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Our Mission
Our club's mission is to share our passion for bicycle riding through organized events, including a variety of weekly rides designed for both novice and experienced bicyclists of all ages.
Our Rides
Our group bike rides traverse the beautiful foothills of the Sierras in and around the city of Auburn. For more information about our rides visit: ride info. Join us to explore the area while having fun, getting fit, and meeting fellow cyclists.
Ride Description and Notes: Starting at Griffith Quarry, kitty corner from the Valencia Club, this ride takes up Taylor road and then Down Ridge Road and out to Lincoln. Then we come back through Sun City and climb back up to the start point. Regroup at McBean Park. Please ignore the "U-turn" entries in the ride sheet. Coffee at Roanie's which is located a hundred yards down Boyington Road from the Penryn Road Park n' Ride.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- 24/1400 lincoln -- 25.0 miles 0.0 Left -- Rock Springs Road 0.0 Right -- Taylor Road 2.6 Cont -- Taylor Road, CA 193 2.9 Left -- Ridge Road 5.0 Keep Left -- Ridge Road 6.4 Right -- Gold Hill Road 7.9 Left -- Fruitvale Road 8.3 Make a U-turn -- Fruitvale Road 11.8 Left -- Hungry Hollow Road 13.0 Right -- Virginiatown Road 14.1 Left -- East Avenue 14.8 Left -- McBean Park Drive 15.0 Right -- Ferrari Ranch Road 15.4 Left -- Sun City Boulevard 16.4 Make a U-turn -- Sun City Boulevard 16.6 Make a U-turn -- Sun City Boulevard 17.1 Left -- Del Webb Boulevard 17.3 Left -- Stoneridge Boulevard 18.4 Left -- Twelve Bridges Drive 18.7 Right -- Twelve Bridges Drive 18.7 Keep Right -- Twelve Bridges Drive 19.9 Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 20.5 Keep Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 20.7 Left -- Sierra College Boulevard 20.8 Make a U-turn -- Sierra College Boulevard 20.8 Left -- English Colony Way 21.8 Right -- Humphrey Road 22.6 Cont -- Colwell Road 23.6 Left -- Swetzer Road 24.1 Left -- Swetzer Road 24.2 Right -- English Colony Way 25.0 Right Leader Cell:
Saturday - Rocklin thru the Back Door Sat, Oct 26, 9:00am 0 comments
Saturday will be a beautiful day to ride, if somewhat chilly at the start.
Start from Penryn Park and Ride on Boyington Road near the I-80
Penryn exit. This 27-mile ride is peppered with ups and downs but ends
with a fairly level 6.5-mile run.
Other than
the gas station at the start, rest rooms on the route can be found at
mile 1.3 (Griffith Quarry), mile 5.7 (Newcastle Cemetery) and mile 25
(Loomis Train Depot).
We could regroup at mile
11.7 at the gravel turnout on English Colony Road past the RR
overcrossing before descending to cross the headwaters of Clover Valley
Creek and climbing to Sierra College Blvd.
0.7 Right -- Taylor Road 1.2 Right -- Rock Springs Road 1.8 Left -- Gilardi Road 3.6 Left -- Newcastle Road 5.1 Left -- Old State Highway 5.4 Left -- Taylor Road 6.4 Right -- Callison Road 7.7 Right -- Clark Tunnel Road 8.0 Left -- Gold Rush Way 8.7 Right -- Butler Road 10.9 Right -- English Colony Way 12.2 Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 13.0 Left -- Twelve Bridges Drive 14.3 Left -- Twelve Bridges Drive 15.3 Left -- Ridgecrest Drive
16.0 Left -- Nisenan Valley Drive
16.5 Continue through gate to
16.5 Right -- Whitney Ranch Parkway 16.6 Left -- Whitney Oaks Drive 18.0 Left -- Park Drive 18.3 Right -- Crest Drive 20.1 Left -- Whitney Boulevard 20.6 Left -- Midas Avenue
22.3 Left -- Pacific Street
Pacific becomes Taylor Road in Loomis
25.4 Right -- King Road 25.9 Left -- Boyington Road Leader Cell:
Saturday SpintacularSun, Oct 27, 5:00am 0 comments
The Saturday ride meets at the Flower Farm, unless there is an event at the event center in which case we start in Loomis at the Train Station.
