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Tradewind Saturday Ride, 5/7/16, 7am Kailua Rec, Windward Loop: Kailua - Kualoa - Makapuu
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60.69 mi
3,526 ft
Tradewind Saturday Ride, 05/07/16, 7am Depart Kailua Rec Center, WINDWARD LOOP: Kailua - Kualoa - Makapuu, About 60 miles, about 4 hours
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*Coffee at Starbucks Kailua after the ride
*NEXT RACE: 5/28-29 on Kauai, Pedal to the Meadow + , information at: pedaltothemeadow.com, great weekend of racing w/Hill Climb, TT and Crit and of course a big party & group ride on Monday the 30th, great way to spend Memorial Day Weekend!!! Sign up at: http://usacycling.org/register/2016-636
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ROUTE OVERVIEW:
*Kaneohe Bay Drive
*Kahekili Hwy – Kamehameha – Kualoa <break>
* Likelike – Kaneohe Bay Drive – Mokapu Saddle – Kapaa Quarry
* Pali – Auloa – Maunawili School <break>
*Olomana Back Roads
* Waimanalo Backroads - Makapuu
* Kalanianaole Hwy to Castle Hospital – Kailua Rec
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ROUTE:
We will roll out of the Kailua Recreation Center parking lot going left, heading north past the Marine Base, right on Duck Road (Kainui) then immediately left onto Kalaheo which turns into Kaneohe Bay Drive. Stay straight past Castle High School to Kahekili Highway. Right onto Kahekili Highway and stay straight as it turns into Kamehameha Highway in Kahaluu, straight out to Kualoa Beach Park where we’ll take a break and regroup.
Come out of Kualoa and head south on Kamehameha Highway and stay straight at Kahaluu when the main highway turns back into Kahekili Highway. We will go left into the Kaneohe Neighborhood (just past Windward CC).
After the Kaneohe Neighborhood turn left onto Likelike Highway and stay straight as the road turns into Kaneohe Bay Drive. Stay straight on the main drag as it turns into Mokapu Blvd, up and over the saddle (under H-3) and take the first right after the downhill onto Kapaa Quarry Road to the Pali Highway, left onto the Pali and immediate right onto Auloa Road, safe U-Turn at the top and retrace back to the Pali highway, go right onto the Pali and immediately right into the Olomana Neighborhood to the Maunawili School’s restroom where we’ll take our final break and regroup.
After the break roll back out to Kalanianaole Highway and then take the Olomana and Waimanalo Backroads to Kalanianaole Highway to Makapuu. Turn into the Makapuu Lookout for a safe u-turn and return to Kailua Recreation Center via Waimanalo Backroads, then straight on Kalanianaole Highway to Castle Hospital right onto Kailua Road and Kuulei to Kalaheo and to the Kailua Recreation Center.
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DIRECTIONS TO START:
Kailua Recreation Center is located on Kainalu Drive, just Makapuu of Kuulei Road in downtown Kailua. This is the right next to the place where the Century Ride's 50 mile turnaround is. Meet in the parking lot on the Makapuu-most end of the parking lot next to the ball field. Let's leave the rest
of the lot open for the pool/tennis court/gym users.
From Town: Come over the Pali Hwy straight towards Kailua. The Pali turns into Kailua Road before you enter Kailua Town's business district. Keep in the 2nd from the left lane and go straight past L&L Drive Inn (on your left) Burger King and Mike McKenna's Ford (on your right) and you'll be on Kuulei Road. Continue on Kuulei Road past McDonalds (on your left), the Kailua Library (on your right), 7-11 (on your left), The Bike Shop (on your left), the Kailua Police Station (on your right) and finally the Kailua Fire Station (on your right) and turn right onto Kainalu. The parking lot for the Rec Center will be immediately
on your right just past the Fire Station. Park at the far Makapuu-end of the parking lot next to the ball field.
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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
There are a lot of stoplights and stop signs on this route, let's not be bandits, plan on stopping at the stop signs and the red lights, let's set a good example.
Coffee Afterwards: if you want to join the group going for coffee after the ride at Starbucks Kailua, it is nearby and it is fun to socialize after the ride.
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RIDE RULES:
* BE SAFE.
* The ride organizer reserves the right to BAN ANY RIDER for unsafe riding or insubordination.
* Helmets required, NO HELMET-NO RIDE, no exceptions. Your helmet strap must be firmly fastened under your chin.
* Aero bar use is allowed under the following conditions: keep a minimum of 4 bike lengths away from other riders, no drafting of riders on aero bars, go off the front or the back of the group, make sure to announce that you are going aero to the riders around you
* Do not run stoplights or creep through intersections.
* Rotate to the left and don't overlap wheels in the paceline.
* Show up on time, so we can all leave on time (most folks arrive 15-30 minutes prior to departure time).
* No use of audio devices while riding (i.e.: cell phones, iPods, 2-way radios). If you need to make/take a call, safely pull out of the group, get off the road and put your foot on the ground.
* Ear buds are not allowed, leave them at home or keep them in your pocket so they are not visible
* Look out for each other (stop to help out with flats & mechanicals).
* Welcome the new riders, please introduce yourself and help orientate them.
* Don't leave anyone behind (remember what it was like to be the new rider being dropped?).
