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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>5 PM Reston-Tuesday C/D  (07/07/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;The priorities of this ride are safety and fun. Don't draft too close, obey traffic signals and communicate with other riders and vehicles. Stay together and regroup at the typical spots. Welcome new riders.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=13011158&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6754064</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 3 loops (07/07/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50156736&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735585</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC Fox Mill Bs (07/07/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is a fast tempo ride with a few "sprint" points and subsequent regroups. Please respect the pace of the B group - average of 19-21 mph, steady effort, no "hero pulls" or "watt bombs." Follow all rules of the road: in particular, do not cross the centerline, and do not ride more than two abreast.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regroup at:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="list-style: none; display: inline"&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;November Ct. (just after the turn onto Lawyers from Birdfoot);&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;the top of Hunter Station (just before the turn onto Lawyers).&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be alert at:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="list-style: none; display: inline"&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;the bottom of Birdfoot (do not cut the corner; do not fan out);&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Running Cedar Rd. before the turn onto Soapstone Rd.;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hunter Station (again, do not fan out).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Follow all rules of the road.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road&lt;/strong&gt; or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn. Do not ride more than two abreast.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#1F272B"&gt;It’s a misconception among cyclists that if one can beat a car through an intersection, one is entitled or even required to do so.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Ride with the group, and for the group. Call out potholes or debris, especially on Lawyer’s Rd. Please do not "race" the group.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Be considerate of the neighborhoods in which we ride, even if it requires the group to slow down.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6753901</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Wednesday Ramble (07/08/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 36px;"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;; font-size: 24px; color: rgb(125, 73, 0);"&gt;Leesburg---Looking for Shade&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;For any relief from the heat, we'll start &amp;amp; end on Dry Mill @ Loudoun County HS. We'll tour to Purcellville via the W&amp;amp;OD, and return via Irene &amp;amp; Dry Mill. Choices?? Coffee in Purcellville; lunch in Leesburg??&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Ramble? What is? A leisurely tour with combination of roads and the W&amp;amp;OD exploring new places as well as our RBC routes.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=55929775&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Still, the average speed of this ride hovers at 12 mph but leisurely. It is a good ride for retired, daytime free, new to cycling, or happy people.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;Rides are not held when the forecast for rain is greater than 50% or temperature is below 30&lt;sup&gt;o&lt;/sup&gt;. Ride cancellations will be posted on Social Media.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from RidewithGPS and print it before you come,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6751563</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>July 2026 RBC Board Meeting (07/08/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#0000FF" style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;July 2026 Reston Bike Club Board Meeting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;u&gt;Members Welcome&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Meeting location:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;The Breeze&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;781 Station Street, Herndon, VA 20170&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Date/Time:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#0000FF"&gt;Wednesday, July 8, 7:30 - 8:30 PM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;u&gt;Please register if you plan to attend&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;f you have an item for the meeting agenda, please send an email in advance to to &lt;a href="mailto:info@restonbikeclub.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;R&lt;/font&gt;BC Email&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6747115</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>[NEW ROUTE] 5 PM Herndon-Thursday B (07/09/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This is B ride, and the pace is fast. We will aim to average between 19 and 21 mph. This is an average speed, and there will be surging or riding much faster at times.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We will regroup in 3-4 spots along the route, usually at low traffic intersections.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;On the W&amp;amp;OD trail, please split into groups of 5 with separation of 2 bike lengths between groups. Thank you for being courteous to all trail users.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please be sure to ride with the route loaded, so you can find your way if you are dropped.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No e-bikes are allowed. No TT bikes, clip on aero bars or riding in “puppy paws” position. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6753281</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>5 PM Herndon-Thursday C/D (07/09/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;Here is the route: This ride typically starts with 2 or 3 speed groups. The front groups averages 19+ MPH and the middle group around 18 and the "D" group 15-16. For the W&amp;amp;OD trail keep speeds under 17 MPH and separation of 2 bike lengths between riders. Please be courteous to all trail users&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=54549648&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6754062</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC Hunter's Woods Bs (07/09/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is a fast tempo ride with a few "sprint" points and subsequent regroups. Please respect the pace of the B group - average of 19-21 mph, steady effort, no "hero pulls" or "watt bombs." Follow all rules of the road: in particular, do not cross the centerline, and do not ride more than two abreast.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Regroup at:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li style="list-style: none; display: inline"&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;the top of Stuart Mill at the intersection of Fox Mill Rd. (both times);&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;the end of Bennett Rd. (when we cross West Ox);&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;before we cross back over to Lawyers Rd. from McLearen Rd (by the Giant Shopping Center).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Be alert at:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;the bottom of Birdfoot (do not cut the corner; wait for everyone to finish the descent);&lt;/li&gt;

