Weekend Rides
Ride Date: 04/28/2024
Ride Title: Woodfords to Road Closure
Depart Time: 10:00
Meeting Place: Pony Express Rd near the top by the big trees.
Ride Leader: David Scarborough (5303187878)
Email: dave_scar@hotmail.com
Type of Ride: Road
Mileage: 30ish
Pace: Medium
Terrain: Medium
Description: Park near the church on Pony Express RD head at four until the road closure. Distance is dependent on where the road closure is located.
Changed date to Sunday as there is a Ham Jam training for radio license on Saturday.
Ride Date: 05/18/2024
Ride Title: DeathRide TrainingSeries - BothSides of Monitor plus Woodfor
Depart Time: 8:30 am
Meeting Place: Bottom of Monitor on the Topaz Side, at the highway rest stop.
Ride Leader: Jennie Hamiter (530-307-1168)
Email: jenniehamiter@mac.com
Type of Ride: Road
Mileage: 57
Pace: Medium
Terrain: Hard
Description: This ride is an option for club members for AACC’s Cyclorama, and it’s also part of the Death Ride Training Series, which is a series of rides for non-club members training for either our Alta Alpina Challenge or the Death Ride. All club members are encouraged to join us.
We'll meet on the Topaz side of Monitor Pass, ride over the pass and all the way to Woodfords, and return the same way. We’ll use the Cyclorama rest stop on the west side of Monitor both directions, and there will be snacks and drinks back at the cars, but you should be able to get back to town in time for the BBQ too.
During the ride, as club members we're hosting the training series participants. You’re not expected to be an expert coach, just be friendly and helpful, ride with or wait for the participants that are best matched to your speed, and preferably you've ridden all parts of the route before. In particular we need someone to ride with or follow the last rider for each climb, and if we have 2 sweeps then they can each sweep one climb. Faster riders, assume you might have to slow down a bit to ride with the fastest participants, though there’s always a wide range of speeds among the participants. Please contact me if you have any questions.
Ride Date: 06/08/2024
Ride Title: Monitor and as far as we can get on Ebbetts.
Depart Time: 9:30
Meeting Place: County office parking area behind the General Store in Markleeville.
Ride Leader: David Scarborough (5303187878)
Email: dave_scar@hotmail.com
Type of Ride: Road
Mileage: 45ish
Pace: Medium
Terrain: Hard
Description: Ride up Monitor and then Ebbetts to the closure. Out and back so you can bail at anytime.
Ride Date: 07/28/2024
Ride Title: NorthStar to Cisco Grove
Depart Time: 9:00
Meeting Place: Castle Peak Lot 1
Ride Leader: Anthony Parenti (7758578716)
Email: tparenti50@gmail.com
Type of Ride: Road
Mileage: 60
Pace: Medium
Terrain:
Description: Placeholder for weekend club ride to Cisco Grove and back with climbs of Highway 40 Donner Pass and Ritz Carlton.
Ride Date: 09/07/2024
Ride Title: Gold Lake Loop
Depart Time: 9:30 10:20
Meeting Place: Long ride starts at Lake Davis, shorter ride meet us in Grayeagle in green grassy area.
Ride Leader: David Scarborough (5303187878)
Email: dave_scar@hotmail.com
Type of Ride: Road
Mileage: 80/50
Pace: Medium
Terrain: Medium
Description: Gold Lakes loop. See July/August 2023 Newsletter for info, including camping information. We will be camping at Lake Davis, options for mountain bike rides on Sunday.
Ride Date: 09/28/2024
Ride Title: Quincy/Laport
Depart Time: 10:00
Meeting Place: Highway 89 and La Porte Rd. Dirt parking area. May camp out there the night before. Will update as the ride date gets closer.
Ride Leader: David Scarborough (5303187878)
Email: dave_scar@hotmail.com
Type of Ride: Road
Mileage: 60ish
Pace: Easy
Terrain: Hard
Description: The LaPorte Rd is very lightly traveled by cars. You may see 20 cars all day even on the weekend. The key challenge is Laporte Climb #3, just after Nelson Creek, climbing 3.5 miles at 10%. Scenic beauty in healthy and burn-recovery forests. If its hot this one can be hard, but the beauty and quiet roads are worth the drive up for the day.
Ride Date: 10/05/2024
Ride Title: Tim Rowe Memorial Ride
Depart Time: 9:30
Meeting Place: Carpool from Lampe Park, Start in Wellington. Information will be updated as the event gets closer.
Ride Leader: David Scarborough (5303187878)
Email: dave_scar@hotmail.com
Type of Ride: Road
Mileage: 84
Pace: Medium
Terrain: Medium
Description: See September 2023 newsletter for details.