September 16-19, 2010
Spend an amazing weekend cycling amidst beautiful scenery, combined with yoga and meditation, relaxation, great food, and camaraderie. Hosted by experienced cyclists and yogis at The Expanding Light, northern California’s premier yoga and meditation retreat.

Sierra Cycling is for those that cycle on a regular basis and enjoy riding in hilly terrain. Daily rides range from less than 20 to over 65 miles.

The weekend includes a yoga class focusing on remedying common postural imbalances experienced by cyclists, as well as a class on how to meditate. Experience Ananda Yoga applied to Cycling! Between activities, you will have plenty of time to relax, unwind, and enjoy the beauty and serenity of the area.
For more information or to register, visit http://www.expandinglight.org/nature-and-spirit/sierra-cycling.asp, call 800-346-5350 or email bikeride@ananda.org.

Century, metric century and 30-mile rides all beginning and ending on the historic Fulton Mall in Downtown Fresno. Century and metric rides go into the foothills for some climbing. 30-mile ride has no climbing.

Experience the unique beauty of Southern Oregon! Take in the wonders that the Rogue Valley has to offer by participating in the "New"� Century, Metric Century, Quarter Century, Wildflower Family Fun rides or enjoy the historic nature hike along the greenway through the Valley of the Rogue State Park. Ride through forests and valleys, along rivers and vineyards, and across historic covered bridges! Finish the ride with a gourmet feast, live music and raffles. Make it a weekend and enjoy fishing, rafting, wine-tasting, watching Shakespeare, and many other activities that are presented as part of the Rogue River Valley festival. Proceeds benefit the Rogue River Recreational Corridor and Greenway connecting 5 cities and two counties along the Rogue River in Southern Oregon.
This is an event you won't want to miss!

A family-friendly bike ride, including a 100-mile century ride, and community day to support NTBS. Silicon Valley unites to fight brain tumors at the Arena Green in San Jose.

The California Coast Classic (CCC) is an 8-day, 525-mile or 6-day 365-mile odyssey that gets you up close and personal with the giant forests, fragrant farmlands, dazzling poppy field and jagged coastline of California. From sun up to sundown your ride is fully supported. CCC raises awarenes and funds for the over 46 million people and 400,000 children suffering from the everyday pain of arthritis. The ride is limited to 300 cyclists. Since it's inception the we have raised over $8.5 million for kids camps and research. We are celebrating of 10th anniversay. September 25 - Oct. 2, 2010

The Whitney Classic is a hardcore endurance cycling event benefiting the programs of Summit Adventure, a Christian non-profit wilderness leadership program based in Bass Lake, California. The ride starts in Badwater Death Valley and covers over 135 miles of California desert and mountains mostly at night, with total elevation gain of over 15,000 feet. The ride finishes at the end of the Mt. Whitney portal road, and at the participants option they can climb Mt. Whitney (11 mile hike) making a trip from the lowest to highest points in the contiguous 48 states!! For more information call (559) 642-3899, or check out the web site at: http://www.summitadventure.com/whitney.htm

A 2 day, 150 mile ride from San Francisco to Healdsburg, CA. Ride over the Golden Gate bridge, up Highway 1 and into wine country. You'll enjoy 6 full meals, generous amenities, stocked rest stops every 12-15 miles, SAG vehicles, beer and wine garden, massage tent and more.

Location: Squaw Valley/Lake Tahoe, CA

Three routes to choose from, a 30 mile fun ride (flat), a 66 mile metric (2500' elev. gain) and 100 mile century ride (6800' elev. gain) thru the scenic Tahoe/Donner area. Fully supported, sag wagons, rest stops, lunch and after ride dinner. Fundraiser for local middle and high school band programs. Come ride miles for music and enjoy hearing the bands play at the end of your ride.

Ride w/ Chris Carmichael! Connect-4-a-Cure Century Event in Sacramento 3 Routes=30,65,100 mi. Registration opens 6:30am Starts at Del Oro High School, 3301 Taylor Rd. Loomis, CA Post-ride dinner and live music! REGISTER at www.connect4acure.org

Benefits Make-A-Wish and Children's Cancer Community

Seismic Challenge 3.0 will be held on October 2 & 3, 2010. This year, cyclists will traverse five Bay Area fault lines around the San Francisco Bay and cross the finish line in wine country. Join us for this epic ride and help the San Francisco AIDS Foundation prevent new HIV infections. Registration is now open! For questions about the event, email us at eventinfo@sfaf.org or call 415-487-3053.

Century and Metric Century Options. Ride Starts and Ends at Black Oak Casino Near Sonora CA. Century Held entirely on paved forest service roads, very little traffic with views to Yosimite along the way.

The 20th Annual Konocti Challenge Century is a beast!! With over 6200 feet of vertical climb, your legs will be burning! Never fear though, there are 3 other rides to choose from - 30 mile, 65 mile and the 19 mile Family Fun Ride. The 65 and 100 mile routes both give you the opportunity to ride AROUND the largest natural lake in California breathing the cleanest air in the state.

