This chart shows the speed categories for our club rides in mph and km/h. The speed band refers to speed on flat roads - not the average for the whole ride. Long or hilly rides will typically have a lower overall average speed. Remember that group ride speeds are typically higher than you might be able to achieve on your own. Rides will indicate a target elapsed time for the route and the route distance and indication of the elevation gain. We have a no-drop policy on all group rides so the group will always ride at the slowest pace, unless agreed otherwise.
Speed for Paceline rides will be higher than those shown because of the short time, fast flat route and the style of riding. They will typically average between 18 and 22mph. They are colour coded as being suitable for riders who would normally ride that colour in a group ride. So if you are a normal Green rider then on a Green Paceline will average 18mph.
Off road MTB and Gravel rides may be colour coded like Pacelines but the average speeds will be much lower due to the terrain. Again if you are a normal Blue Group rider then a Blue Off road ride should be suitable.
Ride leaders will always post a link to a route in the description of the ride. This may be in Garmin Connect, Strava, Kamoot, or RidewithGPS (but could be anything!). It's nice if you can download the route to a navigation device so you can follow the route on the ride, act as a backup for the leader and also know how to get to the cafe if you get lost! The instructions below show how to download the route as a GPX file or sync it to your device. If you download a GPX file you'll need to upload it to your software to send the route to your device.
In your Garmin Account, go to the Courses screen and click the blue Import button (not the similar icon in the top right corner!). Drop or locate the GPX file, pick the type of route and finish saving the course. Send the course to your device and then from the device sync using using the WIFI or phone connection.