Finger Lakes Cycling Club

Brevet: Around the Finger Lakes 400k
2024-06-08 06:00 - 23:30 UTC
This ride is a clockwise loop around the Finger Lakes of NY, starting in and ending near scenic Ithaca, NY, and bringing the rider within “wheel-dipping distance” to all 11 lakes. The first hilly leg takes you from Ithaca on Cayuga Lake to Watkins Glen and Hammondsport at the south ends of Seneca and Keuka Lakes. The first 50 miles (Ithaca to Hammondsport) are hilly, so don’t get discouraged! Next, you’ll make your way to Bath and enjoy some flat roads as you go through the small towns of the Cohocton River Valley. A few climbs later, you’ll drop like a rock to the westernmost lake, Conesus, and start picking your way to the north sides of undeveloped Hemlock and Canadice Lakes. Next, you’ll curse the mile-long 10-15% grade up Burch Hill Road to cross over to Honeoye Lake. You may lose track of which lakes you are near as you pass through the historic downtowns of Canandaigua (Canandaigua Lake), Geneva (Seneca Lake), Seneca Falls (Cayuga Lake), Auburn (Owasco Lake), and Skaneateles (Skaneateles Lake). Finally, a southbound ride along the east shore of Otisco Lake and one more climb out of its valley will put you on track for a return towards Ithaca.
The last control is just shy of Ithaca, but you’ll have the opportunity to ride the hill back to your car/bed after you are done.
For more information and to register: https://distancerider.net/new/around-the-finger-lakes_20240608_acp-brevet.html
*While this is not an FLCC event, this ride is organized by club members Jim Bondra and Sean Kessler

Gravel Ride
2024-06-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-05-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-04-25 18:00 - 20:00
FLCC gravel rides focus on fun and adventure, exploring gravel roads and trails around Ithaca. A typical ride splits into two groups, one with a relaxed pace and one with a more moderate pace. Rides are no-drop and start at 6pm, weather-permitting. A typical ride is a loop of about 20 miles with about 2,000 feet of climbing. Early-season rides build up to this, while mid-season rides may be longer when the late sunset allows. Start location varies by week and will be announced, along with other details, earlier in the week of the ride on the flcc-gravel@googlegroups.com group. Cancellations will also be communicated via the group. You can sign up for the FLCC Gravel Google Group here.

Women's Road Ride
2024-06-05 18:00 - 20:00 | East Hill Plaza, 327 Pine Tree Road, Ithaca, NY
The Women’s Road Ride meets every Wednesday at 6pm. Most rides leave from East Hill Plaza on Pine Tree Rd, although sometimes we start from alternate locations in Brooktondale or Lansing.
The group typically splits into at least 3 groups (an A, B, and C group). Each group does a different route and rides at different speeds. We ride different routes each week.
For more information about the rides, visit the Women’s Ride Info Page.
Details about the ride each week, and cancellations, are communicated via the WRR Google Group.

Keuka Lake Gravel Classic
2024-06-02 11:00 - 17:00
Presented by Steuben Brewing Company, the Keuka Lake Gravel Classic will host hundreds of riders from all over the country as they traverse the challenging and scenic dirt roads of the Finger Lakes beer and wine country.
The KLGC offers three course distances (about 18, 30 and 50 miles) that will feature vistas and vineyards, soul-crushing climbs and gnarly descents. The routes offer fast hard racing for traditional elite and masters racers and exciting challenges for grand fondo riders and new cyclists alike.
Following the races, all riders are invited to celebrate at our after party featuring prizes, music, food, and the region’s finest craft beverages at Steuben Brewing Company.
For more information and to register: https://www.bikereg.com/klgc

Saturday Social Ride
2024-06-01 10:00, 2024-05-25 10:00, 2024-05-18 10:00, 2024-05-11 10:00, 2024-05-04 10:00, 2024-04-27 10:00, 2024-04-20 10:00, 2024-04-13 10:00 | Location TBA
FLCC Social Weekend Rides normally take place Saturday mornings. They are largely targeted to intermediate riders with a pace of 11-13 mph. They’re intended to be social rides providing exercise but also an opportunity to meet other local riders and learn new routes.
If you are seeing this description, it means a specific route and ride leader has not been selected for this date, or this page has not been updated – watch the fingerlakescycling Google group (listserv) for announcements!

