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November 2007 Ride Calendar
Ladies and Gentlemen
The raceteam will be riding every weekend of the Autumn and Winter season and the rides throughout November are open to All team and CLUB members, plus invited guests. If you are interested in joining us, please do so. Our November rides will be non combative and regulated (unless noted otherwise) and are a good introduction for club riders to see how the raceteam rides.
See you on the road
Garry
FFRT Directeur Sportif
Including the race team rides, we have a good looking ride schedule this month thanks to all our ride leaders. On Thanksgiving Day, there are three rides for you to choose from. And on the Friday after Thanksgiving, join us in the beautiful Monterey area for our annual 17 Mile Drive ride.
Please Note: Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 4. Make sure to turn your clock BACK by an hour before your go to bed Saturday, the night before.
1st Week in NOVEMBER
Thur. Nov 1 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00 AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
Come ride with a fun, welcoming group. We meet at Newark Java in the Raley's shopping center parking lot. 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 route sheets so we regroup as necessary. We stop for coffee so bring money. Faster riders are welcome to head back early. Rain cancels, call if unsure.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Thur. Nov. 1 Club Meeting
7:30 PM Silliman Center
Note the new location for the board and general membership club meetings. The Silliman Center is located at 6800 Mowry Ave., Newark CA (510) 742-4700.
Fri. Nov. 2 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Nov. 3 Calaveras Clockwise
8:00 AM 40 miles, 3 M and B
This is our traditional "1st Saturday of the Month" ride. 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: Andy Payne (510)795-1802 selrack@earthlink.net
Sat. Nov. 3 Intensity ride
8:45 AM SHARP (note earlier start) 60 miles, 3 F
Team Ride #9 – Spectrum Ride
We join the famous (infamous) peninsular training ride. At this time of year there could easily be over 100 riders from pro / elite to cat 5. Should be fun!!! All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. I will provide route sheets just in case. Rendezvous at the parking lot to the right of Starbucks at the corner of Homestead and Hollenbeck on the Cupertino / Sunnyvale border
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
Sat. Nov 3 Slow Pokes & Old Folks
9:00 AM 25 Miles Flat Ride
Meet at Newark Java, for a ride through Coyote Hills and down the Alameda Creek trail. This is a good for people beginning cycling because 80% of the ride is on trails and no one gets left behind.
Dan & Susan Lucchesi (510) 797-2005 dllucchesi1@aol.com
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Sun. Nov.4 Daylight Saving Time ENDS
Please turn your clock BACK by one hour, as we return to Standard Time.
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Sun. Nov. 4 Low-key ride
8:30 AM SHARP 35 miles, 2 F
Race Team ride #10 – 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. 4 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
Meet at Mission Coffee on Washington Blvd, near Mission Blvd.
2nd Week in NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov. 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 Nov. 6 Show and Go
9:00 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 L-M-B
By special request, this additional Show and Go has been added for this week only. Meet at the Sunol Train Station.
Tue Nov. 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. Nov. 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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Thur. Nov. 8 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur. Nov. 1 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at Newark Java.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. Nov. 9 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Nov. 10 Murat's Birthday Ride, Newark to the Sea
8:15 AM, 75 miles, 5 M/B
Meet me on my birthday at Newark Java for a trip to Sand Hill, climb up Old La Honda to Stage road for a lunch stop at San Gregorio Store. Our route after lunch will include Stage road, Tunitas Creek, Kings Mountain road to Robert's Market for a regroup. We will head back home through Mountain Home and Sand Hill.
Murat Alaybeyi cell: (510) 299-2523 murat@alaybeyi.com
Sat. Nov. 10 Alternate Palomares – CW Saturday
8:15 AM 35 miles, 4 B
This is one of my favorite off-season rides. We’ll start at the Niles Parking Lot—OR at the next lot to the east in downtown Niles in case the first lot is still closed--head up Mission Blvd. and work our way through the Hayward Hills to get to the back side of Palomares. Total climb will be around 2500 feet. The pace on Mission might be on the B+ side, but we will still have some regroups, so no one will be left back for very long. It should be a quick ride; last time we were done around 11:00. (Rain cancels, threat of rain does not.)
