Ride Schedule for May 2023
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
17:05 update. TODAY'S RIDE CANCELED. Ongoing rain on Grizzly Peak Blvd in Berkeley, roads are wet, and NWS Radar shows more showers headed directly this way.
16:30 update: Currently dry in Berkeley, but NWS radar shows rain showers further south in the ride area and headed this way, with yet more coming after that. If it is not actually wet out at 17:30 I will be at the ride start; but I would confine to Grizzly Peak repeats instead of riding the full route.
12:30pm update: Scattered showers this afternoon, but they may disperse in the late day.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Pat Greene (415) 481-5469 text
Leader: Chris Witt (510) 548-5790
Leader: Jill Neiman (415) 283-7028 text
Meet at 10:00 am
GPC Route: Carquinez Loop Clockwise via Bay Trail
Start Location: Pinole Valley Park
Pre-registration
Ride cancelled due to high rain predictions--plus it is raining now
Meet at 10 for 10:15 departure. We'll follow the Bay Trail through Hercules to avoid some of the busy, hilly riding on San Pablo Ave (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36929213). Lunch in downtown Martinez in the plaza next to Starbucks. Bring your lunch or buy in Martinez. Return is via Alhambra Valley and over Pig Farm hill. Print your own cue sheet if you want one
Jill Neiman plans to lead the more challenging version that goes over Pig Farm twice (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32130675). Let her know if you want to do this version--It might be helpful if she knows ahead of time, but you can also decide at the ride start.
PLEASE Pre-register. It makes check-in much easier. If you are bringing a buddy who is not a member, you can pre-register them, and that is especially helpful.
Rain Cancels.
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
The ride is cancelled due to rain in the forecast. See you next week!
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From our Marinwood start, we will ride to Nicasio, then past the the Cheese Factory, Hicks Valley, and over the Marshall Wall to Hwy 1. Lunch in Pt. Reyes Station before completing the loop.
Shorten the ride to about 42 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should pass through there about 10:20 or so.
Please pre-register if you can. There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio, where we will have a short regroup.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 508-4215 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
Leader: Liz Kroboth (703) 338-4897 text
Leader: Chanel Patel (562) 458-7794 text
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Meet at 6:30 am
100, 75, 50, and 35 mile routes available. Register in advance to avoid fee increases. More information at our century website.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Nikki Ellman (510) 517-8647 text
Leader: Sandy Emerson (650) 743-0524 text
Meet at 10:00 am
Start Location: Livermore - Mines Rd & Del Valle
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
Restroom and water are also available at Ernie Rodrigues field, which is closer to the start and has ample parking.
Let's check out the wildflowers on Mines Road before it gets too hot!
This ride is an out-and-back from the junction of Del Valle and Mines Road. Riders can turn around at the (closed) Junction Cafe at mile 24.4, or ride a few more miles to "the Elbow" in search of more wildflowers.
Restrooms and water are available from gas stations on N. Livermore Avenue as you exit the 580 freeway - plan accordingly. There are NO facilities on Mines Rd. Water might be available at the CalFire Sweetwater fire station about 1/2 mile before the Junction.
Bring plenty of water and enough food, and let's enjoy this beautiful and remote road. Many of us will stop at the Junction (closed) to have our lunch.
Please pre-register!
Here's the RidewithGPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42811031
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
Meet at 6:45 pm for a 7:00 pm start
Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From Marinwood we head to Fairfax via Big Rock, San Geronimo, and Woodacre. Then over Bolinas Fairfax road to lunch in Bolinas. Return via Hwy 1, Olema, and Platform Bridge. Pre-registration is appreciated.
See the Route on RideWithGPS.
Shorten the ride to about 47 miles by parking in Nicasio and meeting us at the junction of Lucas Valley Road and Nicasio Valley Road at approx 10:10. We will not be riding through Nicasio.
We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 508-4215 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
Leader: Liz Kroboth (703) 338-4897 text
Leader: Chanel Patel (562) 458-7794 text
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Arleen Sakamoto
Leader: Kenneth Karda (510) 530-8389
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
Start Location: Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
Arleen is traveling. Jim O’Melia will co-lead.
NOTE CHANGE OF START LOCATION TO THE WEST SIDE OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE (BRICKYARD COVE / SEABREEZE CAFE, Berkeley).
We will ride to the Emeryville marina, 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.
Leader: Zach Kaplan (510) 239-1918 text
Leader: Elizabeth Crocker (510) 484-1060
Leader: Norm Miller (510) 508-1836 text
Meet at 8:30 am for a 8:45 am start
Start Location: Sports Basement, Berkeley
Pre-registration
This is the TM pace group for our Workers Century. North Loop with the newly added climbs on Arlington and near El Sobrante.