The number of weekend rides we can offer will depend greatly on how many volunteers we have to help coordinate, lead or sweep rides. Please contact Doug Dylla directly if you’d like to help with the FLCC Social Weekend Rides.
Rides will begin at 20+ miles in length and get longer through the season. Riders should bring water, have bikes in good mechanical condition and be comfortable with group rides on local roads.
Rides will be no-drop, regrouping at the tops of major hills and intersections when the group is spread out. Rides will often include a social stop which will be mentioned in the weekly ride announcement.
Ride Announcements
We hope to send out the announcement about the Social Weekend Rides to the fingerlakescycling group by Wednesday afternoon every week. Generally, we will plan for Saturday Rides – though bad weather might push some rides into Sundays. If we have enough interest (and volunteers), we may do multiple weekend rides.
Meeting Place and Time
The time, meeting place and route will vary every week and be announced on the fingerlakescycling group. Early in the season, we start at 10 AM and then shift earlier as the weather gets hotter in the summer. Please arrive 15 minutes ahead of that time so you can hear the route instructions, and make sure your bike is ready to go.
What to Bring
Ride organizers expect all riders to have their bicycles in good repair, a helmet, water bottles, a snack, equipment to fix a flat, and a copy of the route (usually a Ride with GPS route from the Club route list).
Weather
We generally do not ride if it is raining or if there is a threat of adverse weather. We will send out an email to the fingerlakescycling group at least an hour before the start time if a ride is canceled.
RSVP for Rides
Generally, ride leaders will ask for people to RSVP if they plan to attend the Weekend Ride. While this isn’t critical, it helps the ride organizers know how many people to expect.
Join the Finger Lakes Cycling Club
The FLCC sponsors our rides. Non-members are allowed two club rides before we ask that you join the club.

Saturday Paceline Ride
2024-06-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-25 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-18 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-11 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-05-04 09:00 - 11:00, 2024-04-27 09:00 - 11:00 | Community Corners, 903 Hanshaw Road, Ithaca, NY, United States
The Saturday Paceline Rides start at 9am at Community Corners in Lansing. The route may change week to week, but is usually between 35-40 miles with an average pace of 18-21 mph. This ride utilizes a paceline, and riders who cannot maintain the speed or keep with the paceline will be dropped. Here is an example of a typical route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3095387513059411366
*Note that if it is your first time joining the group, we will ensure someone stays back with you if needed.
Details of the ride each week will be posted to the FLCC Google Group, and cancellations will also be announced via the FLCC Google Group.
Contact ride coordinator Brian by text if you have questions: 702-292-6285.

Dirty Hector Gravel Race
2024-05-26 11:00 - 17:00
This race is a reincarnation of the NatiFo Forty race
The new race course winds its way through, around, up, down, and across the best trails, cow fields, creeks, mud, forests, dirt, and gravel roads that Hector and the Finger Lakes National Forest have to offer.
The roughly 40 mile race with about 3500′ of elevation gain will start and finish at Silver Queen Farm.
More information and to register: https://www.bikereg.com/dirtyhector2024

Brevet: Flight of the Finger Lakes 300k
2024-05-18 06:00 - 21:00
Starting at the Hangar Theater, site of an airport started in 1912, the ride proceeds south to Harris Hill above Elmira. Harris Hill is the Soaring Capital of America, famous as a site for glider flights. Proceeding westward the route heads toward Hammondsport where you will pass the Glenn Curtis Museum. Curtis, an early aviation pioneer also made bikes and motorcycles. Continuing in a northerly direction along the eastern shore of Keuka Lake you will eventually get to the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, home to a diverse population of birds including herons, bald eagles and osprey among others. The route then passes through Auburn, NY with a brief visit to Harriet Tubman National Park named for the famed abolitionist who helped many slaves in their flight to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
For more information and to register: https://distancerider.net/new/flight-finger-lakes_20240518_acp-brevet.html
*While this is not an FLCC event, this ride is organized by club members Jim Bondra and Sean Kessler

