Ride Schedule for September 2016
Meet at 9:00 am
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Leader: Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer (510) 684-9904
Leader: Dean Lobovits (510) 701-6784 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 654-7806
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 8:00 am for a 8:10 am start Rain Date: Sun Sep 4 2nd Rain Date: Mon Sep 5
The actual route will be approximately 120mi, not 115mi as I had originally thought. This is so that we can ride more quiet rural backroads and fewer highways and suburban roads. There are no major climbs other than the Geysers themselves (three humps with over 3000' climb total). But plenty of rollers. We'll see major wine country, and just before the harvest — but grape picking not allowed, sorry!
The Geysers are remote, rugged, and gorgeous. The road is very steep in places and has dreadful pavement for many miles — including more than a few stretches of gravel. Sound good? We'll ride there and back from Cotati via scenic Sonoma countryside. This is an ambitious, hilly ride. It should not be your first self-supported century. Be fully self-sufficient. Bring a rugged bike — should you break down, you'll be miles away from cell phone reception and rescue.
RSVP REQUIRED by 4:00pm Friday. Rider limit of one dozen — we don't want to overwhelm the stores where we stop — so RSVP early. Ride start location will be given to RSVP'ers only, sorry! Carpooling encouraged. Allow 55 minutes drive time from Berkeley.
Possible co-leader T.B.A.
Leader: Stephanie Clarke (510) 558-9614
Meet at 9:15 am for a 9:30 am start
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Let's put all of the miles we have in our legs by now to good use by riding a slightly modified version of the GPC Century over two days this holiday weekend. We'll start with a North Loop lasso, beginning at Orinda BART, heading out Alhambra Valley directly into downtown Martinez, and then looping back via the George Miller trail and McEwen. No ugly refineries for us, but still lots and lots of climbing, including that bear called McEwen. Refreshment break at the Starbucks in downtown Martinez, but otherwise we'll keep rolling. Riders should be comfortable riding at the listed TM pace, or in following a cue sheet. Bring lots of water -- yes, it could be very hot over in those hills -- and tires in good condition with at least two spare tubes.
Leader: William Schultz (925) 876-4950
Meet at 10:40 am for a 11:00 am start
Start Location: Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
First rider is off at 11:01 and a rider a minute after that. The ITT is the only GPC ride where you have to be a member of the Club (insurance reasons), but you can join or renew right there at the start for $15/year. Pre-registration is appreciated.
September's Time Trial will start an hour later for reasons beyond our control. In October, we will revert to starting at 10:00
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 8:00 am for a 8:10 am start
See the listing for Sat Sep 3. If that ride was rained out, we will try again today. Contact the ride leader if you aren't sure.
Leader: Dan Tonelli (510) 409-5145 text
Leader: Frank Castro (510) 209-1163 text
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: Pleasant Hill BART
Ride repeats on the first Sunday of every month.
This is a good way to meet others in the club and for new riders to join in. No pressure to complete a long hilly ride. We'll keep this ride super friendly and on pace. Tandem and city bike friendly. Bring food or $ to buy and eat at the fabulous Draeger's Market or other great food spots in or around the plaza. All are welcome and anyone can join this ride. RSVP requested but not required to ride. Route Map and cue sheet at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4189771.
Contact a ride leader for more information before the ride.
Leader: Jim O'Melia (925) 262-3882
Leader: James Scott (510) 847-3948 text
Leader: Brian Aldrich (510) 693-0603 text
Leader: Janet Noble (510) 653-6243
Leader: John Buenfil (925) 408-2360 text
Meet at 10:00 am
GPC Route: Novice Ride #5: Franklin Canyon & Carquinez Shoreline
Start Location: Pleasant Hill BART
Ride through Pleasant Hill and out Franklin Canyon with longer but gentle hills. A fabulous descent into Crockett, followed by great views of Carquinez Strait from a multi-use path on the return. One spot is frequently foggy/cold, so carry an extra layer (jacket). Bring lunch or $ to buy. No drop. Helmets required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact a ride leader.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 8:00 am for a 8:10 am start
See the listing for Sat Sep 3. If that ride and the first rain date were both rained out, we will try again today. Contact the ride leader if you aren't sure.