Leader: Xiao Hui Tai (412) 557-2835
Leader: Cheney Hu (832) 341-9157 text
Meet at 9:30 am for a 9:45 am start
Start Location: Sports Basement, Berkeley
Pre-registration
This is the T pace group of our Workers Century. Quite a few climbs near El Sobrante, Mama Bear, Upper Happy Valley, El Toyonal, Wildcat Canyon.
Leader: Rich Lesnik (415) 215-0372 text
Leader: Thomas Ayres (510) 295-8228 text
Meet at 10:45 am for a 11:00 am start
Start Location: Sports Basement, Berkeley
Pre-registration
This is the LT pace group of our Workers Century. Out to Yerba Buena and back.
Leader: Richard Amarelo
Meet at 1:00 pm
Start Location: Sports Basement, Berkeley
Did you volunteer for the Grizzly Peak Century? Come celebrate the completion of a successful event with your fellow Grizzlies at our after party! Please see previous listings for ride options before the party. Even if you choose not to ride, come and hang out for pizza, cake, and good cheer! Please RSVP here as soon as possible. https://forms.gle/ABd8TJ5v9nBpUmPi8 We are looking forward to celebrating with you!
Leader: Stephanie Clarke (510) 423-1873
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
GPC Route: Pt. Reyes Lighthouse
Start Location: Point Reyes Bear Valley Visitor Center
Pre-registration
Can't make Saturday's Worker's Century? Not up for heading in-land and dealing with summertime heat? Let's take a page out of the Wednesday's book and head to the coast where moderate temperatures should reign and the elephant seals are still on the beach. We'll start at the Bear Valley Visitor's Center in Pt Reyes Nat'l Park, in the lot across the road from the visitor center itself. Large clean bathrooms and water available at the start. From there it's a bit more strenuous effort to get to Chimney Rock than stopping at Drake's Beach, but worth it to have lunch at the picnic tables serenaded by the resident elephant seal pups/teenagers. Beautiful purple Iris may also still be in bloom. Lunch will be at Chimney Rock, but optional pre- or post-lunch climb out to the Lighthouse for anyone who wants it (the leader will not be joining you for that!) Bring lunch or order ahead from Inverness Park Market: https://orders.cake.net/10021940 [they can be very slow, especially on weekends, so pre-ordering is wise if you know you want a sandwich]. Two water bottles are in order because there's no water out at Chimney Rock (though available at either the Lighthouse or Drake's Beach if you are up for the steep pitches involved for either option). It's always wise to bring a windjacket for the coast, and of course a bike in good working condition. Rain will cancel, but that's not in the forecast, so let's take advantage of our great spring weather and ride! Pre-registration is appreciated.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Jim Clara (510) 387-1255 text
Meet at 10:00 am for a 10:15 am start
GPC Route: Cheese Factory from Miller Creek
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
This is a rider friendly post-Century/Worker's Century route with less than 2000 ft of climbing. Park on the street outside of Marinwood Community Center (where there is a restroom). Re-group at Stafford Lake. Lunch can be purchased at Marin French Cheese Co where we will eat before looping back through Nicasio and Lucas Valley Rd to the ride start. You may choose to extend the ride by 12 miles and head into Pt Reyes Station after lunch.
Please pre-register!
Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.
Leader: Thomas Ayres (510) 295-8228 text
Meet at 10:00 am
Start Location: Albany Post Office
This ride is part of the international Ride of Silence, to honor injured and killed cyclists. We will meet at the Albany Post Office at the corner of Solano and Cornell. After we talk and sign in at the start, the ride will be done in silence, carrying or wearing signs (optional) to announce the Ride of Silence. We will stay together as a group as we ride through portions of Berkeley and Albany. The ride will return to the starting point.
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
Start Location: San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride through San Geronimo, Sam P Taylor, and Olema to Bear Valley Road and Limantour Beach. Bring a snack to eat at Limantour or pick something up in Olema. On the return, we will stop in Pt Reyes Station for a proper lunch, but that is after about 42 miles. There is quite a steep climb on the return from Limantour, hence the ! in the rating.
Here is the route on RideWithGPS.
Pre-registration is appreciated. There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Be at the start by the meeting time, or you may have to chase.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 508-4215 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Liz Kroboth (703) 338-4897 text
Leader: Chanel Patel (562) 458-7794 text
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
Leader: Brian Blum (707) 737-4125 text
Meet at 9:50 am for a 10:00 am start
Pre-registration
Start location is Downtown Berkeley Bart main entrance west side of Shattuck Ave south of Center Street. A challenging 23 mile ride with 3000 feet of climbing along the Berkeley Hills featuring some very bucolic roads and some very steep (up to 16%) as well as rolling hills. Great short ride about 2-3 hours. Leaves at 10am.
