Gruppo VOP
Welcome to Gruppo VOP, an informal association of cyclists. This website provides general information and details of the rides. Some rides may vary. Send an email to brad@BradHoustonLaw.com if you want me to ad you to the ride notice list for weekly notices.
For now, the normal rides are as follows:
Wednesdays:
6:30 AM start (NEW for the summer) for a fast paced 28-mile loop going out and back on SW Parkway to Barton Creek Blvd. to Bee Cave Rd.for a short distance to a shortcut into the Lost Creek Subdivision, finishing with the Lost Creek Blvd. climb plus a hilly spur, then back to Loop 360.
Saturday:
7:30 AM start time for either a 26 or 45-mile loop. The longer loop is the "dam" loop, which is a variation of the Wednesday loop, but adding Hwy 620 to FM 2222 and back Loop 360. This is usually a spirited ride of a medium to fast pace.
Sunday:
8:00 AM start for the usual Recovery Ride of about 27 miles down Mopac to State Hwy 45 to FM 1826, coming back Slaughter Lane to Mopac. This is a more social ride and it is ideal for an introduction to Gruppo VOP. The ride is generally completed by 9:45-9:50 AM. Therefore, there is time to make an 11:00 church service, if you desire.
All rides start from my house. My address is: 1813 Holly Hill, Austin, Texas 78746.
Directions to my house three different ways:
From North Austin:
1. Take Mopac South past Town Lake and take the 2nd exit
past Town Lake, which is Barton Skyway. Continue south on service road
through the traffic light at Barton Skyway. After you pass Texan Eye Care on your right, you will immediately come to a clump of trees with a city street hidden in the trees. Turn right off the service road onto that street, Capital Parkway, and then immediately left on my street, Holly Hill. Go up the hill, down the other side and after the street curves sharp to the right, mine is the 4th house on the right, 1813 Holly Hill. It has a mini forest in the front that partially obscures the visibility of the house from the street.
Two different sets of directions from 360 and Bee Caves Road:
1. Go South on Hwy 360 from Bee Caves Road towards Barton
Creek Mall. Before the mall, turn left at the light at Walsh Tarlton. Go up the hill and as you are going down the other side, turn right on Thousand Oaks. Once on Thousand Oaks, go to the 4th street, Apricot Glen Drive and turn right. Next, take an immediate left on to my street Holly Hill. It is 1813 Holly Hill and is the first house past the cul de sac on the left.
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2. If you are not afraid to ride on Bee Caves Road inside 360, just continue on Bee Caves Road going east toward Mopac. When you get to the Randall's grocery store on your left, turn RIGHT at that light, Walsh Tarlton, and go past the first traffic light (Pinnacle) and turn left on Thousand Oaks Drive. Once on Thousand Oaks, go to the 4th street, Apricot Glen Drive and turn right. Next, take an immediate left on to my street Holly Hill. It is 1813 Holly Hill and is the first house past the cul de sac on the left.
WARNING: Riding in groups and on roadways is extremely dangerous. Serious bodily injury and death can occur even when you and those around you are exercising extraordinary care. You must ride at your own risk. Thank you for being careful!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO RIDE WITH GRUPPO VOP! I LOOK FORWARD TO RIDING WITH YOU SOON.
Velo On,
Brad Houston
Gruppo VOP
(Velo On Peloton)
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