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Ride Announcements

 

Please join our Team BikeBuddies Yahoo Group to get email announcements for all our rides. The announcements will give specifics, time, location, ride description (hills or flat, distance, effort level) and links to pertinent downloadable maps. Below is a general overview of our standard rides for planning your schedule and inviting friends:

 

During Daylight Savings Time

 

Monday thru Thursday: Departs the Lake Overholser Pavilion 6:00 PM. Flat “out and back” rides of varying distances and effort levels. Braum’s on 23rd just East of Rockwell after the ride.

 

Saturdays: Tour de Luther Loop-Fest – Departs Oakdale School (Just East of Sooner on Hefner Road) – Departure time depends on temperature… Early when warm / Later when cold – Ride starts with a 9 mile leg from Oakdale to Jones then a series of loops that all start and end at the Conoco Sak-N-Go on the East side of Jones and finishes with the 9 mile return leg to Oakdale. Individual sub-groups can vary the choice of loops to adjust distance/difficulty. We usually meet somewhere after the ride for lunch.

 

Sundays: Lake Hefner Afternoon Recovery Ride – 2 or 3 loops around the lake at a recovery pace – Time depends on temperature. Taco Cabana or Braum's on May just North of Hefner after the ride.

 

During Standard Time

 

Monday thru Thursday: Weekday “NITE” Rides – Loops around Lake Overholser or Lake Hefner at 6:00 PM – Lights required – Chelino’s Mexican Restaurant (16th and Meridian) after the ride.

 

Saturdays: Tour de Luther Loop-Fest – Departs Oakdale School (Just East of Sooner on Hefner Road) – Departure time depends on temperature… Early when warm / Later when cold – Ride starts with a 9 mile leg from Oakdale to Jones then a series of loops that all start and end at the Conoco Sak-N-Go on the East side of Jones and finishes with the 9 mile return leg to Oakdale. Individual sub-groups can vary the choice of loops to adjust distance/difficulty. We usually meet somewhere after the ride for lunch.

 

Sundays: Lake Overholser Afternoon Recovery Ride – 2 or 3 loops around the lake at a recovery pace – Time depends on temperature. Braum’s on 23rd just East of Rockwell after the ride.

 

Additional Clinics & Rides

MS-150 Group Riding Clinics & Training Rides – 8:00am to Noon – Beginning June 5th – See Below – This clinic and rides will have SAG and rest stop support and are specifically dedicated to preparing for and promoting the Oklahoma MS-150 ride in September.

 

 

 

T-Shirt RidesWe will participate in several T-shirt rides including the Hotter’n Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls. (See the list maintained below.)

 

Camping/Riding Trips – There are several camping / riding trips planned each year. (See the list maintained below.)

 
   
 

2010 Event List

Month / Date

Event Description

Location

Contact / Register

January

February

March (Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 14th)

 

Sunday, March 14th

 

MS-150 Kick-Off & Spring Bike-Wash / Tune-Up Clinic / Potluck

4909 NW 35th Street, OKC, OK

(Unconfirmed)

Talesa Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

RSVP to talesa@alethosonline.com by March 1st

April

 

Saturday, April 10

Redbud Classic

OKC

Redbud Classic

 

Saturday, April 24

Muskogee Flower Power Bike Ride

Muskogee, OK

Muskogee Flower Power Bike Ride

May

Friday-Sunday, April 30 - May 2

(Unconfirmed)

 

Annual Bob "just touring" Freeman Talimena Drive Ride

Lake Wister State Park, Wister, OK

Second Annual Bob "Just Touring" Freeman Talimena Drive Ride

Thursday, May 13

(Unconfirmed)

Route 66 Bike MS OKC Kick-Off Party

&

TBB Team Picture!

 

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Milagro's Mexican Restaurant

5111 N. Classen

 

Talesa Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

talesa@alethosconsulting.com

Saturday, May 22

(Unconfirmed)

Tour de Meers

Meers, OK

 

BIll.Cunningham@okalliance.com

 

(580) 429-2422 – BILL CUNNINGHAM

 

Tour de Meers

June

Saturday, June 5th

Group Riding Clinic and MS-150 Training Ride - 10 miles

Lake Overholser Pavilion, OKC

 

Group Riding Clinic and MS-150 Training Ride - 10 miles

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

mike@AlethosConsulting.com

Saturday, June 12th

MS-150 Training Ride 10+ miles

Lake Overholser Pavilion, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

Saturday, June 19th

Baptist Children's Home OKC

 

16301 S Western
OKC, OK 73170

Baptist Children's Home OKC

 

Saturday, June 26

Participation and Successful Fundraising Qualifies for TBB Buying Group Membership for One Year!

ADA Tour de Cure

Wild Horse Park / Town Center, Mustang

ADA Tour de Cure Online Registration

July

Monday, July 5th

 

Annual Fred Holland OKC Bombing Memorial Ride

 

Oakdale School, Hefner Road - East of Sooner Road, OKC

(Unconfirmed)

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

mike@AlethosConsulting.com

Saturday, July 10th

Group Riding Clinic and MS-150 Training Ride - 10 miles

Lake Overholser Pavilion, OKC

 

Group Riding Clinic and MS-150 Training Ride - 10 miles

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

Saturday, July 17th

(Unconfirmed)

 

Norman Conquest

 

Norman, OK

 

Norman Conquest

Saturday, July 24th

MS-150 Training Ride 20 miles

Lake Overholser Pavilion, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

Saturday, July 31st

MS-150 Training Ride 30 miles

Lake Overholser Pavilion, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

August

Saturday, August 7th

MS-150 Training Ride 40 miles

Lake Overholser Pavilion, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

 

Saturday, August 14th

 

Spin Your Wheels

 

Bethany, OK

 

Spin Your Wheels

Saturday, August 21st

MS-150 Training Ride (hills introduced) 38 miles

Luther Loop

Oakdale School, Hefner Road - East of Sooner Road, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

 

Saturday, August 28th

 

Hotter'n Hell Hundred

 

Wichita Falls, TX

 

Hotter'n Hell Hundred

September

 

Saturday, September 4th

 

MS-150 Training Ride (hills) 48 miles

Harrah Loop

 

Oakdale School, Hefner Road - East of Sooner Road, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

Saturday, September 11th

 

MS-150 Training Ride (hills) 48 miles

Harrah Loop

 

Oakdale School, Hefner Road - East of Sooner Road, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

Saturday, September 11th

DAM J.A.M.

Oakdale School, Hefner Road - East of Sooner Road, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

DAM J.A.M.

Saturday, September 18th

MS-150 Training Ride (hills) 65 miles

Harrah, Sod Loop

Oakdale School, Hefner Road - East of Sooner Road, OKC

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

 

 

Saturday, Sunday September 25, 26

Participation and Successful Fundraising Qualifies for TBB Buying Group Membership for One Year!

 

Route-66 Oklahoma Bike MS (MS-150)

Tulsa to Oklahoma City

(OKC riders will be bussed to Tulsa)

Route-66 Oklahoma Bike MS (MS-150)

 (Click "Join Team" and enter "Team BikeBuddies")

October

 

Friday - Sunday, October 15th - 17th

TBB Fall Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Ride

 

Mountains Wildlife Refuge

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach mike@AlethosConsulting.com

November (Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday, November 7th)

Friday, November 26th

ThanksRiding Day

(Day after Thanksgiving!

TBA

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

mike@AlethosConsulting.com

December

Friday, December 10th

TBB Holiday Party

TBA

 

Mike Flenniken - USA Cycling Coach

mike@AlethosConsulting.com