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California — Northern Nevada — Southern Oregon
Reservoir slogs
Getting’ it done:
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Looking ahead:
Multi-day series
The Calendars!
Bike – Tri – Run
April 2016
Vol 22, #4
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April 2016 Cycle California! Magaz2
Enjoy safety, mechanical, and nutritional support on the road, then join
us for a postride party with lunch, beer, family activities, and a bicycle
industry expo hosted by Specialized. Prizes will be awarded to the top
male, female, and tandem climbers on the 60-mile and 90-mile routes.
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3Cycle California! Magazine April 20
What’s where
Articles and features
Fat bike adventure: Reservoir slogs, by Mick Klasson, ......................................................................................................................
Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay: Gettin’ it done!, .....................................................................................................1
Regular stuff
A look ahead, .......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Marketplace, .........................................................................................................................................................................................................
Tour & Travel Directory, ................................................................................................................................................................................
Road Biking calendar, .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
MTB & Cyclocross calendar, ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Multi-day Vacation calendar, ................................................................................................................................................................... 2Triathlon calendar, ..........................................................................................................................................................................................3
Running calendar, ...........................................................................................................................................................................................3
Cover photo: Cross country racing at the Sea Otter Classic. Unlike previous years, the 2016 edition promises a little mud.
Photo courtesy of Sea Otter Classic.
Contents photo: Gran fondo season is here. The Sea Otter Classic gran fondos go two different ways: One through the Carme
Valley that is approximately 92 miles and a coastal granfondo of 51 miles that features a roll through the Fort Ord National
Monument. Or choose the dirt version and ride the trails. Photo courtesy of the Sea Otter Classic.
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April 2016 Cycle California! Magaz4
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k a h e a dUpcoming Rides and Events
April: The season, which has been here all year, really
gets going this month. From road rides like Eroica
Calfornia ride (more on that below) to the start of the
Sierra Cup Mountain Bike Race Series, you can count
on a ride or race every Saturday and Sunday, all month
long. You can also count on the Cycle California! calen-dar having many of these events. Check out page 14.
Heroic weekend This month there are several multi-day events and on
the weekend of April 8-10, Eroica California is one.
Rolling away from Paso Robles, Eroica riders can enjoy one of
four routes: 38, 65, 85, 120 miles around the hilly country of
the Central Coast. This event gives riders the opportunity to
enjoy a weekend of cycling entertainment, ocean views during
the rides, and a vintage bike Concource d’Elegance.
Soaring raptorsThat same weekend on April 9, the Red Hawk Ride rolls out of
Redding for rides of 6, 18, 38, and 64 miles. This is a relatively
at ride that takes bicyclists around the campus and into the
country — a great tune-up ride for the epic rides due up late
this year. The spring offers really nice weather along the Sacr
mento River: It’s not too hot and the hills still have some gr
to them. The Red Hawk Ride raises money for scholarships
students attending Simpson University.
Singletrack running If soaring with the hawks seems too high, you can opt
instead to run with the pigs at the April 9 Mt. Tam Wild B
Half Marathon. This also has a 10K component if you’re n
feeling the half marathon distance. From Rock Springs, pa
ticipants run a combination of paved roadways and the rol
dirt singletrack trails of Mt. Tam. The course offers views
Bolinas Lagoon, the Pacific Ocean and Marin County wat
shed. This event takes place at Mt. Tamalpais State Park.
Classic dirt raceApril is also the month in which the mountain bike racing t
off: On April 10 the 23rd edition of the Napa Valley Dirt Clas
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the seasoned cyclist. Beginning at the
Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth,
the routes are 41, 65, 69, 102, and 122
miles. All of these have elevation gain.
There is also a new shorter ride this
year: the Amador Wine Country Tour,an 18-22 mile ride with 1,000-1,300
feet of climbing. This one takes cyclists
on a route that visits the wineries in the
Shenandoah Valley. Expect beautiful
and sometimes challenging riding through
the Amador and El Dorado wine country
and historic Gold Rush towns.
More off-road racing On April 23, Grass Valley hosts the rst
race in the Sierra Cup regional championship
series. This USA Cycling-sanctioned series
begins with a multi-loop cross-country race
on private property. Participants race a 4 mile
mostly singletrack loop under the trees.
All the series events that take place before
July will be qualiers for Mountain Bike
Nationals at Mammoth.
Santa Cruz pioneer rideOn April 23 the ride named after the
legendary Mountain Charlie rolls away from
Skypark in Scott’s Valley. The Mountain
Charlie Challenge is made up of 10 mile,
100 kilometer, and 100 mile rides through
the Santa Cruz Mountains. The high point
(literally) of the experience is a grind up
steep Mountain Charlie. The after-ride
party has music, food, an expo with artists
and sponsor booths, and family activities.
Classic spring ridesEurope has Spring Classics races and
on April 24, BICYCLING offers its
Spring Classic bike ride (although unl
the Euro events, this one isn’t a race).
These rides explore the roads of south
Santa Clara County. For your participa
tion, there are 25, 60, and 90 mile rou
along on the same scenic climbs and dscents that Specialized uses as its provi
grounds for its bikes and equipment. Y
fee includes the riding, chip timing (wi
prizes for ve fastest climbers on the l
route); and a post-ride party with lunch
family activities, expo, and more.