Ride through pastoral vineyards, towering pine trees, mountain roads, rural pastures, beautiful lake views - all on one ride! First class rest-stops are located at strategic points and the end of ride greets you with the world famous chicken and steak BBQ right on the shore of the lake. All included in the cost of registration.

Also new this year - wine tours and other activities for both riders and guests to make this truly a wonderful weekend getaway experience! For more information or to register, check out www.konoctichallenge.com. And be sure to see our ride video on You Tube!

Welcome To the Harvest Century and Family Fun Ride, located in beautiful Mendocino County. Join us for miles of breath-taking views and the changing colors of Harvest Season. This event is a fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Ukiah.

The Surf City AIDS ride has been around for some time now; it used to be called the Surf City Century. It's one of the primary fundraising events of the Santa Cruz AIDS Project that serves all of Santa Cruz County. The ride is one day and has 3 different levels to attract different types of riders. We offer a 100 mile, 60 mile, and 30 mile fully support routes with rest stops, SAG, and volunteer bike mechanics. It's very much styled as a mini-California AIDS Lifecycle. Please check out out web page for details www.surfcityaidsride.org on the ride.

Come ride for a reason at the inaugural Orange County Ride for AIDS (OCRA). Exclusive to the first 250 riders to sign up. All proceeds benefit men, women, and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Orange County served by AIDS Services Foundation Orange County (ASF).

Annual Wine & Roses Bike Ride has 100, 75, 50 and 25 mile routes thru the rolling back roads of Templeton/Paso Robles, CA wine country. Starts at 7 am (100 & 75 milers) or 8 am (50 & 25 milers).

Limited to 250 riders. $45 entry includes BBQ, wine and roses. Optional pre-ride dinner at Wild Horse Winery ($20).

Ride through the Big Trees of the Sequoia National Forest to support Boy Scout Camp Whitsett

The Goleta Valley Cycling Club invites you to the 30th Annual People Powered ride, touring the scenic Santa Barbara County wine country on lightly traveled roads.

Tour de Valley: Cull Canyon Recreation Area. "Ride-2-Read" - A Metric Century (with shortcuts). Remember riding your bike to the library? It's still a favorite place to meet friends and explore. Enjoy any of the great routes to support the Alameda County Library Foundation and the new Castro Valley Library.

We have new routes designed for families and riders just starting. There are also longer routes with more to explore. You'll have a great "Tour de Valley" and support an important, lifelong library habit. Registration opens at 7:30 am. All routes open at 8 - 9 am. General registration: $40, Ages 7-12: $15, Ages 6 and under: FREE! Course limit: 500 riders. Helmets are required.

On Saturday, October 16th-Sunday, October 17th, 2010 the National MS Society, Southern California Chapter will be hosting its Bike MS: Southern California Ride. The ride will start and finish each day at the beautiful San Buenaventura State Beach Park in Ventura, Ca. On Day 1 cyclists will ride through historic downtown Ventura, up through Santa Paula, over Casitas Pass in Ojai, down into Carpinteria, and then back to Ventura. On Day 2, the ride will begin once again in Ventura, continue down along the coast to Point Mugu and along the scenic PCH followed by a loop back into Ventura. The ride offers route options for all ability levels ranging from 15-160 miles in distance. At the completion of each day enjoy food, beer, and festivities to celebrate the day�s accomplishments. Join the movement to bring an end to MS. For more information visit the Bike MS website at: www.bikeMSsocal.org.

Challenging rides used by Olympians and professionals. Formerly known as "Tour of the Canyons" the ride features scenic routes in and around Redlands. There is a mostly flat 15 mile ride suitable for families and all levels of ability.

Recreational road bicycle event held in the low-to-middle desert elevations in and around Borrego Springs, CA. Distance options from 17-100 miles. Optional Individual, Tandem, and 4-person Team Time Trials. The low-traffic roads and pristine desert scenery flanked by soaring mountains make this ride another marquee "safe, scenic, and sensational century ride on roads less traveled" Shadow Tour century experience.

The ride starts and finishes at the grassy community park in the heart of Borrego Springs, known as Christmas Circle, at an elevation of 600 feet above sea level. The course has 3 distinctive laps. Each rider may select which laps to ride and in what order to ride them. Lap 1 is a 28-mile lap containing the 5-mile Yaqui Pass climb Lap 2 is a scenic 17-mile tour around Borrego Springs. Lap 3, a 55-mile out-and-back segment, over a 975 ft el desert pass, descending to Salton City, 75 ft BELOW SEA LEVEL!

An 4xperience not to miss - a tour of all the Santa Barbara area has to offer - and one of the most difficult bike rides in the country with 9600' of climb in 100 miles (also a 100km alternative with 3800' of climb). Optional timed climb section in the 100 mile. For details see www.santabarbaracentury.org.