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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 Penryn Park and Ride - Rolling at 8:00 am, we'll meander around Loomis - New Castle and head out to West to McBean park for our regroup/rest stop. Then back through Sun City and Rocklin.
Coffee at Roanie's after the ride.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Penryn Park & Ride 12.25 -- 31.4 miles 0.1 Right -- Penryn Road 0.8 Left -- King Road 3.6 Left -- Kingmont Drive 4.1 Right -- Auburn Folsom Road 5.2 Left -- Newcastle Road 8.1 Right -- Old State Highway 8.3 Cont -- Old State Highway 8.3 Keep Right -- Old State Highway 8.4 Right -- Taylor Road 8.6 Left -- Ridge Road 9.0 Keep Left -- Ridge Road 9.2 Cont -- Ridge Road 10.1 Cont -- Ridge Road 10.7 Keep Right -- Ridge Road 10.8 Cont -- Ridge Road 12.2 Keep Right -- Ridge Road 12.2 Right -- Gold Hill Road 12.8 Left -- Virginiatown Road 13.2 Keep Right -- Virginiatown Road 15.0 Left -- Fowler Road 15.1 Right -- Virginiatown Road 18.8 Left -- East Avenue 19.5 Right -- McBean Park Drive 19.5 Left 19.7 Right -- McBean Park Drive 20.0 Right -- Ferrari Ranch Road 20.4 Left -- Sun City Boulevard 21.7 Left -- Del Webb Boulevard 21.9 Left -- Stoneridge Boulevard 23.0 Left -- Twelve Bridges Drive 24.3 Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 25.1 Left -- English Colony Way 26.2 Right -- Humphrey Road 26.5 Keep Right -- Humphrey Road 26.6 Right -- Humphrey Road 26.6 Make a U-turn -- Humphrey Road 28.4 Left -- King Road 29.0 Left -- Taylor Road 30.8 Right -- Penryn Road Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: Come join SFCC this Saturday for a fun ride around the Penryn/Newcastle/Loomis area. It's going to warm up quickly on Saturday so we'll climb Powerhouse early on and enjoy mostly flat roads on the way back.
Stay for (iced?) coffee and conversation at Roanie's after the ride.
Please print or download your own route sheet.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- PP&R 25.2 Powerhouse -- 25.2 miles 0.1 Right -- Penryn Road 0.3 Left -- Boulder Creek Road 0.3 Right -- Boulder Creek Road 1.3 Right -- Aspen Drive
1.7 Right -- Rock Springs 2.7 Left -- Brennans Road 3.8 Left -- Newcastle Road 4.7 Right -- Powerhouse Road 6.5 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 6.8 Right -- Shirland Tract Road 6.9 Right -- Rattlesnake Road 8.4 Right -- Newcastle Road 9.5 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 13.1 Right -- Dick Cook Road 14.7 Left -- Val Verde Road 16.9 Right -- Barton Road 18.8 Left -- Brace Road 19.9 Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 21.3 Right -- King Road 22.7 Left -- Taylor Road 24.5 Right -- Penryn Road 25.2 Right -- Boyington Road Leader Cell:
Enduro June LawndaleSat, Jun 28, 9:00am 0 comments
Where: 1205 Redwood Way, Petaluma, CA 94954, USA (map)
This month’s Enduro ride is all about putting in some solid miles on rolling roads with killer views.
Plan to roll out around 9 a.m., but we’ll shift start times if it looks like it’s going to get too warm.
The route features steady climbs and fast descents — nothing too aggressive, but enough to keep your legs working and your heart rate honest. It’s a pace that challenges without beating you up, perfect for riders who want to push a bit but still enjoy the ride.
