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Atlanta Area Group Road Rides
These rides are put on by various organizations and bike shops around the greater metro Atlanta area. Some rides do not have a leader and are “pick up rides.” Contact the ride leader/shop/club to verify that the ride is still going on. Unless specified, these are hard training rides geared towards advanced riders and racers and those that have group riding experience. Aerobars or tri-bikes are not allowed on group rides. If you have them, do NOT ride in them in the group. Expect to be dropped and be on your own if you cannot keep up with the group. Athens rides can be found at Athens GA Bicycling. Cycling is a dangerous sport. Southeastern Cycling, Trish Albert, and the sponsoring ride groups are not responsible if you get lost or hurt on these rides. You ride at your own risk and assume all responsibility for yourself and your equipment. All ride times given are Daylight Saving Time unless noted. Many rides stop after Daylight Savings Time ends. Check with the sponsoring organization for specifics about any rides. Please note that all times are PM (afternoon/evening) unless otherwise stated. The page is updated at the beginning of every Daylight Saving Time and throughout the year as we are made aware of ride changes. Most shops/groups have the GPS files available on their websites. Since ride routes change often, I am no longer posting these. For 2023, On Hold indicates that the ride is not happening until further notice. Please check with your health professional before beginning cycling.

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Winter 2021

ATL PTN Rides

The Airport Ride: A Tradition Unlike Any Other, Sure, we ride the route in the spring and summer. And it’s fine. Sure, sure., but we all know The Airport Ride, the real one, runs from the first Sunday in November until the last in March. So it is written. So it shall be. Airport Opening Day Sunday, November 6th 10:00am roll timeT his runs all winter long in place of The Sunday Ride rotation. May God have mercy on your soul.

Winter ‘Za Before the advent of such online mental health services as Better Help (Et al), a rag-tag group of PTN’ers decided to spawn a bastard version of PZA in the winter and continue rolling to the rock at 6:00pm every Thursday evening, in the dark and the cold. Some folks just can’t be reached. Get well soon, friends.

Winter Pizza Thursday @ 6:00pm small inner laps

TUK you in, warm within It only took about three years to herd the cats and get (most) everyone on board with the summer 9:00a/9:05a TUK A/B split. So what we gon’ do? Go ahead and poke the bear again! Moving a half hour up to the 9:30a area is a bad trade. The full hour shift makes sense. Don’t worry, you can still fritter away yer afternoon and disappoint your family in all the usual ways, just an hour later.

TUK A @ 10:00am
TUK B @ 10:05am
Begins Saturday, November 12th

Atlanta Cycling Rides – Tuesday and Thursday at 4:30 from the Vinings shop for winter or “winter +” pace on the Vinings loop.

Spring 2022

ATL PTN RIdes
Nasty Northlake Tuesdays will be nasty once again. The always vicious Nasty Northlake (NNL) returns to its roots with the official start moved back to the eponymous Northlake location. Sometimes the old ways are the best. Here’s the Google Maps link to said location. The Northlake start rolls at 6:00pm but many who either live closer to Stone Mountain and/or those scurred of climbing Midvale at mach 1 congregate at the car was just outside of the Stone Mountain park entrance at around 6:30pm-6700-6672 James B Rivers Memorial Dr.

Beginning Saturday, April 2nd: Tucker A rolls at 9:00am with Tucker B rolling at 9:05am. Let the gnashing of teeth commence but…this structure allows for those riders on the cusp of becoming A riders to try their hand (once truly ready) and, if dropped, get scooped up by B shortly thereafter. TUK A is a no-holds-barred drop ride. TUK B is a challenging but steady ride that is not meant for surging or attacking. Here’s a basic TUK primer: If you struggle to stay on B, don’t start with A. If you are an A-level rider and want to blow B to bits for kicks GTFO.

