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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.
7:30 start due to the heat. Old flattish 30 mile ride with little elevation, tending to be on the fast side. Down Auburn Folsom Road to Joe Rodger, clockwise loop through Olive Ranch and Cavitt Stallman. Straightaway on Barton/Brace/Colwell/ English Colony and back up to Newcastle. Quick regroups and sweep will be in the pack vicinity.
Coffee and conversation afterwards at Newcastle Produce. Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Turbo Tuesday -- 29.7 miles 0.4 Keep Right -- Newcastle Road 1.5 Right -- Brennans Road 4.0 Left -- King Road 4.1 Right -- Auburn Folsom Road 10.3 Right -- Joe Rodgers Road 11.1 Right -- Long Meadow Road 11.1 Right -- Royall Oaks Drive 11.2 Left -- Greenbriar Lane 11.3 Left -- Hampstead Way 11.4 Right -- Rockhurst Way 11.7 Right -- Barton Road 12.1 Cont -- Olive Ranch Road 13.8 Right -- Cavitt Stallman Road 16.1 Left -- Barton Road 19.6 Left -- Brace Road 20.7 Right -- Sierra College Boulevard 22.1 Right -- King Road 23.0 Left -- Humphrey Road 24.5 Right -- Colwell Road 25.5 Left -- Swetzer Road 26.1 Right -- English Colony Way 26.8 Left -- Taylor Road 29.2 Right -- Old State Highway 29.5 Right -- Newcastle Road Leader Cell: 530-863-3822
Wednesday - Cake for breakfastWed, Jul 24, 7:00am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: Please join me for a 45 mile ride on the occasion of my 45th birthday. It's going to be toasty so let's roll at 7am. It will be worth waking up a little extra early to get a jump on this hot summer day. You shall be rewarded at the finish with a cool slice of birthday cake, and perhaps a chilly beverage.
Upload the route to your device or print yourself a route sheet as I won't have many. I will not sweep, but I do plan to wait at the top of the primary climbs for the main group. Impromptu water stops along the way if needed.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Ellen's 45th birthday ride -- 45.0 miles 0.3 Right -- King Road 2.8 Left -- Brennans Road 4.1 Right -- Brennans Road 5.3 Left -- Newcastle Road 6.5 Right -- Glenview Road 7.2 Keep Right -- Quail Hill Drive 7.9 Right 8.5 Right -- Vista Cielo Drive 9.3 Left -- Powerhouse Road 9.4 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 10.4 Right -- Tyler Drive 10.7 Right -- Ridgeview Circle 11.1 Left -- Sunrise Ridge Circle 11.2 Right -- Auburn Folsom Road 12.4 Right -- Sacramento Street 13.3 Right -- Auburn Folsom Road 13.9 Right -- Maple Street Bridge 14.0 Left -- Placer Street 14.0 Right -- Nevada Street 15.6 Left -- Nevada Way 15.7 Left 15.8 Left -- Edgewood Road 16.9 Left -- Vineyard Drive 17.0 Right -- Mount Vernon Road 17.7 Right -- Harris Road 19.1 Left -- Atwood Road 20.4 Left -- Mount Vernon Road 21.4 Right -- Bald Hill Road 22.9 Cont -- Crater Hill Road 23.6 Right -- Wise Road 26.4 Right -- Baxter Grade Road 28.5 Left -- Mount Vernon Road 32.7 Left -- Wise Road 33.8 Cont -- Gold Hill Road 36.2 Left -- Ridge Road 37.6 Cont -- Ridge Road 39.7 Right -- Taylor Road, CA 193 39.9 Cont -- Taylor Road 43.0 Left -- Penryn Road 44.4 Right -- King Road 44.8 Loomis Basin Community Park Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: On the last Thursday of each month we meet at Railhead Park in Auburn, for a casually paced ride down to Folsom Lake at Rattlesnake Bar, returning to the Park via Indian Hill Rood. We hit the road at 7:30 AM, bring lots of water as it will get hot. We will have multiple regroups, and the ride will be swept. I still am unable to ride, but will be there to welcome all, with route sheets, and send you off, with a designated leader. Coffee and stories following the ride. Hope to see you there!, Ron
