Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Touring Club

Registering

Cinderella 2009 is scheduled for March 28, 2009. We will mail the registration forms during the week of January 19th, 2009. We accept them in order of return postmark date, not arrival date. All registered Cinderella Classic 2008 riders, as well as those women who missed the 2008 cut-off, are already on our 2009 mailing list. We mail a bright green confirmation card in mid-February to all registered riders.

Cinderella Stuff

Cinderella Jeopardy

It is becoming increasingly difficult to get permission from counties, cities and towns to stage The Cinderella Classic and Challenge. Why? read more...

Route Description

This unique 100 kilometer (65 mile) bicycle tour for women of all ages winds through Amador, Livermore, Diablo, and San Ramon Valleys. It is mostly flat with a few moderate hills. read more...

Cinderella 2009

Cinderella Challenge

Due to immense popularity, in 2009 we again will offer an optional longer loop - The Cinderella Challenge! For experienced and extra-conditioned riders only. read more...

Get here early!

The Alameda County Fairgrounds is a terrific place to stage an event as popular as our Cinderella Classic Bicycle Ride. While they offer convenient parking, you will want to arrive an hour or two before the ride so that you can check your bike, make sure you have everything you need, etc.

Cinderella Patch

The 2008 Cinderella patch is gorgeous! Click on the thumbnail image to see it! We’ll offer another beautiful patch in 2009!

Special Thanks to our Sponsors

- Lucky Supermarkets
- Clif Bar/Luna Bar
- Dublin Cyclery
- Livermore Amateur Radio
Klub (LARK)
- Livermore Cyclery
- CyclePath Bicycles

Start and Finish Information

The ride will start and end at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton CA. Photo i.d. is not required. Please bring your green Confirmation Card. We pay the parking fee for all registered Cinderellas!

Directions to the Start/Finish Location

From Dublin BART: Turn right after exiting the station. Bear right into parking lot at the end of the walkway and exit onto Willow Road. Stay on Willow (cross Stoneridge), then turn right onto W. Las Positas (watch for pink arrows). Turn left onto Hopyard (watch for pink arrows). Turn right onto Valley Avenue (not Valley Trails Drive). Turn left into Fairgrounds at gate 12 (traffic signal) and check in.
Driving directions from I-680: Exit at Bernal Avenue (south of I-580). Bear right (east) at the bottom of the exit. Proceed east to Valley Avenue (traffic signal). Turn left onto Valley Avenue and right into Fairground parking at gate 12.
Driving directions from I-580: Transition to I-680 South (toward San Jose). Exit at Bernal Avenue. Bear right (east) at the bottom of the exit. Proceed east to Valley Avenue (traffic signal), then left onto Valley Avenue. Turn right into Fairground parking at gate 12.
Driving directions from hotels: Take Dublin Boulevard to either Hacienda or Dougherty and get onto I-580 West. Transition to I-680 South (toward San Jose). Exit at Bernal Avenue. Bear right (east) at the bottom of the exit. Proceed east to Valley Avenue (traffic signal). Turn left onto Valley Avenue, then right into Fairground parking at gate 12.

The Cinderella Challenge

The women who rode it LOVED it, so in 2009 we again will offer an optional longer loop - The Cinderella Challenge! For experienced and extra-conditioned riders only. It includes an additional 30 miles and 2,000 feet of climbing. At mile 31 you turn east and climb Patterson Pass, then enjoy a six-mile descent into the valley. Making a loop, you return via Altamont Pass, Carroll, North Flynn and the great descent of South Flynn, after which you rejoin the Classic route ten miles before the lunch stop. Find more information in your Cinderella Classic registration form, to be mailed the week of January 19th.