From the Great NorthwesOur peeps from Salem, Oregon, c
in with the April 24 Monster Cookie
Metric Century. This 62 mile ride st
at the State Capitol Mall in Salem an
takes riders over back roads to Champ
State Park and back to Salem.
Rides and events, from page 5
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7Cycle California! Magazine April 20
TIMBERLINEADVENTURES
www.timbertours.com
800-417-2453
Join us on our fully supported,inn to inn cycling tours.Cycling Odyssey:Historic Route 669/4 - 10/13, 2016Chicago-Santa Monica2017: The Great Lodges
Early harvest This year the Healdsburg Harvest
Bicycle Tour has made the leap from its
traditional July date to April 30. This tour
takes off from the Healdsburg Community
Center for 20, 40, and 60 miles throughSonoma’s rolling and hilly Wine Country.
Riders experience the valleys: Alexander,
Dry Creek, and Russian River.
Classic MotherlodeAlso on April 30, another classic, the
Motherlode Century Spring Classic rolls
away from Coloma in the El Dorado Gold
Country for rides through ranch, forest,
farms, and vineyards. The longer rides are
66, 82, and 95 miles through a canyon with
two climbs and awe-inspiring scenery.
The short, 35 mile route has rollers to keep
the novice rider happy. All rides have well-
stocked aid stations, and delicious riverside
dinner with live music. Post-ride, soak in the
cool river, enjoy a hot shower, massage, or
sample the craft beers and local wines.
Tours for DiabetesMay 1 that other Wine Country show-
cases the Tour de Cure Napa Valley Wine
Country. The rides, which start from the
Veterans Home in Yountville, have some-
thing for every level of rider: From a
10 mile easy ride along residential and
rural backroads; a 25 mile at ride through
the heart of Napa Valley; a 50 mile ride
along the Silverado Trail to Calistoga; an
80 mile ride that follows Highways 29/128
into the Alexander Valley with some hill
climbing. The longest ride, a 100 miler
continues past Healdsburg almost to 101
and Russian River.
Racing through meadows of wildow
is the hallmark of the Kirkwood Moun
Classic. This year’s race is on July and is a fundraiser for the Tahoe A
Mountain Biking Association (TAMB
Photo courtesy of Kevin Joell, Sierra
Sports Marketing.
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LEADVILLERACESERIES.COM
JULY 16:50K, 100K,OR RELAY
LT100 MTB QUALIFIER
Did you ever see something you wanted
so badly that you had to conceive a lifestyle
change to justify getting it? So it was when
I rst saw a fat bike. Those fat, soft tires
looked like they could roll over anything
a Mad Max rider could point them at.
Trails? Fat bikes scoff at trails.
Anyway, my fantasies were overblown,
lurid, and incessant, so I needed a purpose
for getting one. It wasn’t going to be snow
riding because, let’s face it, brrr. And it wasn’t
going to be beach riding, because no matter
how tough the bike, the idea of riding in
salt spray and using a knobby tire to churnsand onto the bike’s drivetrain seems like
an indignity to heap on a machine. It had
to involve exploring areas out of reach
of a conventional mountain bike without
damaging habitat, running afoul of park
managers, or just annoying foot- or hoof-
bound brethren.
That’s when it hit me: In year four of a
drought, where is there abundant public dirt?
Where else but on the erstwhile reservoir
bottoms, now deserts of rocks, stumps, and
sand, planed free of anything green by the
wide seasonal uctuations in water level?
Who knows, maybe I’d even nd lost cities
or detective badges and rearms or cars or
bodies or other weird artifacts such as found
earlier in this drought. All in former habitatof shes and well below the sometime-
haunts of jet skiers and house boaters.
With the lifestyle image in place, I
plied my wife with so-called reasonin
for a new acquisition. With good-natur
disbelief she conceded to another bik
cluttering the garage. “If you don’t use
you sell it, agreed?”
I could face that negotiation if it eve
came up.
So I bought the bike and started roll
I headed out to the local greenbelt to prac
a few trips down (and partway up) som
gentle stairs and through faux ravines la
scaped with baby head cobbles. I ran th
inch wide tires as soft as 6 pounds per sq
inch (psi) but settled on about 10 psi acompromise between soft rock-wrappi
traction and at least some protection agai
rim ats. It was time to go for a real rid
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Advocacy groups are created out of a
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positive change. A need to shake up the
status quo. That was certainly the case in
1987, when the East Bay mountain biking
community was threatened with being
locked out of the trails of the popular
urban open space, Oakland’s Joaquin
Miller Park. In response, the Bicycle
Trails Council of the East Bay (BTC-
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Bicyclists Association (CORBA), Bicycle
Trails Council Marin (now a part of Marin
County Bicycle Coalition), and Sacramento
Rough Riders.
The BTC-EB has been very busy in the
intervening 29 years solidifying its reputa-
tion as an organization that advocates foropen access to trails, that works to help
land managers maintain trails, educates
the public through a trail-side bike patrol
program, and offers monthly bike ride
anyone who wants to participate.
