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November 2006 Ride Calendar
Calendar Guide
Please refer to the club website, www.ffbc.org, for a description of the “ride classifications”, under the “rides” pull down menu bar. Riders are encouraged to explore the full site. Members are also encouraged to join the FFBC Yahoo group to receive the latest updates on club activities.
Race Team Rides
Ladies and Gentlemen
The raceteam will be riding every weekend of the Autumn and Winter season and the rides throughout October are open to All team and CLUB members, plus invited guests. If you’re interested in joining us, please do so. Our October rides will be non combative and regulated (well, mostly) and are a good introduction for club riders to see how the raceteam rides.
1st Week in NOVEMBER
Wed. Nov. 1 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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Nov. 1 Wed. Night Training Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
Come and join us for a quick evening ride. We will do this each Wednesday evening in October. Please e-mail or call me if you're interested, so I know whom to expect. Route TBD the evening of the ride. Meet in front of my shop at 45405 Industrial Place #1, Fremont (right off 880, near NUMMI). There is plenty of parking on both sides of the street. I have bathroom & water available. Please note that at least a good headlight and taillight are necessary for safety. Rain cancels, call if unsure.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thu. Nov. 2 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Come join us for a fun and easygoing ride. We usually go to Union City, Palo Alto, or the Mission area. We meet at Newark Java in the Raley’s shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd., and decide our destination. We always stop for coffee along the way so bring some $$. Rain cancels so call if unsure.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086; dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. Nov. 3 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. Nov. 4 Calaveras Clockwise
8:15 AM 40 miles, 3 B
8:30 AM 40 miles, 3 M
This is our traditional "1st Saturday of the Month" ride. We will meet in Downtown Niles Parking Lot and ride up Niles Canyon into Sunol then on to Calaveras. Our traditional route brings us out in Milpitas and we return via a route that stays close to the hills. There will be a ride leader for the pace(s) listed below. Note the differing start times for the two paces Rain or a serious threat of rain cancels. Call me after 7am.
M Pace: Tony Flusche, (510) 247-3220, TonyF@att.net
B_Pace; Kim Wik 510-796-5127 & cell 510-366-7950, quickwikkim@hotmail.com
Sat. Nov. 4 Low-key ride
8:30 SHARP 65 miles, 4 F
Race Team ride #7. The classic Palomares / Calaveras Double loop. No hammering, we are supposed to all be friends. Climbs will be at "noodle" pace w/ regroups. Total climbing for the day will be approx. 2500 ft. All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping. Start from the Niles Parking Lot
Carlos Moreno; (925) 600-9709
Sun. Nov. 5 Alum Rock Park
9:00 AM 30 miles; 2 T
This ride is geared for next year’s Cinderella training ride leaders but is open to all. There will be no drops. Meet at REI near the corner of Fremont Blvd. and Automall Parkway.
Jean O’Donnell 510/791-2944; JeanOD2113@aol.com
Sun. Nov. 5 Camino Tassajara Mystery Tour
8:45 AM 55 miles, 4 B
Something always seems to go wrong on this ride. Roads change one year; it rains in the next. (This really is a nice ride—usually.) Third time’s a charm? If I haven’t talked you out of it yet, join me at the Niles Parking Lot. We will zigzag our way on Palomares, Dublin Canyon, etc., and head home through Pleasanton and Sunol (Rain cancels.)
Mike Williams (510) 475-7215, cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
2nd Week in NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov. 6 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
Let's meet at the Bicycle Garage at 8:30 for an 8:45 start to an easy-going ride down Paseo Padre to South Grimmer. Then it's relatively flat down past Club Sport to the end of Fremont Blvd. We'll turn around and have a coffee break at a local Starbucks and decide whether to head straight back (for about 25 miles) or make our way over to Coyote Hills for a trip back on the trail (for about 38 miles). The shorter option will get us back before 11:30, the longer well before 12:30. Elevation gain is 465 feet. Rain or threat of rain cancels. If rain threatens, call me between 7:30 and 8:00 on the day of the ride.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue Nov. 7 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage , at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Nov. 8 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:15 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 $$. Please note the start time.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Nov. 8 Wed Night Training Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
See the listing on the first Wednesday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thu. Nov.9 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see this repeating ride’s description on the first Thursday of the month.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086; dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. Nov. 10 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 30-40 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot . Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Nov. 11 Palomares Loop—My Way
8:45 AM 35 miles, 5 B-F
This alternate route goes up Mission Blvd. and works its way through the Hayward Hills to get to the back side of Palomares, starting at the Niles Parking Lot. There should be about 2500 feet of climbing on this one. Pace on the flats will be…well, whatever we want it to be! We will have at least one regroup at each summit. The goal is to be done by noon; we finished by 11:30 last year.