Winter 2021

ATL PTN Rides
Pizza Ride A winter PZA will roll at 6:00pm every Thursday during the winter. Laps at the mountain in the dark and cold? FUN!
Tucker TUK moves to a 9:30am start time next Saturday, November 13th.
Airport Ride The infamous Airport Ride begins its winter residency Sunday, November 7th at 10:00am and will be the Sunday ride for the remainder of fall and winter. Sunday Ride rotation resumes next April. Leaves from Peters St. in Castleberry Hills, Atlanta.

West Oak (Marietta)
Circles at West Oak, Tuesdays a 5:30 pm, With the time change, West Oak is a great place to ride at night. No official start, no donation, and no counting laps. Just show up for an evening ride, Ride as long and as fast as you want. Head and tail lights recommended.

Bikes and Friends
-Monday night ride (winter route) When/Where: 6:00pm from Atlanta Cycling in Duluth Details: “10” 2 mile loops at a recovery pace of 16-18 mph beginning at the intersection of McClure Bridge Rd. and Howell Springs Dr.
Parking: Atlanta Cycling, 3576 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096
-Wednesday night ride (winter route) When/Where: 6:00pm from Atlanta Cycling in Duluth Details: This is a fast ride with an average speed of 19-21 mph following the 3 mile warmup from Atlanta Cycling with approximately “5” 4 mile loops beginning at Abbotts Bridge Rd. and Albion Farm Rd. back toward Downtown Duluth, and then down Abbotts Bridge Rd. back to Albion Farm Rd. Parking: Atlanta Cycling, 3576 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Duluth, GA 30096
-Alternative Wednesday night River Green Ramble When/Where: 6pm at River Green Office Park in Duluth Details: Brisk paceline ride with “10” 2.6 mile up and back laps at the River Green office park in Duluth. This is a great opportunity to build your speed and paceline skills without the concern over getting lost or dropped. Parking: 4575 River Green Parkway, Duluth, GA 30096
-Saturday ride (winter route) When/Where: 8:30am from Great Harvest Bread in Johns Creek Details: A 35 mile (including our 3 mile warmup) moderately paced 16-18 mph no-drop ride with “7” regroups through Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, and Berkeley Lake. This is our favorite ride of the week! It’s a little hilly and somewhat technical especially circling Berkeley Lake and through Technology Park. Afterwards we reward ourselves with coffee/pastry at Great Harvest Bread. Parking: Great Harvest Bread Co., 10305 Medlock Bridge Rd., Duluth, GA 30097
-Sunday ride When/Where: Typically starts at 9:30am leaving from either the Ingles shopping center in Peachtree Corners or Great Harvest Bread Co. in Johns Creek. Details: This is a low steady heart rate “Dealers Choice” ride with distances varying from 30-50 miles at a moderate pace of 16-17 mph that usually involves an interim coffee shop break. Details are confirmed in a separate post following our Saturday ride, and we are always open to you proposing a special ride!

Dirty Sheets
Dirty Sheets Gravel Tuesday Night Ride at 6:30 starting at New Hope Methodist Church.Be ready to ride at 6:30 PM and expect a 10-12 mph average over 20ish miles. You are required to have a handle bar light, a helmet light and a rear light. Wear appropriate clothing, be self sufficient and be able to handle a flat or a mechanical in the dark and be able to navigate back to your car on your own. Parking is at New Hope United Methodists church at 7875 Atlanta Newnan Rd, Palmetto, GA 30268 on the loop. You must sign a waiver to be on the ride.

Spring 2021

Atlanta Cycling Rides – All Locations

All Atlanta Cycling and Peachtree Bikes rides are still on hiatus. They are hopeful for having them later on in the year.

