This is a group ride for Steven de Jongh, a former pro race and current Trek-Segafredo Director. Steven suffered a serious crash while out training in October and was located in part via his Strava app, which was tracking his ride. Steven is making his return to riding and will be joining this ride.Read more about what happened to Steven here: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/steven-de-jongh-on-the-mend-after-crash-concussion/Opens a new window This is a group ride, not a race. Please respect the 2-2.5 w/kg pace of the ride leader.

ABOUT STEVEN DE JONGH Steven made his professional debut in 1995 at TVM team where he stayed until 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he was part of Rabobank and then moved to Quick-Step–Innergetic in 2006. His list of victories include Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne (2 times), E3 Prijs Vlaanderens, and stages in Tirreno–Adriatico, Three Days of De Panne, and Tour of Qatar. He retired as a rider after the 2009 season and is now a director at Trek-Segafredo.