There are restrooms nearby, which are usually open. After the break, the group more or less heads back to the Tiger Cage where it started. For cyclists, the big reality is just how flat and below sea level Baton Rouge is. Yeah, the area can't offer topographical diversity, but it more than makes up for that with humidity, which intensifies both winter and summer when pedaling bicycles. Most riders trek up and down River Road from points starting in the downtown area all the way to the community of St. Gabriel, far to the south of the city.
Group rides during the winter on the River Road are very haphazard.
Pack rides on the River Road include an assortment of skill levels and speeds. Ultimately, the peleton splits up into several groups, though, so that all riders find themselves riding according to their own speeds. While many rides may involve nice, orderly pace lines, there are many more that are purely tactical in that there are attacks and counter attacks to keep the heart rate very high. Top speeds for the top level cyclists on the River Road range from 27 to 33 miles per hour. Another area where cyclists can get a road ride in are from the Perkins Road and Highland Road intersection south toward Dutch Town and Hunt Correctional Facility in St. Gabriel.