2025 Meet the Team Rides

[Nathan Hakken]

Fall is a month away and it’s time to schedule the Meet the Team Rides (MTTR) for 2025.

The purpose of these rides is to allow riders at all levels and abilities to get to know local Northwest road teams that are seeking new members.

For the Seattle cycling community, Meet the Team Rides begin right after Labor Day and will take place on Saturdays and Sundays from September 6th through November 23rd.

Rides will meet at 9:15 at Leschi Park, 201 Lakeside Ave S, Seattle 98122, with the rides departing at 9:30 and proceeding at a social, "no drop" pace around the south end of Lake Washington and returning across I-90 to Leschi.

If your team is interested in hosting a Seattle Meet the Team ride this year, please contact me (natehakken at gmail.com) with your preferred date and one or two alternates.

The available dates are:

September: 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 27th, and 28th

October: 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th, 25th, and 26th

November: 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 22nd and 23rd.

To secure a date, you’ll need to provide:

1. the name and email address of a team contact (which will be published with ride details);
2. a brief statement of your team's goals and who you’re recruiting;
3. the URL of your team website.

Dates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The complete schedule of ride dates and team information will be posted on the WSBA website once enough teams have responded. Please note this will be posted on the main page of the site.

If your team wants to host a Meet the Team Road ride OUTSIDE Seattle, we will be happy to include your information in the ride list on the WSBA website. Please just let me know where and when the ride will meet and the estimated time/distance of the ride.


USA Cycling recommends that each team permit its Meet the Team ride as a Non-Competitive Training Ride, which can provide general liability insurance. More information on that permitting process is available from USA Cycling: https://usacycling.org/event-organizer/benefits-of-permitting/permit-process

Lastly, please be respectful of other teams and schedule a ride if you plan to host one and not schedule team rides that conflict with other teams meet the team ride.

Thanks,

Nate Hakken
Revo Racing