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1st Steven Kendall
3rd Andy Mount
5th Justin Mauch
7th James Lim
9th Avery Wilson

Weather permitting, we'll do a special President's Day ride for those with Monday off.   We'll meet at Dean & Deluca in Georgetown at 10:30 a.m., and head out to Berryville Road (about 8 miles from Poolesville).  Heading out, we'll stay on MacArthur to Persimmon Tree and take that road up to Potomac. 
The ride will be between 45 and 50 miles.

       About 8 of us tested out the "alternate" route down near Hains Point and the Tidal Basin Saturday and had a fine ride on roads that were clear, smooth, and devoid of most traces of salt!   (The Point itself is still closed to traffic and untouched by plows or salt).

         What was pretty clear, given the amount of white stuff still bordering the roads,is that Sunday would not be a good day to bring a large group of riders out onto our regular Espresso route to Potomac.   So, this Sunday, for those wanting to ride outside, we'll be revisiting the "alternate" route down by the Tidal Basin again.

          You can either roll out of Dean & Deluca at 9:30 a.m. for a short ride down PA Ave past the White House to 15th Street and down to the tennis courts on Hains Point or you can simply meet us by the tennis courts at 10 a.m.  Because we'll be doing laps on basically a 3 mile loop, you can even show up later and find us somewhere on Ohio Drive between Independence Ave. and Buckeye Drive (the road by the tennis courts) and join us en route.    This being Sunday, you could also drive to Georgetown and park for free for the 9:30 roll out from there.   You could also park near the tennis courts as well.

           We'll plan on riding on the loop between 10 a.m. - noon.

The club's off-season developmental session -- the Cabruce Ride (named in honor of a life member of the team) -- continues this Saturday at 10 a.m.   Meet at the parking lot by the tennis courts on Hains Point.

Saturday's snow and forecasted bitter cold for Sunday dictates that this week's Espresso Ride be canceled.   Be safe, warm, and train indoors.

The commemoration of the 2010 season will occur at Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar. We will honor the many notable achievements of club members, and thank all of the people and sponsors who make the club's success possible.

In lieu of an entry fee, we will have a donation jar for those that want to contribute. No need to pre-register for the event.

Sonoma Restaurant
223 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington D.C., DC 20003-1107
(accessible via Capital South Metro)

See you there!

Due to the prediction of some snow on Christmas evening and the possibility of a bit more, this Sunday's Espresso Ride is canceled.  See you in the New Year.