FLCC Spring Meeting
2024-05-08 18:00 - 20:00
Our spring club meeting will be on Wednesday May 8 at 6pm at Lifelong (119 W Court St, Ithaca).
Details and an agenda will be sent out to our google group email list

Hollenbeck's Spring Classic Road Race
2024-05-05 10:00 - 15:00 | Hollenbeck’s Cider Mill, 1265 NY-392, Cortland, NY, 13045, United States
The 43rd year of the Hollenbeck’s Spring Classic Road Race!
22 mile and 44 mile options available
Details and registration at: https://www.bikereg.com/hollenbecks-spring-classic-road-race

Saturday Social Ride
2024-05-04 10:00 | Black Diamond Trail Trailhead @ Cass Park, 121 Turtle Lane, Ithaca, NY, 14850
FLCC Social Weekend Rides normally take place Saturday mornings. They are largely targeted to intermediate riders with a pace of 11-13 mph. They’re intended to be social rides providing exercise but also an opportunity to meet other local riders and learn new routes.
If you are seeing this description, it means a specific route and ride leader has not been selected for this date – watch this page for updates!

The number of weekend rides we can offer will depend greatly on how many volunteers we have to help coordinate, lead or sweep rides. Please contact Doug Dylla directly if you’d like to help with the FLCC Social Weekend Rides.
Rides will begin at 20+ miles in length and get longer through the season. Riders should bring water, have bikes in good mechanical condition and be comfortable with group rides on local roads.
Rides will be no-drop, regrouping at the tops of major hills and intersections when the group is spread out. Rides will often include a social stop which will be mentioned in the weekly ride announcement.
Ride Announcements
We hope to send out the announcement about the Social Weekend Rides to the fingerlakescycling group by Wednesday afternoon every week. Generally, we will plan for Saturday Rides – though bad weather might push some rides into Sundays. If we have enough interest (and volunteers), we may do multiple weekend rides.
Meeting Place and Time
The time, meeting place and route will vary every week and be announced on the fingerlakescycling group. Early in the season, we start at 10 AM and then shift earlier as the weather gets hotter in the summer. Please arrive 15 minutes ahead of that time so you can hear the route instructions, and make sure your bike is ready to go.
What to Bring
Ride organizers expect all riders to have their bicycles in good repair, a helmet, water bottles, a snack, equipment to fix a flat, and a copy of the route (usually a Ride with GPS route from the Club route list).
Weather
We generally do not ride if it is raining or if there is a threat of adverse weather. We will send out an email to the fingerlakescycling group at least an hour before the start time if a ride is canceled.
RSVP for Rides
Generally, ride leaders will ask for people to RSVP if they plan to attend the Weekend Ride. While this isn’t critical, it helps the ride organizers know how many people to expect.
Join the Finger Lakes Cycling Club
The FLCC sponsors our rides. Non-members are allowed two club rides before we ask that you join the club.

Brevet: Lansing 101k & Lansing 200k
2024-04-27 07:30 - 19:30
Lansing 101k
An introduction to randonneuring, using a course that uses mostly country roads with some interesting historical sites as controles. A good early season course that is not too difficult. Free!
More information and to register: https://distancerider.net/new/lansing-101-populaire_20240427_rusa-populaire.html
Lansing-Auburn-Weltonville 200k
This figure-eight route leaves the Lansing ball fields and heads north around Owasco Lake, passing President Millard Filmore’s birthplace in Moravia as well as one of the many boyhood homes of John D. Rockefeller Sr. The climb away from the lake on Wycoff Road provides
The route will then leave Owasco Lake and head south via the Salmon Creek floodplain back to the start. It will then proceed through Ellis Hollow through Boiceville and up a long climb to South/Honeypot Rd. The climbing will continue past the MacCormick Secure Center to Fairfield Rd and the southernmost point of Weltonville. A short distance north is the Speedsville General Store. Now the fun of mostly descending the Old 76 route you climbed earlier. Lastly the climb up Turkey Hill Rd, down Mt. Pleasant and across the Freese Rd bridge and back to the finish.
More information and to register: https://distancerider.net/new/lansing-auburn-weltonville-200k_20240427_acp-brevet.html
*While these are not FLCC events, they are being organized by club members Jim Bondra and Sean Kessler
