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December 2006 Ride Calendar
Calendar Guide
The Progressive Ride Series is winding up this month. April will bring in the Primavera Century on the 22nd. Be sure to get your volunteer preference in to Karen White. The workers ride is planned for Sunday April 15. I am also planning to do a Progressive ride make-up on April 1st.
Try to attend the Club meeting on Thursday March 1. The Pedal Pounders Awards will be given out during the meeting, maybe you will get a certificate!
Don’t forget to set your clocks for DST on March 11, it is earlier this year.
1st Week in MARCH
Thu. March 1 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 $$. Rain cancels so call if unsure.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086; dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. March 2 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Fri. March 2 Show and Go
10 AM 25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?
Sat. March 3 Cinderella Training Ride #7
8:30 AM Sunol and Kilkare
2 -3 L-M, 41+ miles
New Start Location - SUNOL TRAIN STATION (Main Street and Kilkare)
This ride will include many country roads that are popular with most bay area bikers. After a ride out Calaveras Road to the Sunol Regional Park, we'll head back for a memorable climb up Kilkare. Next we head to Pleasanton for a few more miles and a coffee stop. Be sure you bring your helmet, pump, spare tube and irons, and a patch kit. Bring plenty of water, as the stop is later in the ride, and $$$ for the coffee break. Pre-registration in the series is required. No drop-ins allowed.
Bonnie Kellogg 510-760-7207 Jean O'Donnell 510-791-2944 Judy Young 510-331-9367
Sat. March. 3 Calaveras Clockwise
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. Rain or a serious threat of rain cancels. Call me after 7am.
Wei Sun, (408)-262-4460, wpsun@comcast.net
Sun, March 4 Camino/Tassajara/Crow Can. Rds.
8:30 AM 70 miles, 5M and B
Progressive Ride Series No. 8
Well, the name tells part of the route.Starting at Newark Java, the ride goes through Newark/Fremont and up Palomares. Then a little more climbing on Crow Canyon. Then it’s Camino Tassajara Rd.returning to Pleasanton for a coffee/lunch stop before returning to Newark Java via Sunol and Niles Canyon.
M pace;Jim Herman (510) 790-9044; jdherman@earthlink.net
B pace; Jim Marsh 510-783-8561 a.jmarsh@sbcglobal.net
Sun, March 4 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.
Mon. March 5 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 March 6 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. March 7 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
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
2nd Week in MARCH
Thur. March 8 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. March 9 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 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
Fri. March 9 Show and Go
10 AM 25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?
Sat. March 10 Cinderella Training Ride #8
8:00 AM Calaveras Loop
45 miles, 3M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for ride #8. All participants must park at the Harbor Light Church, 4760 Thornton Avenue Fremont, CA 94536. If possible, carpool or ride share. You're ready for the Calaveras Loop, one of the most popular club rides. We'll head out through Niles and Sunol to Calaveras Road. This is a very scenic ride up past the C alaveras Reservoir. Bring your climbing gears as you'll get a chance to use them as you ride up to the False Summit and the top of the Wall. Since this ride is out country road and the coffee break is later in the ride, be sure to bring plenty of food and water, as well as tubes, pump, and helmet. Pre-registration in the series is required. No drop-ins allowed.
Bonnie Kellogg 510-760-7207 Jean O'Donnell 510-791-2944 Judy Young 510-331-9367
Sat. March 10 TOC Stage 3, Part 1 “Re-view”
9:00 AM 56 miles, 5B
The preview didn’t work out due to the wet stuff, but I still think it would make a good ride, so let’s give it another shot.
This year's East Bay stage started in Stockton, but I don’t think we need to be that exacting. How about Livermore? Let's start at the Albertsons parking lot at the NW corner of Holmes and Concannon. From there, we can take Altamont Pass Road (a fast stretch, if the wind is right) on our way out as far as the north side of Tracy, where we will join the official tour route up and over the KOM point on Patterson Pass to get back to Livermore. I plan to have one or two regroups and one BRIEF rest/bathroom stop in Tracy, but otherwise no-dawdling rules apply.
Mike Williams, (510) 475-7215, cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
Sun. March 11 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.
Dave Ransom 510-796-1258 Dchiefransom@sbcglobal.net
Sun, March 11 San Gregorio
8:30 AM 74 miles, 5M and B
Progressive Ride Series No. 9
It’s over the bridge, over the hill and to the coast (almost to the coast) to San Gregorio for lunch. Go easy on the heavy stuff though because after lunch we will make the climb up Tunitas Creek for the return trip.