      &lt;li&gt;the right turn onto John Milton, and the subsequent sprint (the sightlines are short, and there is often traffic).&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Follow all rules of the road.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road&lt;/strong&gt; or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn. Do not ride more than two abreast.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#1F272B"&gt;It’s a misconception among cyclists that if one can beat a car through an intersection, one is entitled or even required to do so.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Ride with the group, and for the group. Call out potholes or debris, especially on Lawyer’s Rd. Please do not "race" the group.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Be considerate of the neighborhoods in which we ride, even if it requires the group to slow down.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50027301&amp;amp;title=Hunter's%20Woods%20121C%3A%202x%20Stuart%20Mill%20E&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Thursday Women's D-E Ride - 146C (2X Caris Glenne) (07/09/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;We've added a new twist to the weekly route - we get to do Caris Glenne twice!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Keep an eye on updates as we watch the weather outlook for ride time.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle004" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;Loo&lt;/font&gt;king for a women's ride during the week? You've come to the right place! This is a &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style=""&gt;no drop&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;ride with a front ride leader and a sweep who will make sure everyone makes it to the end. The average pace is &lt;strong&gt;14-16 mph&lt;/strong&gt; over the course of the ride, but may be faster on flats and downhills. I&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;f you're not at that pace, consider the Monday Women's Ride from Fox Mill.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Optional post-ride libations (and pretzels if available) at Lake Anne Brew House for those that want to hang out.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;We value every woman who wants to ride with us and work hard to find a place for each rider that works best for her.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Rides are not held when the forecast for rain is greater than 50%. Ride cancellations will be sent via email and posted under ANNOUNCEMENTS on the &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/" target="_blank" style=""&gt;RBC website homepage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/routes/55793521" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; background-color: transparent; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please have the route loaded on your phone or bike computer. Alternatively, you can print a copy from the Ride with GPS website.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;If you drive to the start, parking is at the Lake Newport Lake House tennis courts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Verdana" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Liability-Waiver"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership starts at $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Membership"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;HERE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style=""&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6753969</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Herndon Saturday “Long C” (07/11/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;This ride averages 17-18 MPH depending on who shows up. Basic and intermediate group riding skills are expected and practiced. Check in with the ride leader for your first ride.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you.&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_1"&gt;Be respectful of other traffic on the W&amp;amp;OD trail. Ride single file and let gaps open if need be to ens&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;ure safety of other riders. DO NOT race on the trail - the fast portion of the ride begins at Smith Switch, and it is over once we turn off of Pacific.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;W&amp;amp;OD “Golden Rule”: treat other W&amp;amp;OD users the&lt;/font&gt; way you want cars to treat us on open roads.&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;No e-bikes are allowed. No TT bikes, clip on aero bars or riding in “puppy paws” position. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ol&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Please come prepared with the route:&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=38953318&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 20&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;26&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;) a liability waiver. You can do that&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;&lt;font face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;HERE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;&lt;font face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;HERE&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6754054</link>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Saturday C/D ride Herndon (07/11/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;em style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:" pt=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Saturday C-D Ride speed will be determined by who chooses to ride. Expected average speeds between 15-17 D group and 17-19 C group.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;We may form one or two speed groups at launch time depending on who shows up and what riders want to do. &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Though this is a no-drop ride with frequent regrouping, everyone is expected to come prepared with the route loaded on their device or printed out.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Everyone uses&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;the&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &amp;quot;PT Sans&amp;quot;;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;same route.&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=54146103&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6754057</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Century Training Event 6 of 10 (07/12/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tart Time is 8:00 AM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Three Routes to choose from: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
LONG (Century Track)&lt;br&gt;
SHORT (Metric-Century TracK)&lt;br&gt;
MINI (Metric-Century Track)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All Ride speeds invited.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Questions? Contact Chip.magrogan@gmail.com or&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;info@restonbikeclub.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Respect the speed of the group (B, C, D).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;B Level = 19 - 21 MPH Avg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C Level = 17 - 19 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D Level = 15 - 17 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=event&amp;amp;eventId=485934&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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ll riders must complete the waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Membership/" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6723964</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 3 loops (07/14/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50156736&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735587</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735587</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Century Training Event 7 of 10 (07/19/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tart Time is 8:00 AM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Two Routes to choose from: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
LONG (Century Track)&lt;br&gt;
