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Ride: 10-50 Flat Flexible
Leader: Mike Snyder, 916-468-9745, mike@pwnutrition.com
Description: Commute to work and gain Club miles. Submit your ride plan to the Ride Leader. Your plan must include to/from locations and round trip mileage. Then send a weekly note to the Ride Leader listing the days you rode.
Ride: 25 - 50 Moderate / Hilly Flexible
Leader: Steve Forsberg, 916-801-8295, rosevillesteve@gmail.com
Description: Weekly 25 - 50 mile rides in the foothills of Placer and El Dorado counties. Moderate pace (14 - 15 mph average). Generally 1,000 -- 3,000' of elevation gain. Ride at your own pace. Each ride will have at least one regroup or rest stop along the way.
Route Information will be emailed to members via club's group.io 3-5 days before the ride. To subscribe members should log onto the club website and follow the “Join Email Group via group.io" link in the members section. Subscription is for members only and verified via group.io administrator.
Meet up in front of the bathrooms. 8:30 socialization, 9:00 pedals down.
Rain cancels! A notification will be sent out by 8 am on the morning of the ride in the event of a cancellation.
Ride: 29.2 Flat Casual Leader: Tom Adams, 916-764-7019, tcadams54@yahoo.com
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35067400 Description: This flat course on and off bike trails is an ideal way for guests and new members to ride with the Sacramento Wheelmen. No one gets dropped. No one gets lost. We regroup at either a Peet's or Starbucks in Natomas (mile 9). If you want to cut the ride short, we pass through Discovery Park again at mile 14. Otherwise we head east on the American River Bike Trail and then loop back to the start. I'll be sweeping. Pace: 14 to 17 miles per hour.
Elevation: 365 feet
Ride: 59 Rolling, Moderate, Hilly Flexible, Training
Leader: Debra Lebish, 916-501-3317, deb.lebish@gmail.com
Description: On this December Enduro ride you will ride through the lush green peaks and valleys of the Bay Area - what a thrill! We will start in Benicia and meander through Crockett, Hercules, Martinez and beyond...the route is loosely based on the Bike the Bridges 100k ride.
We will start at the end of First St in Benicia where there is plenty of parking at that time of day as well as bathrooms at the end of the pier (also bathrooms a few blocks up the street behind the Capitol Building.) This is also just past the tree which will be decorated for Christmas. 59 miles, 4243 feet of climbing Date: Saturday, December 9 Start time: 10 am What: December Enduro, 59 miles of fun Where: Benicia. We will meet just past First St Green, continue on to the end past the Christmas tree to the fishing pier where there are bathrooms. RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42593014
Jersey recommendation: Iconic yellow Sacramento Wheelmen jersey.
This Enduro is a dual club ride with the SFCC - Sierra Foothills Cycling Club.
Rain cancels.
Ride: 49.3 Rolling Flexible
Leader: Chuck Orella, 908-442-6566, cjo1985@gmail.com
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45045256
Description: This ride departs William Pond Park along the Parkway but quickly jumps to parallel the bike trail along Ambassador, then crosses Sunrise to pick up Gold Country to reach the path across Hazel. After short distances on Folsom and Iron Point, the route cuts through neighborhoods to reach E. Natomas. From there it's Beals Point, and on to Peet's via Roseville Pkwy. The return follows Eureka to Cirby, then after a short distance on Old Auburn, follows Wachtel/Kenneth back until a crossover to Fair Oaks, where the route finds the bike path and the return to William Pond.
Elevation: 1,559 feet
Ride: 25-75 Rolling Flexible
Leader: Dale Johnson, 916-284-5208, davijohnslckr@comcast.net
Description: Join a group of easy riders on this long standing traditional weekly ride on the bike trail. Different direction each week to find favorite breakfast stops, some old, some new.
Note: For route information and ride updates, members are encouraged to sign up for the club's group email by going to the website, https://sacwheelmen.wildapricot.org/, click on the tab titled "Members", scroll down the page to the link "Join Email Group via group.io" to get started now.
