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January 2006 Ride Calendar
2006 Progressive Ride Series
Again this year we will be offering the popular progressive ride series, aimed toward developing your endurance and skills for completing a century ride this spring or summer. These progressive rides will culminate with the Primavera Worker's Ride on April 22.
Each PRS ride is assigned a ride sequence number, and the rides will be done in that order. In the event of a rainout, the ride will be postponed until the next Sunday delaying all the following rides a week. This will enable us to keep developing our endurance in a progressive method. Riders must check with the PRS Coordinator, Jamie Hyams, to confirm which ride will be taking place each week. If rain does delay the series we may post a notice on the yahoo group email list to cut down on the number of calls. Note that the rides do not all start at the same location. Each ride will have two ride leaders; one each for B and M pace groups.
If you have any questions, please call Jamie Hyams at phone (925) 417-0703.
The following list represents the first three rides, tentatively scheduled for the month of January.
PRS #1 Alum Rock Park
9:00AM 3M&B, 35 Miles
A quick spin to Alum Rock Park and back, with a coffee stop on the return part of the journey.
Meeting Place the Longs/Albertsons parking on Mission Blvd between Warm Springs Blvd. and Mohave Dr.
PRS #2 Calaveras Loop (Clockwise)
9:00AM 4M&B, 40 Miles
Come enjoy the great green scenery while we continue our series of rides. Coffee stop part way through the ride.
Meeting Place: Downtown Niles Parking Lot
PRS #3 Four Canyons Ride
9:00AM 4M&B, 44 Miles
Four Canyons Ride (The popular Five Canyons Ride, minus Norris Canyon, to keep your legs from giving up). Coffee stop in San Ramon.
Meeting Place: Downtown Niles Parking Lot
New Years Day
Sun. Jan 1, 2006 Happy New Year Resolutions
10:00 a.m. Various levels and distance
Begin the New Year right with a ride and potluck. Take your pick of 4 different rides, then come back and celebrate cycling and the new year. Bring your favorite dish to share at the potluck. For ride and potluck information, call Gayle Tupper and Eric Dittmar at 510-713-8771 or gayletupper@comcast.net. An RSVP would be Appreciated to get a head count. These rides and potluck are for FFBC Club Members Only! Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Gayle and Eric's home at 38742 Chrisholm Place, Fremont.
The Palomares Hammer 30-35 miles 4B
Do the Palomares Loop and get back in about 2 1/2 hours for potluck. This will be a no rest stop ride, but will have regroups. Let's hammer so we can get back while the food is hot.
Leader TBD Call Eric or Gayle to volunteer
Niles to the Bay on New Year's Day 25 miles 1M
What a great day for a ride through Coyote Hills out to the Bay. This will be a nice flat moderate ride, and will get us back in time for all of the good food.
Ron Mitchell; 510-792-7219, ron_m_ffwbc@sbcglobal.net
New Year's Day is for family rides 10 miles 1L
This will be a loop especially for those who are bringing their new-to-cycling family members. It will be about 10 miles through the nearby parts of Fremont. Don't go too fast, or you'll beat the rest of us back!
Leader TBD Call Eric or Gayle to volunteer
Holidays are for Mountain Biking!
If weather has been good, we'll drive out to do a holiday tour of Pleasanton Ridge, then head back to join the roadies for food.
10 miles 4M, Beginner
Eric Dittmar 510-713-8771
1st Week in JANUARY Mon. Jan. 2 Portola Valley Loop
9:00 AM. 3M, 40 Miles.
We will start at Newark Java and do the Portola Valley Loop with a "shortcut" on Westridge Dr. and a Lunch stop at Andronicos.
Ken and Iris Goldman 510-791-1095 ken.goldman@comcast.net
Tues. Jan. 3 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Bicycle Garage, corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Jan. 4 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd., for a ride across the Dumbarton Bridge to a destination on the Peninsula. This will be a fun ride en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Jan. 4 Wednesday Night Maintenance Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
Come and join us for a quick weekly Wednesday evening ride. Please e-mail or call me if you're interested, so I know whom to expect. Route TBD the evening of the ride. Meet in front of my shop at 45405 Industrial Place #1, Fremont (right off 880, near NUMMI). There is plenty of parking on both sides of the street. I have bathroom & water available. Front and rear lights are required. Rain cancels, threat of rain does not. Call me if you're not sure.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net,
W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thur. Jan. 5 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Come join us for a fun and easygoing ride. We usually go to Union City, Palo Alto, or the Mission area. We meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd., and decide our destination. We always stop for coffee along the way so bring some $$. Rain cancels so call if unsure.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086 (cell); dwatanuki@comcast.net
Thur. Jan. 5 FFBC Board and Club Meeting
Board meeting starts at 6:30 pm, club meeting at about 7:30 pm.
Fremont YMCA, Blacow Road near Grimmer.