Leader: Stephanie Clarke (510) 558-9614
Meet at 9:30 am for a 9:45 am start
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Hard to believe, but your leader has never actually ridden the South Century loop -- the lunch and great company with all those GPC workers has made stopping at that point the better option. But today we complete our weekend almost century journey with the South Century Loop. Bring water and snacks, since we may not stop for a break until we hit the golf course on the way back. Meet at Orinda BART - a bit later than Saturday, in honor of the holiday. Leader rides at a fast TM pace, but everyone comfortable following a cue sheet is welcome.
Leader: Bill Bagnell (510) 504-5401 text
Meet at 8:20 am for a 8:30 am start
Start Location: Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
Sept 6 ride goes to Pinole. Firehouse, Skyline, Pinehurst, Canyon Rd, stop at Moraga Way/Moraga Road for the second start point, then Moraga Rd, SPDR, Castroi Ranch, Pinole Valley Rd to Bear Claw Cafe, stop for coffee, and return. Signup will be at Moraga Way and Moraga Rd at 9AM, where your intrepid leader, who is doing TM pace, will be. M types may choose to go over the bears.
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
Leader: Phil Morton (510) 852-9663
Meet at 10:00 am
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
Meet at 9:00 am
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Leader: Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer (510) 684-9904
Leader: Dean Lobovits (510) 701-6784 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 654-7806
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
Leader: John Buenfil (925) 408-2360 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
The first 7.5 miles all pace groups ride together at a social pace...you'll ride with club members you might not see for the rest of the month. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. The pace groups are named after musical tempi. Click on the tempo for the exact Route.
- LT (Larghetto) about 23 miles.
- T (Adagio) about 50 miles.
- TM (Andante) 34 miles.
- TM (Allegretto) 65 miles.
- M (Presto) 75 or more miles.
All routes are pretty hilly. More information about this ride, including route details, is posted on-line at http://www.grizz.org/rides/assr.php Rain cancels. If weather is questionable, or for other questions, contact ASSR Coordinator John Buenfil. Leaders TBA.
Leader: James Scott (510) 847-3948 text
Leader: Rebecca Freed (510) 541-6014 text
Leader: Jeffrey R. Kurtock (510) 326-2953 text
Leader: John Buenfil (925) 408-2360 text
Leader: Janet M. Monks (510) 534-7621
Meet at 10:00 am
GPC Route: Novice Ride #6: Central Marin Redwoods and Pastries
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Tour the redwoods of central Marin county through Nicasio and have lunch at the Bovine Bakery on Highway 1. Return through Olema back to Nicasio and Lucas Valley. The 24-mile ride joins the 44 mile ride in Nicasio and loops back to Nicasio. There are hills, but we will ride them gently. Bring lunch or $ to buy. No drop. Helmets required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact a ride leader.
— For the 44 mile ride, meet 10:00 a.m. across from the Marinwood Community Center: exit Hwy 101 at the Lucas Valley exit just north of San Rafael and head West on Lucas Valley Road. Make a right turn at Miller Creek Rd. and park on the street across from the community center.
— For the 24 mile ride, meet at 11:00 a.m. in Nicasio for an 11:15 departure. From Hwy 101, take the Lucas Valley Rd/Smith Ranch Rd Exit. Go 10 miles west to Nicasio Valley Road. Turn right and go 0.3 mile to a parking area with convenience store. You will pass the 44-mile bicycle riders on Lucas Valley, so please take extra care.
Leader: Bill Bagnell (510) 504-5401 text
Meet at 8:20 am for a 8:30 am start
Start Location: Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
Second start will be at Moraga Way and Moraga Rd at 8:55AM. Route is here (53 miles, 4200 ft).
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16524345
We'll stop at the Bear Claw cafe in Pinole for coffee.
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Reminder: the evenings are growing shorter. Please bring lights to get home by.
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
Leader: Phil Morton (510) 852-9663
Meet at 10:00 am
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
Meet at 6:30 pm
Join us for a delicious pot luck dinner and program before the club's monthly business meeting.
