Saturday July 29 – Roberts Creek (Sunshine Coast) long medium
This was originally posted as Sunday July 30 (plans change)
It’s time to test your conditioning! The ride cuts onto Marine Drive in West Vancouver which we then follow to the ferry terminal at Horseshoe Bay. Riders have been known to turn back here. Keep going, it’s a great ride to Roberts Creek and lunch at the Gumboot Cafe (yum!). The hills are nice and rolling, (OK, some are short and steep) and one long one out of Gibsons. Teresa introduced me to this ride, and I thought it was great. We’ll have an early start in order to try and catch the 9:40 AM ferry.
Route: click here, distance 90+km
Meet: 730AM at Terra Breads in the Athlete’s Village
Please RSVP ride leader Colin if you plan to come.
Bring: your BC Ferries Experience card (or so Teresa says), snacks, water, extra tube and basic tools for repairs.
Thanks to Colin for leading 6 of us to the Sunshine Coast, which lived up to its namesake by clearing up the clouds on arrival after a grey and early start in Vancouver. There was one flat, but otherwise it was a fun romp along the roller coaster hills of West Van and the sustained climbs and descents of Gibsons and Roberts Creek. I recommend the Roberts Creek pizza at the Gumboot. The group splintered on the return in West Van, with some going directly home and others for gelato.
Enjoy the photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZqC2jXv1afBK6p7e8