Centuries, Fun Rides & Races

Northern California

Monthly Clinics

Last Friday Bike-build Night: for women, LBTGQ+, Berkeley. Learn to repair, tune-up your bike. Free, other than parts. info@biketopiaberkeley.org

Bike Festival

May

5/3 Napa Bikefest: Napa. Napa Bikefest returns at a new location with the North Bay’s largest bike swap meet, live music, food and drink, a bike rodeo, booths, games, and group bike rides. Join 1,000 enthusiasts from the Bay Area to celebrate life on two wheels. 9 am to 3 pm. Napabikefest.org

Centuries, Fun Rides

May

5/2 Bike Around the Buttes: Sutter. Lions Clubs Diabetes benefit ride. 39th Edition, mostly flat rural ride around The Smallest Mountain Range in the World. 100- 70- 40- and 20-mile routes. Ample SAG, Rest stops and post ride meal. bikearoundthebuttes.com

5/2 Wine Country Century Bike Ride: Santa Rosa. Routes of 35, 62, and 100-miles on some of the finest cycling roads in the world. A fully-supported ride featuring vineyards, wineries, redwoods, apple orchards, shady broad-leaf forests, wildflowers, and a climb over hillsides dotted with eucalyptus, bay, and oak trees. WineCountryCentury.com

5/16-17 Siskiyou Scenic Bicycle Tour/Greenhorn Gravel Grinder: Upper Greenhorn Park, Yreka. 5/16- road options: 102, 67, 40, 21 miles and 1 gravel option: 59 miles. 5/17- 2 challenging gravel options: 62, 39 miles, 1 road option: 39 miles. Event medal, Swag bag, rest stops, SAG, post-ride meal. Camping available. Siskiyou Scenic Bicycle Tour

5/17 Strawberry Fields Forever: Three routes 30-mile, 65-km, 100-mile through scenic Santa Cruz County. After party included. Santa Cruz. https://www.cyclistsforculturalexchange.org/sff

5/23 13th Annual Art of Survival Century Bicycle Ride: Malin, OR; Tulelake, CA. Celebrate the 250th USA Anniversary. Breathe fresh air and ride uncrowded roads. Choose from a century, metric-century, 38-mi. or 14 mi. family friendly route. SAG, post-ride dinner, entertainment, prizes. SurvivalCentury.com

5/23 Indian Valley Century Ride: Greenville High School. Quarter century, metric century, full century & 40-mile option. This is a recreational ride though beautiful Indian Valley California. More info contact: Tani Preston, email: tanielaine81@gmail.com learn more at ivcenturyride.org IVCentury.org or greenvillerotary5190@gmail.com

June

6/6 Gold Country Challenge: Grass Valley/Nevada City. Ride beautiful, historic back roads of Nevada County’s gold country along the scenic Yuba River. Five routes: 17 to 100-miles. Full SAG, supported rest stops, post-ride meal, beer under the pines. Benefits Grass Valley Rotary and Bright Futures for Youth. Early-bird Discounts rotarygoldcountrychallenge.com

6/7 Sequoia Century: Los Altos. Epic 100, 80 w/gravel, 75, 62-mile routes, 43-mile fun ride. Vistas, redwoods, coastal views! westernwheelers.org/Sequoia

6/7 America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride: Take on 35, 72, 100-miles in a fully-supported road ride around Lake Tahoe. pages.lls.org/events/home/ambbr2026

6/20 Mile High 100: Chester/Lake Almanor CA. 32-, 68-, 100-mile route with beautiful vistas of Lassen Peak. New road construction provides wider shoulders and a smooth ride. All routes end with a loop around beautiful Lake Almanor. Well-stocked rest stops and on-course support. Post-ride music, lunch and beer provided. milehigh100.com

6/20 Rock the Ride: Yountville. A benefit bike ride and walk dedicated to ending gun violence. Choose from three scenic bike courses or a 3-mile family-friendly dog walk. Then celebrate with a burritos and bubbles brunch in the park, featuring inspiring national and local speakers. Ride, walk, take action! Rock the Ride Napa

6/27 Giro Bello: Santa Rosa. All new routes for 2026. Three beautiful rides (century, metric, and 50k), incredible rest stops, post ride meal, expo, and live music at Balletto Vineyards. Proceeds support local and international charitable works by the Rotary Club of Santa Rosa www.girobello.com

August

8/1 Marin Century: Stafford Lake Park, Novato. Five routes; Double Metric; 127-mi, 11,070’ climbing, Mt. Tam; 93-mi, 9,068’ climbing, Century; 100-mi, 6,624’, climbing, a Metric Century or a family ride. The Marin Century has been recognized by Outside Magazine as "One of the Top 25 Rides in the World". www.marincentury.com

8/1 Wildwood Ride: Rio Dell. Choose from six scenic routes: 34, 35, 58 miles, 100k, new 70, 92 miles. Registration includes rest stops, BBQ lunch, live music, camping Friday night. Come for the ride, stay for the three-day festival Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Wildwooddays.godaddysites.com

