This page registers you for Group A (Brisk pace).
You may change rides between A and B at the start by communicating with the hosts
Ride Hosts: Randy Simpson (Group A, Brisk pace)
Satish Sathe & Rebecca Wood (Group B, Leisurely pace)
Cell Phones: Randy 925-980-9304
Satish 408-568-6237
Rebecca 925-577-3842
Name of Ride: Livermore, June 10th.
Types: Group A. Brisk pace. Occasional regroups. Moderate grades with one steep grade.
Group B. Leisurely pace with many regroups. Easy to one moderate grades.
When: Saturday, 10 June 2023, Rolling at 9:00AM. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for checkin.
Starting/Ending Location: Livermore’s Ernie Rodrigues Softball Field. Group A & B rides will both start and end at Livermore’s Ernie Rodrigues Softball Field; water and restrooms are available.
Start Time: Rolling at 9AM
Refreshments at Home Grown Hops: Water, locally crafted beer, food trucks likely (3000 Mines Rd, Livermore). Service begins at Noon, but you can arrive earlier. Home Grown Hops is ~1 mile from the finish. You may want to complete the ride and then drive back to Home Grown Hops for after ride fun.
Ride Details
Group A: We will ride to North Livermore Rd., through Spring Town to Old Altamont Pass Road. From there we will ride east to the California aqueduct at Midway. Midway connects to Patterson Pass and we will ride to Cross Road in Livermore and return to the start via Tesla Road.
There will be an optional stop with water, beer, and food trucks (likely) available for at the end of the ride at Home Grown Hops (3000 Mines Rd, Livermore, CA 94550). You may want to complete the ride and then drive back to Home Grown Hops for after ride fun.
This route goes through a sparsely populated regions. Make sure to leave the start fully hydrated, two-full water bottles on your bicycle, and with some energy snacks.
History Nugget:
Group A: The Old Altamont Road originated as part of the Lincoln Highway named after President Abraham Lincoln. In 1913 the Lincoln Highway Association was created and the transcontinental roadway project was completed in 1915. The Lincoln Highway started in Times Square in New York and ended at Lincoln Park in San Francisco. The Lincoln Highway was also referred to as Altamont Pass Road which in addition to the roadway had two railroad rights of way. The Altamont Pass Road was bypassed in c. 1937 with a roadway higher on the summit, today’s HWY580.
Group B: We will ride to Livermore’s Sycamore Grove via Holdner Park and then head north to Collier Canyon. From there we will ride east and eventually get to Greenville Rd. Then it is on to the finish.
There will be an optional stop at Homegrown Hops (3000 Mines Rd, Livermore, CA 94550) ~1 mile from the finish, water, beer, and food trucks (likely) will be available. You may want to complete the ride and then drive back to Home Grown Hops for after ride fun.
The pace will be leisurely with frequent regroups. You can reverse the route to shorten the distance at any point.
History Nugget:
Group B: Near ride mile 9.5 27 kidnap victims were buried alive in a truck in the gravel quarry. The Chowchilla Kidnapping of 1976, as it is known, was carried out by three young men. They abducted a school bus driver and his 26 young passengers. Under gunpoint the 27 victims were ordered into a truck that was buried in the quarry. Ransom was sought from the parents.
The bus driver and one of the oldest children were able to open a hatch in the roof of the truck and dug out an escape route. After 16 hrs underground all 27 escaped to safety. The three kidnappers were sentenced to life in prison. A movie was made about the abduction in 1993.
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All participants must register online on the VSBC website or via the Wild Apricot app. You do not need to be a VSBC member, but we’d appreciate your support and you’ll appreciate the many benefits in being a member.
Not sure if you can make it? Register now and you can unregistered before the rolling time by going to the ride calendar event, clicking on “already registered”, and then clicking on “cancel registration”. Or, on the Wild Apricot app go to your event ticket and click “cancel”.
Summary
Starting/ending location: Livermore’s Ernie Rodrigues Park
Group A
Ride Host: Randy Simpson
Cell Phone: 925-980-9304
Ride rating: Brisk pace. Occasional regroups. Moderate grades with one steep one.
Estimated Mileage: 34.2 miles.
Elevation gain: 2,135 ft.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43082981
Group B
Ride Hosts: Satish Sathe & Rebecca Wood
Cell Phones: 408-568-6237 & 925-577-3842
Ride rating: Leisurely pace with many regroups. Easy grades.
Estimated Mileage: 37.0 miles.
Elevation gain: 1,089 ft.
Link to the ride ‘turn by turn’ instructions (Ride with GPS)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43083591