Leader: Hyon Bae (510) 755-8171 text
Meet at 7:50 am for a 8:00 am start
Start Location: Rockridge BART
Pre-registration
Urban ride to Twin Peaks in SF. Staring at Rockridge BART Station, we'll ride over Richmond and GG Bridges. Stopping at the Round House Cafe at the South end of GGB for a break. Continuing on costal route south to Lake Merced. After rounding Lake Merced, we head up to Twin Peaks. Then, we'll descend down to the16th Street/ Mission BART station, the destination.
Please bring ancillary hardware and tools appropriate for a road ride.
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 9:40 am for a 10:00 am start
GPC Route: Bears Loop
Start Location: Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
Pre-registration
Come test and develop your cycling skills. For new club members, this is a good ride to find your pace as measured by GPC (see link below). For experienced and advanced riders, send it!
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. 20% chance of rain cancels. 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 $20/year. Pre-registration is optional
Leader: Jim O'Melia (925) 804-1855 text
Meet at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am start
GPC Route: Lunch at Blackhawk Plaza
Start Location: Pleasant Hill BART
Pre-registration
Follow the Iron Horse Trail to Danville. Take Sycamore to Blackhawk. Return the same way.
Leader: Adele Madelo (510) 773-0693 text
Meet at 9:55 am
Start Location: Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
Pre-registration
After the ride stick around for ice cream at Loard's in DT Orinda to celebrate MJ's birthday! Continue the party by climbing over Wildcat to get tacos at Talavera's on Solano Avenue.
Join me on the Gentle East Bay Hills ride, which starts in Orinda. We are on the road for the most part, but are on Lamorinda for 6 miles returning to Orinda. Bathroom stop at Livorna Park, mile 20.6. Check the RWGPS route here. Note that BART has scheduled no track work this weekend, so you can expect no delays or bus bridges. The Antioch-bound train will arrive at 9:54. We will quickly gather and roll at 10:00. Pre-reg is preferred, but not mandatory.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Debbie Miskell (415) 488-7300 text
Meet at 10:00 am
Start Location: Stafford Lake
Pre-registration
We will start from Stafford Lake in Novato for a ride in West Marin and Sonoma- over Wilson Hill and through the Chileno Valley to Petaluma for lunch at Petaluma creamery. We will use Spring Hill into Petaluma instead of the busy Bodega Ave. After lunch return is via D St over Red Hill. Route is rolling hills with longer climbs of Wilson Hill and Red Hill. Note that lunch is 2/3 into the ride so bring snacks and layers. There are picnic tables, ice cream, sandwiches at the creamery. You can bring or buy lunch. Hillsides should still be green with plentiful flowers.
Also, there is $5 fee for parking. It is helpful to have cash.
Here's the cue sheet
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
Leader: Mark Nienberg (510) 812-9312 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: Rockville Winters loop
Start Location: Rockville Bike shop
Pre-registration
Predicted high in Winters 76℉ compared to 56 ℉ in Nicasio. Let's go to Winters!
We will ride a 66 mile loop up Pleasants Valley to Winters for lunch, then back via Lake Berryessa and Wooden Valley. All the climbing is bunched in the second half of the ride.
From the south, take Hwy 80 and take the Suisun Valley/Pittman Rd exit. From Oakland or east of the hills Hwy 680 to Hwy 80 is probably faster. Go left on Suisun Valley Rd. After about 1.7 mi go left on Rockville Rd. The bike store is on the left. Park all the way in the rear of the lot, not in front of any of the stores.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Arrive by the meeting time if you don't want to chase.
Leader: Anne Schonfield (510) 851-4749 text
Leader: David Brown (510) 508-4215 text
Leader: Joel Ager (510) 418-6462
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Meet at 5:20 pm for a 5:30 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
Leader: Mike Wood (708) 539-9663 text
Leader: Drew U (510) 290-0615 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
GPC Route: CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location: Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Liz Kroboth (703) 338-4897 text
Leader: Chanel Patel (562) 458-7794 text
Leader: Rick Patterson (510) 978-1786 text
Meet at 5:50 pm for a 6:00 pm start
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 8:00 am
Start Location: Cordelia Junction, Green Valley Shopping Ctr, near the Starbucks (but not directly in front)
Mandatory pre-registration closed. Do not show up if unregistered!