Mike Williams (510) 475-7215, cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
Sat. Nov. 11 Low-key ride
8:00 SHARP (note earlier start) 65 miles, 5 F
Team Ride #8 - Mt Hamilton is my friend I'm looking for a compacto ride to the base and then a noodle to the top. No one should be looking at getting a personal best time today. Remember that the weather can be changeable, so bring appropriate additional layers and accessories. Total climbing for the day will be approx. 5000 ft.
All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. Rain will stop play. Start from the Longs Parking Lot at Warm Springs and Mission Blvd.
Carlos Moreno; (925) 600-9709
Sun. Nov. 12 FFBC “Get-To-Know-Us-Ride”
9:00 AM 20-25 miles, 1-2 L-M
Please join us on this monthly “Get-To-Know-Us-Ride”. This casual, social ride is always fun and offers everyone the chance to meet other cyclists. Bring your cycling friends along and help us introduce newcomers and guests to the club. Meet at Newark Java in the Raley’s shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd., for a ride through the Fremont area. Don’t forget $$ for a coffee/snack stop. If you have a club jersey or jacket, this is a great time to wear it.
Tony Flusche, (510) 247-3220, TonyF@att.net
Sun, Nov 12 Metric a Month Ride #11
8:00 AM Cinderella Redux
62-65 miles, 3 M
Over 40 of us had such a good time doing this in June, let's try for a cooler version this month. We'll meet at the Sunol School and ride an older version of the Cinderella route, taking us out to a Blackhawk snack stop via Tesla and Manning. As usual with the Metric a Month rides, there are plenty of regroups, short rest breaks, and a money back guarantee of leaving on time! Rain or threat of rain cancels. Call if you have any questions about the ride. If the weather appears uncertain, call Mike between 6:30am and 7:15am the morning of the ride.
Mike Northrup, (510) 796-8832, gmnorthrup@hotmail.com;
Anne Hollingsworth, Home (925) 934-3149 (up to 7:00 AM but never after 9:00PM) or Cell (925) 899-7543 on the morning of the ride, Scootcat@pacbell.net
Sun. Nov. 12 Low-key ride
8:30 SHARP 35 miles,2 F
Race Team ride #9 – Recovery ride On roads where we can do an easy spin, maybe a rest after Saturday’s ride and a chance to practice some rotating pacelines. To the bottom of the Calaveras climb and then Pleasanton and Sunol. All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping. Start from the Niles Parking Lot
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
Sun. Nov. 12 Edgewood Road / Portola Valley Loop
8:30AM 46 Miles, 3 M / B
Come help me start off my birthday celebration with a favorite ride of mine. We will go across the bay up Edgewood Road. South on Canada road to Robert’s Market and continue on Mountain Home Road to Portola Valley Road than down Alpine back across the bridge. Meet at Newark Java
Carrie Payne (510) 795-1802 selrack@earthlink.net
3rd Week in NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov. 13 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
See the listing on the first Monday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue Nov. 14 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage , at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Nov. 15 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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Nov. 15 Wed Night Training Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
See the listing on the first Wednesday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thu. Nov.16 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see this repeating ride’s description on the first Thursday of the month.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086; dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. Nov. 17 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 30-40 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot . Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Nov. 18 Calaveras Counter Clockwise
8:30 AM 3 M, 42 miles, 1900 feet.
We will start in Downtown Niles , and take the Paseo Padre route down south. We will regroup at Ed Levin Park and after the climbing the wall. Bring lots of fluids and a snack as any stop where we can buy food and drink is not until Sunol. Rain or a serious threat of rain cancels. Call me after 7am.
M Pace: Tony Flusche, (510) 247-3220, TonyF@att.net
Sat. Nov. 18 Low-key ride
8:30 SHARP 75 miles,4 F
Team Ride #10 – LaMorinda Loop From Niles to Dublin, Danville and Lafayette and back home via Moraga, Pinehurst, Redwood road and Castro Valley. A final climb over Palomares brings us home. Total climbing for the day will be approx. 4000 ft. All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. Rain will stop play. Start from the Niles parking lot
Carlos Moreno; (925) 600-9709
Sat. Nov. 18 Felter Road
8:30 AM 50 miles, 4 B
Ride to the top of Sierra via Felter Rd and then down Sierra back to Fremont. Meet at Niles Parking Lot 8:15 to roll out at 8:30.
