June 2007 Ride Calendar

June is here and there are a lot of choices between club rides and centuries. Hope everyone gets in their personal quota of miles and that the weather cooperates with all of this month’s listed rides

The main event of the month is the FFBC Race Team’s criterium being held for the second year in a row in downtown Fremont. Last year’s race was a huge success, and this year should draw another great field of racers. A great way to watch this event is to volunteer as a club member to help in any of the various jobs that need to be done to make the event successful.

Jason, and all of the race team will be very grateful for anyone’s help. I’m sure Jason will be soliciting volunteers in the coming weeks for volunteers, so keep a watch for emails, etc., and try to attend the club meeting on Thursday June 7 for more race info and volunteer opportunities.

WEDNESDAY EVENING PIZZA RIDE

Join Brad and Debbie Baldwin as they host the popular Wednesday evening Pizza Rides. For the month of June, the pizza rides will meet at The Pizza Patio, located at 3395 Walnut Ave, Fremont, (510) 790-1166. Please park away from the Pizza Patio, as this space is shared. As always, there will be two routes; a longer more challenging ride, and a shorter flatter ride. The rides meet at 6:00 PM for sign in to be completed by 6:10. When signing in, remember to check “YES” or “NO” on the sign in sheet for pizza so we have an accurate head count on who is staying after the ride. The pizza order is placed before we depart. Departure time is 6:15pm sharp. The cost is $5.00 per person and that includes three pieces of pizza and a soda per rider.

Note: The Pizza are not your traditional club led rides. A route sheet will be provided but the ride leader does not "lead" the ride like our traditional rides (i.e. the ride leader does not sweep the ride). We suggest rider’s pair up with another of similar abilities

1st Week in JUNE

Fri. June 1  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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Fri. June 1   Show and Go
9 AM   25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?

Sat. Jun 2  Getting Acquainted w/Hills #4
8:30 AM   50 miles, 4M
[Note: Karen welcomes anyone who wishes to co-lead this ride at an L or T pace. Contact her in advance if you would like to do so—Jim H.]
Meet at Newark Java for a trip over the Dumbarton Bridge as we head out to Woodside via a jaunt up Edgewood Road.  Bring $ for a snack break at Roberts Market before our return back up Canada Road to Godetia, Jefferson and Farmhill before dropping back down into Redwood City for our return home.  This is a great ride for Cinderella graduates who can maintain an “M” pace on the flats and are not intimidated by a bit of climbing.  We will schedule enough regroups to keep us together for the duration.
Karen White (510) 475-0746; kkwh@pacbell.net

Sat. June 2  Calaveras Clockwise
8:00 AM  40 miles, 3 M and B
This is our traditional "1st Saturday of the Month" ride. Note the earlier start time. We will meet in the 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.
M Pace: Tony Flusche, (510) 247-3220, TonyF@att.net
B Pace: Dan Amaral, W: 510-656-9354 (try this 1st), C: 510-774-9683; danamaral@earthlink.net

Sun. June. 3  Coffee in Alameda, BART return
9:00 AM  40 miles, 1 M
Starting from the Bike Garage, we are riding up to Alameda to enjoy coffee overlooking San Francisco Bay, with a view of "the city". This is a flat ride up with a return on BART from the Fruitvale Station. Bring $$ for Coffee / Lunch and, BART fare.  The ride leader expects to be returning via BART, however the route sheet will include a riding route back if a sub-group wants to get ambitious and  elect a co-leader. We will have frequent regroups, and this ride has lots of water views in the later stages.
Ron Mitchell; 510-792-7219, ron_m_ffwbc@sbcglobal.net

Sun. June 3   Show and Go
9 AM  25-40 miles, L-T-M-B
Meet at Newark Java.