Tour a number of valleys in Solano and Napa Counties while springtime is still with us. Wildflowers are blooming, meadows are green, and (as of this writing) the weather forecast is moderate. Green Valley, Suisun Valley, Gordon Valley, Wooden Valley, Napa Valley, Pope Valley, Chiles Valley, Cappell Valley. Leader rides at the slow end of M pace and may stop to take pics!
The route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42997375. Food stops at milepoints 25, 55, and 70. Other than those, the route is very rural with few supplies so carry what you need including two water bottles.
Meet, ready to ride, at 8:00am for prompt departure at 8:10am. (Please arrive early if you need time for restrooms or to set up.)
Leader: David Gould (206) 471-3272 text
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:05 am start
Start Location: Rockridge BART
Pre-registration
Enjoy some hard climbs and moderately technical terrain in this mixed-terrain ride around Lake Chabot. Suitable for gravel or mountain bikes.
Leader: Abigail Cotton (949) 929-3714 text
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Meet at 9:00 am
GPC Route: King Ridge/Sonoma Coast (without Annapolis)
Start Location: Duncans Mills
Pre-registration
Restrooms, water, and snacks at Mile 7.4; King Ridge end at Mile 24; lunch (market) and restrooms at Mile 34.2; restrooms, water, and snacks if needed at Mile 60.4. Here's a RWGPS GPC Club route with cues for the stops.
[Route] NOTE: This T-pace ride starts at 9:00am, which is half an hour earlier than the TM-pace ride.
A T-pace ride to accompany the TM-pace ride that is doing the same route on the same day! See the details for the TM-pace ride for more information.
Leader: Phil Morton (510) 847-7651 text
Leader: Geoffrey Fowler (510) 593-4515 text
Leader: David Madson (415) 722-5885 text
Meet at 9:30 am
GPC Route: King Ridge/Sonoma Coast (without Annapolis)
Start Location: Duncans Mills
Pre-registration
A loop from Duncans Mills through Cazadero, out King Ridge to Stewarts Point and return down the coast. There is no food or water between Cazadero and Stewarts Point, so be prepared. The ride starts and finishes in the town of Duncans Mills on Highway 116 about four miles east of Highway 1.
Carpooling recommended. It is about 1 1/2 hours from the Bay Area, so worth sharing the drive.
Leader: Anne Gulley (707) 330-5933
Meet at 12:00 pm
Start Location: North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Ride to epic fish n chips at the Sailing Goat for David Gould's birthday. This is not a very serious ride. All are welcome!!
Leader: Xiao Hui Tai (412) 557-2835
Leader: Mark Bauer (510) 508-3546
Meet at 9:00 am for a 9:15 am start
Start Location: Rockville Bike shop
Pre-registration
[RWGPS route] Inspired by Saturday's M-pace century, we're doing a strong T-pace ride of a shorter version of that route. Restrooms and water at Mile 20, lunch at Mile 31, snacks and restrooms at Mile 53. Other than those, the route is very rural with few supplies so carry what you need including two water bottles.
Leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
Leader: Christopher Lee (510) 773-0551
Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner (510) 593-9843 text
Meet at 5:30 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
Leader: Melissa Jacobson (925) 788-6825
Leader: Jackie Arnett (510) 919-3532
Meet at 10:00 am
Pre-registration
Perfect ‘70s sunny weather for a Napa Valley bike ride this Wednesday 😎
Join us for a ride through Vichy Springs, up Atlas Peak, and circle back down through Napa Valley to Oxbow Marketplace for a late lunch. (42 miles / 3,000 ft)
The ride starts and ends at Kennedy Park; lots of parking, water and restrooms are available. Kennedy Park is on the river, at the very southern end of Napa next to Napa Valley College. Address: 2295 Streblow Dr., Napa. https://goo.gl/maps/KDYabBpQaUtapZuN6
It’s a breathtaking ride; bring some fine conversation, snacks to get you to the top of Atlas Peak and an appetite for a yummy lunch and bakery near the end.
Meet Kennedy Park at 10 am and roll at 10:15
Ride with GPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43074097
Please register in advance.😉
Rain cancels.
Leader: Mary Ann Jawili (661) 343-5737 text
Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith (510) 684-2840
Meet at 5:25 pm for a 5:35 pm start
Start Location: El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration
17:05 update. TODAY'S RIDE CANCELED. Ongoing rain on Grizzly Peak Blvd in Berkeley, roads are wet, and NWS Radar shows more showers headed directly this way.
16:30 update: Currently dry in Berkeley, but NWS radar shows rain showers further south in the ride area and headed this way, with yet more coming after that. If it is not actually wet out at 17:30 I will be at the ride start; but I would confine to Grizzly Peak repeats instead of riding the full route.
