MPBC Ride Leaders post official club rides to this calendar on a weekly basis throughout the year. To sign up for a ride, please provide the leader your mobile number and emergency contact using the email and/or phone number listed in the posting. Riders must be MPBC club members to attend a posted or a Show & Go ride but we are allowing one free ride for potential members. If you would like to join MBPC you can do so by using our online form found here.
Typical rides are held (Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun & Holidays) at 8:30 am in the warmer months and 9 am in the cooler months. Ride times do vary, so please check our ride calendar for actual start times.
Roslyn
Borella to Roslyn
Rolling Hills
St. James
Borella Field to St. James
Flat with some Rolling Hills
Let’s leave from Borella at 9:00 sharp and generally follow the route link. The route starts in Bethpage but we are starting at BORELLA and then taking Haypath East to Round Swamp South and picking up the route on Bethpage road heading east into Farmingdale. We’ll be on familiar roads during the first 20 to 25 miles and seldom travelled roads in the middle section near St. James and the Nissequogue river area. We’ll stop at the Bakery in St. James for a snack.
Bethpage Library to Glen Cove(StRocco’sBakery
Bethpage Library to St Roccos, Glen Cove
Flat with some Rolling Hills
Please RSVP by 6 pm Day B4
Bagel Stop
No go in the rain.
Mattituck to Shelter Island
Mattituck High School 15125 Main Rd Mattituck, NY 11952 to Shelter Island
Flat with some Rolling Hills
Please register via this website
Bike Boat Bike new route to Greenport then onto Shelter Island, on way back stop at Horton Light House and then Oregon Road
Mattituck to Orient Point combined event with
Mattituck High School 15125 Main Rd Mattituck, NY 11952 to Orient Point State Park
Flat
Please register via the club website
this ride will be in conjunction the MPBC “A” and Huntington Bike Club for a multi pace ride.
Start at Matttituck High School and ride through Southold, Greenport, then out to Orient Point, lunch at town of Orient at 41 mile mark, then on the way back stop at Horton Lighthouse then Oregon Road for wine and cheese before a 2 mile ride back to the car. porta potty on Peconic Lane Jean Cochran Park (7.7 miles on route) make a left on Peconic Lane to the park. At 4.6 miles in Cutchogue there is a 7-Eleven on Main Road and also at 22 miles.
One the way to Mattituck High School, you can stop at the Mattituck McDonalds to use the bathroom. Its pretty close to the High School maybe a couple of miles away. McDonalds 8850 Main Rd, NY-25, Mattituck, NY 11952
Mattituck to Orient
Mattituck HS— 15125 Main Rd Mattituck to Orient
Flat with some Rolling Hills
Mattituck.
2025 Gran Fondo Hancapie Lehigh Valley
Valley Preferred Cycling Center 1151 Mosser Rd Breinigsville PA 18031 to Lehigh Valley Pa
Hilly
The majority of us will be riding the very challenging 82 mile Gran route but feel free to sign up for any of the other two distances.
| CAT | Cruise (mph) | Avg (mph) |
|---|---|---|
Open |
23-29 | 19-23 |
AA+ |
22-28 | 18-20 |
AA |
20-23 | 18-19 |
A+ |
19-22 | 16-17 |
A |
17-20 | 15-16 |
B+ |
15-18 | 14-15 |
B |
14-17 | 13-14 |
C+ |
12-15 | 12-13 |
C |
11-14 | 10-12 |
MB |
Varied levels with details in ride description | |
VR |
Ride is banded everyone who pedals stays together | |
EV |
Event rides with various categories | |
If you aren’t sure you can keep the cruising speed or the average, please start out with a slower classification.
Contact the appropriate Ride coordinator listed below.
Christopher Callahan
516-305-7966
AA+/AA Rides
Rich Rein
201-572-1320
Paul Santoro
516-225-4044
A+/A Rides
Willie Romero (weekdays)
516-390-7280
Leah Landro (weekends)
516-491-8014
Cathy Casamassina
516-287-6093
C+/C Rides
Fred Itkin
631-457-0206
MB Mountain Biking
Mark Snyder
516-795-9047
Overall Ride Coordinator
Interested in riding with MPBC, but have questions? Email Paul Casamassina
516-996-2020