ATLPTN (Formerly Eastside Rides) The return to DST rings in the return of our beloved weeknight rides
Northlake and Pizza will start at 6:00pm – Northlake will now start at the Art Lot in Avondale Estates, same as Pizza

TUK & Roll On April 3rd, we shift to TUK A @ 8:30am and TUK B @ 8:35am The close but staggered starts received overwhelming support when we tried it in the latter half of 2019 and continues to receive unsolicited requests for its return (Tucker Ride)

Sunday Bloody Sunday The Airport Ride continues on Sundays @ 10:00am through the end of March (last edition March 28th). Thereafter, we hand the baton to the rotating Sunday Ride Schedule and move to 9:00am. We will initially work off a three-ride rotation of: Silk Sheets, (forwards and backwards), Kelleytown, & Airport

Winter 2019-2020 Rides List is here.

Spring 2020

ATLPTN Rides The clocks spring forward this Sunday and the Atlanta Peloton returns to serving up suffering during the week. See below for times and details. In April, NNL, SVL, and PZA will move to 6:30pm. Of note, Tucker times will not roll back until the first weekend in April. And Airport continues through the end of March, after which The Sunday Ride series commences.

Nasty Northlake Tuesday 6:15pm in March, 6:30 April-Summer One small counterclockwise loop, One large counterclockwise loop, Belgian Finish

Pizza Ride Thursday Pizza 6:15pm in March, 6:30 April-Summer, 1 large clockwise loop, Sprint finish

Tucker A/Full Grown Saturday @ 9:25am, B/Baby @ 9:30am, Leaves from downtown Tucker

Airport Ride Sunday 10:00am Leaves from Peters Street

Fall 2019

Eastside Rides Nasty Northlake, Pizza and Silverlake shift to 6:15pm start times this week. Still two laps for both NNL and PZA. In October, start times move to 6:00pm and laps decrease. Sad!

TUK A (Full Grown) rolls at 8:30am and is a no-holds barred affair
TUK B (Baby) rolls at 8:40am and is a challenging but steady ride free of attacks and surging Rides will keep the same 10 minute split when we move one hour later in November after DST ends (i.e. 9:30am & 9:40am)

Spring 2019

Eastside Rides
Airport- Sundays 10:00AM through – end of March (ride tradition goes through end of March).
Saturday Tucker– goes back to 9:00AM the first Saturday in April (April 6) // B Tucker Group goes to 8:30AM April 6.
Tuesday Northlake Ride – Kicks off the first Tuesday after the time change- March 12 @ 6:15PM.
6:15PM for all March Rides (1 small five mile counterclockwise and 1 eight mile Belgium loop in park); 6:30PM for all April Rides (1 small five mile counterclockwise and 1 eight mile Belgium loop in park); 6:30PM for May – late summer rides (2 loops in park)
Summer Solstice Trifecta- 3 loops in the park the week before, the week that includes June 21, and the week after.
Thursday Pizza Ride – Daylight Schedule Kicks off March 14 @ 6:15PM 6:15PM for all March Rides (1 loop in park); 6:30PM for all April Rides (1 loop in park); 6:30PM for May – late summer rides (2 loops in park) Summer Solstice Trifecta- 3 loops in the park the week before, the week of (June 21), and the week after.
Northlake Ride Start– meet at the back of the parking lot of the Restaurants located at: 3900 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA. If you look at a map- meeting location is between Montreal Rd and Harobi Drive, East of Wendy’s across the street from Chevron Gas Station / McDonald’s. Distance- Approximately 30 miles round trip in Summer- then moves to 23 miles as ride gets shorter (shorter options available in the park).
Pizza Ride Start– meet in the old location Avondale Pizza Cafe parking lot-(which is now an outdoor Artist Park). 70 North Avondale Road, Avondale Estates, GA 30002 Distance- Approximately 33 miles round trip in Summer- then moves to 26 miles as ride gets shorter (shorter options available in the park).
Tucker Ride Start– meet at the intersection Lynburn Drive and Main St, Tucker, GA Approximately 46 miles (shortcut options available).
Airport Ride Start– meet at Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, just west of Forsyth St SW. Approximate address- Trinity Lofts- 249 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30303