12:30pm update: Scattered showers this afternoon, but they may disperse in the late day.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Leader: Chris Witt
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Leader: Jill Neiman
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GPC Route:
Carquinez Loop Clockwise via Bay Trail
Start Location:
Pinole Valley Park
Pre-registration
Ride cancelled due to high rain predictions--plus it is raining now
Meet at 10 for 10:15 departure. We'll follow the Bay Trail through Hercules to avoid some of the busy, hilly riding on San Pablo Ave (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36929213). Lunch in downtown Martinez in the plaza next to Starbucks. Bring your lunch or buy in Martinez. Return is via Alhambra Valley and over Pig Farm hill. Print your own cue sheet if you want one
Jill Neiman plans to lead the more challenging version that goes over Pig Farm twice (https://ridewithgps.com/routes/32130675). Let her know if you want to do this version--It might be helpful if she knows ahead of time, but you can also decide at the ride start.
PLEASE Pre-register. It makes check-in much easier. If you are bringing a buddy who is not a member, you can pre-register them, and that is especially helpful.
Rain Cancels.
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Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
The ride is cancelled due to rain in the forecast. See you next week!
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
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GPC Route:
Miller Creek to Marshall
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From our Marinwood start, we will ride to Nicasio, then past the the Cheese Factory, Hicks Valley, and over the Marshall Wall to Hwy 1. Lunch in Pt. Reyes Station before completing the loop.
Shorten the ride to about 42 miles by starting in Nicasio. We should pass through there about 10:20 or so.
Please pre-register if you can. There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time you may have to chase. You can probably catch us in Nicasio, where we will have a short regroup.
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Leader: David Brown
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
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Leader: Chanel Patel
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Leader: Rick Patterson
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
100, 75, 50, and 35 mile routes available. Register in advance to avoid fee increases. More information at our century website.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Leader: Sandy Emerson
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Start Location:
Livermore - Mines Rd & Del Valle
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
Restroom and water are also available at Ernie Rodrigues field, which is closer to the start and has ample parking.
Let's check out the wildflowers on Mines Road before it gets too hot!
This ride is an out-and-back from the junction of Del Valle and Mines Road. Riders can turn around at the (closed) Junction Cafe at mile 24.4, or ride a few more miles to "the Elbow" in search of more wildflowers.
Restrooms and water are available from gas stations on N. Livermore Avenue as you exit the 580 freeway - plan accordingly. There are NO facilities on Mines Rd. Water might be available at the CalFire Sweetwater fire station about 1/2 mile before the Junction.
Bring plenty of water and enough food, and let's enjoy this beautiful and remote road. Many of us will stop at the Junction (closed) to have our lunch.
Please pre-register!
Here's the RidewithGPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42811031
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Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
Join the club's virtual monthly business meeting at 7:00 pm. Optional social time from 6:45 pm to 7:00 pm. Check your email for an announcement with the agenda and details of how to join the meeting.
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Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
From Marinwood we head to Fairfax via Big Rock, San Geronimo, and Woodacre. Then over Bolinas Fairfax road to lunch in Bolinas. Return via Hwy 1, Olema, and Platform Bridge. Pre-registration is appreciated.
See the Route on RideWithGPS.
Shorten the ride to about 47 miles by parking in Nicasio and meeting us at the junction of Lucas Valley Road and Nicasio Valley Road at approx 10:10. We will not be riding through Nicasio.
We'll start when everyone who arrives by the meeting time is ready. If you arrive after the meeting time, you may have to chase.
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Leader: David Brown
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
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Leader: Chanel Patel
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Leader: Rick Patterson
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride.
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
Leader: Kenneth Karda
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Start Location:
Brickyard Cove, Berkeley
Pre-registration
Arleen is traveling. Jim O’Melia will co-lead.
NOTE CHANGE OF START LOCATION TO THE WEST SIDE OF PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE (BRICKYARD COVE / SEABREEZE CAFE, Berkeley).
We will ride to the Emeryville marina, 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.
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Leader: Elizabeth Crocker
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Leader: Norm Miller
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Start Location:
Sports Basement, Berkeley
Pre-registration
This is the TM pace group for our Workers Century. North Loop with the newly added climbs on Arlington and near El Sobrante.
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Leader: Cheney Hu
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Start Location:
Sports Basement, Berkeley
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This is the T pace group of our Workers Century. Quite a few climbs near El Sobrante, Mama Bear, Upper Happy Valley, El Toyonal, Wildcat Canyon.
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Leader: Thomas Ayres
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Start Location:
Sports Basement, Berkeley
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This is the LT pace group of our Workers Century. Out to Yerba Buena and back.
