Our Club The Gwinnett Touring Club (GTC) is a member of USA Cycling and was established in 1982. The GTC has comprised upwards of 50 members but has ~20 members currently. Members have included beginners, enthusiasts, randonneurs, and many former and current road and cyclocross racers, including several national and state champions. Most members just enjoy riding together on quiet country roads in Gwinnett, Jackson, Barrow, Oconee, Walton and Morgan counties. All are welcome to attend our rides but you are expected to be able to maintain the listed pace and everyone rides at their own risk. GTC rides – Our rides focus on steady effort, smaller, traffic-free roads and include over 20 different rides leaving from 5 different locations including: Harbins ES near Dacula, Auburn, Bethlehem, Apalachee HS or the old Walker Park ES on hwy. 11 north of Monroe. The various routes, typically 50-70 miles, cover ~900 square miles of semi-rural Georgia from Harbins elementary school in the west, east to Athens, and from southern Hall county in the north, south to Madison. Our weekend rides are designed for steady 2 abreast riding at a conversational pace with average speeds of 16.5-19 mph depending upon the route and time of year. Nearly every route has multiple shorter options and short cuts along the main route so that all can ride along. The rides, including links to Garmin maps, average speed, how often they are typically scheduled and other information can be found on the Google Drive section of our discussion forum at gtcbike in Google Groups. https://groups.google.com/group/gtcbike?pli=1. There are two versions of most maps available under the Routes & Maps links to the left. The Garmin maps are recorded from recent rides of the route and can be downloaded into a compatible GPS. The PDF maps can be printed for a paper based map of the route. GTC club championship rides and previous TT times can be found here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EfCB2u2VOMEbAc00_3DOvAVzquidmdQlYC2PrpJbldM/edit#gid=16 We are an affiliate member of the Southern Bicycle League http://bikesbl.org/ . All are welcome to attend our rides but members get the opportunity to purchase club clothing, receive discounts from our sponsors, and participate in the informal club championship and time trials. |