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Railhead to Railhead Loop -- 19.7 miles 0.0 Right 0.0 Left -- Pacific Avenue 0.1 Keep Right -- Dale Drive 0.2 Right 1.0 Cont -- Maidu Drive 1.7 Left -- Burlin Way 1.9 Left -- Peregrine Way 1.9 Right -- Talon Way 2.0 Right -- Arroyo Drive 2.2 Right -- Arroyo Drive 2.2 Left -- Crockett Road 2.6 Right -- Andregg Road 2.8 Left -- Shirland Tract Road 3.2 Right -- Shirland Tract Road 4.1 Keep Right -- Shirland Tract Road 4.5 Right -- Shirland Tract Road 4.5 Left -- Rattlesnake Road 6.0 Left -- Rattlesnake Road 9.5 Left -- Newcastle Road 10.1 Keep Right -- Newcastle Road 10.4 Right -- Newcastle Road 10.4 Make a U-turn -- Newcastle Road 10.5 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 11.9 Right -- King Road 12.0 Right -- Brennans Road 13.3 Right -- Brennans Road 14.4 Left -- Newcastle Road 15.4 Left -- Newcastle Road 16.0 Right -- Indian Hill Road 18.4 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 18.9 Right -- Sacramento Street 19.5 Right -- Pacific Avenue Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: A bit cooler weather for this jaunt from FF on familiar roads to AR Bike Trail and Johnny Cash and back
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- FF - Johnny Cash Loop (copy) -- 32.6 miles 0.1 Right -- Horseshoe Bar Rd 0.1 Right -- Auburn Folsom Rd 1.4 Right -- Dick Cook Rd 3.0 Left -- Val Verde Rd 3.7 Val Verde Rd turns slightly Right and becomes Wells Ave 4.0 Left -- Laird Rd 5.3 Right -- Cavitt Stallman Rd 6.0 Left -- Oak Pine Ln 6.7 Left -- Itchy Acres Rd 7.6 Right -- Joe Rodgers Rd 8.0 Right -- Long Meadow Rd 8.0 Right -- Royall Oaks Dr 8.1 Left -- Greenbriar Ln 8.3 Left -- Hampstead Way 8.4 Right -- Rockhurst Way 8.6 Left -- Barton Rd 11.0 Left -- Oak Hill Dr 11.9 Cont -- Beals Point- RE-GROUP 12.3 Right 12.5 Left -- Beals Point 12.5 Left -- Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail 13.9 Cont straight on Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail 15.8 Left to stay on Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail 16.0 Left 16.2 Left -- Leidesdorff St 16.4 Right 16.5 Left 17.7 Cont straight 18.5 Take the pedestrian overpass 18.5 Cont straight 20.1 Left -- Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail 21.4 Right -- Beals Point 21.7 Left -- Beals Point 22.0 Cont -- Oak Hill Dr 22.1 Right -- Oak Leaf Way 23.0 Right -- Macduff Dr 23.4 Right -- Barton Rd 25.2 Right to stay on Barton Rd 27.5 Right -- Wells Ave 29.0 Left -- Val Verde Rd 29.8 Right -- Dick Cook Rd 31.4 Left -- Auburn Folsom Rd 32.5 Left-- Horseshoe Bar Leader Cell:
Ride Description and Notes: Join us on Saturday. The ride is what I typically do with regroups at the boat ramp and then Clark Tunnel hill.
It should be a little cooler on Saturday so I left the start time at 8:00. Hope to see you then.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Flower Farm Rattlesnake Clark Tunnel 25 -- 26.8 miles 0.0 Left -- Flower Farm 0.0 Right -- Horseshoe Bar Road 0.1 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 0.8 Keep Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 0.9 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road
2.5 Right -- Newcastle Road 3.5 Right -- Rattlesnake Road 5.3 Right 5.3 Left -- Rattlesnake Road 7.0 Right -- Rattlesnake Road 8.5 Left -- Shirland Tract Road 8.6 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 8.9 Right -- Powerhouse Road 10.7 Right -- Newcastle Road 11.5 Left -- Old State Highway 11.6 Right -- Old State Highway 11.8 Left -- Taylor Road 12.8 Right -- Callison Road 14.1 Keep Right -- Callison Road 14.2 Right -- Clark Tunnel Road 14.8 Left -- Clark Tunnel Road 16.7 Right -- Clark Tunnel Road 17.8 Right -- English Colony Way 17.9 Left -- Swetzer Road 20.3 Left -- King Road 21.8 Right -- Val Verde Road 23.8 Left -- Dick Cook Road 25.4 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road
26.7 Left -- Horseshoe Bar Road 26.8 Left -- Flower Farm 26.8 Right -- Flower Farm Leader Cell:
Sunday - Loomis to Auburn and back Sun, Jul 28, 8:00am 0 comments
Ride Description and Notes: Moderately hilly ride along mostly lightly traveled rural roads with options for water/restrooms. Potential to stop at Baker and the Cakemaker or Baked and Brewed. Option to go up to the top of Clark Tunnel.
