Category: Century Rides

Low Key Mega Monster – 2008

Steve and I rode hard for under six hours, definitely my fastest century ever.  With only 5,200 feet of climbing, this one was relatively light on the elevation gain compared

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ACTC Double-D Ride to Sunol

Deb and David scheduled another challenging ride for the long distance bikers from the club.  About 20 of us met at Almaden Roasting company but as usual David set a

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2007 In Review

In December 2005 I committed to riding at least one century a month in 2006 and ended up with 23 long rides (90 or more miles).  For 2007 I decided to continue

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ACTC Los Altos to Pacifica

 Brian led Peter and me from Los Altos up to Pacifica, down the coast to Half Moon Bay then home via Kings Mountain.  Some great views of the Bay Area while

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ACTC Ride to Big Basin

  It was a very cold day in San Jose and I was freezing when the six of us took off.   On the first climb I decided I couldn’t keep

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Matt K’s TNT Reunion Ride

 Matt K organized a 30-mile ride with his trainees from prior Team in Training Tahoe events.  Today we had Vince, Nick, and Marsha from 2007; Jim from 2006; and Tom and

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ACTC Double-D Gilroy Hot Springs

 Every week someone from the Almaden Cycle Touring Club leads at least one long ride in the San Jose area.  This one was led by king and queen of San Jose long distance

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ACTC Century led by Brian

 A year ago I joined the Almaden Cycle Touring Club which was an excellent decision since I’ve met a lot of great people among the 1000+ members and ridden many miles

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