SHORT (Metric-Century TracK)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All Ride speeds invited.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Questions? Contact Chip.magrogan@gmail.com or&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;info@restonbikeclub.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Respect the speed of the group (B, C, D).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;B Level = 19 - 21 MPH Avg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C Level = 17 - 19 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D Level = 15 - 17 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=event&amp;amp;eventId=485938&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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ll riders must complete the waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Membership/" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6724003</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6724003</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 3 loops (07/21/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50156736&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735589</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735589</guid>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Century Training Event 8 of 10 (07/26/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tart Time is 8:00 AM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Two Routes to choose from: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
LONG (Century Track)&lt;br&gt;
SHORT (Metric-Century TracK)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All Ride speeds invited.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Questions? Contact Chip.magrogan@gmail.com or&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;info@restonbikeclub.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Respect the speed of the group (B, C, D).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;B Level = 19 - 21 MPH Avg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C Level = 17 - 19 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D Level = 15 - 17 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=event&amp;amp;eventId=485939&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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ll riders must complete the waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Membership/" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6724010</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6724010</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 3 loops (07/28/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Century Training Event 9 of 10 (08/02/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tart Time is 8:00 AM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Two Routes to choose from: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
LONG (Century Track)&lt;br&gt;
SHORT (Metric-Century TracK)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Questions? Contact Chip.magrogan@gmail.com or&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;info@restonbikeclub.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Respect the speed of the group (B, C, D).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;B Level = 19 - 21 MPH Avg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C Level = 17 - 19 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D Level = 15 - 17 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=event&amp;amp;eventId=485940&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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ll riders must complete the waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Membership/" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6724014</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Century Training Event 10 of 10 (08/09/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tart Time is 8:00 AM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Two Routes to choose from: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
LONG (Century Track)&lt;br&gt;
SHORT (Metric-Century TracK)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All Ride speeds invited.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
Questions? Contact Chip.magrogan@gmail.com or&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;info@restonbikeclub.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Respect the speed of the group (B, C, D).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;B Level = 19 - 21 MPH Avg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C Level = 17 - 19 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D Level = 15 - 17 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=event&amp;amp;eventId=485941&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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ll riders must complete the waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Membership/" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6724017</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 2 loops + Glade (08/11/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735597</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Sunday Tour Ride 2026-0816 (08/16/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;tart Time is 8:00 AM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="Comic Sans MS, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_23, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_24" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Two Routes to choose from: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
LONG (Century Track)&lt;br&gt;
SHORT (Metric-Century TracK)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Questions? Contact Chip.magrogan@gmail.com or&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;info@restonbikeclub.org&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 13px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Respect the speed of the group (B, C, D).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(42, 42, 42); font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;B Level = 19 - 21 MPH Avg&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C Level = 17 - 19 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#2A2A2A" face="aktiv-grotesk, Aktiv Grotesk, Open Sans, Gill Sans MT, Gill Sans, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;D Level = 15 - 17 MPH Avg&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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ll riders must complete the waiver&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Membership/" style="font-family: aktiv-grotesk, &amp;quot;Aktiv Grotesk&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Open Sans&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans MT&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Gill Sans&amp;quot;, Corbel, Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6724038</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 2 loops + Glade (08/18/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735599</link>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>43rd Ken Thompson Reston Century (08/23/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: bold;" face="Verdana" color="#007236"&gt;Reston Town Center West&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 0px !important; font-size: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana;" face="Verdana" color="#007236"&gt;2000 Opportunity Way, Reston, Va&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(0, 114, 54); font-weight: 700;"&gt;Distances:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Ce&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;ntury~100 miles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;Metric Century~62 miles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana;" face="Verdana"&gt;Half Metric~31 miles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 22px; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Verdana;" face="Verdana"&gt;DSANV Family Ride~10 miles (code required)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#007236"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Registrations:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Registration&lt;/span&gt; | 6&lt;span&gt;/1 - 8/16&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;| $85&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; font-size: 18px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;In addition to the event giveaway, there is the opportunity to purchase an event T-shirt. The unisex cotton shirt will be available for pickup the day of the event. The cost will be $15. Picture of the t-shirt design and opportunity to purchase will be emailed to you when available.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 20px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 114, 54); font-weight: 700;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Packet Pickups:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;font face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Packet Pick-Up #1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  Wednesday,&amp;nbsp; August 19,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;5:30-8:00pm&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;at&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Green Lizard Cycling&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;718 Lynn St., Herndon, VA&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;strong&gt;Packet Pick-Up #2&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  Thursday, August 20&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:00-7:00pm&lt;/strong&gt; at&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;The Bike Lane&lt;/strong&gt;,&amp;nbsp;11150 Sunset Hills Dr., Reston, VA&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;strong&gt;Packet Pick-Up #3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