Ride: 46 Hilly Flexible
Leader: Ken Bell, 916-534-6202 , kenbell4957@sbcglobal.net
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44617322
Ride Descrption: We ride to Starbuck's Coffee on Green Valley Road.
Elevation: 3,397 feet
Ride: 25-75 Flat Flexible
Leader: Dave Storm, 916-665-2169, infobiker@yahoo.com Bob Maben, 916-709-2139, rcmaben@surewest.net
Description: The "other" breakfast ride on Tuesday will explore a variety of breakfast destinations in the area. There will be an extended ride each week as well.
Ride: 45-75 Rolling Flexible
Description: A social group ride to a different breakfast spot each week, with two groups to allow for varied distances, speeds and abilities. We offer an extended ride option after breakfast depending on the area and the weather. Away starts are planned periodically in addition to the Sunrise start, and will be announced at the Tuesday Breakfast rides or earlier by email.
Ride: 39.4 / 48.3 Hilly Flexible
Leader: Tom Adams, 916-764-7019, tcadams54@yahoo.com
RWGPS: Short: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42868642
Long: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42868685
Description: Two very similar routes to choose from on this ride that utilizes the American River Parkway on the return segment. The coffee stop for both routes is Starbucks in Summit Village (mile 32 on the long route, mile 23.1 on the short route). The longer route adds 660 feet of climbing. Both routes go out on Iron Point Rd and over to Summit Village on Silva Valley Parkway.
Elevation: Short: 2,058 feet
Long: 2,733 feet
Ride: 30-60 Flat Flexible
Leader: Gerry Rohlfes, 916-422-7711 Bob Maben, 916-455-5715, rcmaben@surewest.net
Description: We'll meet across the street from the Shell station at Florin Road & Riverside Boulevard. There will be long and short options.
Ride: 35-80 Flat/Rolling Casual Leader: Dale Johnson, 916-284-5208, davijohnslckr@comcast.net Description: Join us for a comfortable paced ride (15-17 mph). This is a great ride for new riders wanting to learn about the Sacramento Wheelmen. The ride will start at Discovery Park, and venture out to local coffee shops, etc. Rain Cancels.
Cue sheets can be copied/pasted from the Ride with GPS link. Printed cue sheets will NOT be provided.
Note: If you are not currently signed up to utilize the club’s group email list, go to the club’s website, https://sacwheelmen.wildapricot.org/, click on the tab titled "Members", scroll down the page to the link “Join Email Group via group.io" to get started now.
Ride With GPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45021006
Description: Let's ride some hills in the coolness of December. We will regroup along the route and have a planned coffee stop in Coloma. This is a casual ride with some long steady uphills.
Elevation: 4,920 feet
Ride: 48 Hilly Flexible
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44726975
Ride Descrption: We ride to Produce Market on Green Valley Road in Penryn.
Elevation: 2,421 feet
Ride: 55.8 Hilly Flexible
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35860618
Description: This route from the Wheelmen GPS library goes out on Iron Point, moves over to Empire Ranch/Sofia Parkway, climbs Malcolm Dixon and then Deer Valley before regrouping at the Starbucks located at Green Valley and Cambridge (mile 25.8). It’s not all downhill from here. We climb into the burbs of Cameron Park and up the backside of Hollow Oak. Then the downhill kicks in bigtime beginning with Serrano Parkway. Back on Sophia, we turn northwest on East Natoma and then southwest on Oak Ave. Parkway before reconnecting with Iron Point.
Elevation: 3,762 feet
Route Information will be emailed to members via club's group.io 3-5 days before the ride. To subscribe members should log onto the club website and follow the “Join Email Group via group.io" link in the members section. Subscription is for members only and verified via group.io administrator. Printed cue sheets will NOT be provided.
