Ride Schedule
- Tuesday, February 3, 2026
- 7:30PAll/182019.919.90TNZ - Zut Alors, C’Est La VieWilliam Carpenter
This week we ride the fabled last stage of the Tour de France in Paris. Thrill to views of the Eiffel Tower. Circle the Arc de Triomphe and jockey for position on the Champs Elysee sprint.
Rubber Band Effect is "On" so there are no drops. Join the event here: https://www.zwift.com/events/view/5397099 or go to the Rockland Zwift Club to sign-up. Late joiners are OK and don't forget the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/bnHxnCnM9K
"Get off that couch and don't be a slouch!"
Suggested Cocktail - The Boulevardier.
1 1/2 oz bourbon
3/4 oz sweet vermouth
3/4 oz Campari
Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass. Fill with ice. Stir until chilled (about 30 s) and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange twist.
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We have a new Zwift Club - RocklandBicyclingClub. Join here: https://www.zwift.com/clubs/8dd94e43-e0ba-4111-a580-c230a8194b82/home
Make sure you update your Zwift and Companion apps if you haven't use the platform in a while.
Discord channel for chat's if you are interested (Also in the Zwift Club Bio):
Be sure to be on the General-Talk channel..Earbuds work best!
- Sunday, February 8, 2026
- 4PAll/500.00.00RBC Spain Planning Session 2 (Sept2026)Diane Harper
Hey folks!
This is the 2nd meet-up session for planning a RBC southern Spain cycling trip for this coming September.
In the first meeting we discussed :
- routes/mileage (30-40mi/day),
- # days cycling (7-8),
- in country travel (preference to stay in 1 location and ride daily from same hotel),
- trip timing (Sept 11-20 preferred),
- 4 different tour companies, and
- timing for decision (endFeb-midMar).
We now have some more info to share.
Please join us for planning and pizza ... should be about an hour.
If you can't make it and are interested in joining us please let Diane Harper (socalsci@icloud.com) or Steve Crowell (serottasteve@gmail.com)
Cheers!
- Saturday, March 14, 2026
- 9AAll/511.01.00Philly Bike Expo*Seth Wiley
Philly Bike Expo is Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets are available online now (December 2025) and should be available anytime until the Expo.
I'm going.
Hit me up if yer going.
We can carpool.
Also thinking about riding down and training it back. Ride down maybe Friday. Go to the expo Saturday Sunday. Train back Sunday night. Would be like 130 mile ride down Friday.
Another alternate could be to drive / teain down and back and bring bikes so we could ride around the city Saturday and Sunday before / after the expo. The ride from city center out to valley forge is pretty cool
Intersted? Hit me up! Let's plan something!
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Start: Dean's Coffee
- Saturday, April 11, 2026
- 9AAll/111010.010.00Bear Mountain Bike Jam!Seth Wiley
Come spend a day chillin and riding our local mountain.
I'll be treating it as my first Everest attempt of the year - so I'll be planning to ride from roughly 1am until around 8pm with stops for food, nature, and fun.
Come ride as much or as little as you want. It's a chance to really just relax and marvel at this amazing piece of topography and riverscape.
Who knows? Maybe I'll even turn this into some kind of fund raising event for nature conservation and cycling promotion - give me a dollar for each time I ascend Bear and you're only obligated to pay if I do more than like a 1/2 Everest - meaning like 12 ascents of Bear. With the goal being 24 ascents - so 24$ per pledger.
So, how's that sound? Come as you are do as much or as little as you want. It's all for fun and the love of cycling
- Sunday, May 17, 2026
- 7AAll/158585.085.00GFNY*Steve Crowell
GFNY is a personal endurance challenge where you compete against others, the clock and yourself. GFNY NYC serves as the GFNY World Championship for the GFNY World Series of races.
GFNY World events provide you that same challenge in locations around the world. Additionally, you get the chance to qualify for a front corral start at the GFNY World Championship in NYC.
All GFNY events provide the following for you to BE A PRO FOR A DAY:
- Mass start
- Individual chip timing from start to finish with awards for all categories
- Closed roads or police moderated traffic that ensures you don't have to stop during the race
Start: Various -- Read Ride Description - 7AAll/136262.062.002025 Bloomin' Metric*Steve Crowell
This is Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club's Premier cycling event and NOT a RBC sponsored ride
Registration open - $75 rate goes up after March 31st
Go to the https://www.bloominmetric.com/">website for more information.