Start Location:
Sports Basement, Berkeley
Did you volunteer for the Grizzly Peak Century? Come celebrate the completion of a successful event with your fellow Grizzlies at our after party! Please see previous listings for ride options before the party. Even if you choose not to ride, come and hang out for pizza, cake, and good cheer! Please RSVP here as soon as possible. https://forms.gle/ABd8TJ5v9nBpUmPi8 We are looking forward to celebrating with you!
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GPC Route:
Pt. Reyes Lighthouse
Start Location:
Point Reyes Bear Valley Visitor Center
Pre-registration
Can't make Saturday's Worker's Century? Not up for heading in-land and dealing with summertime heat? Let's take a page out of the Wednesday's book and head to the coast where moderate temperatures should reign and the elephant seals are still on the beach. We'll start at the Bear Valley Visitor's Center in Pt Reyes Nat'l Park, in the lot across the road from the visitor center itself. Large clean bathrooms and water available at the start. From there it's a bit more strenuous effort to get to Chimney Rock than stopping at Drake's Beach, but worth it to have lunch at the picnic tables serenaded by the resident elephant seal pups/teenagers. Beautiful purple Iris may also still be in bloom. Lunch will be at Chimney Rock, but optional pre- or post-lunch climb out to the Lighthouse for anyone who wants it (the leader will not be joining you for that!) Bring lunch or order ahead from Inverness Park Market: https://orders.cake.net/10021940 [they can be very slow, especially on weekends, so pre-ordering is wise if you know you want a sandwich]. Two water bottles are in order because there's no water out at Chimney Rock (though available at either the Lighthouse or Drake's Beach if you are up for the steep pitches involved for either option). It's always wise to bring a windjacket for the coast, and of course a bike in good working condition. Rain will cancel, but that's not in the forecast, so let's take advantage of our great spring weather and ride! Pre-registration is appreciated.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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GPC Route:
Cheese Factory from Miller Creek
Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
This is a rider friendly post-Century/Worker's Century route with less than 2000 ft of climbing. Park on the street outside of Marinwood Community Center (where there is a restroom). Re-group at Stafford Lake. Lunch can be purchased at Marin French Cheese Co where we will eat before looping back through Nicasio and Lucas Valley Rd to the ride start. You may choose to extend the ride by 12 miles and head into Pt Reyes Station after lunch.
Please pre-register!
Rain cancels. You can also join our web forum and check the forum archives for the current information or contact Mark Sapiro at (415) 388-8910.
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Start Location:
Albany Post Office
This ride is part of the international Ride of Silence, to honor injured and killed cyclists. We will meet at the Albany Post Office at the corner of Solano and Cornell. After we talk and sign in at the start, the ride will be done in silence, carrying or wearing signs (optional) to announce the Ride of Silence. We will stay together as a group as we ride through portions of Berkeley and Albany. The ride will return to the starting point.
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Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
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[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
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Start Location:
San Rafael - Marinwood Community Center
Pre-registration
We'll ride through San Geronimo, Sam P Taylor, and Olema to Bear Valley Road and Limantour Beach. Bring a snack to eat at Limantour or pick something up in Olema. On the return, we will stop in Pt Reyes Station for a proper lunch, but that is after about 42 miles. There is quite a steep climb on the return from Limantour, hence the ! in the rating.
Here is the route on RideWithGPS.
Pre-registration is appreciated. There is often a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Be at the start by the meeting time, or you may have to chase.
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Leader: David Brown
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
Pre-registration
Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Leader: Chanel Patel
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Leader: Rick Patterson
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
Pre-registration
Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
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Start location is Downtown Berkeley Bart main entrance west side of Shattuck Ave south of Center Street. A challenging 23 mile ride with 3000 feet of climbing along the Berkeley Hills featuring some very bucolic roads and some very steep (up to 16%) as well as rolling hills. Great short ride about 2-3 hours. Leaves at 10am.
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Start Location:
Rockridge BART
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Urban ride to Twin Peaks in SF. Staring at Rockridge BART Station, we'll ride over Richmond and GG Bridges. Stopping at the Round House Cafe at the South end of GGB for a break. Continuing on costal route south to Lake Merced. After rounding Lake Merced, we head up to Twin Peaks. Then, we'll descend down to the16th Street/ Mission BART station, the destination.
Please bring ancillary hardware and tools appropriate for a road ride.
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GPC Route:
Bears Loop
Start Location:
Orinda - San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd
Pre-registration
Come test and develop your cycling skills. For new club members, this is a good ride to find your pace as measured by GPC (see link below). For experienced and advanced riders, send it!
