June 2008 Ride Schedule Saturday Sunday May 31 June 1 San Leandro to Yosemite Ride, Castro Valley to Jamestown 5/SB/130 If you are up for the challenge of a two day ride from Castro Valley to the valley floor of Yosemite so start getting in shape for this ride!! Gil Hopkins is leading the May 31st June 1st, 2008 ride to Yosemite. The ride will leave on Saturday May 31, 2008 from Castro Valley. The first day will be a STEADY/BRISK 130 mile ride to Jamestown. This leg of the ride will include approx. 3500 feet of climbing. The pace for the day will average 16 MPH, with speeds of 20+ MPH on the flats. At this average rate, the ride will take at least 9 hours including a lunch stop. We will spend the night in Jamestown at a Bed & Breakfast. Dinner will be included. Jamestown to Yosemite Valley 5/SB/70 We will leave Jamestown and ride 70 miles to the valley floor of Yosemite. This is the second day of the ride and will be STEADY/BRISK and include approx. 7000 feet of climbing. The pace for the day will average 12 MPH with speeds of 15+ MPH. We have 3 campsites reserved, for the riders and their families, on the valley floor for Sunday night. A BBQ dinner will be provided for all riders and family members on Sunday evening. A SAG will be provided for both days of this ride. This ride will be STEADY/BRISK and is designed for experienced riders. Due to the length of this ride, there will be few re-grouping stops. There will be a charge for this ride which will include the SAG, lunch and dinner on Saturday and the Sunday night BBQ. A limited number of Motel rooms will be reserved for Saturday night (5/31/08) in Jamestown. 3 campsites in the Upper Pines Campground area of the Yosemite Valley floor have been reserved for Sunday night (6/1/08). All riding and camping gear will be transported from Castro Valley to Jamestown on Saturday (5/31/08) and onto Yosemite on Sunday (6/1/08). For additional information, to sign up for the ride to reserve your spot, Motel space in Jamestown, Gear transport, SAG and the Sunday BBQ, you MUST RSVP so Contact: Gil or Cheryl Hopkins (510) 538-5332 or via email: gchopkins@comcast.net by April 15, 2008 Sunday, June 1 1/S/28 Bay Fair to Mission Coffee Meet at 8:00am to leave at 8:15am. Start location is BayFair Shopping Center (by PetSmart) off Hesperian in San Leandro. This is a flat ride but it may be hot so we re starting early. Contact: Nikki Grimes 510 793-3648 nikkilee@launchnet.com Sunday - June 1, 2008 3/S/72 America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride Lake Tahoe, Nevada - The 17th Annual "America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride-Lake Tahoe" has built a reputation for not only its spectacular scenery, but also its great food and support. Boat Cruise/35-Mile Fun Ride, 72-mile ride around the Lake, and full 100-mile century are offered. This ride promotes Lake Tahoe Bikeway, the plan to build and interconnect bike lanes/trails around Lake Tahoe, and is the culmination of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's National Team In Training spring fund raising program. 3000 participants. Contact: Shelley Hinch shuzzie53@aol.com Tuesday, June 3 Tuesday Morning Coffee Ride
Thursday, June 5 Thursday Bike Club Ride Thursday, June 5 2/?/12 Cull Canyon at 6 p.m. Cull Canyon Training Ride Saturday, June 7 2-3/L-S/10, 25, 40 BOB Social The Best of the Bay is on Saturday, June 21. Let s get excited together! All volunteers whether you re a club member or wanna be a volunteer outside of the club and anyone who wants to register for BOB is invited. It s a great venue to meet the cast, sign up to help, get a taste of BOB, go for a bike ride and enjoy the sun! Ride 1 begins 8:30 am Sunol Park, 35-40 miles to Calaveras Ride 2 begins 9:15 am Sunol Park, 25 miles Pleasanton-Sunol Rd/Foothill Ride 3 begins 10:30 am Sunol Park, 10 miles Kilkare only Ride 4 begins 8:30 am Show & Go in San Leandro, 40-50+ to Sunol Park. Look for route sheet on web library www.cherrycitycyclists.org for Ride 4. All rides will end up at Sunol Park for a taste of BOB (food) at noon. Coffee will be served from 8-8:30 am at the park. If you re a volunteer, this is a good opportunity to ask questions. Bring water and snack. Note: you do not need to ride to socialize! Directions to Sunol Park from San Leandro: 238 to 580 E to 680 S, take the 84 Dumbarton Bridge exit. Turn right cont. on Paloma Way, right on Main St. The park is near the train tracks. Saturday, June 7 2/?