M Pace: Tony Flusche, (510) 247-3220, TonyF@att.net
B pace: Jim Herman (510) 790-9044; jdherman@earthlink.net
Mon. March 12 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 March 13 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. March 14 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
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 $$. Please note the start time.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
3rd Week in MARCH
Thur. March 15 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see this repeating ride’s description on the first Thursday of the month.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086; dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. March 16 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Fri. March 16 Show and Go
10 AM 25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?
Sat. March 17 Cinderella Training Ride #9
8:00 AM 52 miles, 3M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for ride #9. All participants must park at the Harbor Light Church, 4760 Thornton Avenue Fremont, CA 94536. If possible, carpool or ride share. This route will take us over several of the roads that are part of the actual Cinderella ride in the Livermore Valley. We'll head towards Pleasanton then ride through Livermore wine country. Be sure you bring your helmet, pump, spare tube and irons, and a patch kit. Although there's a coffee stop, bring plenty of water and food since this is a long ride! You're almost ready for the Cinderella! Pre-registration in the series is required. No drop-ins allowed. Bonnie Kellogg 510-760-7207 Jean O'Donnell 510-791-2944 Judy Young 510-331-9367
Sat. March 17 Old La Honda, Skyline, Canada Loop
8:30 AM 64 miles, 4-B
We’ll climb up Old La Honda, then enjoy a nice ride on the rollers on top of Skyline followed by a fast six mile descent toward Half Moon Bay Rd., and on the final leg of the loop come back on Canada Road. A no-dawdle lunch stop is planned at Robert's Market. Ride meets at Newark Java.
Brad Baldwin (510) 795-7065; bradLANs@aol.com
Sun, March 18 Santa Cruz Mountains
8:30 AM 82 miles, 5M and B
Progressive Ride Series No. 10
By this time we will have put in some serious hill miles, so get ready for a few more. This tour will make its way to Santa Cruz via Bear Creek Road and Ben Lomond. A stop for lunch is planned in Santa Cruz before returning via Soquel-San Jose Road.Start at Lexington Reservoir.
To get to Lexington Reservoir: Take Hwy. 17 to Bear Creek Road and then double back over Hwy. 17 to exit at Lexington Dam. We will meet at the first parking lot on the right (the one with the boat launch)
M pace: Tony Flusche, (510) 247-3220, TonyF@att.net
B pace: Mike Williams (510) 475-7215, cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
Sun, March 18 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.
Mon. March 19 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 March 20 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. March 21 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
4th Week in MARCH
Thur. March 22 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3 M
Please see this repeating ride’s description on the first Thursday of the month.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Debbie Watanuki (510) 921-8086; dwatanuki@comcast.net
Fri. March 23 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
Fri. March 23 Show and Go
10 AM 25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?
Sat. March 24 Cinderella Training Ride #10
7:30 AM 58 miles, 3M
Meet at the Bicycle Garage for the last training ride. All participants must park at the Harbor Light Church, 4760 Thornton Avenue Fremont, CA 94536. If possible, carpool or ride share. This route is a favorite for bay area cyclists. We'll go over the Dumbarton Bridge to the peninsula for spectacular scenery. Our destination is Canada Road and the Crystal Springs Reservoir and back. Once you've completed this ride, you know you're more than ready for the Cinderella Metric the next weekend. After all the training, you can do this ride! Pre-registration in the series is required. No drop-ins allowed.
Bonnie Kellogg 510-760-7207 Jean O'Donnell 510-791-2944 Judy Young 510-331-9367
Sat. March 24 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. March 25 Ron’s Surprise Ramble
9: 00 AM 20-30 miles, 2 T-M
This will be an easy ride around the tri cities area, at or below the level of the “Get To Know Us” ride. We will start from Newark Java. I will decide the route depending on the weather and who calls ahead to influence my decision. Bring $$ for a coffee stop mid ride. Rain Cancels.
Ron Mitchell; 510-792-7219, ron_m_ffwbc@sbcglobal.net
Sun, March 25 Morgan Territory
8:00 AM 89 miles, 4M and B
Progressive Ride Series No. 11
Although we usually take BART to get closer to the main climb, Morgan Territory Road, we’ll need to get in our miles by getting there. Otherwise, to get the required mileage, we would need to climb Morgan Territory twice. Start at Downtown Niles parking lot.
M Pace: Tony Flusche, (510) 247-3220, TonyF@att.net
B_Pace; Todd Tracy (408) 685-5470; todd.tracy@comcast.net
Mon. March 26 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
See the listing on the first Monday of the month for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue March 27 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at the Bicycle Garage, at the corner of Thornton and Balboa Way.
Wed. March 28 Mid-week Morning Ride
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 2-3 M/B
Meet at the Niles Staging Area parking lot located at the east end of the Alameda Creek Trail. We will do a loop around Fremont-Newark en route to a coffee/snack stop, so bring $$. Please note the start time.
Al Quintana (510) 582-4035; alanq44@hotmail.com
5th Week in MARCH
Thur. March 29 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. March 30 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 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
Fri. March 30 Show and Go
10 AM 25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?
Sat. March 31 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.
Coming Attractions
April 1: PRS make-up ride
April 5: Club Meeting
April 15: Primavera Workers Ride
April 22: Primavera Century
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