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Golden Gate Cyclists - 25th Anniversary! Nonmembers Welcome! -- Just show up! The listing below includes the basic information for the rides offered each month. Additional information is available to members in our online newsletter. Don't miss a ride! Stay connected! Join now! Helmet and gloves are required on all rides. Rain may cancel. --------------------------------------------------------- February Rides & Events
Meet at Orinda BART for our traditional Three Bears ride. We will head West on Camino Pablo, turn Right on Castro Ranch Road, Right on Bear Creek and then Left on Camino Pablo and head back to Orinda BART. We will have lunch in The Square for those who want to stay afterward. Start: Orinda Bart. Take Orinda exit off Hwy 24. From West, left at end of ramp and immediate right into Bart entrance, drive left over freeway and park to the far right. From East, take 2nd exit road and right into Bart entrance. Carolyn Mason 510-865-5049 (home) 510-502-5049 (cell)
Fairfax, White's Hill, Nicasio (Regroup), Pt Reyes Station (snack break), Olema, Nicasio (regroup), White's Hill, Fairfax. Lunch to follow at Iron Springs Pub & Brewery 765 Center Blvd. Rain Cancels--unsure? Call me :) Start: Fairfax Post Office, 773 Center Blvd, Fairfax. It's a Sunday so parking in the lot is fine. No restroom at ride start--so stop off on your way. Hwy 101---Sir Francis Drake West---left turn on Pastori Ave, right turn on Center Blvd. Post office on left. Kristi Brubaker (954) 662-4180 kandrbru@gmail.com
We’ll ride through Dry Creek Valley on our way to Cloverdale. We’ll exit the north end of town and stop at the River Park for a snack/rest break – or we may stop at a conveniently located Starbucks along the route. The planned ride will be the full 42-mile loop, however, using the map provided, there are many options to take a shortcut or two. We’ll meet up at the Bear Republic Brewery back in Healdsburg for real food and libations after the ride. Rain cancels. Threat of rain, call ride leader. Start: Matheson St. Parking Lot. Take 101 North to the Central Healdsburg exit. Turn left at Matheson St. and then right into the parking lot. Jan & Jeanne Bush (707) 939-2912, Cell (707) 529-8550.
Meet at Orinda BART for our traditional Oakland Hills loop. This is a good training ride and you can do either 28 or 34 miles. We will head West on Camino Pablo, go up Wildcat Canyon to Grizzly Peak, then left onto Skyline Blvd. You can then either go down Pinehurst or continue on Skyline for an additional 4 miles and then go up Pinehurst to Canyon and take Moraga Way back to BART. We will have lunch in The Square for those who want to stay afterward. Start: Orinda Bart. Take Orinda exit off Hwy 24. From West, left at end of ramp and immediate right into Bart entrance, drive left over freeway and park to the far right. From East, take 2nd exit road and right into Bart entrance. Carolyn Mason 510-865-5049 (home) 510-502-5049 (cell)
We’ll ride from Cotati through Sebastopol, Graton & Occidental and then stop for the wonderful baked goods at the Wild Flour Bakery in Freestone. After the ride lunch at the Redwood Café in Cotati. Rain cancels. Threat of rain, call ride leader. Start: Meet at Cotati Dog Park, 100 Myrtle Ave, Cotati, CA 94931. Hwy 101 to West Sierra exit, then right/south on Valpariso, continue straight onto Myrtle and left into park. Jan & Jeanne Bush (707) 939-2912, Cell (707) 529-8550.