Since the group’s founding, it has b
a proactive force in encouraging low-im
pact, environmentally friendly riding
just as important, cooperation between
different trail user groups. “We advoc
for where we like to ride,” Udkow sai
Stewardship of the East Bay’s trai
comes easy to BTC-EB. The group’s
members get out to local parks to do th
regular trail work that most land mana
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offers monthly rides not only for their
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out on the trails with a group.
One of these events, the Gala Ride,
is a no-drop event that takes place at a
different park on the second Saturday ofthe month. The group welcomes novice
and advanced trail riders to come out and
learn about the riding.
Depending the size of the group it will
split into smaller groups with their own
leaders, said Udkow.
They also offer regular night rides and a
family ride on Alameda. It’s pretty safe to
say there’s something for everyone.
BTC-EB volunteers also take under-
priviledged kids out to Point Pinole for
monthly rides. The children are lent bikes
and treated to post-ride snacks and cam-
eradie in addition to the outdoor activity.
For four years running, BTC-EB has
sponsored a movie night in which it pre-
miers something new. This year’s feature
was Inspired to Ride and was double-
billed with a short movie about Joaquin
Miller Park. Udkow was pleased with this
year’s showing, “We sold the more ticketsthan we ever have before, although it was
a road riding movie!”
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Reservoirs, from page 9 pedaling this all-terrain sidewalk along the
reservoir.
On the descent to my chosen terrace,
I quickly found that my seat was too
high, and because of the bolts on my seat
tube-mounted water bottle cage, the seatcouldn’t go low enough to shake a feeling
that I was perpetually about to nose dive
over the bars and into that sharp-edged
rock jumble. I wound up walking the bike
or pogoing one leg as I slid astride the bike
down to the apparent terrace. Here I discov-
ered that the fat, high-inertia tires have
some pluses and minuses. Yes, they rolled
over all matter of glop and clatter, but they
were not very sensitive to precise instruc-
tions as to where this beast-cycle should go.
The bike lumbered in the general direction
I pointed it, mostly doing just ne in the
landscape of sand and brick- to shoebox-
sized rock, but what if, say, I really didn’t
want to oat over the rock on the edge of
this wisp of a terrace in case it would slide
and carry me into the drink? On this rst
trip I was never quite sure the bike was
going to oblige.It was a short trip and I had a case of the
cumulative willies after the ride. But as
soon as I was driving away, I wanted to be
out there again pedaling abby donuts of
traction into the unknown.
Next up: Lake OrovilleStanding on Oroville Dam a month
later, sweltering again, I was disgusted.
I couldn’t ride this. The inner face of
the dam was covered with rock rip-rap.
The chunks ranged in size from refrigerator
to ice chest. Even the naked shoreline at
both anks of the dam was just too steep,
like Shasta without the terraces. So I
drove to the nearby visitor center, wh
happened to be along a shoreline tha
appeared less steep on my topograph
map. The attendant told me yes, it w
okay to ride a bike below the shoreliHe also looked at me like perhaps m
reservoir wasn’t all the way full eith
Happily, there were bike-legal trai
from the visitor center to and along t
shoreline, and soon I was dropping o
from under an oak tree onto the one-tim
lakebed. On this mid-drought August d
the water was about 220 vertical fee
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with the occasional stump or skeletal
remnants of a tree or shrub drowned with
the rst lling of the reservoir. Soon I was
below the grass and rolling on a thin layer
of sediment out to a point in the lake that
would have been an island earlier in theyear or bass habitat in a normal year.
On the back side of the point the aking
bedrock was exposed, and the challenge
was to ride as far as I could without dabbing
a foot down when the boulders got too big
or inopportunely strewn. In that skill-
building fashion, I continued south to the
boat ramp, past a grid of boats at anchor
in the shrinking lake, hunting stretches of
level terrace and the smallest connecting
boulder gardens I could traverse. From the
boat ramp it was a short ascent to the swift
and rolling trail through gray pines and
oaks that nished about a ve-mile loop
back to the visitor center.
I was as happy as could be this side of a
half-gallon frosted drink.
At last: Folsom Lake
Of these three reservoirs, Folsom has theshallowest slopes and thus the easiest
potential riding. In September 2015 it was
just months from hitting its record low since
rst lling in the 1950s, exposing broad
swaths of sandy lake bottom – more than
half of its nearly 18-square mile full surface
area – that was eminently (fat) bikeable.
Acres of mud near the receding lake shore
created a new otation/traction challenge.
And by challenge, I mean I got mired
by getting too close to the soggy soils at
water’s edge and had to push my way out
through muck over my ankles. Away from
the goop, sandy ats made for fast, swoopy
riding until they curved into sandy slop
where power and torque control were v
to avoid spinning out. Turning the front
wheel too much was a sure way to plow
a berm of sand and stop abruptly. Close
the upstream end of the lake, steeper teexposed rocks galore for challenges sim
to those I encountered at Lake Oroville
Shasta. Much of this shoreline had been
traversed by vehicles, but there was ple
of exploring to be done out of the reach
of the motorized set. There was way mo
land than I could explore in the time I h
so I’ll be back.