Mike Williams (510) 475-7215, cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
Sat. Nov. 10 Low-key ride
8:30 AM SHARP 65 miles 5 F
Team Ride #11 - Mt Hamilton (Nearly)
I'm looking for a compacto ride from the base and then
a noodle to the CDF Station and then turn around. No climb to the top. Remember that the weather can be changeable, so bring appropriate additional layers and accessories. Total climbing for the day will be approx. 3000 ft. All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. Rain will stop play. Start from Niles
Leader TBA
Sun. Nov. 11 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.
Wynn Kageyama C: 408-499-0881: davitusrider@yahoo.com
Sun. Nov. 11 Alternate Palomares – CCW Sunday
8:15 AM 35 miles, 4 B
What’s the opposite of creative? Am I brilliant—or just lazy? I like to think that I’m giving the Sunday-only riders a chance to experience Alternate Palomares, but in the opposite from my normal direction. Total climb for this ride will be—you guessed it!--around 2500 feet. Same start location as the Saturday ride. The pace on Mission might be on the B+ side, but we will still have some regroups, so no one will be left back for very long. (Rain cancels, threat of rain does not.)
Mike Williams (510) 475-7215, cell (510) 364-4335, passline@bigfoot.com
Sun. Nov. 11 Low-key ride
8:30 AM SHARP 35 miles 2 F
Race Team ride #12 – 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
Leader TBA
3rd Week in NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov 12 Ramp Up Ride
9:30 AM 20 miles, 2 L
Come do a fun ride with us. We welcome you. Meet at Mission Coffee on Washington Blvd at Mission Blvd. The pace is low for you for you to ramp up to something bigger like the After Thanksgiving Ride in Pebble Beach. Rain cancels, call if unsure.
Wynn Kageyama C: 408- 499-0881: davitusrider@yahoo.com
Mon. Nov. 12 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
See the listing of Mon. Nov. 5 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue Nov. 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. Nov. 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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Thur. Nov. 15 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur. Nov. 1 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at Newark Java.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. Nov. 16 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Nov 17 Carrie & Darryl’s B-Day Ride
8:30 AM 40 Miles 3 M-B
What better way to celebrate birthdays than to do a birthday ride. Come join Carrie Payne & Darryl Wilson to help celebrate their birthdays. Meet at Newark Java. We will do the Portola Valley Loop Counter Clockwise (which means up Sandhill and around on Alpine Road.) If you have any questions call or e-mail
Carrie Payne (510) 795-1802; selrack@earthlink.net
Sat. Nov. 17 Kings Mountain.
8:30 AM 50 miles, 4 M
"B" pace ride leader welcomed. Start Newark Java
Ken Goldman (510) 791-1095 ken.goldman@comcast.net
Sat. Nov. 17 Race Team Ride
8:30 AM SHARP 70 miles 4-5 F
Team Ride #13 - Tour of the Dead End Canyons
A whole new concept. An exploration of little used roads coz they don't go anywhere, except UP. Total climbing for the day will be approx. 4500 ft. All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform. Rain will stop play. Regroups as required. Start from the Niles Parking Lot
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
Sun. Nov. 18 Ramp Up Ride
9:30 AM 20 miles, 2 L
See listing on Monday Nov 12 for complete details of this ride starting at Mission Coffee.
Wynn Kageyama C: 408-499-0881: davitusrider@yahoo.com
Sun. Nov. 18 Low-key ride
8:30 AM 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.18 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 M-B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley’s shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd.
4th Week in NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov. 19 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
See the listing of Mon. Nov. 5 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue Nov. 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. Nov. 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) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Thur. Nov. 22 Thanksgiving Day
Thurs Nov. 22 Cross/Mtn Bike Ride
8:30 AM 14 Miles 3-4 M-B
Come join Andy for an early morning Turkey cruise around Lake Chabot to earn those extra helpings of Thanksgiving Dinner. Meet at Proctor School Parking Lot at the top of Redwood Road. If you wish to carpool or have any questions about this ride please call or e-mail. Rain within 48 hours cancels this ride.