2nd Week in JUNE

Mon. June 4   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 June 5    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. June 6  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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Wed. June 6   Pizza Ride
6:00 PM    20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the “Yes” or “No” box for Pizza.
Brad Baldwin, 510-795-7065   bradlans@aol.com

Thur June 7  Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM   20-40 miles, 2-3 M (flats)
Come ride with a fun, welcoming group.  We meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center parking lot to decide our destination.  Sometimes we just go to Union City via Nike Hill.  More often, we cross the bridge and ride to Shoreline, Robert's Market,do "Margaret's Ride",  or we get adventurous and find new routes.  There are no routesheets so we regroup as necessary.  Our coffee stop is a priority and we sit down and eat a quick sandwich or pastry so remember to bring money.  No one is left behind and faster riders are welcome to head back early.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net

Thur June 7   Show and Go
9 AM  25-35 miles, M- B-F
Meet at Newark Java.

Fri. June 8   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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Fri. June 8   Show and Go
9 AM   25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?

Sat. June 9   Ride out to the Windmills
9:00 AM    35-40 miles, 4 M
Meet at Albertson's, Holmes & Concannon, Livermore for a ride out to windmill country. We will be climbing Patterson Pass on the way out, and returning on Altamont pass road
Louis & Sydney Friedenberg (510) 793-3796

Sat., June 9   Summer at the Coast
8:00 AM   77 miles, 5-B
We're heading out to the beautiful California coastline and you know what that means -- climbing over the peninsula mountain range twice, first via Old La Honda and then on the return trip via Tunitas Creek.  We'll make our traditional lunch stop (bring $$) in the quaint town of San Gregorio nearby the coast after first checking out the state beach ½ mi away. It seems we never take a moment to see the Pacific Ocean and beach coastline, but this time we will.  Meet at Newark Java. 
Brad Baldwin (510) 795-7065

Sun. June 10   FFBC “Get-To-Know-Us-Ride”
9:00 AM   20-25 miles, 1-2 L-T-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.
 Wei Sun, (408)-262-4460,   wpsun@comcast.net  

Sun, June 10   Show and Go
8:30 AM    20-50 miles, 1-5 B-F
Meet at Mission Coffee, Washington Blvd. at Mission.

3rd Week in JUNE

Mon. June 11  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 June 12   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. June 13   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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Wed. June 13   Pizza Ride
6:00 PM   20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the “Yes” or “No” box for Pizza.
Brad Baldwin, 510-795-7065   bradlans@aol.com

Thur. June 14  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, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net

Thur June 14   Show and Go
9 AM  25-35 miles, M- B-F
Meet at Newark Java.

Fri. June 15   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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Fri. June 15   Show and Go
9 AM   25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?

Sat. June 16  Calaveras Counter Clockwise
8:30 AM   42 miles,3 M , 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. Jun 16  Getting Acquainted w/Hills #5
8:30 AM   55 miles, 4M
[Note: Karen welcomes anyone who wishes to co-lead this ride at an L or T pace. Contact her in advance if you would like to do so—Jim H.]
Meet at Newark Java for a trip through Hayward before tackling the first of five canyons as we proceed through Crow Canyon to Norris Canyon and down Bollinger Canyon.  A snack break is planned for somewhere along Foothill so don’t forget to bring $.  From Foothill we will head up Dublin Canyon and on to Palomares before heading through Niles Canyon for the return to Newark Java.  This is a great ride for Cinderella graduates who can maintain an “M” pace on the flats and are not intimidated by a bit of climbing.  We will schedule enough regroups to keep us together for the duration.  Plan to feel the burn as we navigate approximately 2,500 feet of climbing
Karen White (510) 475-0746; kkwh@pacbell.net

Sun. June 17   Alum Rock
8:30 AM   35 miles, 3 M/B
This M/B ride will be only slightly faster than an M ride, definitely not a B pace. The main difference on this ride from an M ride is that there will be fewer and shorter regroups. Also, the coffee stop will be at the end of the ride at Mission Coffee, so those who want to get home quicker can opt out. We will meet at Mission Coffee and follow our usual route to the park and return with a climb up to inspiration point and then up Miguelito to Mt. Hamilton road for a nice descent to start our return trip.
Jim Herman, (510) 790-9044, jdherman@earthlink.net

Sun. June 17  Show and Go
9 AM   25-40 miles, L-T-M-B
Meet at Newark Java.

