On May 4th Niagara Falls, A riders are going to put the A back in Amici! We believe that many of you want to keep improving your skills and fitness and are willing to see what goes on in A rides. This year will be a bit different- in addition to riding FFS....Fun, Fast, Safe....  we are going to post routes, give support and guidelines, announce faster stretches, regrouping points, etc. In other words, this isn't going to be a flat out race after we leave Firemen's. But it will be tougher, we are aiming for at least 30+ Strava averages, and we all know what that means, right?

We want to encourage people to figure out if A is for them, and to not be put off if they get it rough on a given ride, this can happen to any of us for a variety of reasons. Most of all, just an "off day". We want the A rides to be a success, for people to want to come back again and again for more. It'll be an open forum, for Q&A. Sometimes while we are rolling, sometimes on e-mail, or sometimes in the parking lot. Safety will be foremost on our minds throughout. 

Depending on the Ride Leader, you may see that the A routes will be the same as B routes so if you start with A and are just not enjoying it, ease up and you'll rejoin the B group behind us. Or we may post our own challenge! Be sure to check What's New for routes.  As with all rides,we ask that A riders arrive 15 minutes earlier and we can chat through the route, introduce ourselves as we'll have some new faces, pacelining, dropping and regrouping, and then we can leave at the scheduled time.

Please arrive with your bike updated with all specified accessories as per the Club guidelines, even your bell.....ding-a-ling!. Don't forget to add your contact information to a piece of paper in your saddle bag or to wear  a Road ID bracelet, etc. Hope to see you on May 4.  For our first ride, we will take the B route. Let the fun begin!