The first rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. 20% chance of rain cancels. 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 $20/year. Pre-registration is optional
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GPC Route:
Lunch at Blackhawk Plaza
Start Location:
Pleasant Hill BART
Pre-registration
Follow the Iron Horse Trail to Danville. Take Sycamore to Blackhawk. Return the same way.
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Start Location:
Orinda BART NW corner of parking lot
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After the ride stick around for ice cream at Loard's in DT Orinda to celebrate MJ's birthday! Continue the party by climbing over Wildcat to get tacos at Talavera's on Solano Avenue.
Join me on the Gentle East Bay Hills ride, which starts in Orinda. We are on the road for the most part, but are on Lamorinda for 6 miles returning to Orinda. Bathroom stop at Livorna Park, mile 20.6. Check the RWGPS route here. Note that BART has scheduled no track work this weekend, so you can expect no delays or bus bridges. The Antioch-bound train will arrive at 9:54. We will quickly gather and roll at 10:00. Pre-reg is preferred, but not mandatory.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Start Location:
Stafford Lake
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We will start from Stafford Lake in Novato for a ride in West Marin and Sonoma- over Wilson Hill and through the Chileno Valley to Petaluma for lunch at Petaluma creamery. We will use Spring Hill into Petaluma instead of the busy Bodega Ave. After lunch return is via D St over Red Hill. Route is rolling hills with longer climbs of Wilson Hill and Red Hill. Note that lunch is 2/3 into the ride so bring snacks and layers. There are picnic tables, ice cream, sandwiches at the creamery. You can bring or buy lunch. Hillsides should still be green with plentiful flowers.
Also, there is $5 fee for parking. It is helpful to have cash.
Here's the cue sheet
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Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
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GPC Route:
Rockville Winters loop
Start Location:
Rockville Bike shop
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Predicted high in Winters 76℉ compared to 56 ℉ in Nicasio. Let's go to Winters!
We will ride a 66 mile loop up Pleasants Valley to Winters for lunch, then back via Lake Berryessa and Wooden Valley. All the climbing is bunched in the second half of the ride.
From the south, take Hwy 80 and take the Suisun Valley/Pittman Rd exit. From Oakland or east of the hills Hwy 680 to Hwy 80 is probably faster. Go left on Suisun Valley Rd. After about 1.7 mi go left on Rockville Rd. The bike store is on the left. Park all the way in the rear of the lot, not in front of any of the stores.
There is sometimes a faster (more like M pace) group on this ride, but we all come back together at frequent regroups and lunch. Arrive by the meeting time if you don't want to chase.
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Leader: David Brown
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Leader: Joel Ager
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Please join us for this weekly Thursday evening spring/summer ride. A friendly ride with regroups for TM riders. We meet at North Berkeley BART (by the main BART entrance), meet at 5:20 pm, ready to roll at 5:30 pm sharp. We'll go up Spruce and out Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then down Shepherd Canyon and back to N. Berkeley BART. As the days get longer we’ll add the (optional) out-and-back to Chabot Space and Science Center before heading down Shepherd Canyon. Bring lights for the return trip. Route map: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35867471
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Leader: Drew U
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GPC Route:
CCB Mixed Terrain Short
Start Location:
Canyon Club Brewery
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Fun group of ~8-10 people every week.
Mixed Terrain loop from Canyon Club Brewery (CCB) via roads and trails
CCB > South Pinehurst > East Ridge (Redwood) > Skyline > The View (Sibley) > Volcano Loop > Wild Dirt (Wilder) > Lost Valley > Mira Shortcut > Moraga Way > CCB
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Leader: Chanel Patel
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Leader: Rick Patterson
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Come out and enjoy the spring evenings! We hope you will join us for a chill T-pace version of the traditional Thursday evening road ride! We'll go up Spruce to Grizzly Peak and Skyline, then turn right to head down Shepherd's Canyon and ride back through Montclair and via the Lake Temescal bike path. Lights and a jacket are recommended. We will have multiple regroups and stick to a T pace on this ride. >>This ride is a no drop ride<<
The route does include a steep (13%) 2-block section toward the end, but it's easy to avoid if anyone prefers.
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Start Location:
Cordelia Junction, Green Valley Shopping Ctr, near the Starbucks (but not directly in front)
Mandatory pre-registration closed. Do not show up if unregistered!
Tour a number of valleys in Solano and Napa Counties while springtime is still with us. Wildflowers are blooming, meadows are green, and (as of this writing) the weather forecast is moderate. Green Valley, Suisun Valley, Gordon Valley, Wooden Valley, Napa Valley, Pope Valley, Chiles Valley, Cappell Valley. Leader rides at the slow end of M pace and may stop to take pics!
The route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42997375. Food stops at milepoints 25, 55, and 70. Other than those, the route is very rural with few supplies so carry what you need including two water bottles.