Burn off a few calories on this (almost) flat ride - a few hills in the first 10 miles; possible headwinds on the way back. We'll start at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek and have lunch in Dublin. Rain cancels – excessive cold will shorten ride. Moderate pace. Start: Meet at the parking lot at Heather Farms. From Highway 24, heading east, connect to the 680 freeway, heading north. Take the first exit, Ygnacio Valley Road. Turn right onto Ygnacio Valley Road. Stay on Ygnacio Valley Road till the eleventh traffic signal. One block past John Muir Hospital, turn left onto North San Carlos Drive. Park at the end of North San Carlos Drive. Helen Herzberg (510) 537-9109 or hherzberg@earthlink.net
Sunday, February 26, Road Ride, 10:00 am PROMPT, Four Canyons, about 40 miles/4 hours/level B/hills B Not too much climbing, and we do it early. We'll start the ride at the Castro Valley BART station, bike Crow, Norris, Bollinger, lunch in Pleasanton and then back over Dublin Canyon. It is also possible to take BART back from Pleasanton if the headwinds are too strong. Start: Meet at the Castro Valley BART station. Take 580 East, exit at Redwood Road, turn left onto Redwood Road, go about three blocks, and turn left into the BART parking lot. Or if coming from Dublin, take the Redwood Road exit, and the BART station is right there. Helen Herzberg (510) 537-9109 or hherzberg@earthlink.net
For other Century rides see: www.bbcnet.com/RideCalendar/RideListDate.asp
3/3/12, Death Valley Century & Double Century, www.adventurecorps.com/deathvalley/index.html 3/10/12, Solvang Century, www.bikescor.com/solvang/welcome.htm 3/25/12 Tour of the Unknown Valley, www.chicovelo.org 3/31/12, Cinderella Classic, www.valleyspokesmen.org 3/31/12, Hell's Gate Hundred, Death Valley, www.adventurecorps.com/deathvalley/index.html 4/7/12, Party Pardee, www.bikehikers.com 4/14/12, Tierra Bella, www.actc.org 4/15/12, Diablo Century, www.ccjcc.org/diablo 4/21/12, Cycle for Sight, Napa, www.cycle4sight.com 4/21/12, Bike Around the Buttes, www.bikearoundthebuttes.com 4/21/12, Sea Otter Classic, www.seaotterclassic.com4/22/12, Primavera Century, www.fremontfreewheelers.org 4/28/12, SLO Wildflower, www.slobc.org/Wildflower.html 4/29/12, Chico Wildflower, www.chicovelo.org 5/5/12, Wine Country Century, www.srcc.com 5/5/12, Tour of the Unknown Coast, www.tuccycle.org 5/6/12, Grizzly Peak Century, www.grizzlypeakcyclists.org 5/6/12, Shasta Wheelmen Jamboree, www.shastawheelmen.org 5/6/12, Delta Century, www.stocktonbikeclub.org 5/12/12, I Care Classic, Morgan Hill, www.icareclassic.org 5/12/12, Sunrise Century, Lodi, www.lodisunrisecentury.com 5/20/12, Strawberry Fields Forever, www.strawberryfields.org ?, Foothill Century, www.sphds.org/foothillcentury/ 5/22/11, Monticello Century, www.monticellocycling.org/ 5/25-28/12, Great Western Bike Rally, www.greatwesternbicyclerally.com 6/2/12, Ojai Valley Century, www.ojaivalleycentury.org 6/3/12, America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride (Tahoe), www.bikethewest.com 6/3/12, Sequoia Century, www.westernwheelers.org/main/sequoia/index.htm 6/10/12, Mendocino Monster Century, www.mendocinomonster.com 6/16/12, Sierra Century, www.sacwheelmen.org 6/16/12, Mile High 100, www.milehigh100.com 6/24/12, Tour of Carson Valley, www.bikethewest.com 7/14/12, Tour des Chutes, Bend, OR, www.tourdeschutes.org 7/16/11, Windmill Century, Los Alamos, http://tailwindsofsantamariabc.org/windmill.htm 7/21/12, Healdsburg Harvest Century, www.healdsburgbiketour.eventbrite.com/ 7/21/12, Fall River Century, www.fallrivercentury.com/ 8/4/12, Marin Century, www.marincyclists.com 8/5/12, Shasta Century, www.shastasummitcentury.com 8/12/12, Tour d’Organics, Sebastopol, www.seb.org/event/475058-2012-tour-d-organics 8/18/12, Holstein Hundred, www.wmss.org/holstein 8/19/12, Tour of Napa Valley, www.eaglecyclingclub.org 8/25/12, Ebbetts Pass Century, www.mtadventure.com/pages/century.html 9/9/12, Tour de Tahoe, www.bikethewest.com 9/22/12, Tahoe Sierra Century, www.tahoesierracentury.com 9/29/12, Lake Almanor Fall Century, www.milehigh100.com 9/29/12, Lighthouse Century, San Luis Obispo, www.slobc.org 10/6/12, Konocti Challenge, Clearlake, www.konoctichallenge.com 10/6/12, Templeton Wine & Roses, www.templetonchamber.com ?, Harvest Ride Hopland, www.harvestride.com 10/?/12, Chico Fallflower, www.chicovelo.org 10/29/12, Levi’s Gran Fondo, www.levisgranfondo.com ?, People Powered Ride, Solvang, www.goletabike.org 10/?/12, Asti Tour de Vine, www.astitourdevine.com 10/29/11, Death Valley Fall Century & Double Century, www.adventurecorps.com/deathvalley/index.html 11/5/11, Solvang Century, http://www.bikescor.com/prelude/welcome.htm
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