Unless it rains. A lot. Our state depend
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and I’m rooting for the rumored El Niñ
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Daily ridesThese occur at the same time each day.
Livermore, CA: Noontime training ride,
with the Valley Spokesmen Racing Team
and Lawrence Livermore Cyclotrons. 20
to 25 mi., at a fast/brisk pace. Meet at Lawrence Liver-
more National Lab Visitors Center, Greenville Road
(I-580 to Greenville Rd. exit, go north on Greenville
for about 3 mi). Parking lot for the Visitor’s Center is
on the right. Art Wong, (510) 422-9368.
Palo Alto, CA: Page Mill Weekday Noon Ride, starts at
12:06 p.m. rolling past the Page Mill Rd. Park and Ride.
1-hour loop (22 mi.)back to Page Mill and Foothill, with
longer options on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Weekly ridesThese occur at the same time each week or month
Monday
San Mateo, CA: Java Jive, a Monday morning ride on
the Peninsula and across the Bay. Flat (except over-
passes) to Café Borrone, Menlo Park for coffee and/
or breakfast. Return at a social pace through the quiet,
residential streets in Menlo Park, Atherton, Redwood
City, San Carlos, and Belmont. A hill climbers option
adds 12-16 mi. Meet at Los Prados Park at 8:30 a.m.,
leave at 8:45 a.m. Directions: From Hwy 101, drive
east on Hillsdale Blvd., take the rst right — Norfolk
St., right again on La Selva; take the rst left onto Casa
de Campo. The park is on the left. For more info, call
Tom Prager (650) 219-9206, [email protected].
Rain/muddy conditions cancel.
Los Altos, CA: Java Jive Double Expresso. 9:20 a.m.
Jump out of the starting blocks with a fast pace-line
to Café Borrone in Menlo Park. The group works its
way back along the foothills after coffee. No sweep;
one regroup for coffee. Meet in the Lucky’s parking
lot, Arboretum and Foothill Expressway, about 1⁄4
mile north of Homestead Rd. Leader: Dave Fitch,
Brentwood, CA: Monday Night Ride with the Delta
Pedalers. 7 pm at the Krispy Kreme and Ross at the inter-
section of Sand Creek and the Hwy. 4 Bypass. A casual
12 mi. loop. Lights & helmets required. Rain & holidayscancel. Call Jan at (925) 437-2045. www.deltaped.org.
Tuesday
Sunnyvale, CA: Tuesday Loop Ride. All rides meet at 10:45
a.m. for a prompt 11:00 a.m. departure. Retired, home
executive, between jobs, playing hooky? Join Western
Wheelers on Tuesdays, rain or shine, at Wes
Shopping Center, corner of Fremont and Mary
route is a variation of the Portola loop with lunch
at places in the Palo Alto area. There are hilly
D routes as well as a at route. The hilly route v
through the month. Everyone assembles toget
regroups and lunch and coffee near the end of the
Leader: Vern L Tucker, [email protected], cell
893-6008. Bring lunch or buy.
Castro Valley, CA: Show up at 8:20 a.m., ride
promptly at 8:30 a.m. Meet on the east side of the
Aid Store parking lot, at 3848 Castro Valley Blvd
ride is 32 to 40 mi., includes around 2,800 ft. of c
ing, with a usual coffee stop in Moraga or Mon
Non-club riders are welcome to join the ride! B
for coffee/eats. The group arrives back at the sta
tween 11:30 a.m. and noon. Rain cancels. Contact
Barclay, (510) 569-1669, john_barclay@sbcglob
or www.TuesdayThursdayBikeGroup.com
Los Altos, CA: Tuesday night Egan Ride. 6 p.m. R
groups after every climb. If you can do Old La Hon
in under 25 min. you should be able to keeBring lights. 16 mi., 1,980 ft. of climbing. G
www.altovelo.org
Benicia, CA: Tuesday Standard Ride, 9:30
Meets at Starbucks, 90 Solano Sq. Casual, no
on rolling hills, Bridge-to-Bridge counterclockw
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Western Wheelers Bike Club Presents...
JUNE 5, 2016
3 challenging routes on scenic northernCalifornia Roads
Foothill Community College in Los Altos Hills, CA
To register or learn more, visit us at www.westernwheelers.org/sequoia
Enjoy an epic challenge with tons of climbing in the incredibly
beautiful Santa Cruz Mountain Range
70Miles (6700’ ft)
100Miles (8500’ ft)
120Miles (10000’ ft)
REGISTRATION FEES:
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AFTER MAY 13TH:
$80 per person
• Easy starting location offHwy 280 in Los Altos, CA
• Stunning Routes
• Outstanding Rest Stops
• Roving SAG Support
• Great Post Ride Meal• Redwood Gulch and Tunitas
Creek Roads all in one day
Wednesday
Woodside, CA: Team Velo Girls Midweek Miles road
ride, 9 a.m., Woodside Town Hall. This ride is led by
Team Velo Girls members. 25 + mi. For more info, go
Napa, CA: Wednesday Training Ride: 6 p.m. for a 6:15 p.m.
rollout. Ride over Veeder (spring/summer/fall) or
through the beautiful Carneros district (fall/winter/
spring). 16+ mph avg pace, no drop. Starts off from
Bicycle Works, 3335 Solano Ave. For more info, call
(707) 253-7000, www.bicycleworksnapa.com
Los Altos, CA: Wednesday Youthful Seniors Ride with
Skyline Cycling Club! 10:30 a.m. October - May; 9:30 a.m.
