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Louisville Bicycle Club
September 2016 Rides & Events
Ride difficulty ratings are approximate:
#1: Family/Beginner Ride
#2: Mostly flat to rolling, up to 1/3 hills
#3: Rolling, up to 1/2 hills
#4: Rolling, mostly hills, some long, steep grades and/or long mileage
#5: Mostly long, steep hills and/or extremely long mileage

CPSC- or Snell-approved helmets are required.

All rides will begin 15 minutes after the scheduled ride time.  All riders are welcome to join us!

All phone numbers are 502 area code except where noted.
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For Basic Rider Responsibility See: Rider Responsibilities

If you are a parent or guardian of a minor child that plans on riding a club ride, please complete the Minor Release Form and bring it to the ride and give it to the Ride Captain.  This will save time at the ride sign in.  Please also understand that the Parent or Guardian must ride with the minor. Minor Release Form.

For information on road construction and event street closures in Louisville see: http://twitter.com/#!/metroloustreets

NOTICE: LBC Club Rides are not RACES!  Racing on Club Rides will not be condoned. 

When parking in private parking lots, please be mindful and respectful of the business's and owner's needs with regard to their parking facilities and park in the outer boundaries of their lots.  Since parking is a limited commodity within the city, commuting to popular rides originating within the city is also encouraged.  


Thursday September 1, 2016

9:15 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Ride to 10am ride @ yellow lot @ Waterfront Park
    RC: Kathy Ragland 502-599-6225

10:00 AM 20/50mi #2 The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park
    Louisville Loop 20/50. Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop. A 20 mile option is also available.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

6:15 PM 17/25mi #3 Tom Sawyer Park
    Get a view of the east end tunnel and enjoy rolling through Sleepy Hollow
    RC: Glenn/Lisa Todd 502 475-2640

Friday September 2, 2016

8:30 AM 40mi #3 Iroquois Park
    RC: Jim Tretter 491-7120

9:00 AM 15/25mi #3 Sawyer-Hayes (Lakeland Rd)
    15 mile route - 1/3 hills 25 mile route - More difficult, rolling, up to 1/2 hills
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

9:30 AM 28mi #3 Yellow Lot @ Waterfront Park
    Utica Pike and up Waterline Rd. Riders need to maintain a 12-14mph pace.
    RC: Kathy Ragland 502-599-6225

6:00 PM 12mi #2 Willow Park
    Fri Relax Ride
    RC: Earl Jones earl.f.jones@GE.com 502.287.7770

Saturday September 3, 2016

8:15 AM 35mi #3 PNC Bank LaGrange/Factory Road
    RC: Lee Staudter 502-645-0467

8:15 AM 57mi #3 KY Department for Libraries and Archives, 300 Coffee Tree rd, Frankfort, KY
    Purrfectly Mellow Ride formally Wallace Station Ride part of the Mellow Cat Metric Century Series. A scenic ride through horse farm country with a lunch stop around 40 miles at Wallace Station. Not a beginners ride but not too tough either. http://mellowcatsmetriccenturies.blogspot.ca/
    RC: Wes Warren / Kim Stanton wesztt@gmail.com / 502-509-6407

8:15 AM 10mi #2 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Early Bird Extra - Commuter ride to the start of the State Street 35 or 21 mile ride.
    RC: Mike Kaufman 742-0073

8:30 AM 97mi #4 Meet at Campbellsville Univ.’s Heilman Student Complex, 400 Hoskins St., Campbellsville, KY 42718
    Green River Century [TdMD Stage #18]. A beautiful tour of south-central Kentucky, around the Green River Lake area and on through Taylor, Adair, Casey, and Marion counties.
    RC: Jim “Grizzly” Moore grizz at kycyclist.net; cell: 270-469-6407

9:00 AM 21/35mi #2 170 State St., Louisville
    35 mi Iroquois Special (Difficulty #2) & 21 mi. SLOW & EASY (Difficulty #1)
    RC: Laura Trachtenberg 905-1365

Sunday September 4, 2016

9:00 AM 25mi #3 921 Baxter Ave
    Vic's Sunday Morning Classic
    RC: Perry Finley, Victor Miller 552.5669

10:00 AM 15/30mi #3 Wilson & Muir Bank; 130 St. Matthews Ave.
    No personal bests, no strava, drop the arrogance, get some miles, and chowing after.
    RC: Dirk Gowin 502.619.1499

10:00 AM 32mi #1 Farnsley-Moreman Lot
    River levee ride,
    RC: Percy Black 502-419-7773 George Cooper 502-338-5947