Make sure your bike’s dialed, bring enough food and water, and it's a good idea to have a riding partner. No sweep.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45779583 Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Saturday Long - Lawndale -- 53.8 miles 0.0 Cont -- Redwood Way 0.2 Left -- N McDowell Blvd 0.3 Right -- Old Redwood Hwy N/Redwood Hwy N 1.7 Right -- Main St/Petaluma Hill Rd 4.1 Right -- Roberts Rd/Roberts Ranch Rd 5.4 Cont -- Pressley Rd 8.3 Left -- Sonoma Mountain Rd 10.5 Left -- Bennett Valley Rd 13.4 Cont -- Yulupa Ave 13.9 Right -- Bethards Dr 14.4 Left -- Summerfield Rd 16.3 Right -- Montgomery Dr 18.6 Cont -- Melita Rd 19.2 Right -- CA-12 E 19.5 Pedestrian Access to Stone Bridge Rd 19.7 Right to stay on Stone Bridge Rd 21.0 Right -- Oakmont Dr 22.4 Left -- Valley Oaks Dr 22.5 Right -- Pythian Rd 23.3 Right -- CA-12 E 24.2 Right -- Lawndale Rd 25.9 Right -- Schultz Rd 27.1 Left -- Bristol Rd 27.2 Cont straight -- Lawndale Rd 28.2 Right -- Warm Springs Rd 29.8 Left to stay on Warm Springs Rd 32.1 Right -- Henno Rd 32.2 Left -- O'Donnell Ln 32.2 Right -- Arnold Dr 32.4 Left 32.5 Right -- Arnold Dr 32.7 Left -- Warm Springs Rd 32.7 Right -- Henno Rd 34.3 Right -- Henno Ranch Rd 34.6 Right -- Dunbar Rd 35.9 Left -- Arnold Dr 35.9 Right -- CA-12 E 36.3 Sonoma Valley Pak 36.5 Right 36.5 Right 36.6 Keep Right -- Valley of the Moon Trail 37.7 Keep Right 37.8 Right -- Arnold Drive 38.8 Left -- Warm Springs Rd 40.0 Left -- Sonoma Mountain Rd 40.9 Right to stay on Sonoma Mountain Rd 45.5 Left -- Pressley Road 49.2 Right -- Roberts Road 49.7 Left -- Petaluma Hill Road 52.0 Left -- Old Redwood Highway 53.2 Left 53.2 Right 53.3 Right 53.3 Left -- Redwood Way Leader Cell:
Sunday - Palisades, Ward Canyon, Barker from Olympic Valley Park Sun, Jun 29, 9:00am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: Warmup to Palisades OAB, then Truckee River Bike Trail, Hwy 89, then the climb to the top of Ward Canyon. Return to Hwy 89, Immediately after turning onto Barker Pass Rd, we will stop at the bathrooms. Then it is 6.7 miles to the top of Barker Pass. We'll return back to the cars using Hwy 89, then the Truckee River Bike Trail.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Palisades, Ward Canyon, Barker from Olympic Valley Park -- 45.9 miles 0.0 Left -- Olympic Vly Rd 2.2 Make a U-turn 4.5 Cross 89 at light, Right -- bike trail 9.5 Right cross bridge 9.6 Right -- Bike Trail 9.7 Keep Left 10.0 Right 10.6 Right -- West Lake Boulevard 11.9 Right -- Pineland Dr 12.3 Left -- Twin Peaks Dr 12.5 Cont -- Ward Creek Blvd 14.1 Cont -- Courchevel Rd 16.3 REGROUP at top 16.3 Cont -- Gstaad Rd 17.0 Right -- Courchevel Rd 18.6 Cont -- Ward Creek Blvd 20.2 Right -- Ward Ave 20.6 Right to stay on Ward Ave 20.8 Right -- CA-89 S 22.4 Right -- Barker Pass Rd 22.4 Right 22.6 Right -- Barker Pass Road 29.4 REGROUP, then U-turn at Barker Pass (dirt) 36.3 Left to bathrooms 36.4 Left -- Barker Pass Road 36.4 Left -- West Lake Boulevard 39.8 Left -- Cathedral Drive 39.8 Right -- bike trail 40.3 Left 40.5 Right -- bike trail 40.7 Left and cross bridge 40.7 Left -- Truckee River Bike Trail 45.7 Left -- Olympic Valley Bike Trail 45.9 Right 45.9 Done Leader Cell:
Tuesday - Wise Up Tue, Jul 1, 8:00am 0 comments
Where: Newcastle Park and Ride Newcastle, CA (map)
Leader Name: Jennifer Ivey E-mail: jbivey83@gmail.com
Ride Description and Notes: Please join us at the Newcastle Park and Ride for a short and sweet trip down Ridge and coming back up to town via Wise Rd. Regroups at Garden Bar and the fire station on Wise. Coffee and conversation at Newcastle Produce following the ride.