Andy Payne (510) 795-1802; selrack@earthlink.net
Thur. Nov. 22 Palomares—Both Sides
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, this ride will get you back in plenty of time to cook your favorite feast, and/or overload on football games. 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. 22 Unregulated
9:00 AM 35 miles 1 F
Race Team ride #15 - 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. 23 17 Mile Drive
Fri. Nov. 23 24th Annual 17-Mile Drive Ride
10:00 AM 30+/- miles, 2-3 L-T-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.This ride is co-listed with the San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club. No one’s in a hurry today, and no one’s left behind. Bring money for lunch in Carmel. If it’s real nice out, we can 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.
Wynn Kageyama (510) 659-1719 davitusrider@yahoo.com
Ron Mitchell; 510-792-7219, ron_m_ffwbc@sbcglobal.net
Sam and Ellen Boykin (SLOBC); (805) 534-1414
Fri. Nov. 23 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Sat. Nov 24 A Few Fremont Hills
9:00 AM 35-40 miles, 4M
Meet at Newark Java. We'll head south and climb Sabercat, Pine to Paseo Padre, part of Parkmeadow, Yakima and Cougar. We'll regroup after climbs and as necessary to make sure nobody gets left behind. If you have been on this ride before, we'll take a different return route to avoid the road work on Paseo Padre. Bring $ for a stop at Mission Coffee. This ride should help you burn off some of those Thanksgiving calories. Rain cancels.
Gary Smith (510) 797-7809 home, (510) 304-0956 cell, GSMITH289@aol.com
Sat. Nov. 24 Race Team Ride
8:30 AM 83 miles, 4 F
Race Team ride #16 - Windmill Mania
A longish ride out to the Altamont area. We will climb Corrall hollow And return via Mountain House and the Altamont Pass
All race team members are requested to wear their team uniform if possible. No stopping, no dropping. Start from the Niles Parking Lot. Rain Cancels
Garry Birch (925) 556-1564 or (510) 438-9632
Sun. Nov. 25 The Birds!
8:30 AM 24-30miles, 1 L
Low-Key, almost flat ride. Meet at the Niles Staging Area.
Occasionally, I need reminding that bicycles are not just for going fast or climbing steep hills. In that spirit please join me (Dale) and Jean O'Donnell for a quiet jaunt down the Alameda Creek Trail to look at birds.
I'm quite good at identifying birds -- they're the ones with feathers. The ones with hair, fur, or scales are something else. Jean O'Donnell is much better -- she can tell different bird species apart.
We'll ride quietly so as not to frighten wildlife away and stop often to look closer. Bring your binoculars and/or your camera. At the very least we'll ride to the end of the pavement on Alameda Creek Trail. If it hasn't rained for a week or so before the ride, we'll continue on the dirt path that follows the edge of the Bay and goes under the Dumbarton Bridge. (Yes, Virginia, you can ride a road bike on packed dirt, just not as fast.) If it has rained recently and the dirt path is too soft, we'll turn around and come back along the paved trail.
Rain closer than Mount Fuji cancels.
Co-led by Dale Blanchard and Jean O'Donnell.
Dale Blanchard 510-703-7474, dale-b@comcast.net
Sun. Nov. 25 Show and Go
8:30 AM 20-50 miles, 1-5 M-B
Meet at Newark Java in the Raley’s shopping center at Jarvis & Newark Blvd.
5th Week in NOVEMBER
Mon. Nov. 26 Monday Morning Recovery Ride
8:30 AM 1-2 M, 25 to 38 miles
See the listing of Mon. Nov. 5 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at the Bicycle Garage.
Mike Northrup; gmnorthrup@hotmail.com (510) 796-8832
Tue Nov. 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. Nov. 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 $$.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
Thur. Nov. 29 Thursday Morning Coffee Ride
9:00AM 20-40 miles, 2-3M (M+, flats)
See the listing of Thur. Nov. 1 for complete details of this recurring ride starting at Newark Java.
Lori Sommer (510) 794-8624 home, (510) 693-8624 cell; lmsommer@sbcglobal.net
Fri. Nov. 30 The Friday Bike Club
8:30 AM 35-45 miles, 3-4 M/B
Meet at the Castro Valley Park & Ride Lot. Bring $$ for a coffee stop.
Al Quintana (510) 760-9245; alanq44@hotmail.com
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