2:00 PM 16/30mi #3 Middletown Cycle
    This ride is similar to the Friday morning Sawyer-Hayes ride, but starting at Middletown Cycle. The route runs through Anchorage, Worthington Hills, and Pee Wee Valley. A shorter and easier 16-mile option is available. The shorter route will not be swept.
    RC: Glenn & Lisa Todd 502-475-2640

Monday September 5, 2016

8:15 AM 12mi #2 Early Bird Extra LABOR DAY SPECIAL
    Ride to the Great Lawn, Waterfront Park to ride the Hometown Hike, Bike, and Paddle.
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

10:00 AM 15mi #1 The Mayor's Healthy Hometown Hike, Bike & Paddle
    A slow roll 15 mile ride from Waterfront Park to Shawnee Park and back. Get there early! This ride usually draws over 10,000 riders! Sign-in at the LBC Booth on The Great Lawn at Waterfront Park. Wheelmen's Time will not be observed.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

4:45 PM 10mi #4 109 Spickert Knob Rd, New Albany (near base of where Knob road starts)
    Mad Dog Uphill TT (TMD Stage #19) Actual course is 1.3 miles up Spickert Knob Rd. 10 mile credit assumes you will do warm up miles and practice the course. Self-seeded starts 1 minute apart promptly at 5pm. Recommended parking is at Floyd Co. 4-H Fairgrounds on Green Valley Rd about .75 mile south of course or the industrial park lots at Green Valley and Hausfeldt about .75 mile north of course (where Moser Knob starts). You can ride a mile to the start and avoid pissing off residents on the nearby subdivision street where we have parked in the past.
    RC: Kirk Roggenkamp/Cathy Hill 502-718-1911/859-509-4425/kirkroggenkamp@twc.com

Tuesday September 6, 2016

9:00 AM 32mi #3 Vettiner Park
    Vettiner Park
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

6:15 PM 15/25mi #3 Louisville Water Tower
    Urban ride offering a mix of hills and flat. No rider too slow. Lights required for the 25 mile route.
    RC: Dirk Gowin 502.619.1499

6:15 PM 27/17mi #3 Evangel-Billtown rd
    Turkey Hill 27/17 27 mile goes through Turkey Run Park, 17 mile does not RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733
    RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733

Wednesday September 7, 2016

8:45 AM 52mi #2 K Mart at Outer Loop/New Cut
    Bernheim Ramble
    RC: John Larson 502-553-8107

6:30 PM 26mi #2 Willow Park
    Wheeling into the night
    RC: Perry Finley 618.1333

Thursday September 8, 2016

9:15 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Ride to 10am ride @ yellow lot @ Waterfront Park
    RC: Kathy Ragland 502-599-6225

10:00 AM 20/50mi #2 The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park
    Louisville Loop 20/50. Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop. A 20 mile option is also available.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

6:00 PM 15/25mi #3 Tom Sawyer
    RC: Lee Staudter 502-645-0467

Friday September 9, 2016

8:30 AM 40mi #3 Iroquois Park
    RC: Jim Tretter 491-7120

9:00 AM 15/25mi #3 Sawyer-Hayes (Lakeland Rd.)
    15 mile route - 1/3 hills 25 mile route - More difficult, rolling, up to 1/2 hills
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

6:00 PM 12mi #2 Willow Park
    Fri. Relaxed Ride
    RC: Earl Jones earl.f.jones@GE.com 502.287.7770

Saturday September 10, 2016

7:00 AM 50/70/100mi #3 39th Annual Old Kentucky Home Tour
    Our premier cycling event! 50/70/100 mile routes from Louisville, KY to Bardstown, Ky. NEW START/END LOCATION; Baptist Eastpoint. 2400 Eastpoint Parkway, 40223. Registration required. www.okht.org
    RC:

Sunday September 11, 2016

7:00 AM 55mi #3 39th Annual Old Kentucky Home Tour
    55 mile returning route from Bardstown, KY to Louisville, KY or a 25 or 50 mile one day loop from Louisville. Registration required. www.okht.org
    RC:

Monday September 12, 2016

9:45 AM 30mi #2 Douglas Community Center 2305 Douglasw
    Monday Morning Ride.
    RC: Percy Black 502-419-7773 George Cooper 502-338-5947

5:45 PM 5mi #2 Willow Park
    Ride to the recovery ride
    RC: Perry Finley 618.1333