Fri. Jan. 6 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 30-40 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Jan. 7 Calaveras Loop Clockwise
8:15 AM 40 miles, 3 M&B
This is the traditional "1st Saturday of the Month" Ride. We will meet in Downtown Niles Parking Lot and ride at a moderate or brisk pace with a Ride Leader for each pace. Rain will cancel, bring $ for a coffee stop in Milpitas. Also see Mikes ride directly below if you want to add a few more miles at the end and give Mike some congrats.
(B Pace Leader) Leader TBD,
(M Pace leader) Leader TBD
Sat. Jan. 7 Gold Watch, 55 and Out Ride
8:15 AM 55 miles, 3M, ~2000' climbing
Join me as I celebrate my 55th and my first official day of retirement. And what better way to celebrate than our Club favorite--Calaveras--with an extra few flat miles thrown in. We'll be part of the Monthly Calaveras group (see above ride) and do their regroups and Cafe Romeo stop, but after our Warren climb we'll add 15 miles by splitting off and working our way over to Coyote Hills to take Alameda Creek trail home. Since it's flat, we should only add a little over an hour to the ride. As usual, rain or threat of rain cancels. If rain threatens, call me between 6:30am and 7:30am the day of the ride.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832.
Sat. Jan. 7 Couples and Singles
9:00 AM 30-35 mile 2-3 MB.
1st week of the year Tandem Ride; Singles also welcome. Meet at Longs/Albertsons parking on Mission Blvd between Warm Springs Blvd. and Mohave Dr. Rain or temperatures exceeding 98 degrees cancels! We'll start the ride together, head south to Alum Rock park in San Jose. There'll be an option to go up Miguelita for the climbing tandems. Coffee/tea stop at the Coffee Cup in San Jose. There are over a dozen tandem bikes in our club and non-club members that ride with us on a regular basis. There should be a good showing of tandem force! Double Ride leaders:
Louis and Sydney Friedenberg, 510-793-3796/L_Friedenberg@msn.com or
Ed and Joyce Tanaka, 510-657-5068/flyfishet@comcast.net
Sun. Jan. 8 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd.
Sun. Jan. 8 Cinderella Ride Leaders Training
8:30 to 10:00 AM Training for the trainers
This is a training session for the women leading the Cinderellas and will be followed with a short ride for those who are interested. Meet at the Bike Garage for both the training and ride. Please RSVP and let us know you'll be joining us by sending an email to jamiehyams@comcast.net.
Sun. Jan. 8 FFBC "Get-To-Know-Us-Ride"
9:00 AM 20-25 miles, 1-2 L-M
Please join us on this monthly "get-to-know-us-ride". This casual, social ride is always fun and offers everyone the chance to meet other cyclists. Bring your cycling friends along and help us introduce newcomers and guests to the club. Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd., for a ride through the Fremont area. Don't forget $$ for a coffee/snack stop. If you have a club jersey or jacket, this is a great time to wear it.
Ron Mitchell; 510-792-7219, ron_m_ffwbc@sbcglobal.net
2nd Week in JANUARY Tues. Jan. 10 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Bicycle Garage, corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Jan. 11 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at the Niles Staging Area parking lot located at the east end of the Alameda Creek Trail. We will do a loop around Fremont-Newark en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Jan. 11 Wednesday Night Maintenance Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
See the description for this recurring ride on Jan 4.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net,
W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thur. Jan. 12 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see the description of this ride on Jan 5.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086 (cell); dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. Jan. 13 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 30-40 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat, Jan. 14 Cinderella Orientation Day
8:30 AM Orientation & Short Ride
The first day of Cinderella Training starts with an Orientation, Bike Inspection and Skills Trials followed by a short ride of 10 miles or less. Participation in the Cinderella Training is by pre-registration only. No drop-ins allowed. Registration information is on the club web site. Refreshments hot coffee, tea, decaf and bagels will be on site.
Members, we could use additional volunteers to run the inspections, tire changing, skills track etc. Call Florence at 651-1411 to volunteer at the event.
Sat, Jan. 14 After Orientation Show & Go
11:45 -12:00 Two groups, B-F and T-M
After the Orientation morning, all volunteers--and club members too-are invited to ride in a show and go! Two groups, B-F and T-M, will likely depart depending on who is interested in riding. We will leave the Bike Garage at 12:00 noon plus or minus a little. i.e. We must finish the Rodeo/ bike inspection part first. Plan on bringing lunch if you are volunteering so you have some fuel for the ride.
Sun. Jan. 15 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd.
Sun. Jan. 15 Progressive Ride Series
Call First Tentatively Ride #1
Please see description at the beginning of ride schedule.
Call to confirm.
