GPC Ride Schedule for May

(Last modified Sunday, May 12 2013, @ 17:07 PDT)

In addition to the rides listed below, we also have weekly rides.

See our ride rating system to decode the secret markings 3/TM/50 etc.


Wed May 1   1/T/30   Celebration of Life or Remembering Jane
May 1 of last year Jane Bailowitz departed to the Higher Realms but her joyful and assertive spirit remains with us. Within that spirit, and knowing how much Jane loved cycling, Jo Ann Selisker, her companion and wife for 23 years, and Estella, one of her numerous friends, are leading this ride in her honor. We will ride along the Emeryville-Berkeley-Richmond Bay Trail at a very easy pace. Please join us in this Celebration of Life or Remembering Jane. Meet at Aquatic Park, in the Berkeley Marina, 80 Bolivar Drive, 1 block from the intersection of Bancroft Way and Bolivar Drive at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. departure. Any question please call Estella at home: (510) 540-6449, or Jo Ann at her cell: (510) 507-2819.

Thu May 2   3/TM/60-80   Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.

Thu May 2   4/TM!/20-25   Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.

Fri May 3   3/TM/49   Pt Reyes Station
Meet at the Marinwood Community Center on Miller Creek Rd for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll take the back roads through Novato and regroup at Stafford Lake and continue on to Pt Reyes Station for lunch. Return via Pt Reyes-Petaluma Rd to Nicasio and Lucas Valley Rd. Directions: Take 101 N, exit Lucas Valley Rd, go one mile west on Lucas Valley and make a right on Miller Creek Rd. Park on the street across from the community center. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736.

Fri May 3   4/M/20-30   Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail dot com> and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.

Sat May 4   4/LTMB/18.7   Individual Time Trial
Meet at the corner of San Pablo Dam Rd and Bear Creek Rd by 9:40 a.m. for a race against the clock. First rider is off at 10:01 and a rider a minute after that. 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 $15/year. Pre-registration is appreciated. Chip Scarborough, (510) 222-4592, or <dubose3 at msn dot com>.

Sun May 5   LTMB/73-112   Grizzly Peak Century
As if you didn't know.

Tue May 7   5/M,B/32   The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh <mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac dot com>.

Wed May 8   0/Meeting/0   Club Meeeting
Join us for a delicious pot luck dinner before the program and the club's monthly business meeting. Details will be in the May Wheel Truth.

Thu May 9   3/TM/60-80   Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.

Thu May 9   4/TM!/20-25   Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.

Fri May 10   1/TM/30   Lunch at Cafe Meyers
Meet at the Lafayette-Moraga Trail Staging Area parking lot in Lafayette (corner of Pleasant Hill Rd & Olympic Blvd) for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride the flats out to Danville and take Sycamore Valley & Camino Tassajara for lunch at Cafe Meyers. Return around Round Hill Dr back towards Walnut Creek and Lafayette. Directions: Take 24E, exit Pleasant Hill Rd South, R on Olympic, R into staging area parking lot. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736.

Fri May 10   4/M/20-30   Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083, and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.

Sat May 11   4/TTM/73_104_112   Workers' Century
For the Grizzly Peak Century Volunteers: Route will duplicate the main event, but start at Orinda BART. North Loop will feature rest stops at Island and Port Costa with cookies, breads, fruit, water, soda, and sports drink. Briones rest stop will have some lunch items as well. There will be no South Loop support, but riders are welcome to take either ride extending option to continue. Riders please be self sufficient throughout as there will be no SAG sweeping the route. Come out and celebrate a job well done! Meet at Orinda BART 7:00 a.m. for 7:15 start. For those who must sleep in, alternate start at Island RS (8:55-9:35). Want to do the ride but have not yet volunteered? Call or email Debbie Miskell to volunteer your help at <debmisk at comcast dot net>, (415) 789-1068. Questions about the Workers' Century ride? Contact Chris Bailey (415) 725-5310 <c4bailey at gmail dot com>

Sun May 12   4/T/53   Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Join me on this gorgeous ride up Morgan Territory Rd for lunch at the preserve. Meet at Heather Farms for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll take the Canal Trail to Concord and some less traveled city streets to Clayton. Continue on Marsh Creek Rd to Morgan Territory Rd. Return via Manning, Highland and Camino Tassajara. Faster riders are welcome. Bring lunch. Post ride stop @ Peet's. Take 680 N, exit Ygnacio Valley Rd, R on Ygnacio, L on San Carlos Dr. Park at the last lot on your left, across from the ball field. Pleasant Hill BART accessible; less than 5 mins away on the Iron Horse and Canal Trails. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736.

