Love the Loop (SMBC multi-speed Saturday)
Sarasota, FL · Myakka · Road
- When
- Every Saturday, 8:30 amYear-round
- Starts at
- Old Miakka Church, 1620 Myakka Road, Sarasota, FL 34240 Map ↗
- Distance
- 30 miles
- Pace
- 14-16 mph (about 30 miles, single-file paceline, limited rotation) and 16-18 mph (about 34 miles, rotating single-file paceline)Splits into pace groups
- Hosted by
- Sarasota Manatee Bicycle ClubClub
- Kind of ride
- Road
For visitors
SMBC ride pages say non-members are welcome and ask riders to sign the waiver sheet at the start. Riders are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or a cash donation for the church food pantry.
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before 8:30 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- The easiest pace the host lists is 14–16 mph: steady — you'll breathe hard on the hills. It splits into pace groups. Pick the slowest one your first time; you can move up next week.
- Check
- Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Love the Loop (SMBC multi-speed Saturday) group ride
Love the Loop (SMBC multi-speed Saturday) is a road group ride in Sarasota, FL. It rolls every Saturday at 8:30 am from Old Miakka Church.
Saturday multi-speed ride on the country roads east of Sarasota, from Old Miakka Church. Two pace groups share the loop through Myakka City, with a rest stop at the community park. Food for the church pantry is the entry fee.
Where to find them
Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.