be viewed here on map my ride. As you can see, the ride is on readily accessable roads and trails. All I've done is stitch them together in order to link some of the best riding in the area. The actual route that will be used on the 15th is subject to change, although will be close to this published one. A team of tireless volunteers is pre-riding it constantly in order to make sure there are no access issues. There is some construction that the state water project is doing out by the Santa Ana River that we're particularly keeping our eyes on. This is 90-93 km (56-58 mile) into the ride as you're looking at the map. Would hate to have to cut that portion out, but it would be the only known problem we can't work around.
There is also a short hike around a gate and a bridge that we want to make sure is passable in the Riverside nature preserve. That is at the 31mile/50km mark as you leave San Timoteo Canyon Rd and go onto Woodhouse Rd. It's the only part that may feel sketchy, but I looked all over for private property/no trespass signs, and just came up w/ no hunting, no motorized vehicle, road not maintained by county. Sort of an invitation for an awesome ride if you ask me!
Take some time and get a feel for the route. Look at it in the satellite view so you can see what's dirt and what isn't. This is self-supported so we're not going to have route markers, sag vehicle, or sweepers planned. The map link will stay active, so you can use it in real-time on the ride as well with your personal electronic devices.
Everyone is encouraged to pre-ride any or all of it over the next few months to get an idea of what to expect.
Rain would be the only concern, as we'll have to figure out what to do if it really pours. A little rain is fine, even nice to be honest with you, but a downpour would really saturate the dirt and we would leave it quite rutted.
Again, map here: http://www.mapmyride.com/us/redlands-ca/redlands-strada-rossa-100k-route-296421965
Looks great! Thanks for the info on local roads. I'm going to go and check some of these out! Any chance of a Facebook event page/group?
ReplyDeleteAs of right now, not on FB or G+. Soon will have event registration set up on the IEBA web page.
ReplyDeleteThree months and counting!!!
Looks wonderful, but I am EXTREMELY out of shape. I can change that a bit by March, but I still won't be able to keep up with most of you bike gods. Do you think there will be any other fat, slow folks on the ride to keep me company?
ReplyDeleteYou must have not seen the post on bailing out!!! :-)
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There are three great alternative opportunities to get home at 42km, 62km & 69km. Also hundreds of other ways back, but those are the logical options for ending it early.
I expect there will be people of all different abilities on it. I presume there will be some very fit and fast people on it, but it's not designed to be an ultra-endurance ride for elite athletes. It's 100% a recreational ride, and I hope that's communicated on the blog here. Mind set is everything. As long as you're okay with striking off on your own and have a good idea of the route and alternative ways back, you'll have a blast!
I tried to check out the mapmyride link. It says that the link is now Private.
ReplyDeleteA few sections are being revised. I made it private for a little bit until we check out the new sections. There's heavy construction and fences km 89-95, so working around that. Also adding a nice off-road segment in the beginning. It'll shorten it a bit, but decrease the amount of asphalt time and increase the dirt! Check back and it should be live again, probably next week.
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