Please print or download your own route sheet.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Wise Up -- 21.9 miles 0.2 Right -- Old State Highway 0.4 Cont -- Old State Highway 0.4 Keep Right -- Old State Highway, CA 193 0.5 Right -- Taylor Rd 0.8 Left -- Ridge Rd 4.3 Right -- Gold Hill Rd 5.0 Left -- Virginiatown Rd 7.1 Right -- Fowler Rd 8.1 Left -- Fruitvale Rd 8.4 Right -- Garden Bar Rd 9.5 Right -- W Wise Rd 10.0 Left -- Wise Rd 11.0 Right to stay on Wise Rd 11.7 Right to stay on Wise Rd 12.2 Left to stay on Wise Rd 12.9 Left to stay on Wise Rd 14.0 Right to stay on Wise Rd 19.2 Right -- Ophir Rd 21.1 Right -- Taylor Rd 21.4 Left -- Old State Highway, CA 193 21.5 Keep Left -- Old State Highway 21.7 Left -- Newcastle Road Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: Taking this ride from Larry Merlo which he did in May since I haven't been through this new development yet.
Lets take a ride out to the service road from Sierra College into Bickford Ranch and check out the building progress.
We return to Newcastle on Wise and Lozanos. Rest stop at McBean Park.
I will sweep and be going at a slower pace so all those riders that want a nice slower paced ride, COME JOIN ME!! :)
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Bickford Ranch from Newcastle -- 29.3 miles 0.2 Left -- Old State Highway 0.2 Right -- Old State Highway 0.5 Left -- Taylor Road 1.5 Right -- Callison Road 2.8 Keep Left -- 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 6.4 Left 6.6 Left -- Hillside Ct 6.8 At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit -- Bickford Rnch Rd 7.0 Right toward Trilogy Rd 7.1 Cont -- Trilogy Rd 7.2 Left -- Vintage Oak Dr 7.4 Cont -- Starglow Dr 7.8 Left 8.3 Left 8.5 At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit -- Bickford Rnch Rd 8.8 At the traffic circle continue straight to stay on Bickford Rnch 10.1 Left -- Sierra College Blvd 10.7 Left -- Lincoln Newcastle Highway, CA 193 13.3 Left 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 21.2 Right -- Wise Road 22.3 Left -- Wise Road 26.6 Keep Right -- Wise Road 26.6 Left -- 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 28.9 Keep Left -- Old State Highway 29.1 Left -- Newcastle Road Leader Cell:
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.