/40-50+ Show & Go Ride to Sunol Park Meet at the Bay Fair Shopping Center parking lot near PetsMart, just off Hesperian Blvd. at 8:30 am. This route takes you to the BOB Social at Sunol Park for those who want to join in on the excitement. Volunteers (non-club volunteers are welcome!) and those who would like to register for the event can ride out and sign up at Sunol Park and waive the service fee from Active.com. If you include Kilkare on this ride you ll get in approx 50+ miles. Bring water, snack & money. The group can break into riding groups if needed. There s no designated ride leader just follow the route sheet which can be found on www.cherrycitycyclists.org. we ll see you out there!! Look at the BOB Social description for more details. Tuesday, June 10 Tuesday Morning Coffee Ride
Thursday, June 12 Thursday Bike Club Ride Thursday, June 12 2/?/12 Cull Canyon at 6 p.m. Cull Canyon Training Ride Saturday June 14, 2008 4/T/45 Golden Gate Bridge Ride This ride goes along the Pacific Coast Bicentennial Bike Route from Novato in Marin County to the Golden Gate Bridge and back. It will be on city streets, dedicated bike lanes, and everything in between (except dirt). There are several short but very steep climbs so bring your granny gears. You will see some fabulous scenery and some views of the bridge that most people do not get to see. We will ride out to the middle of the bridge before turning back. Bring $ for the lunch stop in Sausalito on the return. Meet at the park and ride in Novato at 8:15AM. The ride departs at 8:30AM. Directions to the start: take Hwy 101 north from San Francisco. After passing through San Rafael, take the Hamilton Field (or Nave Drive) / Alameda del Prado exit at the top of the hill before entering Novato. Cross westbound over the freeway on Alameda del Prado and the park and ride is on the right (just south of the Burger King). Ride leader: Mike Lynch, lynchmf1@comcast.net or cell phone 510-209-0386. Google map to Alameda del Prado & Nave Drive Tuesday, June 17 Tuesday Morning Coffee Thursday, June 19 Thursday Bike Club Ride (Show & Go). We will be at the Great Western Bicycle Rally
Thursday, June 19 2/?/12 Cull Canyon at 6 p.m (Show and Go). We will be at the Great Western Bicycle Rally Saturday June 21 Best Of the Bay Century On June 21, 2008 we will once again provide a special ride designed just for a limited number of advanced riders: very challenging, but you will find it outstanding and well worth the effort. To sign up, go to our ACTIVE.COM and look for BEST OF THE BAY. Our BEST OF THE BAY ride is a world-class Super-Century ride. You would have to travel to the Sierras or beyond to find an equally great route, yet here is one you can BART to! On this ride you will enjoy lots of panoramic bay views, miles of pastoral and forested hills, even deep, cool redwood forests. And this route has only a few city miles and you will see little vehicle traffic on these roads. Cherry City Cyclists will provide you with lots of sag support, carefully selected beautiful rest stops and food appropriate for this type of ride, and you finish at a restaurant buffet of pastas, soups, salads, desserts and much more. We think that this route is the most beautiful and MOST CHALLENGING contiguous 100+ miles in the urban San Francisco Bay Area. There are ten long difficult climbs and thrilling / dangerous descents, culminating with the (optional) CAT 1 climb up the infamous Sierra Road. The BOB ride is strictly limited to a maximum of 150 advanced riders - because of the constraints of using BART, and so we can provide the high level of support needed for such an advanced ride. We expect the ride to reach capacity very quickly, thanks to the great reviews from all of last year's riders, so register early to be sure of being one of the BEST OF THE BAY riders. You should only sign up for BOB if you are already riding at least 100 miles per week, including lots of big hills. If so, you will be able to really enjoy this wonderful but very challenging route. Questions? Please go to: http://www.cherrycitycyclists.org Tuesday, June 24 Tuesday Morning Coffee Thursday, June 26 Thursday Bike Club Ride Thursday, June 26 2/?