The last ride of 2018

SC Velo/Incycle 2018 Christmas Toy Drive

San Dimas, California (December 3, 2018) – The Southern California Velo Cycling Club (SC Velo) and Incycle Bicycle Stores are sponsoring a Christmas Toy Collection Drive which began on Friday November 23rd and will conclude on Sunday December 16^th  with a Toy Ride to take the collected toys to the San Dimas Sheriff’s station so that they can be distributed to needy families.  Everyone is invited to join with SC Velo and Incycle to support this worthy cause by donating toys and/or participating in the Toy Ride.

New unwrapped toys can be left in collection bins at  Incycle Bicycle Stores in San Dimas, Chino, Pasadena, and Rancho Cucamonga ( see: http://incycle.com ) between now and December 15^th.  Incycle’s newest store is also conducting a Toy Drive for the Santa Clarita area.

The SC Velo Toy Ride will depart from the San Dimas Incycle store on Sunday, December 16^th at about 9:00 AM for an easy, no-drop, 1 hour+ ride to the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station to turn the collected toys over to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department representatives.

All toys collected as part of this drive will be delivered to kids of needy families by deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas station.  Last year, the San Dimas station was able to help a large number of families during the Christmas holiday because of our Toy Drive.

 

Contact:
Bill McCusker
SC Velo Secretary
Bill@McCusker.org
(626) 335-6663

Yes I did get off the couch and rode my bike today!

GMR closure 10/14 - 10/17 due to fire danger. Posted on the LA county Road Closure site.

Three rides during the week! Must be the new cleats.

Bugs are a motivating factor to ride faster on a Monday evening. Weather was warm 90F as autumn sun sets a litter sooner.

Bob was cycling up GMR on his way to the Baldy Village.

Getting the band back together again. Me, Matt and Ron.

GMR has reopened!

Gmr is closed with a police officer there

Fire up Azusa Canyon.

North of GMR. I'm in Missoula Montana.

New signage on GMR

Bills ride this morning

Definitely a spectacle

Matt saw five full sized buses on the road today

Fire at Morris Damn on Highway 39 mm 19.89

GMR closed to motor traffic. Pedestrians and bicycles allowed. Closed until 8/8 due to heat and fire danger.

GMR closed to ALL traffic until 11 AM due to OTS incident

Here is the Fourth of July crowd at the top of GMR. Always someone to pass you by or to ride

Ray and Troy were peddling their way to the ski lifts. Ray was Navigator and Troy was the engine. Many cyclists cheered them on. Troy is blind and it was his first ride up Glendora Mountain Road. Great to hang with a couple of animals.

Best day of the year. July 4th 2018. The gate is closed on GMR and 800-1000 people rode their bikes this morning.

GMR closed until July 9th

GMR Closed. GRR closed for July 4th. Here's the info from the San Dimas Sheriffs' via Bill:

have just been notified by the San Dimas Sheriff's Dept that Glendora Mountain Road
and Glendora Ridge Road will be closed to motor vehicles from noon Tuesday July 3rd
until Thursday morning, July 5th due to the Fourth of July Holiday.

Both roads will remain open to bicyclists, hikers and equestrians

Lightening Velo GMR Time Trial crowd awaiting the awards ceremony. Perfect day for a ride and race on Glendora Mountain Road

Matt hiked Sunset Peak today . This was the view of Cow canyon Saddle.

Matt's view from Baldy. The rest of us are under drizzly clouds

Matt saw this prescribed burn near Mt. Baldy

For San Dimas Stage Race photos contact bill@mccusker.org. Include name bib number and color of your jersey. SDSR photos.

Five person tandem. Looking for the brave few to ride

Women's group had a crash

Luke Bib 728 of above and beyond cancer got kom points at SDSR Stage 2 juniors

Charolette enjoys Stage 2 of the SDSR Stage Race T Heckler's Hill

GMR.bike time trial is on!!!

GMR Time Trial. Stage 1 of the San Dimas Stage Race begins in less than 15 minutes

It turned out to be a spectacular day.

Thursday Road Report by Matt. A couple of small hillslides on GMR

First Monday Night ride of the season. Cloudy and no rain. It was glorious and exhausting. My indoor training was clearly lacking this winter. The mountain will make me strong.

Dreaming of a Baldy Ride.

Breathtaking vistas today.

Time to Ride SDSR

2018 San Dimas Stage Race Registration Opens

Registration for the 19th annual San Dimas Stage Race (SDSR), scheduled for March 23rd, 24th, and 25th, 2018, is now open at BikeReg.com ( https://www.bikereg.com/san-dimas-stage-race ).  World class professional, talented amateur, and Junior cyclists from around the world are signing up to compete in this highly regarded race which is hosted by the SC Velo Cycling Club.  Three exciting stages of racing are scheduled as well as Kids Races on the last day.  800+ professional and amateur cyclists are expected to compete for cash prizes and medals.

This year’s SDSR is again part of USA Cycling’s American Road Calendar (ARC). In keeping with ARC requirements, the podium cash awards for the Men’s and Women’s Pro categories have been equalized.  For our Junior racers, the SDSR will again serve as USA Cycling Juniors National ID race, and it will also be part of the Junior DEVO race series.

The race consists of three exciting stages in three great venues:

• A challenging Time Trial up Glendora Mountain Road (GMR) on Friday, March 23th, sponsored by GMR.bike.
  
  
• A grueling classic Road Race around Bonelli Park on Saturday, March 24th, sponsored by San Dimas Community Hospital.
  
  
• A fast and furious Criterium around downtown San Dimas on Sunday, March 25th, sponsored by Incycle bike stores and Cannondale bikes.

A Kids Race will also be held on Sunday, March 25th, at 12:30 PM in downtown San Dimas. Sponsored by Robertson’s Ready Mix, the races are free to all children, so get your kids’ bikes out and ready to ride. Please note that helmets are mandatory.  Registration for the Kids Races will be held on-site in San Dimas on Sunday morning.

The SDSR offers great opportunities for participation by cyclists of all levels, as well as wonderful viewing for cycling fans. There are no fees for spectators, just pick a spot along the race route and be prepared to see some exciting racing. For the photographically inclined, the photo-ops will be unparalleled, with lots of up-close action, so bring your cameras.  For the safety of our riders and spectators, no drones will be allowed.