Meet at 9:00 am
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Leader: Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer (510) 684-9904
Leader: Dean Lobovits (510) 701-6784 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 654-7806
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
Leader: Mark R. Homrighausen (510) 528-9339
Meet at 8:00 am for a 8:10 am start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - north side
The new vernal pools on Manning are all dried up now but there is still more than enough to see out in the lovely North Livermore hinterlands during this lunch run to the shopping center at Portola Ave, that has a choice of Starbuck's, Jamba Juice, Subway, and a Safeway.. We will probably have the usual brisk breeze blowing us to "L-more" with nary a pedal stroke, then the "wall of wind" to fight going home, all the better to burn off lunch and enjoy working together in pace lines, more or less. Other than that figurative “wall” it is probably the flattest ride you'll ever do in the non-urban parts of the Bay Area. However it may start foggy but then become hotter than...well you get the idea, so bring layers. We will also take a 3.8 mile RT side trip up Finley Rd. to admire the horses, old schoolhouse, and Calvary, and to bring our mileage into an honest three digits. Later meet-ups get chancy but are possible. RSVP for maps requested.
Leader: Jim O'Melia (925) 262-3882
Leader: Andres Marin
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Ride repeats on the Third Saturday of each month.
Ride out to Pinole, along San Pablo Dam Road and Pinole Valley Road. Our goal is to get some riders who may cringe at riding the hilly 'bears route'; but who would like to do about 30 miles to maybe get back into riding again. Planned destination is the Bear Claw Cafe, a quaint, old-timey family bakery in downtown Pinole, with a visual historical treat in the alcove next to the building. Faster riders are welcome, too...just save me a Bear Claw! Bring a friend. Optional lunch at Orinda Square (Petra's Greek Cafe, Nation's burgers, Subway, Peet's and Starbucks).
Leader: Bill Bagnell (510) 504-5401 text
Meet at 8:20 am for a 8:30 am start
Start Location: Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
Second start point will be Moraga, where we will discuss and agree on the route. Please be there by 8:55. Mostly M-pace, although TMers are welcome.
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Reminder: the evenings are growing shorter. Please bring lights.
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
Leader: Phil Morton (510) 852-9663
Meet at 10:00 am
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
Meet at 9:00 am
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Leader: Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer (510) 684-9904
Leader: Dean Lobovits (510) 701-6784 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 654-7806
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
Leader: Stephanie Clarke (510) 558-9614
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
GPC Route: Hennessey - Berryessa Loop
Start Location: St Helena - Lake Hennessey boat launch
Riding the Tour of Napa Valley was a reminder of how great the riding can be up in the wine country. For this ride, we’ll omit the big climbs, but still enjoy some of the best of what Napa Valley can offer us roadies. Meet at the boat launch parking at Lake Hennessey (bathroom available). We will ride out to Lake Berryessa for lunch and return via Pope Valley. The ride is 45 miles and not very hilly although there are a couple of longish climbs. The store/deli at Spanish Flat should be open and available for purchasing snacks & cold drinks, though if you need a more substantial lunch you should bring it with you. The City of Napa prefers bikers to park at any of the numerous pull-outs along Hwy 128 and not park in the boat launch lot, so come a bit early to find a space close by and then roll over to the start (lots of pull-outs available). DIRECTIONS: To get to the start, go through Napa to Silverado Trail and go north on Silverado Trail to Hwy 128 (Sage Canyon Rd). Turn right and go 3 miles on Hwy 128 to the boat launch parking area on the left. 30% rain will cancel, if we get that lucky.
Leader: Bill Bagnell (510) 504-5401 text
Meet at 8:20 am for a 8:30 am start
Start Location: Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
There will be no second start point, only the firehouse start at 8:30. We'll go to Bearclaw Cafe in Pinole via Grizzly, Wildcat and SPDR, return on SPDR, Moraga Rd and Pinehurst. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16847390
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
This is the final Tuesday evening ride of the season. Reminder: the evenings are growing shorter. Please bring lights.
