Willow Park 120Km Dart Pop 2/14/26

[Gary Gottlieb]

LSR,

It is time to start making plans for the most fun you can have on a bicycle.  Yes the LSR Dart Pops Winter Edition is here!!!!

For those of you who have not done this before it goes like this:

I have created two 120K routes that are hilly as heck, have lots of turns, very low traffic, go around lakes, cross rivers, go past an animal park, go along golf courses, and ride on the prettiest roads that Parker County has to offer.  One route goes west and one goes south.  Then the routes cross each other and share some of the controls.  We all converge at the second to the last control which is a Wendy’s in Weatherford and then at exactly 3:00pm we all ride as teams the final 18 miles to the last control which is Fuzzy’s Taco Shop in Willow Park where we will all eat dinner together precisely at 5:00pm. Funny how that all works out.

This is a team event that counts towards a RUSA Cup and a RUSA Rouler award!  We split up into teams of 3 to 5 bikes.  Tandems count as one bike so Dana and I will be on singles unless we need a tandem to fill a team.  It is important to get a head count in this case.

Usually we divide up into teams in the parking lot before we start, but if you have a team go ahead and let me know.  If there is a specific route you want let me know that too.  Also the west route has two sections of potential construction and if needed we can take a detour so I will lead that team.

We roll at 9:00am from the Willow Park brevet start which is the southeast corner on I-20 and Ranch House Road in the Brookshire’s parking lot behind the Chevron station along the row of hedges.  Please arrive earlier than normal so we can establish teams, team captains, and assign routes.

Now to make this work we need riders. Two teams of 4 or 5 bikes each would be awesome.  So please sign up for a fun day of riding.

Now comes your homework assignment.

Attached to this email is the PDF waiver.  Fill it out, print it, sign it, photo or scan it, and email it to Dan. 

If you are new to Willow Park event there is a parking map PDF attached.

There will be no paper cue sheets.  Just follow your team leader and forget about it.

Here are the two RWGPS links.  We will be using modified permanent versions due to construction on Bankhead Hwy.  Load both routes into your Garmin or Wahoo.

Lake Weatherford Tin Top Pop (west route):

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/52541127

Baker Tin Top Pop (south route):

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53910089

Riders so far:

Gary, Dana, Dan, Rob, Brenda.

See you soon in Willow Park!

Gary