April Training Rides

For those of you not racing Copperopolis and/or Sea Otter John Swift and I are organizing two killer training rides to get in some good base miles, a fair amount of climbing, and to take in a little of the California springtime that seems to pass us by living in and around the city.

The rides are as follows:

King's Ridge. 4/11 - One of the best rides in Northern California. Start in Occidental, head north along King's Ridge to Sea Ranch (lunch stop), then back down the coast to Jenner. We can even add in Coleman Valley Rd if we want a little more pain at the end of the ride, but the plan is to finish on Willow Creek Road which is a little easier. 100 miles, 9000+ ft of climbing.


Big Basin 4/18- Another stellar ride! Start at Arastradero Park and climb Pagemill Rd to Skyline. From Skyline, drop down in to Big Basin all the way to Ben Lomond (Lunch). Climb back out Zayante Rd to Skyline. Scream down Rt 9 towards Saratoga, making our way past Stevens Creek Resevoir on our way back to Arastradero. 85 miles, 13,000+ ft of climbing

ROLL TIME WILL BE AT 8am for both rides. These are going to be long days, but both rides have options that will shorten them to around 60 miles if you're on a schedule. Please post here if you would like to join. For Kings Ridge, we'll have to pre-order lunch at Sea Ranch, and posting will also facilitate carpooling. Also, given the distances and climbing involve with these rides, please don't invite people that will cause the group to wait beyond just lagging a little on the hills. That said, please feel free to invite anyone that is willing and able to join.

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Chris