* Help each other become better riders (share what you know).
* Have fun.
* Be a good paceline buddy.
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Keep the rubber side down!
ak
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*Coffee at Starbucks Kailua after the ride
*NEXT RACE: 5/28-29 on Kauai, Pedal to the Meadow + , information at: pedaltothemeadow.com, great weekend of racing w/Hill Climb, TT and Crit and of course a big party & group ride on Monday the 30th, great way to spend Memorial Day Weekend!!! Sign up at: http://usacycling.org/register/2016-636
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ROUTE OVERVIEW:
*Kaneohe Bay Drive
*Kahekili Hwy – Kamehameha – Kualoa <break>
* Likelike – Kaneohe Bay Drive – Mokapu Saddle – Kapaa Quarry
* Pali – Auloa – Maunawili School <break>
*Olomana Back Roads
* Waimanalo Backroads - Makapuu
* Kalanianaole Hwy to Castle Hospital – Kailua Rec
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ROUTE:
We will roll out of the Kailua Recreation Center parking lot going left, heading north past the Marine Base, right on Duck Road (Kainui) then immediately left onto Kalaheo which turns into Kaneohe Bay Drive. Stay straight past Castle High School to Kahekili Highway. Right onto Kahekili Highway and stay straight as it turns into Kamehameha Highway in Kahaluu, straight out to Kualoa Beach Park where we’ll take a break and regroup.
Come out of Kualoa and head south on Kamehameha Highway and stay straight at Kahaluu when the main highway turns back into Kahekili Highway. We will go left into the Kaneohe Neighborhood (just past Windward CC).
After the Kaneohe Neighborhood turn left onto Likelike Highway and stay straight as the road turns into Kaneohe Bay Drive. Stay straight on the main drag as it turns into Mokapu Blvd, up and over the saddle (under H-3) and take the first right after the downhill onto Kapaa Quarry Road to the Pali Highway, left onto the Pali and immediate right onto Auloa Road, safe U-Turn at the top and retrace back to the Pali highway, go right onto the Pali and immediately right into the Olomana Neighborhood to the Maunawili School’s restroom where we’ll take our final break and regroup.
After the break roll back out to Kalanianaole Highway and then take the Olomana and Waimanalo Backroads to Kalanianaole Highway to Makapuu. Turn into the Makapuu Lookout for a safe u-turn and return to Kailua Recreation Center via Waimanalo Backroads, then straight on Kalanianaole Highway to Castle Hospital right onto Kailua Road and Kuulei to Kalaheo and to the Kailua Recreation Center.
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DIRECTIONS TO START:
Kailua Recreation Center is located on Kainalu Drive, just Makapuu of Kuulei Road in downtown Kailua. This is the right next to the place where the Century Ride's 50 mile turnaround is. Meet in the parking lot on the Makapuu-most end of the parking lot next to the ball field. Let's leave the rest
of the lot open for the pool/tennis court/gym users.
From Town: Come over the Pali Hwy straight towards Kailua. The Pali turns into Kailua Road before you enter Kailua Town's business district. Keep in the 2nd from the left lane and go straight past L&L Drive Inn (on your left) Burger King and Mike McKenna's Ford (on your right) and you'll be on Kuulei Road. Continue on Kuulei Road past McDonalds (on your left), the Kailua Library (on your right), 7-11 (on your left), The Bike Shop (on your left), the Kailua Police Station (on your right) and finally the Kailua Fire Station (on your right) and turn right onto Kainalu. The parking lot for the Rec Center will be immediately
on your right just past the Fire Station. Park at the far Makapuu-end of the parking lot next to the ball field.
***********************
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
There are a lot of stoplights and stop signs on this route, let's not be bandits, plan on stopping at the stop signs and the red lights, let's set a good example.
Coffee Afterwards: if you want to join the group going for coffee after the ride at Starbucks Kailua, it is nearby and it is fun to socialize after the ride.
***********************************
RIDE RULES:
* BE SAFE.
* The ride organizer reserves the right to BAN ANY RIDER for unsafe riding or insubordination.
* Helmets required, NO HELMET-NO RIDE, no exceptions. Your helmet strap must be firmly fastened under your chin.
* Aero bar use is allowed under the following conditions: keep a minimum of 4 bike lengths away from other riders, no drafting of riders on aero bars, go off the front or the back of the group, make sure to announce that you are going aero to the riders around you
* Do not run stoplights or creep through intersections.
* Rotate to the left and don't overlap wheels in the paceline.
* Show up on time, so we can all leave on time (most folks arrive 15-30 minutes prior to departure time).
* No use of audio devices while riding (i.e.: cell phones, iPods, 2-way radios). If you need to make/take a call, safely pull out of the group, get off the road and put your foot on the ground.
* Ear buds are not allowed, leave them at home or keep them in your pocket so they are not visible
* Look out for each other (stop to help out with flats & mechanicals).
* Welcome the new riders, please introduce yourself and help orientate them.
* Don't leave anyone behind (remember what it was like to be the new rider being dropped?).
* Help each other become better riders (share what you know).
* Have fun.
* Be a good paceline buddy.
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Keep the rubber side down!
ak
Created By
Gerardo Marquez
