2008 GPC Century Sponsors

The East Bay Amateur Radio Club provides radio support . . . and a lot of our SAG support too!

The Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative of Berkeley provides free1 mechanic support at the Start/Lunch location (Campolindo High School). They also supply spare parts kits for our SAG cars: tires, tubes, patches, cables, and more.

REI of Berkeley's bicycle department provides free1 mechanic support at Rest Stop #1 (Island).

Velo Sport Bicycles of Berkeley provides free1 mechanic support at Rest Stop #2 (Port Costa).

Stix & Stones — the SF Bay Area's mobile bike and ski service — provides free1 mechanic support at Rest Stop #3 (Briones).

Eden Bicycles of Castro Valley provides free1 mechanic support at Rest Stop #4 (Proctor/Redwood).

The Contra Costa College Culinary Arts Department is making our cookie dough this year and providing facilities for us to prepare other food. You can help support them by participating in their Food and Wine Fundraiser on Sunday April 27, 2008, 11am - 3pm.

The Acme Bread Company of Berkeley is supplying a variety of breads for the lunch. More information about Acme Bread is here, and here, and here.

Clif Bar is supplying one free Clif Minibar for each rider.

Peet's Coffee and Tea is donating coffee for the Island Rest Stop.

Sustainable Technologies of Alameda is helping us make for a slightly greener Century by arranging to compost our lunch and rest stop waste. You can read more about their solar power installations as well as their "biomass to biogas" anaerobic digester system.

Paceline Products is supplying free samples of Chamois Butt'r for all riders.

¹Free mechanic support: Mechanics will provide free basic adjustments and repairs to century riders. Larger repairs are at the discretion of the mechanic. Don't expect a complete overhaul! Riders are expected to pay for materials and spare parts used.