Training Rides
Check the event calendar for the training ride schedule.
"Tour de Manure" Training Ride for New Riders
Click here for the cue sheet.
Click here for a ride map and elevation graph
Click here for the GPS route data on RideWithGPS.com
- 8:00 am: Meet at the Student Parking lot (behind Hopewell High) on Timberlane
- 8:30 am: Depart on route.
Mandatory Training Rides for all New Riders
Click here for the cue sheet.
Click here for a ride map and elevation graph
Click here for the GPS route data on RideWithGPS.com
- 7:30 am: Meet at the Student Parking lot (behind Hopewell High) on Timberlane. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SIGN IN AND GET YOUR NAME TAG FOR YOUR BIKE.
- 7:55: There will be a SHORT speech by the Committee
- 8:00 am: Depart on route. SIGN BACK IN WHEN YOU RETURN IN THE AFTERNOON.
- The Cue Sheet subject to change up to 24 hours before the Ride.
Note: Sign in, get a name tag for your bike and give us your cell phone number. Then sign back in, in the afternoon, when you finish your ride.
You should have with you on the Training Rides:
- Helmet
- Cue Sheet.
- Computer.
- Two water bottles.
- Spare tube(s).
- Tire levers.
- Frame pump or C02 inflator.
- Cell phone recommended.
- Clip taped to handlebars to hold your cue sheet (plus a plastic sandwich bag to put the cue sheet in should we have showers).
All new Anchor House riders are required to attend and complete at least one of the two 60 mile hilly training rides. It is strongly recommended that new riders complete both, as it is good practice riding in a group and it is an opportunity to meet your fellow newbies. Cue sheets for the rides will be provided.
These rides will give you the opportunity to find out what an easy day on the Anchor House ride is like. We hope you’ll be able to:
Assess your riding abilities and equipment and make needed adjustments.
Take the opportunity to meet other riders (both new and veteran) of the same ability level as yourself. You might even make your own arrangements to train together and motivate each other!
We suggest you begin training now and build up your mileage base gradually each week, as we get closer to the dates of the mandatory rides. The more miles you have the more you’ll enjoy yourself on the training rides and the more fun you’ll have.
Remember, your presence at one of the two hilly rides is mandatory!
Plan to arrive at least ½ hour prior to ride time. You will need time to sign in and get your gear together.
In the event of rain, we’ll make the decision to go or not to go by 6:15 am that morning. Please call Debbie at 609-915-2142 on the morning of the ride to get the latest inclement weather decision if the weather looks threatening or check the website.