Who? Tristar Athletes Northeast team
What? Established in 2016, A hard but smart hard group ride of cyclists and triathletes organized by Tristar Jeff Schelppy
Where? Southern Connecticut, Darien.
When? See the ride details below
…After a long hiatus, the Cinderella Ride is finally back.
What exactly is a Cinderella Ride? It is a night ride that rolls at 9pm for 35-40 ish miles. You will be home by midnight or thereabouts (Cinderella, get it?) and face little-to-no collateral damage at the home front. That's a riding win for you!
Why ride at night? Because it's awesome. There are very few cars if any, you can ride center lane vs hard right, and it's like being a kid again and who doesn't want that?!?
Is it safe? Given I have crashed going uphill in broad daylight I would consider the Cinderella Ride "fairly safe". Riding at night requires a lot of lights, solid bike handling skills, and a sense for adventure. If you are no fun at all, this is not for you.
Are you serious? Yes. The first CR took place on 10/5/16 with 4 people..see the picture above!
Details
• WHEN: Wednesday nights; rolling at 9pm
• WHERE: Holmes School, 18 Hoyt St Darien CT
• WHAT: 35-40 miles, back by 11:30ish.
• ROUTE: will be provided via Garmin for those that RSVP. Everyone riding is encouraged to have the route as it changes weekly.
• PACE: no drop.
• BRING: your favorite post ride refueling.
Hope to see you Wednesday night, Jeff
I began competing in triathlons back in 2009. I loved everything about the sport and ate up all information available as a new student in the game. While training and racing fed my obsession, being self-coached presented several challenges, namely a performance plateau. I enjoyed a brief stint with a coach in 2011 that produced some desired results and overuse injuries that ultimately steered me away from coaching for another 4 years. While I tried to recreate the PRś achieved under a coach between 2012-2015, I simply wasn't getting faster, which was a problem.