There is an A group and a B group. The groups can spread out then you can ride your own pace...usually two or three groups with pairs scattered about and some single riders too.
The ride ranges between 25-30 mi with 1k-1500k ft of climbing
**Parking: Remember to park in the back gravel lots at the Flower Farm; not the spots along the entryway.
Sunday - SFCC Chicago Park to Rogers Memorial Ride Lemond Loop and Back Sun, Oct 27, 9:00am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: Join us for a beautiful FALL ride, hopefully with some display of Nevada County's Colorful Fall Trees.
Our ride starts and ends at the Chicago Park Post Office parking lot at 9am.
We will have a regroup & stop at Rainbow Market on Hwy 49/Pleasant Valley Road for refreshments/bathroom.
We may even take an "extra turn" for a HAUNTED visit to the OLDEST NEVADA CITY CEMETARY at 627 Broad Street. The PIONEER Cemetery.
This Cemetery was founded in 1851 during the Gold Rush days.
Hope to see you MORTALS on October 27th, 9am!!
Bring snacks/drinks/chairs for a parking lot social after our ride!
Of course I will bring some sort of fresh baked GOODIES!!
Teri
530-444-0599
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- SFCC Chicago Park to Rogers Memorial Ride Lemond Loop and Back -- 43.4 miles 0.3 Left to stay on Lower Colfax Rd 5.3 Left to stay on Lower Colfax Rd 6.6 Right -- Rattlesnake Rd 6.9 Left -- CA-174 W 7.7 Left -- E Empire St 9.3 Take the Mill St ramp 9.5 Right -- McCourtney Rd 9.8 Right -- BRighton St 10.0 Left -- BRighton St/Packard Dr 10.4 Left -- Butler Rd 10.6 Right -- Walker Dr 10.6 Right -- Alpine Ln 10.7 Left -- Walker Dr 11.2 Left -- Squirrel Creek Rd 11.3 Right -- Adam Ave 11.7 Left -- Rough and Ready Hwy 11.7 Right toward Ridge Rd 11.7 Right -- Ridge Rd 15.3 Left -- Zion St 15.6 Right -- Argall Way 15.6 Left 15.7 Right toward Zion St 15.7 Right -- Zion St 16.0 Right -- Sacramento St 16.1 Left -- Cross St/S Pine St 16.5 Left -- Spring St 16.7 Left -- Bennett St 16.8 Left -- Monroe St 17.0 Cont -- Old Downieville Hwy 18.8 Left -- CA-49 N 19.2 Left -- Newtown Rd 23.2 Left -- Bitney Springs Rd 24.6 Left -- Rough and Ready Hwy 26.0 Left -- Ridge Rd 29.6 Left -- Zion St 30.2 Right -- Sacramento St 30.3 Right -- Valley St 30.4 Cont -- Searls Ave 31.0 Right -- Ridge Rd 31.1 Left -- Nevada City Hwy 31.6 Left -- Banner Lava Cap Rd 31.6 Right -- Old Tunnel Rd 32.3 Left -- Brunswick Rd 35.2 Right -- CA-174 W 36.6 Left -- Rattlesnake Rd 36.9 Left -- Lower Colfax Rd 38.0 Left to stay on Lower Colfax Rd 38.2 Right to stay on Lower Colfax Rd 43.2 Right to stay on Lower Colfax Rd 43.4 Left Leader Cell:
Tuesday - Bickford Ranch from Newcastle Tue, Oct 29, 9:00am 0 comments
Where: Newcastle Park and Ride Newcastle, CA (map)
Leader Name: Larry Merlo E-mail: larry_merlo@yahoo.com
Looks like clear sunny skies for Tuesday morning. Lets take a re-ride out to the newly opened road from Sierra College into Bickford Ranch. We return to Newcastle on Wise and Lozanos. Rest stop at McBean Park.