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
Leader: Phil Morton (510) 852-9663
Meet at 10:00 am
Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
Meet at 9:00 am
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
Leader: Tara Madsen-Steigmeyer (510) 684-9904
Leader: Dean Lobovits (510) 701-6784 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 654-7806
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
Leader: Arleen Sakamoto
Leader: Kenneth Karda (510) 530-8389
Meet at 9:30 am for a 9:45 am start
Start Location: Berkeley - 80 Bolivar Drive
We will head South to The A.Z. (Alex Zuckerman Bay Bridge trail), then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory ship, Miller-Knox park, Ferry Point Tunnel, lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to bypass the tunnel.
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
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Leader: Dean Lobovits
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Leader: David Brown
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
Leader: Mark Abrahams
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The actual route will be approximately 120mi, not 115mi as I had originally thought. This is so that we can ride more quiet rural backroads and fewer highways and suburban roads. There are no major climbs other than the Geysers themselves (three humps with over 3000' climb total). But plenty of rollers. We'll see major wine country, and just before the harvest — but grape picking not allowed, sorry!
The Geysers are remote, rugged, and gorgeous. The road is very steep in places and has dreadful pavement for many miles — including more than a few stretches of gravel. Sound good? We'll ride there and back from Cotati via scenic Sonoma countryside. This is an ambitious, hilly ride. It should not be your first self-supported century. Be fully self-sufficient. Bring a rugged bike — should you break down, you'll be miles away from cell phone reception and rescue.
RSVP REQUIRED by 4:00pm Friday. Rider limit of one dozen — we don't want to overwhelm the stores where we stop — so RSVP early. Ride start location will be given to RSVP'ers only, sorry! Carpooling encouraged. Allow 55 minutes drive time from Berkeley.
Possible co-leader T.B.A.
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Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Let's put all of the miles we have in our legs by now to good use by riding a slightly modified version of the GPC Century over two days this holiday weekend. We'll start with a North Loop lasso, beginning at Orinda BART, heading out Alhambra Valley directly into downtown Martinez, and then looping back via the George Miller trail and McEwen. No ugly refineries for us, but still lots and lots of climbing, including that bear called McEwen. Refreshment break at the Starbucks in downtown Martinez, but otherwise we'll keep rolling. Riders should be comfortable riding at the listed TM pace, or in following a cue sheet. Bring lots of water -- yes, it could be very hot over in those hills -- and tires in good condition with at least two spare tubes.
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Start Location:
Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
First rider is off at 11:01 and a rider a minute after that. The ITT is the only GPC ride where you have to be a member of the Club (insurance reasons), but you can join or renew right there at the start for $15/year. Pre-registration is appreciated.
September's Time Trial will start an hour later for reasons beyond our control. In October, we will revert to starting at 10:00
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See the listing for Sat Sep 3. If that ride was rained out, we will try again today. Contact the ride leader if you aren't sure.
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Leader: Frank Castro
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Start Location:
Pleasant Hill BART
Ride repeats on the first Sunday of every month.
This is a good way to meet others in the club and for new riders to join in. No pressure to complete a long hilly ride. We'll keep this ride super friendly and on pace. Tandem and city bike friendly. Bring food or $ to buy and eat at the fabulous Draeger's Market or other great food spots in or around the plaza. All are welcome and anyone can join this ride. RSVP requested but not required to ride. Route Map and cue sheet at http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4189771.
Contact a ride leader for more information before the ride.
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Leader: James Scott
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Leader: Brian Aldrich
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Leader: Janet Noble
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Leader: John Buenfil
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Novice Ride #5: Franklin Canyon & Carquinez Shoreline
Start Location:
Pleasant Hill BART
Ride through Pleasant Hill and out Franklin Canyon with longer but gentle hills. A fabulous descent into Crockett, followed by great views of Carquinez Strait from a multi-use path on the return. One spot is frequently foggy/cold, so carry an extra layer (jacket). Bring lunch or $ to buy. No drop. Helmets required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact a ride leader.
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See the listing for Sat Sep 3. If that ride and the first rain date were both rained out, we will try again today. Contact the ride leader if you aren't sure.
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Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Hard to believe, but your leader has never actually ridden the South Century loop -- the lunch and great company with all those GPC workers has made stopping at that point the better option. But today we complete our weekend almost century journey with the South Century Loop. Bring water and snacks, since we may not stop for a break until we hit the golf course on the way back. Meet at Orinda BART - a bit later than Saturday, in honor of the holiday. Leader rides at a fast TM pace, but everyone comfortable following a cue sheet is welcome.
