California Bicycle Ride Calendar — June

2013

San Diego Century Bicycle Tour — June 1, 2013  A 102-, 65- and 37-mile bike ride options are included in this year’s Encinitas Sports and Fitness Festival. Bicyclists make their way up Dos Pico Peak on the century ride for a 30-mile descent to the finish. Sponsored by city of Encinitas.

Ride Ataxia NorCal  –  June 1,  2013 Options of 15, 30 or 50 miles or a metric century leaving Memorial Stadium in Davis.  Benefits the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance, which is researching a cure for the debilitating, life-shortening neuro-muscular disorder. Outback Steakhouse provides post-ride food.

Ojai Valley Century — June 1, 2013 Four route options include the Double Metric Century and the Hammerhead Century (featuring a morning hillclimb). All rides leave from Libby Park in Ojai.

Auburn Century – June 1, 2013 Calling itself the wildest ride in the West, the bike ride features five bike ride options: 40, 60, 80, 106 and 126 miles. The century has 11,000 feet of climbing. Cyclists in the 80- and 106-mile routes can ride the Iowa Hill Time Trial, a timed-course up the 13.5% average grade, 1.75-mile climb. Organized by Auburn Endurance Events.

America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride – Lake Tahoe — June 2, 2013  A 72-mile bike ride around Lake Tahoe is the featured bike ride, although there is a 100-mile option that heads out to Truckee and back before circumnavigating the lake. A shorter route comprises a boat ride across the lake. Presented by Bike the West. (Registration opens Jan. 1, 2013)

Sequoia Century — June 2, 2013  A fully supported 112-mile bike ride through the Santa Cruz Mountains. Sponsored by the Western Wheelers Bicycle Club of Palo Alto, it also features 5 shorter options. The main route comprises 9,000 feet of climbing.

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Fiesta Metric Century — June 8, 2013   This San Diego-based bike ride has 3 options — 20, 45 and 62 miles. Presented by Scripps Health.

 Los Angeles River Ridge — June 9, 2013  Four bike ride options — 36, 50, 70 and 100 miles — as well as family and kid ride options start at Shoreline Aquatic Park in Long Beach. Offered by Los Angeles Bicycle Coalition.

Tour de Cure – Silicon Valley — June 9, 2013 Starts at Hewlett Packard. Fund-raiser for American Diabetes Association.

Mendocino Monster — June 9, 2013 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. 

Col. Allensworth Century – See October 2012

Sierra Century — June 15, 2013 The event offers 3 routes that take cyclists through Meadow Vista and the foothill towns of Colfax, Applegate, and Newcastle. Homebased at Amador County Fairgrounds in Plymouth (camp at fairgrounds Friday night). Full rider support includes continental breakfast, unique cuisine at rest stops and complimentary post-ride pasta dinner; sponsored by Sacramento Wheelmen. (Limited to 1,500 cyclists.)

Mile High Century – June 14, 2013   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.

Best of the Bay — June 15, 2013  This mountainous super-century’s includes options with or without the killer Sierra Road climb. Starts at Orinda Community Park. Sponsored by Cherry City Cyclists of San Leandro.

Livestrong Team Challenge Davis — June 23, 2013  The cancer fund-raiser returns for the second straight year, offering rides of 20 to 100 miles. Participants have pledge minimums. Held in conjunction with the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame.

Palomar Challenge — June 22, 2013  Three distance options (24, 35, or 64 miles) from Lake Henshaw to the summit of Mount Palomar; also, a timed climb to the summit is offered.

I Bike Sonoma County Century — June 22, 2013 The inaugural bike ride features four options — 18, 35, 62 and 100 miles — leaving from Santa Rosa. Sponsored by Whole Foods Market and benefiting the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition.

Cycle the Sierras — June 22-26, 2013  The Sierra Nevada in Northern California is the locale for this fully supported annual bike ride. About 300 miles of bicycling with dinner, refreshments and camping at night. Registration limited to first 150 cyclists.

Gene Cerise Memorial Country Coast Classic Bike Ride — June 23, 2012  Bicycle riders follow scenic routes along the central Pacific Coast and mountains around Cambria. Also options of 50 and 25 miles. Sponsored by the YMCA of San Luis Obispo County.

Breathe Easy Rides June   Charity rides for the American Lung Association of California begins at Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park. Choose from a 12-, 30-, 66-, or 100-mile fully supported route that leads through the back roads of Sonoma and Marin counties.

Climb to Kaiser — June 29, 2013  The 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.

Riding the Wild Sierra — June 29, 2013   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.

Pasadena Marathon – June 30, 2013  This running event also features a 26.2-mile bike tour. Watch website for registration.

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