Monday
Ride: Pre-Dawn BBC LSD Ride (EB Edition)
When: 5:30am, Winter
Where: Starts from Rockridge BART. Slow, long ride, up Butters, down Redwood, up Pinehurst; back to Rockridge BART.
What: ~2.5hour long/slow distance group ride
Tuesday
New ride added, starting with the time change on March 10th 2013.
Ride: Hard Hill Repeats
When: 4:30pm meet
Where: Domingo Peet’s Coffee Shop in Berkeley.
What: This ride will involve doing structured intervals on one of our local hills.
The location and duration of efforts will change week to week.
Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: 5:35am, year-round
Where: Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: ~2-3hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.
Ride: Pre-Dawn, Headlands Ride: SF/Marin
When: Starts in SF at 6:10am - 17th & Sanchez; 6:30am - Arguello Gate; 6:40am - GG Bridge, year-round
Where: Starts describe above (link to the route)
What: ~2hr tempo group ride
Ride: Pre-Dusk, BBC LSD Ride
When: 4:00pm meet, Tuesdays during the Winter
Where: Rockridge BART. (route.tbd)
What: ~2-2.5hr slow group ride
Ride: Tuesday Night, Redwood Loop Ride
When: 5:30pm meet (5:40pm roll out), Tuesdays during the Spring/Summer
Where: Domingo Peet’s Coffee Shop in Berkeley. (link to the route)
What: ~1.5-2hr fast group ride
Ride: Port of Oakland (aka POO)
When: 5:30pm Warmup, 6:00 Pace Ramps up, Tuesdays year-round
Where: Maritime, Middle Harbor, and 7th in the Port of Oakland, ~2.5mi loop. (link to the route)
What:~1.5hr very fast training criterium
Wednesday
Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: 5:35am, year-round
Where: Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: ~2-3hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.
Ride: Redwood Loop
When: 7:00am, year-round
Where: Domingo Peet’s Coffee Shop in Berkeley. (link to the route)
What: ~2hr tempo training ride
Ride: Bakery Ride: Danville/Pleasanton
When: 9:00am, year-round
Where: Danville Peet’s. (link to the route)
What: ~3hour fast group ride
Ride: Port of Oakland lite (aka POO lite)
When: 6:30pm, Wednesdays year-round
Where: Maritime, Middle Harbor, and 7th in the Port of Oakland, ~2.5mi loop. (link to the route)
What:~1.5hr tempo training pace; focused on criterium pack riding/skills development
Thursday
Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: 5:35am, year-round
Where: Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: ~2-3hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.
Ride: Pre-Dawn, Headlands Ride: SF/Marin
When: Starts in SF at 6:10am - 17th & Sanchez; 6:30am - Arguello Gate; 6:40am - GG Bridge, year-round
Where: See starts above. (link to the route)
What: ~2hr tempo group ride
Friday
Ride: Pre-Dawn, BBC LSD Ride (SF Edition)
When: 5:30am, Winter
Where: 5:30 from Embaracerdo BART; 5:45 from Sandpit Gym; 6:00 from Golden Gate Bridge. Slow, long ride over the West side of the bridge, into Marin, and the BC loop (~2hours) or Paradise loop (~2.5-3hours).
What: ~2.5-3hour long/slow distance group ride
Ride: Pre-Dawn, Berkeley/Butters/Moraga
When: Starts (sometimes) in Berkeley at 5:35am, year-round
Where: Starts at Vine Street Peet’s in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then out towards Moraga.
What: ~2-3hours. Pace is moderate to fast over hilly terrain.
Saturday
Ride: Berkeley/Tilden/Mt. Diablo or Morgan Territory
When: 7:00am Saturday (Note: Winter Hours 8:00am typically Dec. 1-Feb. 15)
Where: Domingo Peet’s Coffee Shop in Berkeley. Ride rolls up Spruce Ave and through Tilden to SiSi’s cafe and regroups at 8:00am before continuing on.
What: ~5-6 hours. Pace is moderate over hilly terrain.
Ride: BBC Faithful Ride
When: 8:00am, Saturday year-round
Where: SiSi’s cafe, in Moraga, for an 8:00 sharp departure. (link to the map)
What: Gathering of BBC Faithful (Lifetime members, Sponsors, Friends of) to ride a steady, workmen like, pace for 50+ miles. Classic East Bay routes (Saddle, Relize/Pig Farm, Norris Canyon, etc.) vary each week. Includes a mid-ride coffee stop, a helping hand for mechanical (or mockery) and occasional re-grouping. 10+ years of moment and stories at no extra charge. Leaders: Paul Lamoureux & Patrick O’Leary
Ride: Roasters Ride: SF/Marin
When: 8:00am, Saturday and Sunday year-round
Where: Golden Gate Bridge, South Parking Lot (link to the route)
What: ~4hr group ride, some portions very fast, others neutral
Ride: Belmont/Woodside Ride
When: 8:15am Saturday & 8:00am Sunday, year-round
Where: Highway 92 and Canada Road. (link to the route)
What: ~2hr fast group ride, very fast on Sunday
Ride: House of Pain
When: 9:00 (regular); 9:05 (medium); 9:10am (light) Saturday, year-around
Where: Danville Peet’s. (link to the route)
What: ~2.5hr fast group ride
Ride: The Spectrum Ride: Palo Alto/Los Altos
When: Saturday 9:00am in Palo Alto, 9:15am in Los Altos, year-around
Where: Palo Alto Starbucks. (link to the route)
What: ~2hr fast group ride
Sunday
Ride: Berkeley/Butters/Castro Valley
When: 8:00am (7:00am-Summer), Sunday year-round
Where: Domingo Peet’s Coffee Shop in Berkeley. Ride rolls up across town towards Butters Canyon then south towards Castro Valley.
What: ~4 hours. Pace is moderate over hilly terrain.
This ride will occasionally roll by CSO to pick up that ride
Ride: Roasters Ride: SF/Marin
When: 8:00am, Saturday and Sunday year-round
Where: Golden Gate Bridge, South Parking Lot (link to the route)
What: ~4hr group ride, some portions very fast, others neutral