June - September. All levels, and ages, of riders with
all types of bikes welcome. Several route options
from fairly at 15 mi. to major hills 30 mi., class 1-4.
Ride starts and ends behind The Bicycle Outtter,
963 Fremont Avenue, Los Altos. Rain cancels. Helmets
req’d. Go to www.pobox.com/~skyline
Thursday
Pleasanton, CA: Pleasanton Pedalers invite you to join
their weekly social ride at 9 a.m. Start from the east
parking lot of the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol
Blvd. Ride 25-35 mi. at 12-15 mi. per hour. The route
changes from week to week, but always includes a stop
for coffee. The ride is free; helmet, a working bike andspare tube is req’d. Riders under 18 must be accom-
panied by an adult. Steven McGinnis (925) 426-1290
Benicia, CA: Thursday 9 a.m. join the Benicia Bicycle Club
for a ride. Meet at Starbucks Coffee, 90 Solano Square,
Benicia. For info, email www.beniciabicycleclub.org
Castro Valley, CA: Show up at 8:20 am as the ride leaves
promptly at 8:30 a.m. Meet on the east side of the Rite-
Aid Store parking lot, 3848 Castro Valley Blvd. The ride
is 35 to 45 mi. Route varies each Thursday as the group
head out to the Pleasanton/Livermore Valley area. Non-
club members are welcome! Bring $ for food/coffee.
The group arrives back at the start between 11:30 a.m.
and noon. Rain cancels. Contact: John Barclay,
(510) 569-1669, [email protected] or
www.TuesdayThursdayBikeGroup.com
Brentwood, CA: Pizza & Beer Ride with the Delta Pedalers.
Extreme Pizza in the Safeway Shopping Center at
Fairview & Balfour. A easy no drop ride around town
with socializing at the end. Lights and helmets required.
Call Jan at (925) 437-2045. deltaped.org.
Castro Valley, CA: Weekly Thursday intermediate ride
begins at Lake Chabot: 6 p.m. Meet Lake Chabot Rd.
near the driveway leading up to the public safety ofces
and Nike classroom. A fast-paced after-work workout.
Ride varies from week to week. 14 to 20 mi. w/1,000
to 2,000 ft. of climbing. RSVP please. Contact: David
Ambrose, [email protected], (510) 888-9757.
Friday
Los Altos, CA: The Friday B Ride. Meet Andy Kirk infront of Peet’s Coffee and Tea in Los Altos State Street
at 10 a.m. Park outside the downtown area, as there is
a two-hour time limit. Details of the ride including the
distance will be hammered out by the riders. Lunch at a
deli towards the end. Let’s meet and see what develops.
Rain cancels. Contact: [email protected]
(650) 941-1287.
San Jose, CA: 3rd Friday Bike Party 7:30 p.m. Rid
typically 17 mi. w/two 47 minute regroups that h
mobile dance oor provided by Guerillaz in Da
Different live DJ’s each month, as well as 8-10
trucks. Each month has a different route and th
Themes are announced each month, and ride deta
hours before the ride at www.sjbikeparty.org
Saturday
Fremont, CA: First Saturday of the month, joFremont Freewheelers Bicycle Club for the mo
Calaveras Clockwise loop. This route starts i
downtown Niles area of Fremont (meet in the pa
lot on Niles Blvd. across from H St. at 8:30 a.m
goes through Niles Canyon to Sunol before he
out to scenic Calaveras. The ride continues thr
Milpitas for a coffee stop and then back to Fre
Rain, or a serious threat of rain cancels.
Los Altos & Cupertino, CA: Sunnyvale Cupe
Cycling Club (SCCC) Saturday Ride 8:30 am
start location alternates between the 76 Gas Stat
Rancho Shopping Center on Foothill Expresswa
Springer/Magdelena in Los Altos or Cupertino
Shop, 10625 S. Foothill Blvd, Cupertino. Frie
no-drop, men and women’s club ride is a moderfast paced ride with re-grouping. 40-60 mi. with
6000 feet of climbing. Check www.sccc-cycling
Stockton, CA: 1st Sat LSD (Long, Slow, Distance
w/San Joaquin Bicycle Coalition! 8 a.m. 2 op
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15th Annual
Tour de Lincoln
Saturday, May14thMcBean Park - Lincoln, CACont. Breakfast — SAG — Rest Stops — Post Ride BB
10 mi. $20 - 20 mi. $4040 mi. $55 - 100K, $55
(A f ter May 9t h, Add $10)
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Download Rider App. - Tourdelincoln.org(916) 645-6254
A Benefit Bike Ride For The Lincoln Volunteer Center
NE W!!! Fri. Night Pre-Reg. Dinner - $15 Sat . Post Ride Part y - BBQ, Music, Beer&Wine
Overnight lodging deals at : placert ourism.com
Don’t miss t his beaut if ul day of cycling Sout h Placer Count y!
