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That Dorky Mirror Saved My Life

Cycle Folsom

OK, I admit that this is a misleading headline.  I was skimming through some news articles and started reading one…

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Death Ride Tune Up

Cycle Folsom

Joe and Enrico applying bar tape As the Death Ride nears, a group of Cycle Folsom’s riders got together to…

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What Does It Take To Be A Racer

Cycle FolsomRacing

The Tour De France is just around the corner and just a month ago we were able to experience the…

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A Tale of Two Rides

ClimbingNutrition,  Cycle Folsom,  Group Riding,  Hydration,  TftT

Yesterday, we completed the 10th and final century ride in the Train for the Tours (TftT) series for 2016.  This…

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Riders – Know Your Route

Cycle FolsomGeneral Cycling,  Group Riding,  Pace Line

Several weeks ago, I was with a group riding a route that used very common roads.  I noticed the rider(s)…

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One Cool Loon

ClimbingGeneral Cycling,  TftT

Mike and Brad at Loon Lake Scott McKinney’s Train for the Tour (TftT) series is Cycle Folsom’s most grueling set…

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The “Swing”

Group RidingPace Line

I just finished reading Boys in the Boat the other day.  It is a great story about the University of…

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Inspiration

General Cycling

As I get older (and maybe a touch wiser), I realize that what inspired me in my younger days is…

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Nutrition 101 – Fuel For The Ride

NutritionGeneral Cycling

One of the great things about this time of year as Spring takes hold, is the great cycling events coming upon…

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Hydration 101

General CyclingHydration

As we start moving into Spring and everyone is thinking of the big rides they have planned for the Summer,…

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Thoughts About Performance and Nourishment for Your Soul

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This is a very lengthy post, however, I hope you’ll consider it a worthy investment of time. As the leader…

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Sometimes, Its About the Bike

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Outside of actually riding a bike, there are a few other awesome things about cycling – (1) getting a new…

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Paceline Skills

General CyclingPace Line

Today was one of those days where the weather is giving you a perfectly reasonable excuse to stay inside and…

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Cycle Folsom Blog Revival

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While doing a “Rescue Me” ride, I happened upon Jason Rogers and we started chatting about the great changes to…

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The resurection of a club blog.

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Cycle Folsom has been around for nearly a decade now. Being an all volunteer organization, the club’s activities, interests, service…

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Spring South Canal Time Trial

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A great group of Cycle Folsom newbies and old dogs showed up to challenge themselves on the 10 mile South…

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Tuesday Climbing Ride

ClimbingTuesday ride

Nice ride everyone! 14 cyclists took on the slopes around Folsom and El Dorado Hills; there were some brand new…

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Snelling Road Race, 26 Feb 2011

Racing

There were all kinds of reasons not to race Snelling: the weather (cold rain & snow predicted earlier), flooding (last…

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Overnight Precipitation Made for Cool Ride

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Steven Paine had posted a “Deer Valley Loop” ride for Saturday, 2/19. The weather forecast was a bit dicey; chance…

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Weekend Racing

Racing

More Cycle Folsom Ride Leaders and members are racing this year. While the Peloton Group was heading down to Pocket…

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Damp won’t dampen our spirits

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The Peloton group started the morning at Karen’s Bakery with about 17 riders – and 2 more planning to meet…

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And so the Race Season Begins for some CF Members

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The spectrum of cycling talent within Cycle Folsom is pretty broad. Most of our Members range from “inspired cycling enthusiasts”…

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New Combined Group Blog for Cycle Folsom

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In the past, prior to the creation of CycleFolsom’s Meetup.com site, Cycle Folsom maintained separate blogs for the Peloton and…

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Happy New Year 2011

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[Posted by Phil Blay, January 1, 2011] Happy New Year to all the readers of this performance ride blog. Ride updates…

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