Originally Posted by caloso

It's not a club ride. Most of the riders race and treat it as a training race. Meets same place, same time as since forever. Neutral roll out for the first 5 miles, totally social. This is the time to tell your buddies how you really haven't been riding much lately and will probably just sit in, when in fact you are going to attack like a rabid weasel. Pace picks up once it passes under the Interstate. Sprint 1 is at the County Line. Turn around, regroup, slightly different route on the way back. Sprint 2 is where the pavement changes after the big oak tree. Neutral roll back in to town, resume conversation from earlier and/or make excuses about missing the break, complain about the lousy leadout and moan about guys who didn't pull through.

No leaders, no sweep. If you flat or have a mechanical, someone may stop and help but don't count on it, so be self-sufficient. If you get dropped on the way out, you may be able to pick up the group on the return. If you get dropped on the way back, enjoy your solo ride home.