WEEKLY EVENTS

Mondays

BMX RACING. Cactus Park, Lakeside. Sign-ups 5-6:30 p.m., racing 7:00 p.m. (619) 448-2718.

Tuesdays

SAN DIEGO BICYCLE TOURING SOCIETY
A different ride each week. For this week's ride call: (619) 426-8192

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB CRUISERS
Easy 10-15 miles. Leaves from Quails Inn at Lake San Marcos at 7:30 AM. Info: (760) 471-2239 or www.northcountycycleclub.com.

Wednesdays

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB TEAM SPOKEY DOKES
Off-road evening rides starting at 6:00 PM from different locations. Info: (858) 530-0760 or www.northcountycycleclub.com.

BMX RACING
Kearny Moto Park, Kearny Mesa. Sign-ups 5:30-6:30 p.m., racing 7:00p.m. Info: (619) 561-3824.

Thursdays

BMX RACING
Cactus Park, Lakeside. Sign-ups 5-6:30 p.m., racing 7:00 p.m. (619) 448-2718.

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB CRUISERS
Easy 10-15 miles. Leaves from Quails Inn at Lake San Marcos at 7:30 AM. Info: (760) 471-2239 or r www.northcountycycleclub.com.

Fridays

BMX RACING
Cactus Park, Lakeside. Sign-ups 5-6:30 p.m., racing 7:00 p.m. Info: (619) 448-2718.Saturdays

SAN DIEGO BICYCLE CLUB TRAINING RIDE
The "A" ride is a 50 mile, moderate-fast pace ride with a large group The "B" ride is a 45-50 mile moderate pace ride with a smaller group which receives active pace-line coaching . The "C" ride is a 35 mile, slow to moderate pace ride with a smaller group (usually 10-20 riders). Info: www.sdbc.org.

TORREY PINES SKI CLUB-BICYCLING SECTION
Easy 15 mile rides at a slow pace every Saturday at 10:00 am. Check website for times and locations at www.TorreyPinesSkiClub.com.

BMX RACING
Cactus Park, Lakeside. Sign-ups 8-9:30 a.m., racing at 10:00 a.m. (619) 448-2718.

RANCHO TRAINING RIDE
30-60 mile ride at intermediate to fast pace. Meet at 8AM at North County Fair in Escondido in the southmost parking lot across from Golf Improvement Center. For more info go to www.ranchoscycling.org

SIEERA CLUB BICYCLE SECTION
Recreational road rides throughout the year -- weekend and weeknight. All levels welcomed -- speed and distance.  OutSpoken newsletter online: www.sandiego.sierraclub.org/bicycle.

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB CRUISERS
Easy 10-15 miles. Leaves from different locations each week at 8:00 AM. Info: (760) 471-2239 or www.northcountycycleclub.com

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB ROADIES.   
35-60 challenging miles. Rides start at Old California Restaurant Row at 8:00 AM every Saturday. Info: (760) 729-5250 or www.northcountycycleclub.com

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB
TEAM SPOKEY DOKES
Off-road rides starting at 8:00 AM from different locations. Info: (858) 530-0760 or www.northcountycycleclub.com

TEAM RAVELLO
Beginning rides every Saturday at 8:00 a.m., from 10-20 miles. Info: (760) 291-1248 or www.ravellobikes.com.

Sundays

TORREY PINES SKI CLUB-BICYCLING SECTION
Beginner, intermediate and advanced evening social rides followed by dinner for those 21 and over. At various locations. (619) 583-8832.

SIEERA CLUB BICYCLE SECTION
Recreational road rides throughout the year -- weekend and weeknight. All levels welcomed -- speed and distance.  OutSpoken newsletter online: www.sandiego.sierraclub.org/bicycle.

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB ROADIES
35-60 challenging miles. Rides start at various locations at 8:00 AM every Sunday. Info: (760) 729-5250 or www.northcountycycleclub.com.

NORTH COUNTY CYCLE CLUB SPOKEY DOKES
Off-road rides starting at 8:00 AM from different locations each week. Info: (858) 530-0760 or www.northcountycycleclub.com

BMX RACING
Kearny Moto Park, Kearny Mesa. Sign-ups 11:00-12:00 p.m., racing 1:00 p.m. Info: (619) 561-3824 or www.kearnybmx.com.

TEAM RAVELLO
Intermediate rides every Sunday at 8:00 a.m., from 35-60 miles. Info: (760) 291-1248 or www.ravellobikes.com.