8/2 Civilized Century: Redwood Shores. Epic, fun, flat, scenic tour of SF Peninsula and South Bay areas. Great first Century or rehabbing or eschewing climbing. Course suitable for mountain, road, tandem, hybrid, recumbent, fixie, single speed, and ElliptiGo bikes. Fully-supported with BBQ meal. Routes – 35, 60, 75, 100-miles. CivilizedCentury.com

September

9/19 Central Coast Ride, Walk & Roll to Cure ALS: Pismo Beach. There are 3 options for our riders a 50-mile, 30-mile and a 20-mile ride. Fully-supported routes, post ride party with food, live music beer/garden and more! Help raise funds to support the mission of ALS Network. ALSRideCentralCoast.org

9/26 San Luis Obispo Bicycle Club Lighthouse Century: Morro Bay. Offering 40, 65, 75, 100-mile routes along Highway 1 flanked by mountains and scenic ocean vistas. Experience coastal cycling and cool ocean breezes. 1000 rider limit. Includes rest stops with good food and mechanics, SAG, post-ride meal, event photos. https://slobc.org/lighthouse/

9/26 Tour de Menlo: Menlo Park. Your fee includes 33, 43 and 65-mile routes and a family ride, along with good weather, plenty of SAG support and a tasty lunch and expo at the end. Have fun while supporting the Rotary scholarship fund. www.tourdemenlo.com

9/26-10/3 Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic Bike Tour: Ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, enjoying ideal weather and exploring the spectacular scenery of Monterey, Big Sur, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Buellton, Santa Barbara and Ventura. A fully-supported boutique tour riding California's Highway 1, for beginners, experienced riders, and e-bikes. California Coast Classic

October

10/3 13th Annual Sacramento Century and fun ride: Capitol Mall, Sacramento. Bike ride through the scenic Delta wine region. Fun and flat distances: 100, 63, 36. and 16 miles. Please join us for our Post Ride Festival with live music, food trucks, beer and wine. Registration opens 5/1 at Sacramentocentury.com

10/4 Mount Diablo Challenge: Danville. Climb 11.2 miles with an average 5.7% grade, on a closed road to the summit 3,249 feet. Enjoy a car free decent and post-ride awards, lunch and expo. mountdiablochallenge.org

10/10 The 17th annual 3F Century: Colusa. All new 37-mile, Metric Century and 100-mile flat scenic routes around the Sutter Buttes through the heart of the Sacramento valley. Registration includes course markings, rest stops, hot post-ride meal with no-meat options, patch, music. Colusa Lions Club. 3FCentury.com

10/18 23rd Annual Tour de Lincoln. Lincoln. Choose from 10k, 25k, 50k or 100k scenic rides. Start with a continental breakfast. Rest stops and SAG. Finish with a delicious BBQ lunch. Beer and wine available. Hosted by Rotary Club of Lincoln—proceeds benefit local service projects. Register and info: lincolncarotary.org/page/tour-de-lincoln/

Road Races

August

8/2 Patterson Pass Road Race - VP #12: Tracy. California Cup. VeloPromo.com, velopro1@gmail.com

8/9 Shea Center Criterium – VP #13: Livermore. California Cup. VeloPromo.com, velopro1@gmail.com

8/15 San Ardo Road Race – VP #14: San Ardo. California Cup. VeloPromo.com, velopro1@gmail.com

8/16 University Road Race – VP #15: Santa Cruz. California Cup. VeloPromo.com, velopro1@gmail.com

8/23 Winters Road Race – VP #16: Winters. California Cup. VeloPromo.com, velopro1@gmail.com

Southern California

Centuries, Fun Rides

June

6/6 Giro di San Diego Granfondo – The Palomar Granfondo: San Diego. Choose from 95, 59, 30, or 20-mi. routes. this is a recreational ride. Registration includes lunch, massage, live band, fantastic support, finishers medal, timed route, KOM / QOM with Polka Dot Jersey and Prize Purse. Enjoy the beer garden. girodisandiego.com

July

7/31-8/2 Tour de Big Bear: Big Bear Lake. Get ready for an exhilarating weekend at the 2026 Tour de Big Bear, the ultimate cycling festival is perfect for everyone— with road, gravel, NEW MTB routes ranging from 5, 25, 50, 70, and 100 miles. Register, routes, & details: tourdebigbear.com/

September

9/26-10/3 Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic Bike Tour: Ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, enjoying ideal weather and exploring the spectacular scenery of Monterey, Big Sur, Cambria, Pismo Beach, Buellton, Santa Barbara and Ventura. A fully-supported boutique tour riding California's Highway 1, for beginners, experienced riders, and e-bikes. California Coast Classic

November

11/14 Death Valley Century: Furnace Creek. Century, Half Century, Metric Century. Ride below sea level in the USA's most unique and beautiful National Park. Part of your day below sea level! Fun ride - not timed. Includes aid stations (century), route sheets, GPS files. Limited to 300 riders. planetultra.com embassy@planetultra.com

Washington

June

6/7-12 Bike Camp Walla Walla: Whitman College, Walla Walla. Five days of road-bike touring from one base, with short/long options (~30/60 miles) each day. Event proceeds benefit Whitman tribal scholarships. Outstanding food, wine, culture, education and activities -- perfect for riders and non-riding partners. Details at www.brnw/org/bcww.