6:15 PM 12mi #2 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Renegade Recovery - Pedal an old course, crossing Bardstown Rd and passing Atherton & Assumption High Schools.
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

Tuesday September 13, 2016

9:00 AM 26mi #3 Pope Lick Park
    Ride to Fisherville -> Outlet Mall in Simpsonville
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

9:00 AM 26mi #3 Pope Lick Park
    Ride to Fisherville -> Outlet Mall in Simpsonville
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

6:15 PM 15/25mi #3 Louisville Water Tower
    Urban ride offering a mix of hills and flat. No rider too slow. Lights required for the 25 mile route.
    RC: Dirk Gowin 502.619.1499

6:15 PM 27/17mi #3 Evangel-Billtown rd
    Turkey Hill 27/17 25 mi goes through Turkey Run Park, 17 will not. RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733
    RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733

6:15 PM 27/17mi #3 Evangel-Billtown rd
    Turkey Hill 27/17 25 mi goes through Turkey Run Park, 17 will not. RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733
    RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733

Wednesday September 14, 2016

8:45 AM 63mi #4 Prospect Point Shopping Center
    L'Espirit 63
    RC: John Larson 502-553-8107

9:15 AM 25mi #3 Tom Sawyer
    Parklands Loop
    RC: Mike Kaufman 502-742-0073

9:15 AM 14/20mi #3 St. Matthews Baptist Church
    Mid-Week Stretch ; short loop up Mockingbird / longer up Glenveiw
    RC: Jim Preston 502 .807.4574

6:30 PM 26mi #2 Willow Park
    Wheeling into the night
    RC: Perry Finley 618.1333

Thursday September 15, 2016

9:15 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Ride to 10 am ride @ yellow lot @ Waterfront Park
    RC: Kathy Ragland 502-599-6225

10:00 AM 20/50mi #2 The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park
    Louisville Loop 20/50. Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop. A 20 mile option is also available.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

6:15 PM 15/25mi #2 Tom Sawyer Park
    RC: Glenn/Lisa Todd 502 475-2640

Friday September 16, 2016

8:30 AM 40mi #3 Iroquois Park
    RC: Jim Tretter 491-7120

9:00 AM 15/25mi #3 Sawyer-Hayes (Lakeland Rd)
    15 mile route - 1/3 hills 25 mile route - More difficult, rolling, up to 1/2 hills
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

6:00 PM 12mi #2 Willow Park
    Fri. Relaxed Ride
    RC: Earl Jones earl.f.jones@GE.com 502.287.7770

Saturday September 17, 2016

7:00 AM 100mi #4 Kosair Children’s Medical Center-Brownsboro
    35 / 65 / 100 mile Bike to Beat Cancer Ride. This is a paid ride with supported SAG stops. Must be registered.
    RC: Lisa Fluhr 767-1431

7:30 AM 13/25/50/62/100mi #3 Hope, Indiana
    Hope Ride. Hauser High School, State Road 9, Hope Indiana (15 miles Northeast of Columbus, Indiana). Fund raiser for the Hope Food Bank. Registration required. More information at www.hoperide.org. A great opportunity for anyone considering their first century ride. Well supported SAG.
    RC: Bill Fible 502-718-8003

8:15 AM 10mi #2 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Early Bird Extra - Commuter ride to the start of the State Street 35 or 21 mile ride.
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

8:45 AM 15/25mi #3 tom sawyer
    Ride with SEC Group
    RC: Lee Staudter 502-645-0467

9:00 AM 21/35mi #2 170 State St, Louisville
    Utica Pike 21/35 - Start at Printing House for the Blind on State St ->River Rd -> Pedestrian Bridge -> Falls of the Ohio -> Utica Pike & back. Longer ride adds Waterline Rd to Hwy 62 & short circle on Sellersburg Pike
    RC: Glen and Lisa Todd 475-2640

2:00 PM 18mi #3 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Afternoon Hills - Combination of 3 Recovery Rides with lots of Hills
    RC: Julie Morgeson 523-2879

Sunday September 18, 2016

8:45 AM 10mi #2 Saint Matthews Baptist Church
    Ride to the Yellow Lot for the start of Polly Freeze ride.
    RC: Lisa Fluhr 767-1431

9:00 AM 25mi #3 921 Baxter Ave
    Vic's Sunday Morning Classic
    RC: Perry Finley, Victor Miller 552.5669

9:15 AM 31mi #3 Yellow Lot @ Waterfront Park
    Polly Freeze Ride - 1st & last 10 miles are flat #1 - the middle section includes a significant 5 mile #3/#4 climb up Corydon Pike to the Ice Cream Store :)
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

