California Bicycle Ride Calendar — June

2022

Ojai Valley Century –June 4, 2022 Four route options include the Double Metric Century and the Hammerhead Century (featuring a morning hillclimb). All rides leave from Libby Park in Ojai.

Ride Ataxia NorCal  June 4, 2022 Bicyclists can choose options of 1.5, 10, 23, or 52 miles. Fully stocked rest stops, SAG support, and post ride food prepared by Outback Steakhouse and Lazy Dog Restaurant. Fundraising benefits the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA).

Ojai Valley Century –June 4, 2022 Four route options include the Double Metric Century and the Hammerhead Century (featuring a morning hillclimb). All rides leave from Libby Park in Ojai.

rideATAXIA NorCal — June 4, 2022 Bicyclists can choose options of 1.5, 10, 23, or 52 miles. Rotary Park, Winters, California. Fully stocked rest stops, SAG support. Fundraising benefits the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA).

AIDS Lifecycle  June 5-11, 2022 Co-produced by San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center, this is a 545-mile charity ride down the California Coast from San Francisco to Lost Angeles

The Sequoia (formerly Sequoia Century) — June 5, 2022 Western Wheelers Bicycle Club of Palo Alto presents three fully supported challenging routes through the Santa Cruz Mountains. Options of 57, 68 and 101 miles. Meets at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills.

Gold Country Cycling Challenge — June 11, 2022 Cyclists will tour the backcountry roads of Nevada County – the heart of California’s gold rush. Options of 100, 74, 54, and 35 miles. Sponsored by Rotary Club of Grass Valley.

Mile High Century — June 18, 2022 This ride has a ride history of more than 30 years. The Lake Almanor Basin Indian Valley bike ride meets at Chester Park. Three options — 108, 56 and 33 miles — are available. All riders get an Elks Lodge spaghetti feed.

Climb to Kaiser — June 18, 2022The bike ride has been rated as one of the 10 toughest by Bicycling magazine. The main ride climbs 13,000 feet in 155 miles; there’s also the Tollhouse Century and the Millerton Metric Century. Sponsored by the Fresno Cycling Club..

Finish the Ride —  June 11, 2023 Created to support bicyclists and pedestrians in southern California who are victims of  hit-and-run motorists. Includes 12, 20, 35, and 50 mile bicycle rides, as well as 10K run, walk and roll. Griffith Park, Los Angeles.

Mendocino Monster — Virtual ride in 2022. (See website for details) In past years, two bike rides — the Scary Monster (100 miles) and Hairy Monster (62 miles) — leave from Mendocino Community College in Ukiah. Barbecue dinner at the end. Fund-raiser for Rotary Club.

Sierra to the Sea Bicycle Tour — June 18-25, 2022 Covers some 420 miles from the Mother Lode in the Sierra Nevada, through the Sacramento and Napa Valleys to the Pacific Coast, ending at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The eight-day ride is designed for experienced cyclists and is limited to 160 riders. (Route changes in 2017.) Contact the Almaden Cycle Touring Club’s website for information and registration.

Giro d’Wine (formerly Giro Bello) — June 25, 2022  Three bike route options through Sonoma County wine country and geysers; 102, 68.2 and 29.2 miles. Presented by the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa to benefit their charitable projects. Starts at O’Reilly Media Campus in Sebastopol.

Riding the Wild Sierra — June 25, 2022    Four tough ride options: Wild Sierra Metric, Wild Sierra Century, 5 Pass Challenge, and 8 Pass Challenge Double Century. The bike rides take advantage of the many mountain passes in the Sierra that lead to the Turtle Rock Park starting point near Markleeville. Sag support and rest stops. Presented by Alta Pina Cycling Club.

Cycling for Sight with the Blind Stokers Club — June 25-26, 2022 A two-day ride from San Diego to San Marcos. Participants will ride alongside team members of Blind Stokers, a club that enables cycling enthusiasts to ride tandems even though their eyesight prevents them from piloting the bikes. Meets at University of San Diego.

Devil’s Slide Ride — 2022 to be announced  Options of 104, 61, or 37 miles include Highway 1 through Devil’s Slide overlooking Pacific Ocean. Starts in Pacifica. Benefits people with developmental disabilities in San Mateo County.

Bike the Bridges — 2022 to be announced The fund-raiser for Special Olympics of Northern California offers four options — routes of 25 miles, 50K, 100K, and 100 miles. All routes pass over the Benicia and Carquinez Bridges. Free lunch to riders and discounts to beer festival. Starts at Martinez waterfront. #

 Los Angeles River Ride — 2022 to be announced See virtual event during June Five bike ride options — 2 miles to 100 miles — as well as family and kid ride options start at Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach. Offered by Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition. #

Breathless Agony — 2022 to be announced Four options for riding into the mountains around Redlands. Leaves from Sylvan Park. Choices of 46, 67, 87 and 107 miles. Presented by Orange County Wheelmen.

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