  Friday, August 21,&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;5:00-7:00pm&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;at&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maverick Bikes&lt;/strong&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;20630 Ashburn Rd, Ste. 137, Ashburn, VA&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font&gt;Day of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Packet Pick-Up,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" style="font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Sunday, August 23,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;6:00-10:00am&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;at:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Reston Town Center West&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;, Opportunity Way,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font style="font-family: Verdana; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"&gt;Reston, VA&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Routes will be published early August.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#007236"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Join Ride With GPS Event:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;For audio turn-by-turn cues chick here:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ridewithgps.com/auto_approve/Event/473630/lWfuv58HstUFPMW8ozgNGgX9arI9LXIN" title="Ride with GPS Event" target="_blank"&gt;link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Once routes are published they will be available for audio cues.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#007236" face="Verdana"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volunteer - Opportunity for free RBC Membership:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Want to volunteer?&amp;nbsp; More detail &lt;a href="https://form.everestwebdeals.co/?form=4930822cd76623ac5cf261b7a14af016" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Verdana" color="#007236"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Need to train for the Century?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Join the Century training series - Starting in June, RBC will host a weekly (Sunday) ride specifically designed with increasing distance and challenge to get you in shape for the Century.&amp;nbsp; Rides are posted on the RBC &lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/calendar" target="_blank"&gt;event page&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;each week.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6654866</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6654866</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 2 loops (09/01/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50027301&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735611</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735611</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 2 loops (09/08/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50027301&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735617</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 2 loops (09/15/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50027301&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735620</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735620</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 2 loops (09/22/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50027301&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735623</link>
      <guid>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735623</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>RBC A Ride - 2 loops (09/29/2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Expectations&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;This ride is "race intensity." That means that the pace will be high, there will be accelerations, etc., and you can show off how strong you are. &lt;strong&gt;However, this is absolutely not a race.&lt;/strong&gt; You cannot take the corners at full speed, because these are open roads. Do not risk your or another's safety to gain any competitive advantage. If you want to do these things, sign up for a race, this ride is not your opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ride Safety Guidelines:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol style="line-height: 27px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;You must be registered for the ride on the RBC website.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;You are responsible for the riders behind you. Do not enter an intersection unless it is safe for all of the riders behind you. If you enter an intersection and riders behind you stop for a car, you are expected to wait for them.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Do not cross the centerline of the road or pass slowing/stopped cars. Stay in the right lane of traffic at all times, except for when moving across to make a left turn.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Nobody is racing or attacking down Birdfoot. Ride single file down the hill and through the corner. We will slow roll at the bottom of Birdfoot to allow a regroup.&amp;nbsp; Be careful if there is sand, cars, etc. at the bottom corner.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Help the group flow smoothly by protecting your front wheel, merging carefully into the draft, and holding your line and position into corners. If you don't want to pull, please communicate that clearly to other riders and stay at the back of the group so as to avoid disrupting the rotation at the front.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Look out for and call out&amp;nbsp;branches, gravel, etc. on the road. Lawyers in particular always seems to accumulate branches and gravel in the bike lanes. Take the traffic lane when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;No TT or tri bikes, clip on aero bars, or 'puppy paws' position. No e-bikes or earbuds. Move away from other people before blowing snot rockets. All bikes must have front and rear brakes - no fixies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please come prepared with the route and be aware of the included safety notes:&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&amp;amp;id=50027301&amp;amp;sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are paper-free, which means you can download the route from Ride with GPS and print it before you come,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong style="font-family: Arial;"&gt;but we will not have paper cue sheets to distribute at the ride&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p is="qowt-word-para" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;All riders must sign (or have already signed for 2026) a liability waiver. You can do that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/page-1860772"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;. The first ride with us is free. We welcome you to join us on subsequent rides as a member. Membership is $30 per year and you can take care of that&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://restonbikeclub.org/Sys/AddBundleMember"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://restonbikeclub.org/event-6735624</link>
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