Coffee afterwards at Newcastle Produce.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Bickford Ranch from Newcastle -- 29.3 miles 0.2 Left -- Old State Highway 0.5 Left -- Taylor Road 1.5 Right -- Callison Road 2.9 Left -- Clark Tunnel Road 3.2 Right -- English Colony Way 6.1 Right -- Sierra College Blvd 6.3 Right -- Woodsdale Ct 6.6 Left -- Hillside Ct 6.8 At the traffic circle, take Bickford Rnch Rd 7.0 Right toward Trilogy Rd 7.2 Left -- Vintage Oak Dr 7.4 Cont -- Starglow Dr 8.5 At the traffic circle, take Bickford Rnch Rd 10.1 Left -- Sierra College Blvd 10.7 Left -- Lincoln Newcastle Highway, CA 193 13.3 Right -- 4th St/McBean Park Dr 13.4 Left -- East Ave 13.9 Right -- E 9th St 14.4 Left -- Liberty Ln 14.6 Right -- Virginiatown Rd 15.2 Left -- Hungry Hollow Road 16.4 Right -- Fruitvale Road 16.9 Left -- Crosby Herold Road 17.9 Right -- Wise Road 26.7 Right -- Lozanos Road 28.2 Right -- Ophir Road 28.5 Right -- Taylor Road, CA 193 28.8 Left -- Old State Highway, CA 193 29.1 Left -- Newcastle Road Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: The weather is looking pretty good for this Wednesday's ride. We'll work our way north on Placer Hills Rd, and then take Dog Bar to the first regroup at Wolf Creek Rd. Then we'll make our way to the Alta Sierra Country Club (water & restrooms) via the Clover Valley before returning to Meadow Vista via Dog Bar and Placer Hills. After-ride refreshments and social at The Local Cafe.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Meadow Vista--Alta Sierra -- 32.5 miles 0.1 Left -- Placer Hills Rd 5.3 Left -- Dog Bar Rd 9.9 Left -- Wolf Creek Rd (Regroup) 12.8 Right -- Brewer Rd 13.8 Right -- Clover Valley Rd 15.4 C.V. becomes Rainbow Rd
16.5 Right to stay on Rainbow Rd 16.6 Left -- Carrie Dr 16.7 Left -- Gary Way 16.9 Cont -- Eva Way (Tammy Way) 17.0 Regroup at Alta Sierra Country Club 17.0 Cont straight -- Gary Way 17.3 Right -- Carrie Dr 18.4 Right -- Dog Bar Rd 27.2 Right -- Placer Hills Rd 32.3 Right -- Meadow Vista Rd
32.4 Left into Meadow Vista Park Leader Cell:
RWGPS #11118797 3050 ft vertical
Thursday - Pushing up Daisies Thu, Oct 31, 9:00am 0 comments
Where: Across from Baked & Brewed, 958 Lincoln Way, Auburn (map)
Leader Name: Thomas Piette E-mail: piettes@msn.com
Put on your scariest jersey and go trick or treating on two wheels! We will stop at four cemeteries and have some tricks, treats, stories and fun quizzes at each.
Costumes & decorations highly encouraged but not mandatory. Rest rooms available at downtown Auburn, Newcastle Cemetery, and Griffith Quarry. Snacks and water available in Penryn.
Rain is in the forecast, so if there is a cancellation it will be posted by 7:00 AM.
Coffee, conversation and ghost stories at Baked & Brewed afterward.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Pushing up Daisies -- 27.1 miles 0.0 Right -- High Street 0.3 Right -- College Way 0.3 Left -- College Way 0.4 Right -- Auburn Folsom Road 0.5 Keep Right 0.5 Right -- Maple Street Bridge 0.6 Left -- Placer Street 0.7 Right -- Nevada Street 1.2 Right -- Fulweiler Avenue 1.2 Right -- Old Auburn Cemetery 1.3 Left -- Regroup just inside gate 1.3 Right -- U turn & go back out 1.3 Left -- Fulweiler Avenue 1.4 Right -- Nevada Street 1.8 Left -- Mount Vernon Road
2.5 Left -- Millertown Road
Caution making downhill left turn!
