Downtown Breakaway Finale * DC * A/BB/B (MH) * 20 miles * 6:00p
Event Contact(s)
Rudi Riet
A/BB Ride Leader & Grand Poobah of DTB
Silpi Chalasani
A/BB Ride Leader
Danielle Cristino
A/BB/B Ride Leader
Daniel Patronsky
A/BB Ride Leader
Eric C Brewer
A/BB Ride Leader
Lee Goldberg
A/BB Ride Leader
Adam Hoey
A Ride Leader
Chris Tank
A Ride Leader
Matthew Birnbaum
BB/B Ride Leader
Registration Info
Registration is required
Yes, there are rules - but they keep this ride going smoothly!
- Front and rear lights are required on all DTB rides!
- Rear lights on solid mode only (unless riding solo).
- Helmets and working brakes are required, too!
- Be positive - smiles are the rule of the day on the DTB!
- No attacking of pacelines or racing tactics (rolling pacelines will be used for the A and BB groups on MacArthur returns).
- No earbuds please!
- Keep it social - this isn't the Greenbelt race series.
- What the designated ride leaders say is what goes!
- Call out all potholes and road hazards (and there are many).
- Signal your intentions, both physically and verbally: turning, slowing, stopping.
- Adhere to Velominati rule 43: don't be a jackass.
About this event
It's our final DTB for 2026, so it's a social pace with a pizza feast at Pete's New Haven Style Apizza.
A prompt 6pm departure will take us on an ever-changing route (due to sunset times) out to Montgomery County and back, taking myriad turns, climbs, descents, and views in along the way. Our ride takes a circuitous route outbound but a more direct (and often flatter) route back - it's easy to shortcut if you need to get back sooner than the rest of the group (tho please let a ride leader know if you're going to break away from the Breakaway).
As usual, a prompt 6pm departure is the rule of the day. Given we flirt with sunset ,
lights (front and rear) are MANDATORY - no exceptions!
Note that this is not a show-and-go ride: please sign the liability waiver here.
The Route:
All groups: Apizza 2026 (19.8 miles, 1,050' climbing)
(NOTE: RideWithGPS links go public approximately one week before posted ride date. Want to see them sooner? Become a Potomac Pedalers member and get full access to the club's RWGPS library!)
The Destination:
At mile 15.6 the route arrives at Pete's New Haven Style Apizza for a celebratory feast.
It is mandatory to bring lights!
Essential Notes:
Also: if you participate in more than three DTBs and are not already a member of Potomac Pedalers we kindly ask that you
join the club. Your club membership dues help sustain the club as well as fund the CLIP insurance that covers this ride each and every week. Thank you!
Note that
front and rear lights are required for safety. In the case of rear lights, they need to be on a solid beam mode unless you're riding solo. Also: working brakes are required (i.e. no track bikes where skid stopping is the only option), as are helmets (which is true for
all Potomac Pedalers rides).
If the weather takes a turn (thunderstorms, rain, ice, snow, windstorms), the air quality is unhealthy (AQI of 100 or more), or the heat index is over 101°F the ride will not go. Any late-breaking news about this will be posted to the club website, to the club Twitter feed, and to the ride's email list - to which you can sign up below:
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