Ride: 51 Hilly Flexible
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44789685
Elevation: 3,504 feet
Ride: 47 Hilly Flexible
RWGPS: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/35248483
Description: This route from the Wheelmen library gets to Sophia Parkway by winding through the neighborhoods north of Iron Point. After a short leg on Green Valley, we turn on Francisco and head to Peet’s Coffee in Eldorado Hills following a short loop through a residential area just south of the coffee shop. Back on White Rock Rd, we mostly retrace the route. However, when we get back to East Natoma we head for Folsom Dam Crossing and back to the start through Orangevale.
Elevation: 2,617 feet
Ride: 35-80 Flat/Rolling Casual Leader: Mary Moore, 916-284-1905, bike.moore@yahoo.com Description: Join us for a comfortable paced ride (15-17 mph). This is a great ride for new riders wanting to learn about the Sacramento Wheelmen. The ride will start at Discovery Park, and venture out to local coffee shops, etc. Rain Cancels.
Ride: TBA Rolling, Moderate Flexible
RWGPS:
Description:
Elevation: X,XXX feet
Ride: 100-150 Moderate Flexible
Leaders: Harold Alves, 916.806.6054, h_alves@comcast.net
Mary Moore, 916.284.1905, bike.moore@yahoo.com
Description: The January 2024 Napa Zodiac is the 9th, 10th, and 11th
Chablis Inn, 3360 Solano Ave. phone #(707)257-1944. Nightly rates are $139++for a king and $159++ for two queens. 72 hour cancellation notice.
On Tuesday the 9th you can start in Sacramento (no sag unless you drop off the day before) or in Winters in the municipal parking lot in downtown. There will be a sag there. If you park your car in Winters, notify the local Police Department and give them the license number of your vehicle. You can also drive to Napa and start riding back to meet the riders coming from Winters. The distance from Sacramento is about 85 miles, and the distance from Winters is about 52. The ride to Winters is flat. The section between Winters and the Silverado Trail is hilly with several long climbs. Once you arrive at the Silverado Trail, it returns to flat. The middle day will be about 50 miles or shorter and it will be mostly flat unless you decide to do some optional climbing. We will talk about the options at the social hour on Tuesday. We will head back to Winters on the 11th or you can ride locally and then drive home.
Across the street from the Chablis Inn, there is a pizza restaurant, the Squeeze Inn, a Starbucks, and a grocery store. They have a huge variety of wines and beers. There are lots of local restaurants if you want to explore. We will provide soft drinks and munchies. You are on your own tab for wine and beer.
Please let Harold or Mary know that you are going and be sure they have a contact number or e-mail address for you.
Rain cancels
Ride: 153 - 163 Hilly Flexible
Leaders: Tom Adams, 916-764-7019, tcadams54@yahoo.com
Sandy Yarrow, 916-802-0898, skybike2@gmail.com
Description: Hotel: Hotel Solares, 600 Riverside Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-458-9660
Room Rates: $110.00 + tax
You must be a member of the Sacramento Wheelmen Cycling Club in order to participate. Make your reservations by phoning the hotel (831-458-9660). For the Hotel Solares group discount rate ($110 plus tax), provide our group code (“Zodiac”) and make your reservation by March 10. There will be two beds in all rooms set aside for us. Social hour (beer and snack food included) will be in the Hotel Solares inner courtyard following the ride each day. Dave Grattendick is hosting dinner at his Santa Cruz home on Monday, March 25. Whether you stay at the Hotel Solares or not, please RSVP the
ride leader at tcadams54@yahoo.com. Are you staying at the Hotel Solares? Are you going to the hosted dinner on Monday? Please let the ride leader know if two of you are sharing a room so that he has an accurate head count. $10 donation appreciated.
Ride Itinerary: Rides on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday start at the Hotel Solares. Wednesday’s ride starts in Pescadero.
2023 Santa Cruz Zodiac Itinerary:
March 25: After you arrive in Santa Cruz, this short ride (22.3 miles) heads east from the Hotel Solares and does a loop through Scotts Valley. Total climbing: 1,528 feet. At the end of the route, we go down to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, go to the end of the wharf, and then back to the hotel on a bicycle trail.
