A Special 4th of July Ride in Fort Worth

[Gary Gottlieb]

LSR,

Join Dana and me for a special 4th of July ride starting from our house.  We will roll a little after 7am when everyone is ready.

We will ride a new version of the Lake Weatherford Tin Top Century 150K.  This is a good ride to do in the heat since the stops are all around 20 miles apart.

This is a longer version of the 120K Dart Pop route, but starts and finishes at our house.  We ride completely around Lake Weatherford stopping at the floating bridge for a bathroom break, ride past two golf courses, go through downtown Aledo stoping at the Shell station for ice, ride for miles along a wild animal ranch, stop at the place in Tin Top with good sandwiches and burgers for a quick lunch and more ice, head north to Harmony, then the Pilot truck stop in Weatherford for more ice, the head back passing Willow Park to our house.  Get the idea?  Bring a CamelBak.

The modified route takes a more direct route to Lake Weatherford (Squaw Creek is all torn up), adds a new loop in place of the out and back on Tin Top Road, takes a different way around Harmony, and takes a different way around Willow Park.  

Just a warning: It is going to be hot and this is a very hilly course.  If we take too many breaks we will miss the time cut off.  So keep that in mind.

So why is this a special ride you ask?  On this ride I will achieve 400,000 Kms of RUSA events.  Call it an Ultra-Mondail or a Quadruple Galaxy.  Not that those awards exist, just that I will be the first person to get there.

Now the details:

We live on the west side of Fort Worth but our mailing address is Aledo.  Our address is 4325 Northpointe Drive, Aledo, TX 76008.  See the attached PDF file for our address and where to park by our house.

Sign up for permanent #2765.  Do not use the RWGPS route that goes with that permanent.  Use this RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47169613

The title of that route is "#02765 - THW Lake Weatherford Tin Top Century".  The letters are code.  T = Thompson Road, H = Harmony Bypass, and W = Willow Park Bypass.  I have eight version of this route, but this one is the best.

Please let me know if I can expect you, and I will post updates to the email list.

See you out west for a really fun and challenging ride.  Just remember Parker County makes you strong.

Gary

[Gary Gottlieb]

UPDATE:

This ride is now a 150Km Populaire. I will send out the RWGPS link and a waiver tomorrow.

The details of the ride and the route are pretty much the same. The Populaire route is slightly shorter than the permanent and does not stop at the Exxon on I-30.

Please use the route I send out tomorrow. Do not use the permanent route unless you like extra miles.

Also sign and scan the waiver and email that to Dan and me. You know the drill.

INFORMATION:

Join Dana and me for a special 4th of July ride starting from our house. We will roll at 7am.

We will ride the Lake Weatherford Tin Top Century 150K. This is a good ride to do in the heat since the stops are all around 20 miles apart.

This is a longer version of the 120K Dart Pop route, but starts and finishes at our house. We ride completely around Lake Weatherford stopping at the floating bridge for a bathroom break, ride past two golf courses, go through downtown Aledo stoping at the Shell station for ice, ride for miles along a wild animal ranch, stop at the place in Tin Top with good sandwiches and burgers for a quick lunch and more ice, head north to Harmony, Bethel, then the Pilot truck stop in Weatherford for more ice, the head back passing Willow Park to our house. Get the idea? Bring a CamelBak.

Just a warning: It is going to be hot and this is a very hilly course. If we take too many breaks we will miss the time cut off. So keep that in mind.

So why is this a special ride you ask? On this ride I will achieve 400,000 Kms of RUSA events. Call it an Ultra-Mondial or a Quadruple Galaxy. Not that those awards exist, just that I will be the first person to get there.

Now the details:

We live on the west side of Fort Worth but our mailing address is Aledo. Our address is 4325 Northpointe Drive, Aledo, TX 76008. See the attached PDF file for our address and where to park by our house.

[Gary Gottlieb]

UPDATE:

This ride is now a 150Km Populaire. The waiver is attached and here is the RWGPS link: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47336797

The details of the ride and the route are the same as below. The Populaire route is slightly shorter than the permanent and does not stop at the Exxon on I-30.

Please use the route in this email.  Do not use the permanent route unless you like extra miles.

Also sign and scan the waiver and email that to Dan and me. Bring the paper waiver to the ride start. You know the drill.

INFORMATION:

Join Dana and me for a special 4th of July ride starting from our house.  We will roll at 7am.

We will ride the Lake Weatherford Tin Top Century 150K.  This is a good ride to do in the heat since the stops are all around 20 miles apart.

This is a longer version of the 120K Dart Pop route, but starts and finishes at our house.  We ride completely around Lake Weatherford stopping at the floating bridge for a bathroom break, ride past two golf courses, go through downtown Aledo stoping at the Shell station for ice, ride for miles along a wild animal ranch, stop at the place in Tin Top with good sandwiches and burgers for a quick lunch and more ice, head north to Harmony, Bethel, then the Pilot truck stop in Weatherford for more ice, the head back passing Willow Park to our house.  Get the idea?  Bring a CamelBak.

Just a warning: It is going to be hot and this is a very hilly course.  If we take too many breaks we will miss the time cut off.  So keep that in mind.

So why is this a special ride you ask?  On this ride I will achieve 400,000 Kms of RUSA events.  Call it an Ultra-Mondial or a Quadruple Galaxy.  Not that those awards exist, just that I will be the first person to get there.

Now the details:

We live on the west side of Fort Worth but our mailing address is Aledo.  Our address is 4325 Northpointe Drive, Aledo, TX 76008.  See the attached PDF file for our address and where to park by our house.

Please let me know if I can expect you, and I will post updates to the email list.

See you out west for a really fun and challenging ride.  Just remember Parker County makes you strong.

Gary