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Start Location:
Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
Sept 6 ride goes to Pinole. Firehouse, Skyline, Pinehurst, Canyon Rd, stop at Moraga Way/Moraga Road for the second start point, then Moraga Rd, SPDR, Castroi Ranch, Pinole Valley Rd to Bear Claw Cafe, stop for coffee, and return. Signup will be at Moraga Way and Moraga Rd at 9AM, where your intrepid leader, who is doing TM pace, will be. M types may choose to go over the bears.
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
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Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
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Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
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Leader: Dean Lobovits
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Leader: David Brown
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
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Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
The first 7.5 miles all pace groups ride together at a social pace...you'll ride with club members you might not see for the rest of the month. After that, we split into five separate pace groups. The pace groups are named after musical tempi. Click on the tempo for the exact Route.
- LT (Larghetto) about 23 miles.
- T (Adagio) about 50 miles.
- TM (Andante) 34 miles.
- TM (Allegretto) 65 miles.
- M (Presto) 75 or more miles.
All routes are pretty hilly. More information about this ride, including route details, is posted on-line at http://www.grizz.org/rides/assr.php Rain cancels. If weather is questionable, or for other questions, contact ASSR Coordinator John Buenfil. Leaders TBA.
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Leader: Rebecca Freed
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Leader: Jeffrey R. Kurtock
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Leader: John Buenfil
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Leader: Janet M. Monks
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Novice Ride #6: Central Marin Redwoods and Pastries
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Tour the redwoods of central Marin county through Nicasio and have lunch at the Bovine Bakery on Highway 1. Return through Olema back to Nicasio and Lucas Valley. The 24-mile ride joins the 44 mile ride in Nicasio and loops back to Nicasio. There are hills, but we will ride them gently. Bring lunch or $ to buy. No drop. Helmets required. Rain cancels; if weather is dubious contact a ride leader.
— For the 44 mile ride, meet 10:00 a.m. across from the Marinwood Community Center: exit Hwy 101 at the Lucas Valley exit just north of San Rafael and head West on Lucas Valley Road. Make a right turn at Miller Creek Rd. and park on the street across from the community center.
— For the 24 mile ride, meet at 11:00 a.m. in Nicasio for an 11:15 departure. From Hwy 101, take the Lucas Valley Rd/Smith Ranch Rd Exit. Go 10 miles west to Nicasio Valley Road. Turn right and go 0.3 mile to a parking area with convenience store. You will pass the 44-mile bicycle riders on Lucas Valley, so please take extra care.
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Start Location:
Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
Second start will be at Moraga Way and Moraga Rd at 8:55AM. Route is here (53 miles, 4200 ft).
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16524345
We'll stop at the Bear Claw cafe in Pinole for coffee.
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
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Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Reminder: the evenings are growing shorter. Please bring lights to get home by.
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
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Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
Join us for a delicious pot luck dinner and program before the club's monthly business meeting.
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
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Leader: Dean Lobovits
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Leader: David Brown
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - north side
The new vernal pools on Manning are all dried up now but there is still more than enough to see out in the lovely North Livermore hinterlands during this lunch run to the shopping center at Portola Ave, that has a choice of Starbuck's, Jamba Juice, Subway, and a Safeway.. We will probably have the usual brisk breeze blowing us to "L-more" with nary a pedal stroke, then the "wall of wind" to fight going home, all the better to burn off lunch and enjoy working together in pace lines, more or less. Other than that figurative “wall” it is probably the flattest ride you'll ever do in the non-urban parts of the Bay Area. However it may start foggy but then become hotter than...well you get the idea, so bring layers. We will also take a 3.8 mile RT side trip up Finley Rd. to admire the horses, old schoolhouse, and Calvary, and to bring our mileage into an honest three digits. Later meet-ups get chancy but are possible. RSVP for maps requested.
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Leader: Andres Marin Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Ride repeats on the Third Saturday of each month.
