Local Rides

Disclaimer: Bicycle riding is an inherently dangerous sport. The weekly rides are open to the public and Velo Club Monterey does not organize, sponsor, nor assume any liability for your participation in these rides. The VCM web site acts as a go between for the benefit of all riders who like to ride with others and want to share their rides.  This web site posts a variety of regular on-going rides established by local riders.

Also, if you are new to group riding please take a few minutes to read these Group Riding Tips or our Basics of Friendly & Safe Group Rides post.

NOTE: DUE TO COVID, WE CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED RIDES. PLEASE RIDE ONLY IN SMALL GROUPS WITH PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND TRUST ARE SAFE.

Regularly Scheduled Rides

–Road–

9:00 am, Starting near the Custom House on Old Fisherman’s Wharf the No Real Job Ride is a hilly ride that starts out along the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail, heads through Former Fort Ord and Barloy Canyon and ending at East Village Coffeehouse. 30mi. +/- Everyone is welcome.
View Tuesday No Real Job route here.

 

–Mountain–

Please visit the Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA) website for Mountain bike ride schedules.

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–Track–

Have you ever wanted to try track racing or just get in some time on a velodrome? The Hellyer Park Velodrome has a
Saturday Morning Beginner Sessions open to everyone.

When: Every Saturday 8:30-11:30AM
Cost: $10 to ride. $20 to rent a track bikes. $6 for parking, or by a yearly permit for $90.

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–Non-Scheduled Rides–

Road Bike Rides

• “The Loop” An 87 mile ride that loops through the Salinas and Carmel Valley. A Monterey area classic
  The Loop route starting from Carmel Valley Village
  
• “The Pie Ride” to Gizdich Ranch.
  Pie Ride route starting at Monterey Wharf – 70 miles.
  Pie Ride “Lite” route starting from Pezzini Farms – 42 miles.
• “Strawberry Fields Forever Rides”
  Beautiful rides through the farmlands surrounding Watsonville, Elkhorn Slough areas.
  30 MILE ROUTE
  100K ROUTE
  100 MILE ROUTE
  
  GPS downloads are now available for most of the above routes.  These are for riders that have GPS-enabled bicycle computers; especially those that have mapping support.    To download the route information to suitable GPS-enabled devices just open the link for the map of the route you want; click on the Export tab on the right, and then click on the format (TCX Course usually works best).
  Follow the instructions for your device, such as http://ridewithgps.com/help/garmin-edge-800 (downloading either to your computer and then to your Garmin, or directly to your Garmin).

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TWILIGHT CYCLING RIDES AT WEATHER-TECH RACEWAY – LAGUNA SECA

WeatherTech Raceway Twilight Cycling

Monthly twilight rides allow cyclists to experience the excitement of pedaling WeatherTech Laguna Seca’s 11-turn, 2.238-mile course. The ride is highlighted by the legendary Corkscrew turn that drops an equivalent of 5 1/2 stories. Rides generally run from 5:30–7:30 p.m. (5-7 p.m. in the winter months), and are open to all levels of cyclists. Helmets are required and the cost is $10 per rider.