We will be announcing an event venue shortly. We are just waiting for confirmation.
If enough of us want to ride, let's start a RBC Team...
4 Fully-Supported Routes: 25km, 40km, 75km, 100km
Rest stops and Food Trucks at end of Ride
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Start: TBD
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Start: Sherwood Island State Park Westport, Connecticut - 9AAll/126363.063.00Farmer’s Daughter *Seth Wiley
This is a gravel event I've been meaning to do for a bunch of years. Missed it during Covid then haven't gotten back around to doing it.
So gonna fix that this year!
Here's the website:
https://www.bikereg.com/farmers-daughter-gravel-grinder
There's a 43 and a 63 mile option.
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Let me know if you wanna go and we can like carpool and stuff to make it more fun and easy
Start: Dean's Coffee
- Saturday, May 30, 2026
- 9AAll/122525.025.00Steel Is RealRobert Panzera
You gotta have a steel steed to show up for this ride. Bring your best steel rig for a Course d'Elegance.
We'll low ride this course ... real slow like, so we can absorb the looks. Definitely stop for a looooong café break involving espresso, biscotti, and plenty of mineral water.
You can wear wool if you like, or even put a spare tubular over your shoulders figure-eight style. Maybe show up with aviator goggles or a metal bidon in your cage?
If it rains, the ride is canceled because steel rusts, as you well know.
Course to come, but expect it to be pretty dang flat,because I'm sure some of our steel rigs have ridiculous gearing.
- Saturday, June 20, 2026
- 9AAll/15200200.0200.00Solstice 200Seth Wiley
Placeholder post!
This is the Panzera special so figuring he'll take the helm on scheduling.
We did 175 miles last year. 165 the year before. So let's do 200 this year.
Like before, this will be an exploration of the day, the terrain, and one's self.
People are welcome to come for part or all of the ride. We had a few different groups last year that hopped on the ride for anywhere from 65 to 125 miles of the whole enchilada.
The route will be planned to there are 2-3 loops around the Hudson River to facilitate people doing partial routes.
- Saturday, August 22, 2026
- 9AAll/12100100.0100.00D2R2*Seth Wiley
Come do the D2R2 gravel event.
It's a great event and the money goes to a good cause
Here's the website:
https://d2r2.franklinlandtrust.org
Campsites can be reserved so the weekend can be made of it.
I'm not sure whether I'll camp or stay with friends.
If 1 or 2 folks wanna go, we can car pool and I might have room for them in my tent or whoever I'm staying with.
There are a lot of different lengths. Do whatever works for you.
Hit me up a month or two beforehand so we can plan.
I did the 65 mile routelast year. It was a blast.
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Start: Dean's Coffee
- Saturday, September 26, 2026
- 11AAll/500.10.10World Road Cycling Championships Montreal *Robert Panzera
Jim Skelley, the retired owner, of the now closed Nike Bicycle Outfitters, once told me that he "regretted not going to Montreal in 1974 to watch the world Road cycling championships where Eddy Merckx won on top of Mont Royal. It was my only chance to see him race and I missed it."
Don't be like Jim. The world Road cycling championships are coming to Montreal on September 26 (Women's) September 27 (men's). Book a hotel. Bring your bike to check out Montreal. Sharpen your French skills.
Negronis on me.
- Sunday, September 27, 2026
- 11AAll/500.10.10World Road Cycling Championships Montreal *Robert Panzera
Jim Skelley, the retired owner, of the now closed Nike Bicycle Outfitters, once told me that he "regretted not going to Montreal in 1974 to watch the world Road cycling championships where Eddy Merckx won on top of Mont Royal. It was my only chance to see him race and I missed it."
Don't be like Jim. The world Road cycling championships are coming to Montreal on September 26 (Women's) September 27 (men's). Book a hotel. Bring your bike to check out Montreal. Sharpen your French skills.
Negronis on me.
*Unaffiliated Rides: Rides that appear on the RBC ride calendar and show 'No Leader' are presented by other, unrelated organizations. These rides are posted for informational purposes only, as a courtesy to Rockland Bicycling Club members and others who may be interested. They are NOT official or sanctioned RBC rides.