10:00 AM 15/30mi #3 Wilson & Muir Bank; 130 St. Matthews Ave.
    No personal bests, no strava, drop the arrogance, get some miles, and chowing after.
    RC: Dirk Gowin 502.619.1499

10:00 AM 32mi #1 Farnsley-Moreman Lot
    River Levee Ride.
    RC: Percy Black 502-419-7773 George Cooper 502-338-5947

2:00 PM 16/30mi #3 Middletown Cycle
    This ride is similar to the Friday morning Sawyer-Hayes ride, but starting at Middletown Cycle. The route runs through Anchorage, Worthington Hills, and Pee Wee Valley. A shorter and easier 16-mile option is available. The shorter route will not be swept.
    RC: Steven Sarson 502-295-9418

Monday September 19, 2016

9:45 AM 30mi #2 Douglas Community Center 2305 Douglasw
    Monday Morning Ride
    RC: Percy Black 502-419-7773 George Cooper 502-338-5947

5:45 PM 5mi #2 Willow Park
    Ride to the recovery ride
    RC: Perry Finley 618.1333

6:15 PM 12mi #2 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Dog Hill Recovery - Enjoy a friendly route through Cherokee Park.
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

Tuesday September 20, 2016

9:00 AM 40mi #3 Pope Lick Park
    Ride to Southville & back
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

2:45 PM 15mi #2 Waterside Park Yellow Lot
    Jeffersonville Loop
    RC: Ron Heuglin 502-741-6991

6:15 PM 15/25mi #3 Louisville Water Tower
    Urban ride offering a mix of hills and flat. No rider too slow. Lights required for the 25 mile route.
    RC: Dirk Gowin 502.619.1499

6:15 PM 27/17mi #3 Evangel- Billtown rd
    Turkey Hill 27/17 25 mile goes through Turkey Run Park, 17 mile does not. RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733
    RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733

Wednesday September 21, 2016

8:45 AM 55mi #3 Paroquet Center 395 Paroquet Springs Dr. Shepherdsville, KY (Exit 117 of I65,right off ramp and left at light, then left to start)
    Shepherdsville Double Nickel
    RC: John Larson 502-553-8107

9:15 AM 25mi #3 Tom Sawyer
    Parklands Loop
    RC: Mike Kaufman 502-742-0073

6:30 PM 26mi #2 Willow Park
    Wheeling into the night
    RC: Perry Finley 618.1333

Thursday September 22, 2016

9:15 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Ride to 10 am ride @ yellow lot @ Waterfront Park
    RC: Kathy Ragland 502-599-6225

10:00 AM 20/50mi #2 The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park
    Louisville Loop 20/50. Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop. A 20 mile option is also available.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

6:00 PM 15/25mi #3 Tom Sawyer park
    RC: Lee staudter 5026450467

6:00 PM 15/25mi #3 Tom Sawyer park
    RC: Lee staudter 5026450467

Friday September 23, 2016

8:30 AM 40mi #3 Iroquois Park
    RC: Jim Tretter 491-7120

9:00 AM 15/25mi #3 Sawyer-Hayes (Lakeland Rd)
    15 mile route - 1/3 hills 25 mile route - More difficult, rolling, up to 1/2 hills
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

9:30 AM 28mi #3 Yellow Lot @ Waterfront Park
    Utica Pike up Waterline Rd. Riders need to maintain a 12-14mph pace.
    RC: Kathy Ragland 502-599-6225

5:00 PM 12mi #2 Willow Park
    Fri. Relaxed Ride
    RC: Earl Jones earl.f.jones@GE.com 502.287.7770

Saturday September 24, 2016

8:00 AM 100mi #4 Field of Screams - 132 Darnall Ave,Brandenburg, KY 40108
    Mad Dog - Stage 20 - Wheels of Screams - Brandenburg, KY - 1 mile past the Otter Creek entrance. Don't be scared. This route goes through areas not normally utilized on LBC rides. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/6271715
    RC: Thomas Nance thomas@nptimaging.com

8:15 AM 10mi #2 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Early Bird Extra - Commuter ride to the start of the State Street 35 or 21 mile ride.
    RC: Barbara Martin 594-1841

8:30 AM 60mi #3 EP Tom Sawyer Park,3000 Freys Hill Rd, Louisville, KY 40241
    Sufferin' succotash! part of the Mellow Cat Metric Century Series. http://mellowcatsmetriccenturies.blogspot.ca/
    RC: Wes Warren / Kim Stanton wesztt@gmail.com / 502-509-6407