/12 Cull Canyon at 6 p.m. Cull Canyon Training Ride
Thursday, June 26 3/L-T/100 SF to Windsor Join me on a century to Windsor. The ride starts from Peets behind the SF Ferry Building. Start time will be after the commute hour for taking bikes on BART into SF. You ll need to be self sufficient for this ride. There will be places along the route to refuel for hydration and food. The route takes us across the GG Bridge, into Sausalito, to Stinson Beach, through Pt. Reyes and then into the Alexander Valley to Windsor. Bring water, food and money. Contact: Vicky Ma 510 813-6690 if you re planning to do this ride or chinamite57@yahoo.com Friday, June 27 2/L/20-25 Wine Country in the PM This ride begins from the front entrance of the WorldMark Windsor Resort for a 2 hour ride at 5:30 pm. We ll go for a spin out to the vineyards and back. Directions to Windsor Resort (north of Santa Rosa): Take 101 north exit at Shiloh, left at Shiloh Rd to 1251 Shiloh Rd Park outside the complex in the back or by the golf course. Allow at least 2 hrs drive time for Friday traffic. If you re in the area earlier, call and hang out with me at the resort. Saturday, June 28 2/L-S/50 Calistoga This ride begins at 10 am. Meet at Café Noto in Windsor. We ll ride thru Healdsburg and out to Calistoga to have lunch at Buster s Southern BBQ. We ll ride off the calories on the way back. Directions to Café Noto: Take 101 north exit toward Windsor, left Old Redwood Hwy, cont. on Windsor River Rd., right at Bell Rd, left at McClelland to 630 McClelland across from the Windsor Town Green Park. Approx drive time from San Leandro 1.45 hr. Sunday, June 29 3/L-S/60 Lavender Ride We ll take Crane Creek to Matanzas Creek Winery. If the lavender has not been harvested, you can see and smell the fragrance coming from this is an awesome piece of property. This ride begins at 10 am from the front entrance of the WorldMark Windsor Resort. Bring water and money for food. See June 27 for driving directions. Monday, June 30 3/L-S/50 Goat Rock and Back We ll ride through the Alexander Valley and thru some of the Russian River communities to get to Goat Rock, see the ocean and ride back. How cool is that? Ride begins at 9:15 am from the WorldMark Windsor Resort. Bring water and money for food. See June 27 for driving directions. Tuesday, July 1?/?/? Can t Get Enough? Ride begins at 9 am from the WorldMark Windsor Resort. Bring water and money for food. See June 27 for driving directions. For type of ride..
Saturday July 12, 2008 2/S/62 Windmill Century This is a beautiful metric (or full 100 mile if you choose) century through the vineyards and valleys of northern Santa Barbara County. This is an amazing course as it contains an unbelievable amount of downhill. There is only 2000 feet of climbing in the metric century. Join us for the metric century by meeting at the registration tables at Los Alamos County Park at 7:30AM. Route information, directions, registration, and everything you need to know is located on the Tailwinds Bike Club web site at http://www.tailwindsbc.org/windmill/default.htm. Register now as the ride is limited to 500 riders. Contact the ride leader for information on where to stay (There are no hotels in Los Alamos. We stay in Santa Maria which is 18 miles north of Los Alamos.) Santa Maria is 263 miles south of San Francisco (about a 4.5 hour drive on Hwy 101). Ride leader: Mike Lynch, lynchmf1@comcast.net or cell 510-209-0386.