Start time: 1 pm.
GPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42169004
March 26: This route from the Hotel Solares heads south and then east, climbing to the Summit Store (mile 34.2) for lunch by going up Eureka Canyon Road and then Highland Way. After lunch, the screaming downhill goes through Soquel and into Capitola where we regroup at Gayle’s Bakery and Rosticceria (mile 46.4). When you get back to the Hotel Solares you will have covered 51.7 miles and 3,735 feet of climbing.
Start time: 9 am.
GPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45107320
March 27: Pescadero-Tunitas Creek. Two routes to choose from: 55 miles and 6,147 feet of climbing or 45 miles and 4,347 feet of climbing. Pescadero is a 36.8-mile drive from Santa Cruz. Park along the south side of the road at the intersection of Stage Rd & Pescadero Creek Rd. The short ride stops for lunch at Alice’s Restaurant (mile 25). You can get anything you want, so long as it’s on the menu. Those on the long route have several refuel options to choose from in Woodside (mile 29).
Start time: 9:45 am
GPS route: Short route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7058183
Long route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7058148
March 28: After you check out, please join us for a very scenic and challenging ride of 34.2 miles and 2,986 feet of climbing that passes through Bonny Doon. Heading northeast from the Hotel Solares, the route climbs steadily for the first 13 miles and then descends 8 miles to the coast, turning south on Highway 1 to get back to Santa Cruz. We cruise through the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on protected lanes one more time.
Start time: 9:30 am.
GPS route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/38851488
Ride: 500+ Flat/Rolling/Moderate/Hilly/Mountainous Flexible / Training
Leaders: Debra Lebish, 916-501-3317, deb.lebish@gmail.com
Description: We have an incredible cycling trip planned for April, 2024, a small group trip to New Zealand. New Zealand (NZ) is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world, no one would dare deny that. It has it all – beautiful coastlines, frozen glacial splendor, and rolling pastures – not to mention plenty of grape juice to go around. What’s not to love? NZ can be pricey but it doesn’t have to be! A NZ outfitter put together a cycling trip for us that focuses on the showstopper sights of the South Island, but at a wholesale price for our club.
The route is a counterclockwise loop that starts and ends in Christchurch. The trip starts in mid-April, which is just past high season meaning that airfares are less expensive and road traffic is reduced but weather is still good. Our route allows you to experience the raw beauty of the land while riding your bike – so much to see! We circumnavigate the island from motel to motel; the location of motels basically determines how far we have to ride for the day. Most of the rides are similar in distance/elevation that we do all the time at home but there are a few that will push the envelope, nothing that can’t be overcome! This trip will be well-supported with minibuses, with a bus ahead and at the back of the riders to setup lunch stops and help with any issues. These 17 days will be more than just cycling - we will also have an opportunity to check out the iconic sights of the South Island.
The Cycling routes that we will ride are known and proven through multiple years of use. The outfitter, NZ Bicycle Tours, is well-regarded and very experienced leading cycling tours - feel free to check them out on Trip Advisor.
Trip Overview:
16 nights, 17 days
Sunday, April 13 – 29, 2024
Start and End City: Christchurch
This is an INCREDIBLE value at NZD 7260 (~$4320 USD on Sept 9) double occupancy) – about $250/day. The exchange rate is very favorable for us right now so it is time to strike. Single supplement is NZD 2100 (~$1250 USD on Sept 9).
Bike rental is included (upgrade available)
The tour is full at present. Contact the ride leader to be on the waiting list.
Ride: 145-265 Moderate/Mountainous Flexible Leader: Lesli Pletcher, 916-201-5948, leslipletcher@gmail.com
Steve Forsberg, 916-801-8295, rosevillesteve@gmail.com
Description: The 2024 Guerneville Zodiac - Arrive April 30th and depart May 3rd.
More information regarding location and other details to follow.
