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Women's Ride: PAA WoW Monthly Ride - Tour de Sites

When:
Sunday, November 28, 2021, 8:15 AM
Where:
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
360 N Arroyo Blvd
Pasadena, CA  91103
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Ladies, join us for November's Women on Wheels (WoW) ride on November 28 at 8:15 a.m., where we will take you on a loop through Pasadena, South Pasadena, and Sierra Madre seeing some of unique sites along the way. Once we get into Sierra Madre, get your climbing legs ready. We will climb up into Santa Anita Canyon and then stop in downtown Sierra Madre for coffee & a sweet treat - The Syndicate or Bean Town (let's support local) - we'll meet in the middle at Kersting Court!  

We will ride all together as one group to see all the sites, average speed about 13 mph, after the coffee stop in Sierra Madre, we'll break into groups (Less Fast - Group B and Fast - Group A) and head back to the Rose Bowl via Sierra Madre Blvd, Paloma Street and Mountain Street. Sign up for the group you want to ride back to the Rose Bowl with.

The route will see some fun sites:
1. Millard House (also know as "La Miniatura") was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright House in 1923 and is one of five concrete block homes he designed in Southern California (please don't bother the tenants)

2. The Gamble Housewas designed in 1908 by Pasadena architects Greene and Greene (also the site of Back to the Future I and III)

3. The original Wrigley Mansion (now the Rose Bowl Headquarters)

4. Father of the Bride House (please don't bother the tenants)

5. Mater Dolorosa Passion Retreat (this is out and back, punchy climb)

6. Bailey Canyon Nature Trail

7. Lizzie's Trail Inn and The Richardson House / Mt. Wilson Trail

8. Mary's Market If you'd rather not climb the section above Mary's Market, you can stop there and wait for the rest of the group. Mary's Market is at 561 Woodland Drive. 

The route starts and ends at the Aquatics Center at the Rose Bowl https://www.strava.com/routes/2871625998882024078 is 24.5 miles with 1,429 ft. Thank you to Nina Waters for the route. Please upload the route to your cycling computer.

PARKING:

Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, we'll meet outside the bathrooms.
360 N Arroyo Blvd, Pasadena 91103
https://goo.gl/maps/5sPD7QGEWVKLsTpk9


PRE-RIDE MEETING:

We will be having a quick pre-ride meeting at 8:15 a.m. at Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. We will discuss rules of the road, hand signals, the route and hopefully get a group photo. We ask that everyone registered please attend.


GROUPS:

We will be splitting into two groups after the coffee stop in Sierra Madre: Group A (Fast) 15-16 mph average and Group B (Less fast) 12-13 mph. Please RSVP with which group you'd like to join. 
This is a No-Drop ride - we will have ride sweeps for each group.


RIDE LEADERS:

Group A (Fast): Meg Aldrich

Group B (Less Fast): Nina Waters


THINGS TO REMEMBER:
- You must RSVP for the ride
- This is a women's only ride
- Wear your PAA kit (not required)
- Roll time is 8:30 A.M. - make sure to leave plenty of time to find parking and get yourself ready, otherwise you'll be chasing.
- We will meet at the Aquatics Center in front of the bathrooms.

By participating in this ride, you agree to PAA's liability waiver.