Meet, ready to ride, at 8:00am for prompt departure at 8:10am. (Please arrive early if you need time for restrooms or to set up.)
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Start Location:
Rockridge BART
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Enjoy some hard climbs and moderately technical terrain in this mixed-terrain ride around Lake Chabot. Suitable for gravel or mountain bikes.
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Leader: Mary Ann Jawili
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GPC Route:
King Ridge/Sonoma Coast (without Annapolis)
Start Location:
Duncans Mills
Pre-registration
Restrooms, water, and snacks at Mile 7.4; King Ridge end at Mile 24; lunch (market) and restrooms at Mile 34.2; restrooms, water, and snacks if needed at Mile 60.4. Here's a RWGPS GPC Club route with cues for the stops.
[Route] NOTE: This T-pace ride starts at 9:00am, which is half an hour earlier than the TM-pace ride.
A T-pace ride to accompany the TM-pace ride that is doing the same route on the same day! See the details for the TM-pace ride for more information.
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Leader: Geoffrey Fowler
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Leader: David Madson
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GPC Route:
King Ridge/Sonoma Coast (without Annapolis)
Start Location:
Duncans Mills
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A loop from Duncans Mills through Cazadero, out King Ridge to Stewarts Point and return down the coast. There is no food or water between Cazadero and Stewarts Point, so be prepared. The ride starts and finishes in the town of Duncans Mills on Highway 116 about four miles east of Highway 1.
Carpooling recommended. It is about 1 1/2 hours from the Bay Area, so worth sharing the drive.
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Start Location:
North Berkeley BART
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Ride to epic fish n chips at the Sailing Goat for David Gould's birthday. This is not a very serious ride. All are welcome!!
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Leader: Mark Bauer
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Start Location:
Rockville Bike shop
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[RWGPS route] Inspired by Saturday's M-pace century, we're doing a strong T-pace ride of a shorter version of that route. Restrooms and water at Mile 20, lunch at Mile 31, snacks and restrooms at Mile 53. Other than those, the route is very rural with few supplies so carry what you need including two water bottles.
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
Pre-registration closed. You can sign in at the start.
This is the classic Tuesday night workout & skills ride, M-pace. Please read the ride details and route description at http://www.abriz.net/gpc/tues-ride.html. Bring your high energy, your high attention to safety, and your best bike handling and pack riding skills. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Mark if any questions.
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Leader: Eli Alexander-Tanner
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Start Location:
Berkeley - Spruce & Grizzly Peak Blvd - Plaza
The GPC Tuesday Brisk Ride is a fast paced group ride where we focus on safety, pack skills and high intensity hill climb efforts. Repeats every Tuesday through the last week of September. Preregistration is encouraged and closes at 4:30pm. No flashing lights please. No e-bikes please. Rain or bad AQI cancels. E-mail Chris if you have any questions.
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Leader: Jackie Arnett
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Perfect ‘70s sunny weather for a Napa Valley bike ride this Wednesday 😎
Join us for a ride through Vichy Springs, up Atlas Peak, and circle back down through Napa Valley to Oxbow Marketplace for a late lunch. (42 miles / 3,000 ft)
The ride starts and ends at Kennedy Park; lots of parking, water and restrooms are available. Kennedy Park is on the river, at the very southern end of Napa next to Napa Valley College. Address: 2295 Streblow Dr., Napa. https://goo.gl/maps/KDYabBpQaUtapZuN6
It’s a breathtaking ride; bring some fine conversation, snacks to get you to the top of Atlas Peak and an appetite for a yummy lunch and bakery near the end.
Meet Kennedy Park at 10 am and roll at 10:15
Ride with GPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43074097
Please register in advance.😉
Rain cancels.
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Leader: Fletcher Stump Smith
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Start Location:
El Cerrito Del Norte BART
Pre-registration
[RideWithGPS route] The ride has evolved with RTO (Return To Office). With some people going into the office a few days per week (generally Tuesdays and Thursdays), we are moving this ride to Wednesdays.
Join us for a social mixed terrain ride. We recommend tires wider than 32mm and gearing easier than 1:1. This is a T-pace ride with some steep and rocky climbs. Due to the early sunset, we will keep regroups short. Bright lights and a jacket. Riders are welcome to peel off at any point to get in more riding or head on home. Pictures from past rides: [1][2][3] E-bikes are not allowed on this route's trails.
Meet us at the southeast corner of Cutting Avenue and the Ohlone Greenway [Google Maps street view] We have a hard roll time of 5:35pm.
| May 2023 Ride Statistics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weekday | Weekend | Total |
| 40 | 15 | 55 |