Ride: 350+ Hilly Flexible
Leader: Tim Koch, 916-952-9026, mtkoch44@aol.com
Description: Costs: $160 (Initially, I announced $150 at the November Zoom meeting but after looking closely at last year’s budget, I had to increase it by $10.)
Dates: May 15 - 21, with May 14th and 22nd as commute days. Several will opt to drive the 7½ hours home after the ride on May 21st so there will be a short ride option on this day.
Changes for this year: We will not have a truck to haul cases of beer, wine and sodas. Part of the reduced fee of $40 from last year is so everyone can buy their own drinks of choice. Drinks will no longer be paid for by the club.
This year’s tour will have seven days of bicycling out of two towns in Oregon. Our first town will be Grants Pass with four days of bicycling and then we will move to Ashland for three days of bicycling. The terrain can run from flat to mountainous. We will have our cars with us at the hotels. Therefore, no luggage truck is needed. Geoff Holloway will be our lone SAG driver.
With our vehicles, we will have the ability to drive to start locations and see sites that are too far away for a bicycle. We will park at the Rouge River Overlook State Park and do a 48-mile round-trip ride up to the Crater Lake Village which overlooks Crater Lake. An optional longer day of 70+ miles would be to ride around Crater Lake. We climb when our legs are fresh and enjoy the downhill upon return. Another 40-mile route is to park our cars at Cave Junction and bicycle 20 miles uphill to the Oregon Cave’s National Park. We can do a tour of the caves before the easy downhill ride back to the cars. Two other routes are in the works. A loop ride taking us to the town of Galice. Galice market/restaurant is a great stop for brunch or lunch at its nice balcony overlooking the Rouge River. A fourth route will take us through a valley to the interesting town of Jacksonville. Jacksonville is a great lunch stop. We will return via Gold Hill and along the Rouge River route.
From Grants Pass, we get in our cars and travel to the hotel in Ashland. One route has been planned at this time out of Ashland and up to Mt. Ashland ski area. This is a 47-mile route. The first half is uphill followed by the always welcomed downhill return. A second route will probably be on the bike trail that will take us all the way from Ashland to Medford plus a loop of some sort in Medford.
Leaders: Steve & Sheila Forsberg, 916-801-8295, rosevillesteve@gmail.com Glenn & Mary Moore, 916-524-7785, glenni55@surewest.net
Description: Travel days: Oct 14, 2024 & Oct 18, 2024
Start: Oct 15, 2024 End: Oct 17, 2024
Organized group rides will start on Tuesday, October 15th and ending Thursday, October 17th. You may opt to do a short ride on Friday the 20th before heading back to Sacramento. You may also select your own rides from a variety of routes that are available.
Location: Adelaide Inn, 1215 Ysabel Ave., Paso Robles, CA 805.238.2770
A block of rooms, under the Sacramento Wheelmen, is being negotiated at this time. Check back for updates.
Ride Leader: Debra Lebish, 916-501-3317, deb.lebish@gmail.com
Description: By popular demand we are planning another trip to New Zealand!! We have another small group NZ cycling trip in the scheduling stage – this time in late March, 2025. New Zealand (NZ) is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world, no one would dare deny that. It has it all – beautiful coastlines, frozen glacial splendor, and rolling pastures – not to mention plenty of grape juice to go around. The trip will be very similar to the 2024 NZ trip.
The route is a counterclockwise loop that starts and ends in Christchurch. The trip starts in late March, which is just past high season meaning that airfares are less expensive and road traffic is reduced but weather is still very good. Our route allows you to experience the raw beauty of the land while riding your bike – so much to see! We circumnavigate the island from motel to motel; the location of motels basically determines how far we have to ride for the day. This trip will be well-supported with minibuses. These 17 days will be more than just cycling - we will also have an opportunity to check out the iconic sights of the South Island.
Preliminary Trip Overview:
Sunday, March 30 - April 16, 2025
PRICE: TBD. 2024 prices were NZD 7260 with single supplement of NZD 2100. Prices will no doubt be higher due to inflation and high travel demand.
Please contact Ride Leader if you are interested in going.