Sun May 12   1!/LT/26   Pancake Brunch Redux on the Red Oak
I miss my GPC family, and somehow missed this ride last month . have been wanting to do it for about a year or more! So let s do it again, but at a very leisurely pace think of it as a post-injury or post-Worker-Century recovery ride .all Mothers, daughters, sons and other family members welcome, it s Mothers Day, after all! We ll travel the classic local flat route with so many great views of our beautiful Bay and immensely interesting and historical semi-industrial shipping region! City bike friendly ride. Pancake brunch on the Red Oak Victory ship (http://www.ssredoakvictory.com/calendar.htm). Bring a lock for your bike and $7 for the pancakes. Meet at the foot of the bike ped. bridge in Aquatic Park (Addison and Bolivar in Berkeley, 10 min. ride from North Berkeley BART) at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m. roll out. Rain cancels. ?? - call ride leader: Sherie Reineman bikedive.mac.com (510) 691-3435, Jim O Melia <jimomelia at rocketmail dot com>.

Tue May 14   5/M,B/32   The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh <mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac dot com>.

Thu May 16   3/TM/60-80   Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.

Thu May 16   4/TM!/20-25   Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.

Fri May 17   5/TM/40   Mt Tam
Meet at the Mill Valley Safeway on Miller/Camino Alto for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride out from Mill Valley, climb Panoramic Hwy, Pan Toll Rd and E Ridgecrest Blvd to the summit for lunch. Drop down to Fairfax via Ridgecrest Blvd & Fairfax-Bolinas Rd. Bring lunch or snack. Sweet stop at Fairfax Scoop or Fat Angel Bakery. Directions: Take 101 S, Exit E Blithesdale Ave, right on E Blithesdale, left on Camino Alto. Do not park in the Safeway parking lot. There should be ample street parking on Miller. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736

Fri May 17   4/M/20-30   Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083, and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.

Sun May 19   2/T/50   Alum Rock Park
Meet at Union City BART station at 9:00 a.m. for a 9:15 a.m. departure The BART train arrives at 8:53 a.m. The ride follows a generally flat course through Union City, Fremont, Milpitas & San Jose to Alum Rock Park which has a small easy climb at the end. Pretty much of a reverse course back to Union City BART. Lunch stop at Erik's Deli in Milpitas. Meet on the WEST side of the station, which is the main entrance. Contact: Dan "Danimal" Tonelli (510) 653-2599 or <danimal21 at juno dot com>

Sun May 19   2/T/45   Vacaville to Winters
Meet on Rivera Rd off I-80 near the Pena Adobe Park for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride a clockwise loop along Pleasants Valley Rd and through the orchards on Putah Creek to our lunch stop in Winters. The return will be along the flats and rollers; there will be one significant climb on Cantelow Rd back to Pleasants Valley. The views from the top of the ridge is well worth your efforts! Faster riders are welcome. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Directions: Take I-80 north, exit at Lagoon Valley Rd, R at the stop sign and immediate L on Rivera Rd. Park near Pena Adobe Park. Restrooms and water are available inside the park. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736

Sun May 19   4!/T/61   To Celebrate a Half Century
50 years ago in May, longtime GPC member Jim Scott got his first "serious ride" on a Raleigh Grand Sport 10 speed, and it's been love ever since. So to celebrate we are going to ride in beautiful Marin county. We start from Miller Creek Road, climb Lucas Valley Road and out and through picturesque Nicasio and then on to Pt. Reyes Station for out first food stop at the famous Bovine Bakery. Then we turn north along the rolling hills of Hwy 1 with amazing Tomales Bay to our left as we ride to the quaint town of Marshall. Then the ride turns East to climb the infamous Marshall Wall!. This is a steep climb of about 2 1/2 miles but then we are rewarded with amazing, sweeping descents and incredible scenery. The 2nd rest stop will be the Cheese Factory where there are bathrooms, picnic tables and more good things to eat. We finish by returning along Lucas Valley Road again with it's magnificent redwoods and pass the Skywalker Ranch before returning to Miller Creek Park. Meet at 9:45 for 10:00 a.m. departure. Ride Leaders Jim Scott, <eurekajim at aol dot com> (510) 847-3948), and Kate Woodford at <ktwoodford at gmail dot com>

Tue May 21   5/M,B/32   The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh <mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac dot com>.

Thu May 23   3/TM/60-80   Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.

Thu May 23   4/TM!/20-25   Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.

Fri May 24   5/TM/30   Mt Diablo
Meet at Heather Farms for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure.We'll climb Diablo via North Gate Rd to the junction and continue up to the summit for lunch. Post ride stop @ Peet's. Directions: Take 680 N, exit Ygnacio Valley Rd, R on Ygnacio, L on San Carlos Dr. Park at the last lot on your left, across from the ball field. Pleasant Hill BART accessible; less than 5 mins away on the Iron Horse and Canal Trails. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736

Fri May 24   4/M/20-30   Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083, and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.