Kim Wik 510-796-5127 & cell 510-366-7950
Sun. Nov. 19 Over the Bridge
9:00 AM 36 miles, 2 T
This ride is geared for next year’s Cinderella training ride leaders but is open to all. There will be no drops. Meet at the Bicycle Garage at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way. Please park on the streets and away from the businesses.
Jean O’Donnell 510/791-2944 JeanOD213@aol.com
Sun. Nov. 19 Low-key ride
8:30 SHARP 35 miles,2 F
Race Team ride #11 – Recovery ride Show n go. Route to be decided. Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping. Start from the Niles Parking Lot
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
4th Week in NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov. 20 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
See the listing on the first Monday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue Nov. 21 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage , at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Nov. 22 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:15 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 $$. Please note the start time.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Wed. Nov. 22 Wed Night Training Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
See the listing on the first Wednesday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thur. Nov. 23 (Thanksgiving Day)
Up & Over Palomares/Turnaround and Repeat
8:30 AM 25 miles, 4 M/B
If you plan on eating waaaaay more than you should today, or even if you don’t, meet in the Downtown Niles Parking Lot for a ride up our familiar Palomares road and back. This is a chance to do both sides of Palomares on the same day. There will be the usual regroups, but no coffee or food stop, so bring whatever you need to sustain you for the duration. Be prepared for a cool start and a quick warm-up while climbing, so dress in layers. Rain will cancel, but threat of rain will not.
Jim Herman; (510) 790-9044; jdherman@earthlink.net
Thur. Nov. 23 Unregulated
9:00 AM 35 miles,1 F
Race Team ride #12 - The Turkey ride Join in one the longest running riding traditions in the Bay area. This ride can be MASSIVE, last years good weather brought out Over 400 participants! Goes south from Danville to Dublin, Camino Tassajara, Blackhawk and Danville Start from the California Pedaler, 495 Hartz Ave, Danville.
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
Fri. Nov. 24 23rd Annual 17-Mile Drive Ride
10:00 AM 40+/- miles, 2-3 L-M
Meet at George Washington Park in Pacific Grove ( Sinex Avenue and 17 Mile Drive) This is FFBC’s traditional day-after Thanksgiving tour of the scenic 17-Mile Drive in Carmel, with a side trip to Point Lobos. No one’s in a hurry today, and no one’s left behind. Bring money for lunch in Carmel. We will eat on the beach. We will have frequent regroups, usually impromptu, and located at a scenic and/or wildlife viewing point. After the ride, many people go out to eat at Moss Landing for terrific seafood for a fine ending to a great day.
Directions: 101 South past Gilroy to Hwy. 156. Go west to Hwy. 1, then south on Hwy. 1 to Hwy. 68 West. Bear left at the Y onto Sunset Drive. Right on 17 Mile Drive. Right on Pine Ave. Right on Alder Ave., and park on Alder between Junipero and Sinex.
Co-listed with San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club.
Sam and Ellen Boykin (SLOBC); (805) 534-1414
Ron Mitchell; 510-792-7219, ron_m_ffwbc@sbcglobal.net
Fri. Nov.24 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. Nov. 25 Low-key ride
8:30 SHARP 70 miles,2 F
Race Team ride #13 – South Bay lakes tour. A new ride area for the team. Start from Blossom hill Park in Los Gatos , and out to the lakes in the area of Morgan Hill and back All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping. Co leaders are Messrs
Richard Brockie (650) 868-3346 rmb_ffbc@brockie.org.uk
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
Sat. Nov. 25 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. Nov. 26 Low-key ride
8:30 SHARP 35 miles,2 F
Race Team ride #14 – Recovery ride Show n go. Route to be decided. Rain will stop play. No stopping, no dropping.
Start from the Niles Parking Lot
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
Sun. Nov. 26 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 NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov. 27 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
See the listing on the first Monday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue Nov. 28 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage , at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. Nov. 29 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. Nov. 29 Wed Night Training Ride
5:45 PM 15-20 miles, 3-4 B
See the listing on the first Wednesday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride.
Dan Amaral, danamaral@earthlink.net W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683
Thu. Nov. 30 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see this repeating ride’s description on the first Thursday of the month.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086; dwatanuki@comcast.net
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