3.3 Keep Left -- Millertown Rd 4.9 Right -- Wise Road 5.8 Left -- Bald Hill Rd 6.1 Right stay on Bald Hill Rd 6.2 Cont -- Chili Hill Rd
6.3 Right -- Boot Hill Ln
Go up to cemetery, REGROUP
6.4 Make a U-turn 6.5 Right -- Chili Hill Rd
10.1 Left -- Gold Hill Rd.
Left, go up to cemetery
REGROUP IN PARKING LOT
10.3 Left -- Gold Hill Road 11.0 Left -- Ridge Road
14.5 Right -CA193 W/Taylor Rd
15.4 Right -- Cemetery Parking
and Restrooms, REGROUP
16.1 Right -- Callison Rd 17.5 Left -- Clark Tunnel Rd 17.9 Left -- English Colony Way 17.9 Right -- Orange Drive 18.1 Left -- Flint Way
18.2 Right -- English Colony Way
18.6 Port-a-potty available at
Griffith Quarry
19.1 Left -- Gilardi Road 19.7 Right -- Gilardi Road 20.9 Left -- Newcastle Road 22.2 Right -- Indian Hill Road 24.6 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 25.2 Right -- Sacramento Street 25.8 Right -- Pacific Avenue 26.4 Left -- Pleasant Avenue 26.7 Right -- High Street 27.0 Left -- Into parking lot 27.1 Finish Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: An oldie, but a goodie. Pretty mellow elevation gains and a nice sprint along Barton (hopefully not a lot of traffic at this time in the morning). Might have a slight chance of rain, email will go out by 8am if ride is cancelled. Social time after the ride at Smithville & Company. EASY ROLLERS please come join us, I will sweep the ride and am happy to hang out at the back of the pack.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Loomis Train Depot 3 24 -- 26.5 miles 0.2 Right -- Taylor Road 1.0 Left -- Sierra College Boulevard 1.2 Left 2.3 Right -- Barton Road 3.5 Keep Right -- Barton Road 3.6 Left -- Barton Road 3.6 Make a U-turn -- Barton Road 6.3 Left -- Reba Drive 6.9 Right -- Carolinda Drive 7.2 Left -- Barton Road 7.4 Left -- Rockhurst Way 7.6 Left -- Hampstead Way 7.7 Right -- Greenbriar Lane 7.9 Right -- Royall Oaks Drive 7.9 Left -- Long Meadow Road 8.0 Left -- Joe Rodgers Road 8.4 Left -- Itchy Acres Road 8.7 Keep Right -- Itchy Acres Road 9.3 Right -- Oak Pine Lane 10.0 Right -- Cavitt Stallman Road 10.7 Left -- Laird Road 12.0 Right -- Wells Avenue 13.0 Right -- Dick Cook Road 14.6 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 15.2 Right -- Lo Mida Lane 16.3 Left -- Rim Rock Circle 16.8 Cont 16.9 Left -- Lake Forest Drive 18.1 Right -- Auburn Folsom Road 19.7 Left -- King Road 19.8 Right -- Brennans Road 21.1 Left -- Rock Springs Road 23.7 Left -- Swetzer Road 26.0 Right -- King Road 26.3 Left -- Webb Street 26.5 Right Leader Cell:
A Night With The Pros | Powless Gran FondoFri, Nov 1, 6:00pm 0 comments
Where: Placer High School, 275 Orange St, Auburn, CA 95603, USA (map)
One of our very own, Nicole Steinmetz, will be showcased at 6 pm Saturday, November 1 at Placer High School Auditorium. Other pros include Nielsen and Shayna Powless, Lachlan Morton, etc. Best of all, it is free and you get to ask silly and absurd questions all evening. Hope to see you there. Wig
There is an A group and a B group. The groups can spread out then you can ride your own pace...usually two or three groups with pairs scattered about and some single riders too.
The ride ranges between 25-30 mi with 2-2500k ft of climbing
The Saturday ride meets at the Flower Farm, unless there is an event at the event center in which case we start in Loomis at the Train Station.
There is an A group and a B group. The groups can spread out then you can ride your own pace...usually two or three groups with pairs scattered about and some single riders too.