9:00 AM 21/35mi #2 170 State St, Louisville
    35 mi Iroquois Special (Difficulty #2) & 21 mi. SLOW & EASY (Difficulty #1)
    RC: George Cooper 338-5947

2:00 PM 18mi #3 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Afternoon Hills - Combination of 3 Recovery rides with lots of Hills.
    RC: Julie Morgeson 523-2879

Sunday September 25, 2016

9:00 AM 25mi #3 921 Baxter Ave
    Vic's Sunday Morning Classic
    RC: Perry Finley, Victor Miller 552.5669

9:15 AM 5/25/40/65mi #3 Forest Discovery Center, 533 Louis Smith Road, Starlight, IN 47106
    Harvest Homecoming Bicycle Tour. Registration Required. Info at siwheelmen.org/harvest.htm
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

10:00 AM 15/30mi #3 Wilson & Muir Bank; 130 St. Matthews Ave.
    No personal bests, no strava, drop the arrogance, get some miles, and chowing after.
    RC: Dirk Gowin 502.619.1499

10:00 AM 32mi #1 Farnsley-Moreman Lot
    Ohio River Levee Ride.
    RC: Percy Black 502-419-7773 George Cooper 502-338-5947

2:00 PM 16/30mi #3 Middletown Cycle
    This ride is similar to the Friday morning Sawyer-Hayes ride, but starting at Middletown Cycle. The route runs through Anchorage, Worthington Hills, and Pee Wee Valley. A shorter and easier 16-mile option is available. The shorter route will not be swept.
    RC: Jim Preston 502-807-4574

Monday September 26, 2016

9:45 AM 30mi #2 Douglas Community Center 2305 Douglasw
    Monday Morning Ride
    RC: Percy Black 502-419-7773 George Cooper 502-338-5947

5:45 PM 5mi #2 Willow Park
    Ride to the recovery ride
    RC: Perry Finley 618.1333

6:15 PM 12mi #2 St. Matthew's Baptist Church
    Grinstead Recovery - Nice & easy alternative route.
    RC: Barbara Martin 894-1841

Tuesday September 27, 2016

9:00 AM 32mi #3 Vettiner Park
    Vettiner Park
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com 502-744-3552

2:45 PM 15mi #2 Waterside Park Yellow Lot
    Jeffersonville Loop
    RC: Ron Heuglin 502-741-6991

6:15 PM 15/25mi #3 Louisville Water Tower
    Urban ride offering a mix of hills and flat. No rider too slow. Lights required for the 25 mile route.
    RC: Dirk Gowin 502.619.1499

6:15 PM 27/17mi #3 Evangel-Billtown rd
    Turkey Hill 27/17 27 mi will go through Turkey Run Park, 17 mi will not. RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733
    RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733

6:15 PM 27/17mi #3 Evangel-Billtown rd
    Turkey Hill 27/17 27 mi will go through Turkey Run Park, 17 mi will not. RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733
    RC: Rick Knowles 502.727.7733

Wednesday September 28, 2016

9:15 AM 14/20mi #3 St.Matthews Baptist Church
    Mid-Week Stretch short loop goes up Mockingbird & longer ride up Glenview Rd
    RC: Jim Preston 502.807.4574

6:30 PM 26mi #2 Willow Park
    Wheeling into the night
    RC: Perry Finley 618.1333

Thursday September 29, 2016

9:15 AM 10mi #2 St Matthew's Baptist Church
    Ride to 10am ride @ yellow lot @ Waterfront Park
    RC: Kathy Ragland 502-599-6225

10:00 AM 20/50mi #2 The Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park
    Louisville Loop 20/50. Yellow Lot at Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back via The Loop. A 20 mile option is also available.
    RC: Andy Murphy 502.526.1040

6:00 PM 15/30mi #3 Tom Sawyer
    RC: Lee Staudter 502-645-0467

Friday September 30, 2016

8:30 AM 40mi #3 Iroquois Park
    RC: Jim Tretter 491-7120

9:00 AM 15/25mi #3 Sawyer-Hayes (Lakeland Rd)
    15 mile route - 1/3 hills 25 mile route - More difficult, rolling, up to 1/2 hills
    RC: Terri Buchart tbuchart@outlook.com

6:00 PM 12mi #2 Willow Park
    Relaxed Ride
    RC: Earl Jones earl.f.jones@GE.com 502.287.7770


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