4th Week in JUNE

Mon. June 18  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 June 19   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. June 20   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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Wed. June 20   Pizza Ride
6:00 PM  20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the “Yes” or “No” box for Pizza.
Brad Baldwin, 510-795-7065   bradlans@aol.com

Thur. June 21  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, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net

Thur June 21   Show and Go
9 AM   25-35 miles, M-B-F
Meet at Newark Java.

Fri. June 22  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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Fri. June 22   Show and Go
9 AM  25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?

Sat. June 23   Los Altos Coffee Ride
9:00 AM   40-45 Miles, 3M
We'll cross the bay, take Alpine, Arastradero and Purissima to Los Altos and return on Foothill and Sandhill before crossing the bay again.  If you have been on Al's Wednesday rides, you'll probably be familiar with this route  Meet at Newark Java.  We'll regroup a few times and make sure nobody gets left behind.  Bring $ for a refreshment stop.  Rain cancels.
Gary Smith  510-797-7809 GSMITH289@aol.com

Sat. June 23   Massacre at Wounded Knee VII
7:30 AM    84 miles, 5-B
It’s back!  After taking a break in 2006, the infamous “Wounded Knee” ride returns for its seventh running.  We’ll first meander through Pleasanton and Livermore, and then the fun begins on the wickedly fast Altamont Pass Rd.  Our lunch stop is out in the boonies, so bring $$.  The ride returns on the deceptively tough Patterson Pass Rd., where this year’s Amgen pros disrespected out turf by making it look so easy.  Yeah, let’s see them do this in June!  Total climbing is 4,900 ft. As always, we’ll pause for a minute at the top of Patterson to honor and reflect upon those heroic past riders that have endured bodily pain, missed turns, broken bikes, and suffered in the heat like dogs on this same journey.  We’ll depart early from Niles parking lot to avoid some but not all of the heat.
Brad Baldwin (510) 795-7065

Sat. June 23   It's Cinder(f)ella Redux Time
8:00 AM   62-65 miles, 3 M
We'll meet at the Sunol School and ride a slightly modified version of athe Cinderella metric route. There will be plenty of regroups and the rest breaks will be short since this is a long ride. There is a planned lunch stop in San Ramon. Rain or threat of rain cancels. If you have questions about the ride, call
Anne Hollingsworth 925-899-7654; scootcat@pacbell.net  Connie Nelson 408-896-4581;  cj+nelson@comcast.net.

Sun. June. 24   Cruising to Douce France
8:30 AM   30-35 miles, 2-3 M
Join us for a Sunday social ride to Douce France for coffee / lunch. We will be starting from the Bike Garage, going over the Dunbarton Bridge, then do a loop past Stanford University before arriving at the coffee stop in the Town and Country Village.  Bring $$ for the stop. There are only some gentle hills in this route so it you have not been out much this could be your opportunity to get back on the bike.
Conni Smith; 510-471-8047 conni_75@hotmail.com

5th Week in JUNE

Mon. June 25  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 June 26    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. June 27  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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Wed. June 27   Pizza Ride
6:00 PM  20-25 miles
Meet at Pizza Patio
Please see the full description at the beginning of the ride schedule. Arrive by 6:00 PM; Sign in by 6:10 PM: Departure at 6:15 PM sharp. At sign in remember to check the “Yes” or “No” box for Pizza.
Brad Baldwin, 510-795-7065   bradlans@aol.com

Thur. June 28    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, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net

Thur June 28   Show and Go
9 AM   25-35 miles, M-B-F
Meet at Newark Java.

Fri. June 29   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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com

Fri. June 29   Show and Go
9 AM   25-35 miles, T-M
Meet at Newark Java. Across the bay anyone?

Sat. June 30   FFBC Race Team Criterium
8:00 AM to 5:00 pm   Downtown Fremont            
Location: City Hall, Liberty Street
No club rides to be scheduled today

COMING ATTRACTIONS
Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast Ride with Lori Sommer Hosted by the Newark Fire Dept. (tentative)

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