2007 WINTER/SPRING CALENDAR

JANUARY

13 Saturday
2007 WELLS FARGO STAGECOACH CENTURY. Twenty-four, 56 and 100 mile road rides that start and finish in Ocotillo in East San Diego County. The course is an out-and-back format, following along the Great Southern Overland Stagecoach Route of 1849. There are seven fully stocked rest stations, with roving on-course SAG support. Fee: $85 (add $10 day-of-ride). Info: call 858-756-4940 or www.shadowtour.com

24 Wednesday
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION MEETING. Everyone invited. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Standley Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive, San Diego. Info: www.sdcbc.org


27 Saturday
BORREGO SPRINGS CENTURY. Several paved road rides of up to 100 miles. Desert road riding at its finest between Borrego Springs and Salton Sea. Start/finish at Palm Canyon Resort. Begins at 8:00 a.m. Fee: $49 (add $5 after January 19), includes well-stocked rest stops, event T-shirt and food after the ride. Info: R&B Bicycle Club: (760) 765-2200 or www.julianactive.com

FEBRUARY

10 Saturday
TOUR DE PALM SPRINGS. Five, 10, 25, 55 and 100 mile rides. Organizers are expecting over 5,000 participants. New start/finish in downtown Palm Springs. Century and 55-mile rides leave at 7:00 a.m.; all others at 8:00 a.m. Fee: $15 to $50 depending on distance ($5 late fee after January 28). Includes: event T-shirt, well-stocked aid stations, sag support, free PhotoCrazy downloadble photo, and finish line fun. Don’t forget Friday night’s pasta dinner. Info: (760) 770-4626, or www.tourdepalmsprings.com

28 Wednesday
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION MEETING. Everyone invited. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Standley Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive, San Diego. Info: www.sdcbc.org

MARCH

3 Saturday
CAMP PENDLETON ANNUAL BIKE RACE. Everyone invited. 30-mile mass start out-and-back bicycle race on Camp Pendleton. All riders start at 8:30 a.m. Prizes for top three placings in 40 age/gender categories. Refreshments after race. Fee: $20 (add $5 after 2-23). Event T-shirt included. Info: (760) 725-6288 or 6289.

3 Saturday
TOUR OF BORREGO. Based out of the Palm Canyon Resort. Nearby mountains offer spectacular scenery and block the winter storms from the sunny desert below. Twenty-two, 40 mile and 62 mile routes offering mostly flat terrain. Sunday optional time trial up Montezuma Grade. Fee: $49 (add $5 late fee after February 23). Ride includes event T-shirt, rest stops with fruit and Dudley’s bread, plus Julian pie & ice cream at finish. R&B Bicycle Club: (760) 765-2200 or www.julianactive.com

10 Saturday
SOLVANG CENTURY & HALF-CENTURY. The largest century ride in the U.S. 50 and 100 mile rides. Start/finish at the Royal Scandinavian Inn in Solvang. Starting times are 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Fee: $60, $115 for tandems. Includes: 25th anniversary key chain, refrigerator magnet and pancake barrel bag, packet of bioFREEZE, plus food, water and SPIZ at rest stops, roving SAG and mechanical support, EXPO before and after the ride. Telephone: (562) 690-9693; E-mail: bikeice@aol.com; Website: www.bikescor.com

28 Wednesday
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION MEETING. Everyone invited. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Standley Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive, San Diego. Info: www.sdcbc.org

31 Saturday
21ST Annual TOUR DE SEWER. A Southland tradition for over 20 years. One of Southern California’s most popular and best organized rides. 15, 30 and 62 mile rides. All routes utilize well maintained bike paths along the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel Rivers. Start/finish is at John Anson Ford Park in Bell Gardens. Fee: $40 adults (add $5 after March 10). Includes T-shirt, barbecue chicken lunch, full support, rest stops, prize drawings and one free picture download from photocrazy.com. Telephone: (909) 596-1299; Website: www.bellgardenslions.com

APRIL

1 Sunday
RIDE 4 AIDS. Ride routes of 10, 25 and 50 miles that start and finish at Spanish Landing Park in San Diego. The 10 mile flat route includes a loop around Harbor Island to Seaport Village and back. Start Time is 9:00 a.m. The 25 mile route includes the 10 mile route with the addition of a hilly bike loop up to the Cabrillo National Monument and back. Start Time is 8:00 a.m. The 50 mile route is mixed terrain directing cyclists to Cabrillo National Monument, Mission Bay, up to the UCSD/Torrey Pines area and back. Start Time is 7:00 a.m. Fee: $15 to $35 depending on age and distance. All the money raised will go to the UCSD AIDS Research Institute. Info: (619) 291-1400 or www.ride4aids.net

21 Saturday
SPRING ROSARITO ENSENADA 50 MILE FUN BICYCLE RIDE. Leaves 10:00 a.m. from Rosarito and travels along the two-lane “free” road to Ensenada. Entry fee: $35. Includes finisher’s medal, full ride support, aid stations, and a finish line fiesta with live music, beer, food, soft drinks, massages, and souvenirs. Website: www.rosaritoensenada.com

25 Wednesday
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION MEETING. Everyone invited. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Standley Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive, San Diego. Info: www.sdcbc.org

