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Resolution RIde

Distance: 38 mi.
Pace: B (moderate)
Terrain: 4 (some steep climbs with some relief)
Elevation gain: 3,900 ft.

RideWithGPS route and cue sheet: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/31631458

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You know the routine: set aside sandbagging and excuses, dress warmly, ride up Mt. Diablo with your awesome fellow Spokers to start the new year correctly. This ride will let you see clearly who you are. Join Tony at a moderate B-pace; this is winter, and you’re warmly bundled in holiday fat; this isn’t the time to be killing it on the bike (unless you want to). Did you know the average grade up the north side to the top is less than 6%? (But of course you’ll be doing it for 12.3 miles.) You can do this!

We start at Pleasant Hill BART and take the Iron Horse and Contra Costa Canal Trails before taking backstreets to North Gate Road, where the ascent starts in earnest. We’ll head up and regather at the ranger station at the Junction, (where we hope the rangers will fête us with coffee and donuts as they did last year!) Then it’s four miles to the summit where we’ll regather, do the selfie and social media thing before doing a SAFE descent on South Gate to Danville for lunch at Homegrown (or Lunardi's, which is also nearby). After lunch we’ll roll easily north on Danville Blvd. to Walnut Creek BART. If you don’t want to go to the summit, you can ride 12 miles and 1,700 feet to the junction with South Gate and then descend.

Dress according to the weather, ie. make sure you have enough layers and warm clothing for the descent.

Note: the descent is serious. You should be both confident in your ability to descend and prudently cautious amidst other cyclists and cars.

Rain/black ice cancels. Currently the long range forecast is for no precip on New Years.

Meet at Pleasant Hill BART outside the fare gates.

Meet at 8:45 am, depart at 9:15 am SHARP.

Please RSVP.

If you are coming by BART, be sure to check the BART website for system delays and changes in the train schedule in order to arrive promptly. The first train to PH BART from points west is normally scheduled to arrive at 8:46 am.

For information about Homegrown: http://www.eathomegrown.com/menu
(vegan and vegetarian choices; also hot soup!)


When:
Wednesday, January 1, 2020, 8:45 AM until 3:00 PM
Where:
Pleasant Hill BART, Contra Costa Centre, CA
1365 Treat Blvd.
Pleasant Hill, CA  94597
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Anthony Moy
Ride Host
Category:
Road
Registration is recommended
Payment In Full In Advance Only
No Fee