WEEKLY RIDES
Saturdays
9:00 a.m. Variable route, 30-40 miles - Level 2
This ride does not always take place. Please call to confirm ride.
Meet at Browns Valley Market, 3263 Browns Valley Road. Tandems welcome. No drop policy. For more information, contact Cheryl Korte 707-265-0456.
9:00 a.m. Semi-variable route, 20-50+ miles, Level 2-2.5
Not an official club ride, but a regular ride in which many club members participate: Ride starts with Bob's Wednesday ride loop through Carneros. At Stanley Lane, the group breaks into smaller groups for further riding. Meet at Azzurro, at the corner of Main and Clinton Streets
Sundays
9:00 a.m. Variable route, 50-80 miles - Level 2.5-3
Meet at Dwight Murray Plaza, at the missing clock tower, on First between Main and Coombs. This ride leaves promptly at 9:10 a.m. For more information, call Mark Lucas at 707-224-8873 or Tim Thulin at 707-255-8931.
9:00 a.m. Napa to Yountville, 20 miles, Level 1-1.5
Vintage bike ride, only on the third Sunday of every month. Dust off your vintage steed and join us for a relaxing ride to Yountville. We will be stopping for coffee and pastries before returning to Napa. Leaves from Bicycle Works, 3335 Solano Avenue.
10:00 a.m. Variable Route, occasional field trips, 30-60 miles - Level 2
Meet at Bicycle Works, 3335 Solano Avenue. No drop policy. For more information, contact Cheryl Korte at 707-265-0456, or Jim Fitch or Genny Fox at 707-226-5038.
Wednesdays
8:00 a.m. 50-60 miles – Level 2
This ride does not always take place. Please call to confirm ride. A challenging ride with significant (5,000 feet +) climbing. Meet at Dwight Murray Plaza, at the infamous missing clock tower, on First, between Main and Coombs. You can also meet the ride at the intersection of Atlas Peak Rd and Westgate Drive, at 9:00 a.m., sharp. The ride will take in three significant climbs, beginning with Atlas Peak, with grades up to 20%. The exact route will depend on weather. There will be a few short regrouping stops lasting approx. 10 minutes. Contact Gabby Gonzalez at 707-815-7436 to be sure this ride is going to happen, and for more information.
8:30 a.m. SHARP! 20 miles - Level 1.5-2
A leisurely two hour ride in the Carneros. This is a no-drop ride, which regroups regularly, and usually takes a group photo at the "Pigs 4 Sale" sign. Meet at Dwight Murray Plaza, at the infamous missing clock tower, on First between Main and Coombs. Refreshments at the Model Bakery afterwards. Rain cancels. For more information, call Bob Hillhouse at 707-253-7000 or 707-252-1246.
5:00 p.m. 21 miles - Level 2-3
The classic clockwise Mt. Veeder loop. Meet at the corner of Browns Valley Road and Redwood Road. Go overe Mt. Veeder and return via Dry Creek Rd. Optional return with the 6:00 p.m. counter-clockwise ride. No Leader.
6:00 p.m. Variable Route 20-25 miles - Level 2
Usually a counter-clockwise Mt. Veeder loop, going out on Dry Creek Rd., and returning on Redwood Rd. Meet at Bicycle Works. Bring lights in the winter. This is a no drop ride, for all levels. For more information, call Dave Pruett at Bicycle Works, 707-253-7000
SPECIAL EVENT RIDES with Velo Vino
Velo Vino is putting on a series of rides, listed below, leaving from and returning to, Velo Vino, 709 Main Street, St. Helena. Ride departure time is between 9:00 and 9:15 a.m. Velo Vino opens at 8:30 for espressos and ride registration. All rides are on Saturdays.
All riders MUST RSVP to velovino@clifbar.com to include a contact number and e-mail address. If we do not have at minimum of 10 riders confirmed by the end of the business day the Thursday before the ride, we will cancel it. Cancellations will be posted on Facebook and we will, of course, contact each rider individually provided contact information is given. For more information, contact Jay Howard, John DeGregory, or Carly Bond, at Vino Velo, 707-968-0625
2-11-2012 - Atlas Peak Ride
From Velo Vino, we will ride down the Silverado Trail to the summit of Atlas Peak (out and back to Velo Vino) – approximate distance is about 53 miles.
3-3-2012 Ride to the North American Handmade Bicycle Show The ride leaves from the Dwight Murray Plaza on First St., near Main, in downtown Napa at 7:00 a.m. It will go over Monticello Road to Moscowite Corners, past Monticello Dam, through Davis, to the Sacramento Convention Center, a distance of 63 miles, with approximately 3,000 feet of climbing. The ride will regroup twice, and plans to arrive at 1:00 p.m. Return to Napa will be via carpool. For more information, call Gabby Gonzalez at 707-815-7436.
We are looking for people to drive, who can bring the riders back. If you can help with this, please call Gabby Gonzalez at 707-815-7436.
In case of rain, we will meet to carpool to Sacramento.
RSVP by February 29 to Gabby Gonzalez at 707-815-7436 or text. Email at gglez11@hotmail.com
On 3-3-2012, the show starts at 9:00 a.m., and closes at 6:00 p.m. Local frame building legend and international male model Curtis Inglis is one of the exhibitors .2012.handmadebicycleshow.com
If anyone wants to lead a ride from Discovery Park to Folsom and back, on the American River Bike Trail, and then go to the show, contact Gabby Gonzalez at 707-815-7436. Tentatively, this ride would meet at Discovery Park at 9:00 a.m.