Route Cue Sheet --------------------------------------------- Loomis to Auburn and back -- 40.3 miles 0.0 Right -- King Road 0.6 Right -- Val Verde Road 2.6 Left -- Dick Cook Road 4.2 Left -- Auburn Folsom Road 6.4 Left -- King Road 6.5 Right -- Brennans Road 7.8 Right -- Brennans Road 7.9 Right -- Rock Springs Road 9.1 Left -- Auburn Folsom Rd 9.3 Right -- Newcastle Rd 10.4 Left -- Rattlesnake Rd 11.9 Right -- Shirland Tract Rd 12.6 Left -- Rim View Circle 13.1 Left -- Shirland Tract Road 13.5 Keep Right -- Shirland Tract Road 13.8 Left -- Shirland Tract Road 14.9 Right -- Rosemary Dr 15.2 Left -- Burlin Way 15.3 Left -- Perkins Way 15.9 Left -- Carolyn Street 16.0 Right -- Sacramento Street 16.4 Right -- Pacific Avenue 17.0 Cont -- Pleasant Ave 17.3 Right -- High St 17.7 Left -- Lincoln Way 18.0 Right -- Maple Street 18.0 Keep Right 18.1 Right -- Maple Street Bridge 18.2 Left -- Placer Street 18.2 Left -- Nevada Street 18.6 Keep Right 18.6 Cont -- Ophir Road 19.3 Keep Right -- Wise Road 20.8 Left -- Bald Hill Road 21.3 Left -- Lozanos Road 21.4 Left -- Geraldson Road 22.4 Right -- Ophir Rd 23.3 Right -- Taylor Rd 23.6 Left -- CA-193 W 23.7 Left -- Old State Hwy 23.9 Left -- Newcastle Rd 25.4 Right -- Gilardi Rd 27.2 Right -- Rock Springs Rd 27.8 Cont -- English Colony Way 28.3 Right -- Clark Tunnel Rd 29.3 Left -- Clark Tunnel Road 30.3 Make a U-turn -- Clark Tunnel Road 31.6 Right -- Gold Rush Way 32.2 Right -- Butler Road 32.7 Keep Left -- Butler Road 33.6 Left -- Butler Road 34.4 Right -- English Colony Way 34.9 Keep Left -- Delmar Avenue 36.2 Left -- Citrus Colony Road 36.9 Right -- Humphrey Road 37.9 Left -- King Rd 40.1 Right -- Ong Pl Leader Cell:
Tuesday RideTue, Jul 30, 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 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.
All Pace FridayFri, Aug 2, 8:00am 0 comments
Where: Flower Farm ,Loomis Train Station, Loomis Basin Park (map)
ll Pace Ride. Riders ride at their own pace or form groups riding at a similar pace. Often, there are no regroups due to the short distances offered. Approximately 25 miles. No sweep. Parking at the Flower Farm should not be in front of the Cafe but in the gravel parking lot toward the back. Coffee and conversation afterward at the Flower Farm Cafe. Alternate start locations are: Loomis Train Station and Loomis Basin Park
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 rides are at least 40 miles in length, giving moderate level riders the chance to ride a little further than our average distance. You'll find some rides that are flattish and some that are killer hilly. The average pace of the Sunday rides varies hugely based on the distance and the amount of climb. The start location of this ride varies weekly, so check the calendar.
The order window is once again open for you to order the new SFCC jersey, jacket, shorts, arm warmers, etc. Unfortunately, the Voler representatives that used to bring clothing to our rides for us to try on have not been replaced yet. There is contact info on the link below and/or you can call 800-488-6537 for additional assistance.You can contact Deb Hallford for questions at merchandice@sfcyclists.org.
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.
