*Registration required.<br />7:55am 7/2 Update: Ride is on. Weather forecast indicates rain should stop by 9am.<br />~23 miles RT. 9:30 start from Winding Creek Park (~1.4 miles north of usual VMP start). We will ride north past Olney Ale House &amp; have rest stop/lunch (hopefully outside) at Villa Maya ~mile 18. After lunch, a little over 5 miles back to WCP. Ride will be mostly roads, with short sections on paved bike trails, e.g. GA Av Trail.<br />Ride will be a little hillier than some of the other Friday Lunch Rides. Ride will be C pace, averaging ~10-12 mph overall, faster on flat roads &amp; slower when hills; see the Ride Class Table (https://www.potomacpedalers.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&amp;club_id=495413&amp;module_id=452207 ) for more info on ride classes and average speeds.<br />**Ride Rules:<br />• Participation is limited to those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID. According to the CDC, you&#39;re not considered fully vaccinated until it&#39;s been at least two weeks since your second dose of a two-dose series like Pfizer&#39;s or Moderna&#39;s vaccine, or it&#39;s been two weeks since you received a single-dose vaccine like Johnson&amp;Johnson (aka Janssen).<br />• Registering for ride required at least by 7am on 7/2 &amp; participation is limited to first 15 people.<br />• Helmets are required.<br />• No earbuds or headphones.<br />• Road/Drop handlebars require end plugs or similar.(I don’t want to ever see a handlebar take a core sample out of anyone’s thigh).<br />• Also, see PPTC “RIDE GUIDELINES DURING COVID-19” at https://www.potomacpedalers.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&amp;club_id=495413&amp;module_id=448936<br />*Social ride where we try to stay within sight. However, if you prefer to ride at your own (faster or slower) pace, then please let me know &amp; I will bring a printed cue for you.<br />*Don&#39;t forget face mask, lock, helmet &amp; lunch money/CC. Please arrive in time to roll @9:30.