Sunnyvale Cupertino Cycling Club Rides – July-Sept, 2010
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July 3
The 9-35-92 Ride
Leave Andronico’s @ 8:00
Route: Foothill to Mt Eden to 9 to Skyline to HWY 92 to Canada and home. There are three bailout points on Skyline: Page Mill, 84 and Kings Mt.
Distance: 65 miles
Climbing: 5500 feet
Duration: 5 hours
July 10
Page Mill, 9 and Kennedy
Leave Andronico’s @ 8:00
Route: Foothill to Page Mill, left on Skyline, left on 9, R on Los Gatos Road, rest stop at T&A Café, Kennedy-Shannon Loop, free-form routing back to Andro’s.
Distance: 55 miles
Climbing: 4000 feet
Duration: 5 hours
Alternative Ride: LiveStrong event on July 10 and ride on July 11
Alternative Euthanasia: Death Ride
July 17
As Flat As It Gets Ride
Leave Andronico’s @ 8:00
Route: Foothill to Arastradero, left on Alpine, Portola Valley Rd, Mountain Home, Canada, past 92, right on Crystal Springs Road, right on Alameda de las Pulgas and home.
Distance: 45 miles
Duration: 3 hours
Lengthener: South of Ralston, Alameda of the Fleas changes its name to San Carlos Ave for a few blocks (go figure!). When it does, turn right on Club Dr, left on Crest(fallen)view Dr, right on Edgewood and left on Canada. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. There will be a mandatory brake check on Crestfallenview.
July 24
Noname Ride
Leave Cupertino Bikes @ 8:00
Route: McClellan to Foothill, Mt. Eden, up H9, left on Skyline, left on Bear Creek to Lexington Reservoir, cross over the dam on Alma Bridge Rd, up Old Santa Cruz, right on Mt. Charlie, right on Skyline, down H9 to home
Distance: 65 miles
Climbing: 6700 feet
Duration: 5 hours
July 31
Gates of Heaven Ride
Leave Andronicos @ 8:00
Route: Magdalena to end, R on Camino Hermosa, becomes West Loyola, R on Mora, R on Cristo Rey, R into Gates of Heaven, left on Stevens Creek, R on Foothill to Mt Eden to Pierce, R on Hwy 9, L on Sanborn, L on Ambrose, becomes McGill, left on Bohlmann, becomes Oak, R on Lomita, past the reservoir through the 42 Centimeter Straits, left on Montalvo Hgts, becomes Lira, turn right and go past Montalvo, R on Peachtree, R on Glen Una, R on Canon, L on Hidden to Redberry to Bainter to Austin, L on Quito, L on Sobey, L on Chester, L on Allendale, R on Fruitvale, R on Saratoga, L on Cox, becomes Wardell, R on Arguello, L on Prospect, R on 7 Springs Parkway, right on Upland, L on Monrovia, L on Regnart, L on Canon View, take Lindy down, L on Terra Bella, L on Terrace, becomes Santa Teresa, L on Hyannisport, R on Linda Vista, L on McClellan and back to Andro’s. Read this and memorize it. There will be a quiz.
Distance: 45 miles
Climbing: 5000 feet
Duration: 4 hours
Aug 7
Tour of Hillsborough
Leave Andronico’s @ 8:00
Route: Foothill - Sand Hill - Manzanita - Canada – 35 North - Crystal Springs - up Tartan Trail - down Haynes - Hillsborough Rd - up Chateau – 35 South and back home via Canada. Note: this route has two major climbs (< 1 mile each): Tartan Trail and Chateau. Also, this will be run as a point race: 1 point for a Porsche, 10 points for Ferrari, 20 points for Lamborghini, 1000 points for a car on blocks
Distance: 65 miles
Climbing: 3500 feet
Duration: 4 hours
Aug 14
Andy’s Nuggets
Leave Cupertino Bikes @ 8:00
Route: This will likely remain top secret until it’s too late and you’re committed to the climb.
Distance: 35 miles (a guess, really)
Climbing: 3500 feet (similarly a guess)
Duration: typically 4 hours
Aug 21
The Tour de Menlo
Meet at Andronico’s at 7:00 or at Menlo-Atherton High School @ 8. See http://tourdemenlo.com/2010/main.htm for registration info. Most Lemonheads will do the 65-mile option.
Alternative Ride: The “Up Kings, Down 84” Ride will leave from Andronicos @ 8:00
Route: Foothill to Alpine, right on West Ridge, finish loop to Kings, left on Skyline, down 84 to home.
Distance: 50 miles
Climbing: 3000 feet
Duration: 4 hours with breaks at the usual places
Aug 28
Wayne’s Abscessed Tooth Ride
Meet at Lexington Reservoir @ 8:30 (Note later start time!)
Route: Up Old Santa Cruz to Redwood Estates, follow Wayne on a maze of roads to Skyline, left to Summit, right on Soquel/San Jose Rd, turn right on Laurel Canyon, left on Branchiforte, right on Granite Creek, over the freeway and right on Scotts Valley, left on Glenwood, left on Mt. Charlie, back to Lexington Reservoir
Distance: 46 miles
Climbing: 4600 feet
Duration: 4.5 hours (assuming two stops)
Banjos: 3
Sep 4
Lobotomy Cutoff Ride
Leave Andronico’s @ 08:00
Route: Up OLH, down OLH, down 84 to San Gregorio. Then north on Stage Road to Tunitas, up Tunitas a bit to the Lobitos Creek Cutoff, then Lobitos Creek, and finally back to Tunitas for the final climb back over the hill. It’s still summer – surf’s up!
Distance: 65 miles
Climbing: 5300 feet
Duration: 6 hours
Sep 11
Cheesy Uvas Lollipop (like a loop but with “llip” inside)
Leave Cupertino Bikes @ 8:00.
Route: McClellan (west) to Stelling, left on Stelling (veers onto Prospect), right on Via Roncole (becomes Arroyo de Arguello), left on Wardell (becomes Cox across Saratoga/Sunnyvale), right on Quito, left on Hwy 9 to Los Gatos, Kennedy to Camden to Almaden to McKean (becomes Uvas), left off Uvas onto Watsonville, left on Sycamore, left on Oak Glen, right on Uvas (to complete the candy part of the Chesbro/Uvas reservoir lollipop), back the same way to Cupertino Bikes.
Distance: 70 miles
Climbing: 3500 feet
Duration: 6 hours
Sep 18
MOJaVe (Moody-Oak-Joaquin-Vista Verde) Quadruple Bypass Ride
Leave Andronico’s @ 8:00
Route: this time we won’t forget any of the turns, lose anybody or dislocate any shoulders. I promise.
Distance: 35 miles
Climbing: 2500 feet
Duration: 3 hours
Sep 25
Fall Comes to Big Basin
Leave Cupertino Bikes @ 8:00.
Route: McClellan, Foothill, Mt. Eden, etc. to Hwy. 9 to Boulder Creek. Return via 236 through Big Basin.
Distance: 65 miles
Climbing: 4500 feet
Duration: 6 hours
Banjos: 3
Alternative Ride: Waves to Wine
NOTE: This is a two-day ride on Sep 25/26 benefiting the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. See http://bikecan.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=BIKE_CAN_homepage to sign up and get ride details.