M-Pace: Jamie Hyams, (925) 417-0703, JamieHyams@comcast.net
B-Pace: Ride Leader TBD
Sun. Jan. 15 Metric-a-Month Ride #1 - Alum Rock and Coyote Hills
8:00 AM 100K, 3M <2000' climbing
Join me for the first ride in this ride series. We'll meet at the Downtown Niles parking lot and ride to Albertson's in Warm Springs for a quick rest stop and bagel snack before we join with the Progressive Ride group on their ride to Alum Rock Park (Progressive Ride #1). We'll ride together to Alum Rock and back, stopping for coffee along the way. From there we'll make our way over to Coyote Hills for a flat ride back to the start.
Although we will ride at an M pace and I expect to average about 13 mph for the trip, there will be as many regroups as we need and we will keep our speed at pace to ensure that for this first ride we all stay together. Please see the January newsletter for more details on this series. As usual with my rides, rain or threat of rain cancels (if weather cancels this ride will be held on January 28th or January 29th independent of the PRS). If you are unsure, call me the day of the ride between 6:45am and 7:30am.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832.
3rd Week in JANUARY Tues. Jan. 17 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Bicycle Garage, corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Jan 18 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd., for a ride across the Dumbarton Bridge to a destination on the Peninsula. This will be a fun ride en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Jan 18 Wednesday Night Maintenance Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
See the description for this recurring ride on Jan 4.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net,
W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thur. Jan. 19 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see the description of this ride on Jan 5.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086 (cell); dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. Jan. 20 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 30-40 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Jan. 21 Cinderella Training Ride #1
8:30 AM 20 miles, 1 L-M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for the first ride of the training series. Be sure you bring your helmut, pump, spare tube and irons, and a patch kit. The Cinderella series is designed for beginning to moderate women riders to increase their skills in riding on the road and to prepare them for the annual Cinderella Classic (sponsored by the Valley Spokesmen Cycling Club). This ride will head out to Coyote Hills, and will offer a few extra miles for those wanting to ride a little longer. Bring $$$ for the coffee stop. Be sure to park at the First Assembly Church of Fremont at 4760 Thorton Avenue. If possible, carpool or ride share. Pre-registration in the series is required. No drop-ins allowed. Registration information is on the club web site.
Sun. Jan. 22 Progressive Ride Series
Call First Tentatively Ride #2
Please see description at the beginning of ride schedule.
Call to confirm.
M-Pace: Jamie Hyams, (925) 417-0703, JamieHyams@comcast.net
B-Pace: Ride Leader TBD
Sun. Jan. 22 Cinderella Redux
8:30 AM 20 miles, 1 L-T-M
Cinderella's, were you unable to make yesterday's ride or need more miles? Meet me at the Bicycle Garage for a redux of Saturday's Cinderella training ride. Everyone is welcome. Bring money for a coffee stop. Please park away from the businesses - better yet carpool or ride over. Rain cancels (call if unsure).
Lori Sommer lmsommer@sbcglobal.net (510)794-8624 (510) 693-8624 cell
Sun. Jan. 22 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd.
4th Week in JANUARY Tues. Jan. 24 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Bicycle Garage, corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Jan. 25 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-40 miles, 2-3 M
Meet at the Niles Staging Area parking lot located at the east end of the Alameda Creek Trail. We will do a loop around Fremont-Newark en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Jan. 25 Wednesday Night Maintenance Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
See the description for this recurring ride on Jan 4.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net,
W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thur. Jan. 26 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see the description of this ride on Jan 5.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086 (cell); dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. Jan. 27 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 30-40 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Jan. 28 Cinderella Training Ride #2
8:30 AM 25 miles, 1 L-M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for the second ride of the series, which is longer and a little harder than the first ride. This ride will take us out around the Fremont area. Bring $$$ for the coffee stop. Be sure to park at the First Assembly Church of Fremont at 4760 Thorton Avenue. If possible, carpool or ride share. Pre-registration in the series is required. No drop-ins allowed. Registration information is on the club web site.
Sun. Jan. 29 Progressive Ride Series
Call First Tentatively Ride #3
Please see description at the beginning of ride schedule.
Call to confirm.
M-Pace: Jamie Hyams, (925) 417-0703, JamieHyams@comcast.net
B-Pace: Ride Leader TBD
Sun. Jan. 29 Cinderella Redux
8:30 AM 25 miles, 1 L-T-M
Cinderella's, were you unable to make yesterday's ride or need more miles? Meet me at the Bicycle Garage for a redux of Saturday's Cinderella training ride. Everyone is welcome. Bring money for a coffee stop. Please park away from the businesses - better yet carpool or ride over. Rain cancels (call if unsure).
Lori Sommer lmsommer@sbcglobal.net (510)794-8624 (510) 693-8624 cell
Sun. Jan. 29 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd.
5th Week in JANUARY Tues. Jan. 31 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Bicycle Garage, corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
PREVIEW FOR 2006 Beyond January 1) Primavera; April 23; Keep this date open on your calendar. We have a team doing preparation but could use additional help. Later on we will be looking for volunteers for sag support, rest stops etc.
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