On December 5 Planet Ultra organizes a semi-supported Christmas Club Century in Calabasas. You can kick off 2010 with January’s Stagecoach Century in Ocotillo, great for early season desert and mountain riding. In February the Santa Clarita Century and the gigantic Tour de Palm Springs make the calendar.March rolls out the Gran Fondo Colnago in San Diego and the Solvang Century and Half Century. April brings in the bell-ringing Alpine Challenge with routes for those who like some climbing challenges. Then in May you'll be well prepared for the 4th year of our San Diego Century Bicycle Tour. Starting at MiraCosta College in Encinitas, CA, it’s three routes of 103, 66 and 37 miles. It provide rides with beautiful scenery for every level of cyclist.
Here are the dates and links for 10 rides. Ok, we threw in a few extras:
November 14, 2009: Solvang’s Finest Century with 65 and 100 mile routes. Ride a century or metric century to benefit the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
November 21, 2009: El Tour de Tucson with 109, 80, 67 or 35 mile routes, plus a 4-mile & 1/4- mile Fun Ride.
December 5, 2009: Planet Ultra Club Christmas Century. A semi-supported ride, so be prepared and bring a donation for the Challenged Athletes Foundation or the Breast Cancer Network of Strength.
February 13, 2010: Tour de Palm Springs with 100, 55, 25, 10 and 5 mile routes, a Bike Expo and more.
February, 2010: Santa Clarita Century with 100 and 50 mile routes, and a 6 mile family fun ride.
March 7, 2010: Gran Fondo Colnago in San Diego with 100, 50 and 30 mile routes. This is the 2nd year for this “classic” on the scene with its Italian theme and food.
March 13, 2010: Solvang Century & Half Century with 100 and 50 mile routes. This ride is a very popular California classic that includes a Cycling Expo and taste of Danish culture.
April 24, 2010: The Alpine Challenge with 72, 60 and 25 miles. This is a great ride, with challenging climbs and a legendary bell ringing for everyone coming across the finish line to enjoy their justly earned BBQ.
May, 2010: Tour de Fire - Annual Event in Las Vegas with 132, 99, 73, 60, 42 and 30 mile options.
May 22, 2010: The San Diego Century Bicycle Tour in Encinitas, CA with 103, 66 and 37 mile routes.
June, 2010: The Los Angeles River Ride with 100, 70, 50, 36 and 10 mile routes, and a Kids’ Ride and Fun Fair.
July & August, 2010: Check out Bernd Straehle’s blog for some serious riding in July and August.
September, 2010: Southern California Bike MS Ride over 2 days. Day 1 has routes of 100, 62, 50, 30 and 15 miles. Day 2 has routes of 60 and 30 miles.
October, 2010: Bike to Finish MS Bay to Bay Tour with 30, 100 and 150 mile options.
October, 2010: Tour de Poway with 100, 62, 50, 26 and 18 mile routes.
by Greg Hendrickson
Greg's Blog: WatchMyRace
Photos: San Diego Century
Thanks for the information. Very helpful.
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