Ride Feb 27th – Mutianyu Welcomes You

This Saturday ride is around Mutianyu – its an easy ride to get you started.

All riders are required to fill the form below (including self drive) by Friday morning.

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Name:*

Transport Options :*

10 Ride Pass (pre paid)
15 Ride Pass (pre paid)
1 Ride Pass (350 RMB)
Self drive (50 RMB)

I'd like to join the following ride :*

Beginner
Intermediate
Elite

I have read and agree to the waiver terms and conditions in the link below*

Yes
No

If this is your first ride with Serk please leave your wechat or phone number :

Food Options :*

Paulaner 5 course meal + 1 beer (298 RMB)
Paulaner a la carte (price variable)
No food

Departure Time :
08.00 Serk.  Arrive at 07.45am to load bikes
Return Time : 15:15 Serk

1. Beginner – 55km
The ride starts in Qiaozizhen on the outskirts of Huairou and travels along the S308 with a few gentle rises. It follows main roads for about half the distance and smaller country roads for the other half. There is one climb up to Mutianyu Roundabout. If there is time and interest stop here for a coffee before heading downhill towards Huairou. The start and finish are at the same location.

Ride leader : Liman

Average Speed : 15 km/h – 20 km/h

This ride is recommended for all new beginner riders. If you find the pace too slow next week you can move to the Intermediate Group. Its much better to start out on the easier ride and then move up rather than start on the faster ride and find yourself getting dropped and left behind.

 

2. Intermediate – 75 km

The ride starts in Qiaozizhen and follows the same route to Mutianyu as the beginners. From Mutianyu head over to Bohai and then onto the longest climb of the day  – 5.7km Huaihuang Road climb.  On the other side is a fast descent with a few nice switchbacks. You’ll soon reach a Y intersection where you continue south and then over some rolling terrain through a tunnel and finish up in the same location we started from.

Ride leader : Morten
Average Speed : 20 km/h – 25 km/h

This ride is recommended for all Intermediate riders. If you find the pace too slow next week you can move to the Elite Group. Its much better to start out on the easier ride and then move up rather than start on the faster ride and find yourself getting dropped and left behind.

3. Elite – 114 km

The ride follows the same route as the Intermediate ride but adds on 3 extra climbs in the Ming Tombs area.

Ride leader : Shannon
Average Speed : 25 km/h – 30 km/h

This ride is recommended for all Elite riders only. The pace will be pretty fast and on the flat parts of the course we will ride together as a bunch so the km pass quickly. The group will wait at the top of the climbs and regroup for the descents. If you are not sure of your fitness or endurance then please do not join this group. Instead go with the intermediate group and as your fitness improves later in the season join the Elite ride group.

Waiver

Every rider is required to read and accept this waiver by clicking on “yes” in the form above before participating in a Serk Ride.

Competition

This week our generous sponsor Arabica Roasters have provided some special prizes for the day. Awesome.

• Fastest climb overall Male and Female on the 5.7km Huaihuang Road climb wins a bag of coffee.

• Best photo taken on the day that captures ‘riding with mates’ theme wins a 250g bag of coffee. Post your pics on wechat moments with the tag #serkride2016 #arabicaroasters and make sure you also tag Shannon so he can keep track of pics.

Payment

If you have already signed up for a multi-ride pass you don’t need make any additional payment for this ride. If you haven’t please pre-pay your ride to book your seat. Our vehicles have limited seats so preference first goes to multi-ride pass holders and then those that pre-pay the 1 ride pass.

To pre-pay on Wechat please extract the following QR Code by pressing on it using your smartphone and then select “Extract QR code” You will be taken to a we chat payment page to make the 350 RMB payment.

For self-drive please extract the following QR Code by pressing on it using your smartphone and then select “Extract QR code” You will be taken to a we chat payment page to make the 50 RMB payment.

Cancellation / Refund AQI Policy

Please read our Cancellation / Refund AQI Policy Carefully here.

Process

Once you have signed up for the ride we will add you to special group chat for the Saturday ride. Here you will be able to see which of your friends have already signed up plus we will release the route GPX files and detailed route instructions here. During the ride we will use this group for communication and also its the place you can share photos post ride.