Register now at www.malt.org/tourdemalt
JULY 23, 2016A barn-to-barn cycling event
through West Marin farmland.Supported 40-mile and 60-milerides nish to a farm-to-table
lunch. Your ride helpsprotect Marin’s farms and
ranches forever.
10 mi. or 30 mi. Meet at McNabb St., north of Bear
Creek High School, 10555 Thornton Rd. For more info
go to www.sjbike.org
Los Altos, CA: Alto Velo “B” Intermediate group ride.
Ride leaves from Peet’s Coffee & Tea, 367 State St.,
9:10 a.m. Come early for coffee and conversation.
good pack skills are needed. General ride distance from
45-80 miles, with 4500-7500 ft. of climbing. Regroups
at tops of major climbs. If rain is in the forecast, rain
route will be posted. Ride ends at Peet’s where riders
can hang out and have a cup of Joe. www.altovelo.org
Benicia, CA: Saturday ride with Benicia Bicycle
Club 8 a.m., from Benicia State Recreation Area
Park — Meet at the K St. entrance. Usually the ride
breaks into a fast-paced and more leisurely group.
Call George, Benicia Bicycle Club, (707) 747-9623,
www.beniciabicycleclub.org
San Jose, CA: 2nd Saturday Giro d’Bici Bike Ride:
10 a.m. Start from 5715 Cottle Rd. for a 40 mi. spirited
fellowship ride. This is a road ride. Helmets req’d. Contact
Larry Brandt, (408) 238-1649 or Ahmed Massood (408)
265-2883 or www.actc.org
Los Altos & Palo Alto CA: Sunnyvale Cupertino
Cycling Club (SCCC) Pink Ladies Saturday Ride
9:30 am. Rides start at the Rancho Shopping CenterStarbucks on Foothill Expressway at Springer/
Magdelena then roll onto Gunn High School in Palo
Alto to meet additional riders at 9:45 under the school
sign at Arastradero Road and Foothill Expressway.
A friendly social- to moderate-paced weekly club ride
with no-drop, typically with 20-40 mi. and 1,000-4,000
feet of climbing. Men and women are all welcome.
Contact Peggy Benenato at peggybenenato@gmail.
com, visit website www.sccc-cycling.org
Carmichael, CA: 1st Saturday Recumbent ride:
Sacramento. 10:30 a.m. Meet at the 5 Points Center, at
Fair Oaks & Arden Way in Carmichael. For more info,
contact David Stock, Recumbent Riders of Sacramento,
e-mail: [email protected] or (916) 483-4435.
Oakland, CA: The Oakland Yellowjackets bicycle club
for riders of all levels and ages. The group invites newriders to join them for a ride every Saturday and holiday
year-round. Meet at the Children’s Fairyland parking
lot at Lake Merritt in Oakland. For start times, info,
go to www.oaklandyellowjackets.org. Helmets req’d.
Los Altos, CA: Sunnyvale Cupertino Cycling Club
(SCCC) Saturday Ride: 8:30 a.m. Meets at the Los Altos
Rancho Shopping Center (near the 76 gas station)
on Foothill Expressway and Springer/Magdalena.
Friendly men and women’s weekly club ride is a
moderate to fast paced ride with re-grouping. Rides
are typically 40-60 mi. with 4,000-6,000 ft. climbing.
Contact Michel Courtoy at (408) 887-1880 or visit
www.sccc-cycling.org
SundayLafayette, CA: 3rd Sunday women-only ride, 15-30
mi., easy-paced (10-12 mph average speed), no-drop.
Emphasis on basic bike skills and etiquette and having
fun! Road bikes, hybrids preferred; helmets
req’d. Rides led by Meredith Nielsen, a USA Cy-
cling Level 2 coach. Meet at the back door of
Bikes, 969 Moraga Rd. Be ready to roll at 9:30
Questions? [email protected]
call (415) 516-0409
Los Altos, CA: Alto Velo “A” Ride leaves from
Coffee & Tea, 9:10 a.m. The start site is loca
367 State St. An advanced level ride with plen
climbing and fast descents. If you are unsure i
ride is right for you, please attend a Saturday B
rst and see how you do on that ride. Fewer & s
regroups. General ride distance from 60-90 mi.
4,500-9,500 ft. of climbing. If rain is in the forecasroute will be posted. Ride ends at Peet’s where
can hang out and have a Cup of Joe together. W
routes posted http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/g
AltoVelo/ or go to www.altovelo.org for more
Sunnyvale, CA: Join the Sunnyvale Sports Base
Bike Crew for a 25-30 mi. group ride on the roa
the South Bay. Routes rotate each week. The grou
to maintain moderate pace (12-15mph average).
no-drop ride, with regroups at the top of all sust
climbs! Rainy weather cancels the ride. For que
email [email protected]. R
under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a p
Brentwood, CA: Sunday Morning Road Rides
The Delta Pedalers. 8 a.m. & 9 a.m. These rides at The Bagel Street Cafe at Balfour & Fairview
are canceled in case of rain. RIDE #1 meets at 9
and is a slow-paced no drop, 20 mi ride, su
for beginners. Call John at (925) 439-1190. R
#2 meets at 8 a.m. and is a 35 to 40 mi rid
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fast pace. It is for fast riders with some hills. Text
Dave P at (925)-980_2076 or www.deltaped.org
Woodside, CA: Melo Velo beginner’s road ride, Woodside
Town Hall. 10 a.m. Dec. - Feb. 9 a.m. March - Nov.
