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Sebastopol Napa Valley Cycling Events You Just Can’t Miss!

Sebastopol

It goes without saying (but we’ll say it anyway) that we love our tour partners – it would be impossible for us to offer our cycling and hiking experiences without these amazing folks. Specifically, we want to give a shout out to our partners in cycling, Sebastopol Bike Centre – they’ve been supplying bikes on our Napa Valley Bike Tours and our Sonoma County Bike Tour for the last 2 years.  They also are running their own events!

Here are some dates.

ORGANIZED RIDES

This area is a hotbed of organized rides in the spring, summer and fall. Why do an organized ride? There are a number of great reasons:

1) It gives you something to train for. Nothing like that kick-in-the-pants motivation when you sign up for a ride.

2) You make new cycling friends. You ride with a large group of riders and there is always someone who rides at your speed.
You gab, you whine and you sail together to the finish.

3) You get fed all along the way. Awesome snacks at rest stops throughout the route and a delicious meal at the end makes for a luxurious, cared for experience.

4) You will ride faster and farther than you felt you were capable of when you ride in an organized ride.

5) Sag wagons and marshals…you get a flat or worse and someone is there to help you.

6) Free beer…Need we say more?

APRIL 16, 2016Cycle for Sight, a fundraiser for veterans, has three scenic 50, 25, and 15 mile courses, that wind among the hills and vineyards of the World Famous Napa Valley. The ride starts and finishes at Justin Sierra Middle School, where the Cycle for Sight Wine and Music Festival will take place. Pride & Joy, one of our favorite bands, is playing at their wonderful after-party!
APRIL 30, 2016
Benefiting the Healdsburg Food Pantry, this ride offers baked goods at the rest stops, an excellent catered lunch at the end, and a selection of easy, beautiful routes to choose from.
MAY 1, 2016
The Tour de Cure is a national event held in multiple places at different times of year as a fundraiser for diabetes research and cure.
MAY 7, 2016
Put on by the Santa Rosa Cycling Club this ride is currently sold out, but it is possible to find tickets for sale at the last minute on Craigslist.
Offering 4 different ride levels, including a rare 200K, this event covers classic routes in the county, with no huge climbs. This is an ideal 100 mile route for those wanting to try a Century for the first time.
MAY 22, 2016
Cycle the backroads of Sonoma and Marin counties with this unique organized ride which begins and ends in Penngrove, the south end of the county. This is the only ride in the area that covers this coastal route, and it is well worth it for the scenery and for the excellent climbs.
JUNE 11, 2016
This ride benefiting the homeless, and covers some classic routes with a not-so-classic climb over Sweetwater Springs Rd for the Metric and Century riders. This will give those climb lovers a big smile.
JUNE 16, 2016
Testing the endurance of riders, this event has two options: 200K or 200 miles. Put on by the Santa Rosa Cycling Club, this offers participants an all-Sonoma County route this year, with lots of luscious scenery and challenging climbs.
JUNE 25, 2016
One of our favorite rides, as it originates from Sebastopol and covers a wide swath of the county, this is a fun, mostly-locally ridden event.
JULY 23, 2016
A benefit for the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, this ride is in Marin County, south of us. It covers some of the most spectacular roads in the area, including riding alongside beautiful Tomales Bay.
AUGUST 6, 2016
Taking riders alongside Nicasio Reservoir and into Petaluma, this ride offers a peek into both Marin and Sonoma County landscapes and climbs. Rides range from 35 miler up to 200 miles.
AUGUST 14, 2015
Stopping at organic farms throughout the ride makes for a fun day of cycling. See beautiful farms, eat delicious food, and cycle this gorgeous area! Begins and ends down the street from our shop, at the Sebastopol Community Center.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
A benefit for local law enforcement, this is a very popular organized ride in the county, which begins and ends in northern Santa Rosa.
SEPTEMBER 24 & 25, 2016
A 2-day event covering spectacular routes in Sonoma County, beginning in San Francisco.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
Benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Ukiah, this event covers terrain not usually ridden by local riders, and begins/ends at the spectacular Fetzer Vineyards.
OCTOBER 1, 2016
This insanely popular ride draws over 7000 people to the area each year. Both the Medio and the Gran offer spectacular scenery and kick-ass climbs. As a Fondo everyone starts the ride at once, which for many gives a momentum push which can’t be duplicated. If you are planning to rent a bike for this DO IT SOON!
OCTOBER 1, 2016
Even though fire ravaged this area last fall, the 26th annual is being held as usual. Circling Clearlake in Lake County, this ride will take you to areas you have likely never seen as a cyclist from this county or out of the area.
If you need to rent a bike for this event please do it soon, as it competes with the Gran Fondo (see above), and we generally rent out our entire fleet for that ride.
OCTOBER 8, 2016
This ride not only takes riders to some of the most northern reaches of the county, so areas not often cycled by many locals, they also have gourmet treats throughout the ride and an elegant lunch following.