28 Saturday
ALPINE CHALLENGE. Twenty, 30, 62 and 72 mile rides in and around Alpine. Twenty mile ride is perfect for beginners, 30 mile ride for casual cyclists, and the 62 and mile rides (which include 5,000 vertical feet of climbing) for the serious cyclist. All routes begin and end at the Alpine Community Center. Registration fee of $40 ($50 after April 14th) includes event T-shirt, well-stocked aid stations, ride support, goodie bag, post ride meal and microbrewery beer garden. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Hospital and Alpine Challenge Scholarship Fund. 62 and 72 mile rides begin at 7 a.m.; 20 and 30 mile rides begin at 9 a.m. Info: (619) 659-2070. Website: www.alpinechallenge.com

29 Sunday
10TH VOLVO CITY OF ANGELS FUN RIDE. 36-mile recreational ride (10-12 m.p.h.) and 46 mile advance ride (15-17 m.p.h.). Both rides feature rolling LAPD traffic closure. Routes travels past more than 65 scenic, cultural and historic sites along the route including Olivera Street, Union Station, Little Tokyo, China Town, Dodger Stadium and Griffith Park, plus a section of Route 66. Ride fee of $25 includes ($40 with t-shirt and lunch), Goody Bag, Rest Stop with refreshments, and finishers medal. Leaves at 7:30 a.m. from L.A. Police Academy. Heumann Powered Productions: (818) 377-2006. Web site: www.coafunride.com

MAY

5-6 Saturday and Sunday
THE X RIDES. Celebrates the 10th anniversary of the dedication of Nevada’s Extraterrestrial Highway, Highway 375. The ET Highway runs east/west just north of the infamous “Area 51” secret U.S. testing grounds for aircraft (and UFOs?). X Ride 40-mile route takes cyclists on a night ride to the famous Mail Box roadway leading to Area 51. On Sunday, a fully-supported 27-mile mountain bike ride takes place to the “outer limits.” Start/finish is in Rachel, Nevada. Camping available. TGFT Productions: (800) 565-2704, or www.bikethewest.com

6 Sunday
CYCLE EASTLAKE. 50, 25, 12 and 5 mile rides through foothills of southeastern San Diego County. All routes start from Eastlake Middle School at 900 Duncan Ranch Rd. Entry includes: event T-shirt, well-stocked rest stops, and finish-line food and music. Info: www.eastlakefoundation.org

12 Saturday
TOUR DE CURE GREAT WESTERN LOOP AND METRIC CENTURY RIDE. Routes of 62.5, 42 miles 20 and 12 miles with the start finish at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon. Trek bicycle give-away. Free lunch, post ride festivities, giveaways and great incentive gifts for fundraisers. Information: (619) 234-9897 x7432 or www.diabetes.org/tour

18 Friday
Week and California Bike Commute. Event registration is free with all participants eligible for prizes including bicycles, helmets, T-shirts, and other cycling gear. On the morning of the event, dozens of “Pit Stops” will furnish participants with refreshments for the morning commute plus product samples, and discount coupons. More than 3,000 riders are expected. Info: 1-800-679-BIKE (2453) or at www.ridelink.org

19 Saturday
SAN DIEGO CENTURY BICYCLE TOUR. Part of Encinitas Sports and Fitness Festival which includes a triathlon, duathlon, spin-a-thon and sports expo. Ride includes routes of 37, 72 and 105 miles that start at Mira Costa College in Encinitas and finish at Moonlight Beach Park. 37 mile route travels to Elfin Forest and around Lake Hodges; 72 mile ride includes the new bike path on Hwy. 56; 105 mile route climbs up to Ramona before returning to the beach. Fee: $40, $45 and $50 depending on distance, includes custom t-shirt, socks and memento, full support with aid stations, finish line party with food and music, and bike corral. Info: (760) 634-4100 x104 or www.encinitasrace.com

23 Wednesday
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION MEETING. Everyone invited. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Standley Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive, San Diego. Info: www.sdcbc.org

JUNE

3 Sunday
AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BIKE RIDE - TAHOE. This 16th annual event has built a reputation as one of the best rides in all of California. Incredible scenery, great food and fully-supported by experienced event organizers. Routes include: 40, 72 and 100 miles. Part of the Leukemia Society of America’s National Team in Training spring fund raising program. TGFT Productions: (800) 565-2704, or www.bikethewest.com

17 Sunday
LOW TIDE RIDE. Ride the hard-packed sand beach between Imperial Beach and Coronado during low tide. Route distance is 8.2 miles. Fee: $25 adults, $15 youth (14 and under). Includes event T-shirt, post-ride refreshments, and bicycle cleaning at the end. Free people shuttle before and after ride. Ride starts at 8:30 a.m. YMCA Camp Surf at Seacoast Dr. and Carnation Ave. in Imperial Beach and finishes at Sunset Park at the intersection of Ocean Blvd. and Ocean Dr. in Coronado. Info: http://coronadorotary.org

27 Wednesday
SAN DIEGO COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION MEETING. Everyone invited. 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Standley Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive, San Diego. Info: www.sdcbc.org