Ride out to Pinole, along San Pablo Dam Road and Pinole Valley Road. Our goal is to get some riders who may cringe at riding the hilly 'bears route'; but who would like to do about 30 miles to maybe get back into riding again. Planned destination is the Bear Claw Cafe, a quaint, old-timey family bakery in downtown Pinole, with a visual historical treat in the alcove next to the building. Faster riders are welcome, too...just save me a Bear Claw! Bring a friend. Optional lunch at Orinda Square (Petra's Greek Cafe, Nation's burgers, Subway, Peet's and Starbucks).
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Start Location:
Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
Second start point will be Moraga, where we will discuss and agree on the route. Please be there by 8:55. Mostly M-pace, although TMers are welcome.
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
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Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Reminder: the evenings are growing shorter. Please bring lights.
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
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Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
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Leader: Dean Lobovits
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Leader: David Brown
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
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GPC Route:
Hennessey - Berryessa Loop
Start Location:
St Helena - Lake Hennessey boat launch
Riding the Tour of Napa Valley was a reminder of how great the riding can be up in the wine country. For this ride, we’ll omit the big climbs, but still enjoy some of the best of what Napa Valley can offer us roadies. Meet at the boat launch parking at Lake Hennessey (bathroom available). We will ride out to Lake Berryessa for lunch and return via Pope Valley. The ride is 45 miles and not very hilly although there are a couple of longish climbs. The store/deli at Spanish Flat should be open and available for purchasing snacks & cold drinks, though if you need a more substantial lunch you should bring it with you. The City of Napa prefers bikers to park at any of the numerous pull-outs along Hwy 128 and not park in the boat launch lot, so come a bit early to find a space close by and then roll over to the start (lots of pull-outs available). DIRECTIONS: To get to the start, go through Napa to Silverado Trail and go north on Silverado Trail to Hwy 128 (Sage Canyon Rd). Turn right and go 3 miles on Hwy 128 to the boat launch parking area on the left. 30% rain will cancel, if we get that lucky.
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Start Location:
Oakland Firehouse at Colton and Snake
There will be no second start point, only the firehouse start at 8:30. We'll go to Bearclaw Cafe in Pinole via Grizzly, Wildcat and SPDR, return on SPDR, Moraga Rd and Pinehurst. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/16847390
The PoE (Peloton of Elders) ride has returned, somewhat diminished. Due to the leader's being out of shape, it's now a TM ride, although the usual collection of M-paced riders are welcome to join us at the start. We pick up additional riders either at the intersection of Moraga Way and Moraga Rd, or at Pinehurst and Redwood, around 9:00AM. Routes vary. Check the ride online ride calendar Monday evening for the week's route and rain updates. Despite the name, cyclists of all ages are welcome. Email leader with name, mobile, emergency #, and bike make/color in advance. This speeds up the signin process.
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Leader: Matthew Mc Hugh
Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
This is the final Tuesday evening ride of the season. Reminder: the evenings are growing shorter. Please bring lights.
Friendly but hilly workout & skills ride. We have two pace groups — M and B — each usually with its own leader (Mark and Matt). Either group will give you a sustained hard workout and will help develop your skills in climbing, descending, drafting, pacelining, positioning, and sprinting. Please read ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. RAIN CANCELS.
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Miles and smiles, hills and thrills, lunches and lattes. Meet at 10:00 am (usually) for this ride. Rain cancels. For details join our email list and check the list archives if you missed the current information. You can also contact Mark Sapiro, (415) 388-8910, if you can't get the information from the list.
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see our online calendar. The ride is usually posted in the calendar by Monday evening. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.
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Leader: Dean Lobovits
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Leader: David Brown
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
A fast paced but friendly ride, with regroups, for strong TM riders and relaxed/casual M riders.. Up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to BART. The days are growing shorter, so ride leaders will decide whether we have time to ride out to the Chabot Science Center. Please bring lights for the return trip just in case.
Leader: Kenneth Karda
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Start Location:
Berkeley - 80 Bolivar Drive
We will head South to The A.Z. (Alex Zuckerman Bay Bridge trail), then North on the Bay Trail for a clockwise loop to the Red Oak Victory ship, Miller-Knox park, Ferry Point Tunnel, lunch @ Little Louie's. There will be an option to bypass the tunnel.
| September 2016 Ride Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | Weekend | Total |
| 24 | 10 | 34 |