Wednesday Night Fast Ride

**Wednesday Night Fast Rides are back!**
If you have an ATAC kit, please wear it. Every Wednesday until the end of September. Please check attendance: if no one else RSVP'd, then the ride might not be happening that week.

Very fast, high-intensity ride. This will be a loop up North through Purmerend and Spijkerboor and we will cross the Kogerpolderbrug where we head back to Amsterdam through West-Graftdijk and Purmerend.

Total distance is \~60km, starting from Central Station. We'll do the following route:
[Wednesday Night Ride (Strava)](https://www.strava.com/routes/1065031)
[Wednesday Night Ride North (Garmin Connect)](https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/280716445)
[Wednesday Night Ride (gpx file)](https://www.atac-club.nl/s/WNFR.gpx)

**Ride outline:**

* Up to Purmerend - some fast sections or strong steady pace as a warm up. The purpose of this section is not to drop riders, but to ride fast as a group. Single file over the bridges. Be safe.
* Slowly through Purmerend to the next underpass. Fast along the canal to the next underpass, about 20 mins. This will be a team time trial (TTT) section. The group will be divided into smaller groups that will compete with one another.
* Slowly across the highway, and through the village. Fast section off the canal, and the long straight until the underpass going into Purmerend. This section will be ridden "old-WNR" style, competing rider to rider, trying to be the first that reaches the underpass.
* Slow through Purmerend and then back home at a steady (fast) pace.

There will be a short briefing at the start about safety and regroup points.

Attendees are expected to have experience riding in groups and to be comfortable with the pace.

**Rules:**

* High-intensity ride, average speed >= 35 km/h. A lot of the time the speed will be 40+ km/h.
* Single file over the bridges as it is difficult to see the way ahead
* Helmets are mandatory
* Riding on aero bars is prohibited while riding in the group
* No speeding in built-up areas
* Wear your ATAC kit if you have one
* There will be places to "have a go" so don't worry about that

Please read the ATAC Safe Cycling Rules before joining:
[ATAC Safe Cycling Rules](https://www.atac-club.nl/cycling-safe-group-riding)

Time: 6:20pm, we will be on the 6:30pm ferry.

Note: If it's more convenient you can join at [Krijtmolen d’Admiraal](https://goo.gl/maps/ineGghkdqU8eHuW58) at 6:40pm, from where we ride towards Purmerend. Please, let the group know if you join here or at the Central Station ferry.

Be fast and be safe!