A weekly 15 mi. beginner-friendly women’s road ride
led by members of Team Velo Girls. The start site is
located at 2955 Woodside Rd. For more info, go to
www.velogirls.com or email [email protected]
San Francisco, CA: Join the Sports Basement Sunday
Riders Club for a “beginnermediate”-level group bike
ride over the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin County.Routes range from about 30 to 45 mi. and average 13-
15 mph on the ats. The ride is no-drop with a sweep
rider at the back. For more info contact Michael Tanner
Napa, CA: 3rd Sunday of the month Vintage Bike Ride.
9 a.m. Ride to Yountville, 20 mi. Dust off your vintage
steed for a relaxing ride to Yountville. Stop for coffee
and pastries before returning to Napa. Leaves from
Bicycle Works, 3335 Solano Ave.
Tracy, CA: Sunday weekly 20 mi., at road bike ride is
designed for beginners or just folks who want to mosey
and chat. Meet 10 a.m. at Starbucks, Red Maple Village
2600 S. Tracy Blvd. Cycling safety and shifting basics
are covered by the ride leader. Regroup as needed andno rider is ever left behind. Each rider should bring
their own water, helmet, snacks and a spare tire tube.
Go to www.valleyvelo.org ride calendar for details.
Sausalito, CA: Paradise Loop Ride: 9 a.m. every Sunday.
Meet at Mike’s Bikes of Sausalito parking lot, at #1
Gate 6 Rd. Easy to moderate pace so beginners are
welcome. For more info, go to http://mikesbicycl-
ecenter.com
San Francisco, CA: Freewheel Bike Shop Sunday morn-
ing ride. Meets at Golden Gate Bridge visitors parking
lot in San Francisco every Sunday at 8:30 am. Medium
to fast-paced ride covering 40-60 mi. in Marin county.
Routes vary week to week. For more info., contact Eric
via e-mail at [email protected].
Benicia, CA: Sunday morning ride w/the Benicia
Bicycle Club, 8 a.m., from Benicia State RecreationArea Park — Meet at the K St. entrance. Usually the
ride develops into two groups: a fast-paced and more
leisurely group. Call George, Benicia Bicycle Club,
(707) 747-9623 or www.beniciabicycleclub.org
Los Altos, CA: Sunday Casual Road Ride with
Skyline Bicycle Club! 10:30 a.m. A ride is for all
levels of riders. 20 to 32 mi. loops with some hills
to major hills. Meet behind The Bicycle Outtter,
963 Fremont Ave. Rain cancels. Tandems and
recumbents always welcome. Helmets req’d. Go to
www.pobox.com/~skyline or (650) 948-8092.
Modesto, CA: 1st Sunday ride with the Stanislaus
County Bicycle Club. 8 a.m. Meet in the parking lot
at Marie Calendars, corner of Sylvan & Coffee. 62 mi.very fast ride to Knight’s Ferry. The terrain is rolling
hills with approx. 50-100 ft. of climbing. This ride is
for strong to very strong riders; it requires paceline
riding; may regroup every 15-20 mi., but there’s no
obligation to wait. Contact Stanislaus County Bicycle
Club, (209) 571-7545
Corralitos, CA: 1st Sunday ride with the
Friday Club of America—Santa Cruz chapter:
Meet Corralitos market, corner of Corralito
Hames Rds. Take Hwy 1 south, exit Freedom Blvd
left, go for 4-5 mi., left on Hames Rd., stay on H
until you hit Corralitos Rd. Contact Dan Fal
and Anna Kammer, (831) 728- 4031 (h),
Napa, CA: Sunday ride with Eagle Cycling Club 8:3
Meet at Dwight Plaza between #1120 -1126 on
St. 40-80 mi. The ride is fun and social; star
slow, regroups, and may break into different grwww.eaglecyclingclub.org or contact Bicycle W
(707) 253-7000.
NevadaReno, NV: Sunday Ride w/Procrastinating Peda
Reno/Tahoe. Meet at Roy Gomm Elementary Sch
ride out to Verdi and back, approx 25-30 mi. The
uses the Tahoe Pyramid Bikeway for a portion of th
locally known as the Verdi loop, a popular bike
no stop lights, scenic with little trafc. For start t
please go to www.pedalers.org and click on the ca
to go to the meetup.com site. Questions? Ema
ride leader, Ernie McNeill, emcneill@sbcglobal
Swap meet April
4/10 Giant Bay Area Swap Meet: Wells Middle S
Dublin. The site is located at 6800 Penn Dr.
Swap or Just Plain Look. For more info, contact B
Powers, (925) 828-5299
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Rally
May
5/22-25 Great Western Bicycle Rally: Raso Robles.
The rally has something for everyone. Four days of
bike riding from short family rides to a full century.
Rides range from fully supported and self-guided.
