Carp Countryside Cruise
About the event
NOTE (Aug 18): An additional suite of rides has been added, departing the winery at 8:00AM and planned to arrive back for noon, give or take. Find that event here.
All adult OBC members are invited to a special, social-focused edition of our weekly Sunday group rides! This week’s event will feature shorter versions of our regular A, B, C, and D group rides, leaving riders with the time and energy to socialize afterwards. Like all the OBC's rides, these are fully sanctioned and are for OBC members only.
The Goal: To have all riders, regardless of group or pace, start at 10:am and finish back at Kin Vineyards at approximately 12:00 noon, in time for a separate post-ride lunch social. However, even if you are unable to attend the social afterwards, come on our and join us for the ride! The post ride social will be a non-sanctioned event, not limited to Ottawa Bicycle Club members, so please invite your family and friends.
IF YOU WISH TO ALSO ATTEND THE SOCIAL, SEPARATE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, via the Kin Vineyard Social.
The winery has change-room facilities, so there will be no need to sit in damp cycling gear for the social!
Notes:
Registration for the ride closes at 5:00pm on August 29th
Arrive early (9:45 am) so that you are ready to ride at 10:am sharp
Ride Groups: pick your distance/speed below:
Available rides
A Ride - Long (67 km, 437 m elevation gain)
Our long ride for today, through West Carleton, starting with the brand-new pavement on Craig Side Rd and ending with the fresh-last-year pavement on Carp Rd. With a goal of finishing back at KIN for the start of the Social, a steady tempo will be required!
B Ride - Medium (52 km, 324 m elevation gain)
A medium-distance tour through West Carleton, starting with the brand-new pavement on Craig Side Rd and returning on the fresh-last-year pavement on Carp Rd. There is a brief stretch of gravel on Vance Side Rd. The goal is to complete the ride in two hours, getting us back to the parking lot in time for the start of the club Social.
C Ride - Medium - Short (38 km, 234 m elevation gain)
A moderate-distance ride through West Carleton that includes riding the rolling hills along Stonecrest Rd. The goal is to complete the ride in two hours, so that we are back in time for the start of the club Social.
D Ride - short (33 km, 226 m elevation gain)
A short ride through West Carleton, featuring the fresh pavement along Craig Side Rd, Marchurst Rd and Carp Rd. The goal is to complete this ride in two hours, so that we are back in time for the start of the club Social.