Date: Sunday, Dec. 5
Meet time: 9:30 a.m.
Ride-out time: 10:00 a.m.
Meeting place: Three blocks west of the Mountain View Caltrain and VTA station, in the overflow parking lot at the corner of Evelyn Avenue and Franklin Street. (map)
City: Mountain View
Rain policy: Heavy rain cancels
Category: 2 - Medium pace (10-12 mph)
Terrain: 2 - rolling hills
Miles: 22
Description:
Whether you're a first-time ALCer or a veteran rider, join us as we kick off another season of training in Mountain View with the first of three "early-bird" rides on consecutive Sundays. Meet new faces and reconnect with friends from past adventures on this mostly easy ride that goes ever so gently into the beginning of the foothills. We'll help you on the road, and we can help answer your questions about the ride, your bicycle, and the upcoming training season.
From downtown Mountain View, we'll head into Sunnyvale to begin our very gradual climb to De Anza College in Cupertino. Then we'll tackle our one hill of the day, westbound McClellan as it crosses Stevens Creek. It's very short but a little attention-getting, and it's perfectly OK to walk it. (In ALC, we call that "cross-training.") Then we'll ride on Foothill Expressway, a very popular bicycling route, to our rest stop in Los Altos Hills. After that, we'll continue into Palo Alto and then head back down for a flat return into Mountain View. Total climbing for the day is only about 550 feet.
Riders from all over Northern California are invited! Southbound Caltrain from San Francisco arrives at 9:29 a.m. Note that if you arrive via train or light rail, you'll need to walk three blocks northwest from the station, across Castro Street, to the corner of Evelyn and Franklin.
IMPORTANT: The meeting place is not at the Caltrain station itself. Check the map link if you're not familiar with the area.
Be sure to check the Training section of the ALC website for information on how to prepare for a training ride and what you must and should bring.
Leaders: Chris Thomas, Thomas Fortin, Kevin Hunter, Ally Kemmer, Linda Kemmer, Dan England, Genevieve Evenhouse
RSVPs are requested but not required. 