Racers will nd a hill climb and time trial. Wine, beer,
and cheese tastings, pasta feed and more are on tap.
For more info visit www.greatwesternbicyclerally.com
or (917) 35-1317.
Festivals
April
4/14-17 Sea Otter Classic: Laguna Seca, Monterey.
A variety of races and recreational rides plus a demo
zone to see and try your next bike. Events take place
on a combination of rural roads inside the Laguna
Seca Recreation Area, the Laguna Seca Raceway,
and public roadways of the Monterey Peninsula and
Carmel Valley. Festival entry includes race viewing,
marketplace with hundreds of vendors, kids zone, and
more. For more info, go to www.seaotterclassic.com
or call (800) 218-8411.
May
5/15 Silicon Valley Bikes! Festival & Bicycle Show:
History Park, San Jose. A day with Silicon Valley’s
bic ycl ing communit ies , foo d trucks, craft bee r,
kids’ space, bicycle show, free valet bike parking,
Expo, demonstrations, history exhibit. Come join the
Valley’s racing, road, recumbent, mountain, BMX,
cargo biking, custom, cruiser, xed gear, low rider,
recreation and bike polo playing communities, clubs,
riding groups and their families for a day of celebrating
cycling and its history, family fun. For more info,
www.siliconvalleybikesfestival.org
5/27-29 Shasta Cascade Sports Festival: Redding,
Anderson & Shasta Lake. Events for everyone in the
family: For adults, a Half-Iron Tri, Endurance Du,
Olympic distance Tri/Du, marathon, half marathon,
5K/10K; 4,15,40 mi. bike tours & Kid’s events: Splash,
Pedal-n-Dash, 1/2 mi. & 1 mi. Dash. Entertainment &
fun! For more info, go to shastasportsfest.com
Volunteers
April
4/30 Mt. Hamilton Challenge & Ascent Bicycle
Tours: Volunteers are wanted! Help needed for various
shifts of clerks at HQ in Santa Clara and SAG drivers
throughout the 125mi. route. Contact: Don Worn of
the Pedalera Bicycle Club, 95 Wadsworth Ave. Los
Gatos, CA 95030; Phone (408) 354-2944; or Email:
Centuries, fun & charity rides
April4/2 California Classic Weekend: Chukchansi Stadium,
Fresno. 35, 60, 100. mi. routes. The courses range from
at to a maximum elevation of 2,000 ft. through the
beautiful foothills of Fresno County before returning to
the Park in the heart of downtown Fresno and the home
of High-Speed Rail! Riders are lead by a police es
Freeway 168, where all riders can ride the freew
10 mi, vehicle FREE! Want more of a challenge
the night and run a half marathon on Sunday and
the ride’s interlocking companion nisher’s meda
Pre-reg.: 60, 100 mi: until 4/1. 35 mi.: 80 until 4/
includes BBQ, timing, event shirt, nisher’s med
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4/8-10 Eroica California: Paso Robles. Four r
38, 65, 85, 120 mi. around the hilly vineyard co
of the Central Coast. Enjoy a weekend of cy
entertainment, ocean views during the ridConcource d’Elegance w/vintage bikes. For mor
go to www.eroicacalifornia.com
4/9 Red Hawk Ride: Redding. 6, 18, 38, & 64 mi. r
Fun and relatively at, around the campus and in
country -- a great spring tune up ride! $25, $35, $5
$75 for the 6, 18, 38, & 64 respectively. Fee inc
Maps, SAG, wrench, parking, safety perso
schwag. For more info, go to http://simpsonu
Pages/About/News/Events/Red-Hawk-Ride.htm
4/9 40th Anniversary Cinderella Classic & Chall
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton. A women
recreational ride! Ride through the Amador, Liver
Diablo & San Ramon Valleys. Mostly flat,
modest hills. Classic route is 65 mi. Challenge an additional 23 mi., 2,000 ft. of climbing. Limi
2,000 riders! Advance on-line registration on
day-of reg., reg. may be transferred. 40th anniv
Cinderella jersey & windshell vest available for ad
orders only. For reg. or info, www.valleyspokesm
Join us April 23,2016 for the 14th
Annual MCC!
A ride to benefit the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation.
We have a redesigned 100m, and 100k
course, along with the favorite10m
family ride, and an all day festival!
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festival with wine, beer, food and music.Location: Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens,
5007 Fulton Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
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40th Annual Tour of Napa ValleyYountville, California
Sunday August 21, 2016
www.eaglecyclingclub.org
4/14-17 Sea Otter Classic: Laguna Seca, Monterey.
A variety of races and recreational rides plus a demo
zone to see and try your next bike. Events take place
on a combination of rural roads inside the Laguna Seca
Recreation Area, the Laguna Seca Raceway, and public
roadways of the Monterey Peninsula and Carmel Val-
ley. Fee includes participant pack for racing and Gran
Fondo; showers, lunch, and fully-supported ride for the
Gran Fondo. For more info, go to www.seaotterclassic.
com or call (800) 218-8411.
4/16 41st Sierra Century: Amador County
Fairgrounds, Plymouth. Six routes for theseasoned cyclist. New this year: Amador Wine
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