Ride Description and Notes: Our traditional Drum Powerhouse route, except our rest stop will be at the 76 gas station across the freeway on Ridge Rd on our return trip.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Colfax to Drum Powerhouse -- 39.8 miles 0.0 Right -- South Main Street 0.4 Left -- Colfax Highway 1.3 Right -- Rollins Lake Road 2.6 Right -- Glen Elder Road 2.7 Left -- Norton Grade Road 5.5 Right -- Magra Road 9.7 Right -- Gold Run Road 10.1 Left -- Lincoln Road 10.1 Cont -- Lincoln Road 11.7 Left -- Ridge Road 13.7 Left -- Main Street 13.9 Keep Left -- Drum Power House Road 19.6 Make a U-turn -- Drum Power House Road 25.3 Left -- Main Street 25.4 Right -- Ridge Road 27.6 Left 27.7 76 Gas Station Rest Stop 27.9 Left -- Lincoln Road 29.6 Right -- Gold Run Road 30.0 Left -- Magra Road 34.1 Cont -- Rollins Lake Road 37.0 Left -- Glen Elder Road 37.1 Right -- Norton Grade Road 38.3 Left -- Rollins Lake Road 38.5 Left -- Colfax Highway 39.4 Right -- South Main Street 39.8 Left Leader Cell:
The Saturday ride USUALLY meets at PENYN PARK AND RIDE.
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 1500k- 2000k ft of climbing.
Sunday - The Powerhouse at the End of the World (Mosquito Ridge to Interbay Powerhouse) Sun, Jul 6, 8:00am 0 comments
Climbers wanted!!! Join me on Sunday July 6th, as we head up Mosquito Ridge Road. We will meet at 24340 Mainstreet in Foresthill.
>>Bring plenty of water – there is no water on this route!! The current forecast is a high of 86 degrees. If it goes much over 86 degrees, the route will be changed on the Friday before.<<
For Option 1, the turnaround point is the Mosquito Ridge Lookout Trailhead, and it is marked on the map. This option is 35.5 miles and 4700’ of climbing.
Option 2 is for the adventurous climbers, we will go further up the road and turn on an unnamed road down to the Interbay Dam. Coming back up is a significant climbing challenge – 5 miles and 2200 feet of climbing. Kayakers who put in at this dam call it the “End of the World Powerhouse.”
Please remember, there is no water on this route, so please bring plenty of water depending on the weather.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- The Powerhouse at the End of the World (Mosquito Ridge to Interbay Powerhouse) -- 50.9 miles 0.1 Left -- Foresthill Rd 0.2 Left -- Mosquito Ridge Rd
17.6 Turn around point for Option 1
20.6 Right down unmarked Interbay Road 30.4
Left -- Mosquito Ridge Rd
39.8 Right to stay on Mosquito Ridge Rd 50.8 Right -- Foresthill Rd 50.9 Right -- Main St - Done! Leader Cell:
Tuesday RideTue, Jul 8, 8:00am 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 1500-2500 feet, and the distance is 18-25 miles. Oftentimes, there are no regroups due to the short distances offered. This ride's start location is currently at the Newcastle Park & Ride.
Coffee and conversation afterward 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.
Team SFCC finished in FIRST place in "Most Miles" with 51780 miles. This beat last year's total of 48637 -- even with three extra days last year in April. The record mileage year for SFCC was 56710 in 2017.
Ellen Sherrill finished with the most miles, 1641, beating her last year's 1st place total of 1447. The highest SFCC total was 3108 miles by Joe Englert in 2018.
Eleven riders had over 1000 miles tying the record set in 2015,16,17, and 18.
108 riders logged miles with Team SFCC. Last year had 109. The record year was 121 in 2017.
Seven fewer women and six more men participated this year vs. last year.
Nine riders logged SFCC miles each year since 2013...see link below.
Where: Petaluma, CA When: Thurs, June 26th through Sun, June 29th
Spectacular Routes: Each day offers a mix of rolling countryside, quiet backroads, and breathtaking coastal views. From the iconic Point Reyes Lighthouse to the scenic vineyards of Sonoma County, these routes will challenge and inspire riders of all levels. Routes can be found here Evening Fun: After the rides, kick back and relax at our host hotel. Enjoy group dinners, storytelling, and plenty of chances to relive the day’s highlights. Hotel: Sorry, Home2Suites, the hotel base camp, is currently fully booked.
Don’t miss out on the cycling event of the year! Pack your bike, sense of adventure, and love for two-wheeled fun. Summer Camp is calling! Please note: you must be a SFCC member to attend.
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.