Sat May 25   1!/L/25   Contra Costa and Ygnacio Canal Trails
Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Fountain at Pleasant Hill BART for a 10:15 start. We'll ride the paved Contra Costa and Ygnacio Canal and other multi use Trails. Lunch at the Ygnacio Plaza Shopping Center. if weather is dubious contact a ride leader. John Buenfil (925) 408-2360 <eleganttype at earthlink dot net> and Karen Street <karen_street at sbcglobal dot net>.

Sun May 26   1/XL/12   Lafayette/Moraga Trail Family Ride
Meet at Moraga Commons Park, corner of Moraga Rd & St. Mary's Rd, at 9:45 for a 10:00 a.m. start. We will ride the Lafayette/Moraga Trail to Lafayette, turnaround point TBD. Possible treat stop at La Fiesta Square in Lafayette. This is an all ages ride. Bring your bells, of course! Rain cancels. Contact leaders in advance with any questions. Andrew Larson, <ajlarson97 at yahoo dot com>, (415) 948-1081; Toshi Takeuchi, <ttoshi at gmail dot com>, (510) 919-7876

Sun May 26   5/T/57   Old La Honda & Tunitas Creek
Meet outside of the Woodside Town Hall for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll climb Old La Honda, continue on CA 84 and ride pass San Gregorio out to Hwy 1. Take the coastal route to Bean Hollow into Pescadero for lunch at Arcangeli/Norm's Market. Climb Stage Rd out to Tunitas Creek and drop down Kings Mtn Rd back to Woodside. Faster riders are welcome. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Rain cancels. Directions: Take 280 S, Exit Woodside, Merge onto Woodside Rd, Left on Whiskey Hill Rd, immediate right into the parking lot. Restrooms are available at the Woodside Market. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736.

Tue May 28   5/M,B/32   The Tuesday Evening Ride
Meet 5:30 p.m. sharp for 5:35 p.m. departure. For details see the weekly listings or (better) see www.grizz.org/series/berk-tue.html. Please read that if it's your first time doing the ride. Repeats every Tuesday. Rain cancels. M group leader: Mark Abrahams (510) 524-1294. B group leader(s): one or more of Matt McHugh <mattmctour at gmail dot com>, Wes Lane <weslane at gmail dot com>, Steve Zavestoski <smzavestoski at mac dot com>.

Thu May 30 - Sun Jun 2   3-5/TM/255   14th Annual Tahoe Training Series
Enjoy cycling at Lake Tahoe and in the mountains? You are invited to the Tahoe Training Series.

Thu May 30   3/TMM/75   Ride Around Lake Tahoe
Ride around this spectacular Alpine lake before the vacation traffic arrives. Lunch at a cafe along the route. We will have a group cabin and campsites nearby. Please sign up soon, as this trip is almost full. Ride Leader: Brenda Giese, <brendagiese at yahoo dot com>.

Thu May 30   3/TM/60-80   Duros West
This weekly ride often tours through West Marin, but sometimes travels to Napa, Sonoma, or Livermore, depending on the season. We meet at 9:00 a.m. We have frequent regroups and usually stop for a real lunch, if it is available on the route. For this week's leader and route see http://tinyurl.com/gpc-weeklyA. Weather cancellations will also be updated on the calendar. If you don't have web access you can call Mark Nienberg at (510) 812-9312 for the information.

Thu May 30   4/TM!/20-25   Thursday Evening Ride
See Weekly Ride listings for details.

Fri May 31   1/T/36   Point Richmond
Join me on this easy paced ride out to Pt Richmond for lunch at Little Louie's. Meet at the foot of the pedestrian bridge on Addison/Bolivar Dr in Berkeley (near the Aquatic Park) for a prompt 10:00 a.m. departure. We'll ride out along Frontage Rd to the Emeryville Marina, down University and around Caesar Chavez Park before looping back to hop on the Bay Trail out to Richmond Marina Bay. Bring lunch or $ to buy. Rain cancels. GOOD RIDING BEHAVIOR AND HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Nancy Yu, <nancyyu07 at gmail dot com> or (510) 697-7736

Fri May 31   5/TMM/55   Tahoe Mountain Passes
Climb two Tahoe mountain passes, with lunch at the summit. Afterwards relax or swim at Grover Hot Springs. We will have a group cabin and campsites nearby. Please sign up soon, as this trip is almost full. Ride Leader: Brenda Giese, <brendagiese at yahoo dot com>.

Fri May 31   4/M/20-30   Friday Tune-up Ride
Meet at Rockridge BART at 8:50 a.m. for sharp 9:00 departure. This ride will do various routes in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills. The pace will be M for riders doing more challenging weekend rides. There will be very short regroups with a possible coffee stop at or near the end. Bart Borland (510) 601-5062 <bart.borland at gmail dot com>, Micky Bloom (510) 206-4083, and Brian Poedy (925) 708-0259. Rain cancels.


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