The ride ranges between 25-30 mi with 1k-1500k ft of climbing
**Parking: Remember to park in the back gravel lots at the Flower Farm; not the spots along the entryway.
Ride Description and Notes: This Sunday, we ride from Depoe Bay Coffee, in Auburn, 9am. 47 miles and 2600'. Nice and chilly. Roger
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Depoe Bay--Loomis--Penryn -- 46.9 miles 0.7 Left -- Auburn Folsom Rd/Sacramento St 1.9 Left -- Maidu Dr 2.0 Right -- Shirland Tract Rd 3.3 Right to stay on Shirland Tract Rd 3.8 Left to stay on Shirland Tract Rd 3.9 Left to stay on Shirland Tract Rd 4.6 Left -- Auburn Folsom Rd 8.4 Right -- Horseshoe Bar Rd 10.5 Left -- Val Verde Rd 12.2 Val Verde Rd turns slightly Right and becomes Wells Ave 12.5 Left -- Laird Rd 13.8 Right -- Cavitt Stallman Rd 14.5 Left -- Oak Pine Ln 15.2 Left -- Itchy Acres Rd 16.1 Right -- Joe Rodgers Rd 16.6 Right -- Douglas Blvd 16.8 Left -- Barton Rd 18.0 Left -- Macduff Dr 18.4 Left -- Oak Leaf Way 19.3 Left -- Oak Hill Dr 19.6 Right 19.6 Left -- Oak Hill Dr 20.9 Right -- Barton Rd 23.6 Cont -- Olive Ranch Rd 25.3 Right -- Cavitt Stallman Rd 27.7 Left -- Barton Rd 29.4 Right -- Rutherford Canyon Rd 29.7 At the traffic circle, continue straight to stay on Rutherford Canyon Rd 30.7 Left -- Laird Rd 31.8 Cont -- Brace Rd 33.2 Right -- Sierra College Blvd 33.3 Left at Taylor Rd 33.3 Right -- Sierra College Blvd 34.5 Left to stay on Sierra College Blvd 35.2 Left to stay on Sierra College Blvd 35.4 Left -- Delmar Ave 35.9 Left to stay on Delmar Ave 37.2 Cont -- English Colony Way 39.8 Left -- Taylor Rd 42.0 Right -- Old State Hwy 42.3 Right -- Newcastle Rd 42.5 Left -- Indian Hill Rd 44.6 Left to stay on Indian Hill Rd 44.8 Left -- Auburn Folsom Rd 46.4 Right -- High St Leader Cell:
Tuesday RideTue, Nov 5, 9:00am 0 comments
Where: Newcastle Park and Ride Newcastle, CA (map)
Tuesday rides are variable, depending on who leads and who shows up. Generally, the climbing is kept under 2000 feet (usually even less), and the distance is 18-25 miles. Often times, there are no regroups due to the short distances offered. This ride's start location currently starts at the Newcastle Park & Ride.
Coffee and conversation afterwards at Newcastle Produce
Wednesday rides are the most aggressive rides of the week (26-40 miles) and are fairly hilly. Currently, this ride usually starts out of Meadow Vista Park in Meadow Vista. However, always check the calendar for a different start location.
Thursday rides are hilly, shorter, more casually paced rides (usually around 20 miles with approximately 1800 feet of climb). Ride is swept and everyone more or less stays fairly close together. There are also numerous regroups on this ride. Currently, this ride is out of Meadow Vista Park in Meadow Vista. The last Thursday of the month starts out at Railhead Park in Auburn.
The rides usually start at Meadow Vista Park. However, check the calendar for occasional changes to the start location.
Where: Placer High School Theater (map) When: Friday, November 1st at 6:00 PM
What: One of our very own, Nicole Steinmetz, will be showcased at Placer High School Theater. Other pros include Nielsen and Shayna Powless, Lachlan Morton and more. Best of all, it is free and you get to ask silly and absurd questions all evening. More info can be found here: https://www.powlessgranfondo.com/a-night-with-the-pros
Check out highlights of the October 12th Enduro starting from Vacaville in this short YouTube video here: https://youtu.be/a4RnPPs-uXU
Take a look at the photos and great memories from the SFCC Annual Fall BBQ! A special shoutout goes to Kim Moyano for organizing the event, with the generous support of many other club members who helped make it a fun event.
The SFCC does more than just ride around the foothills...we work to improve the riding safety and convenience for all riders in the area. Members of our club have formed a safety and advocacy team working with Placer County to improve the cycling infrastructure and ensure future development includes bicycle friendly features. Read more about our team's current projects and accomplishments and if you are interested in sharing your vision for a fun and safe cycling community.
