Some regional bike events to try
If you are looking for an organized ride, here are a few sites that list upcoming events:
If you are looking for an organized ride, here are a few sites that list upcoming events:
Reservations for the 2026 Etna tour, May 22-24, 2026, are now open (DBC members only – So JOIN!) Maria and Mark Tebbutt return to Etna for another Memorial Day weekend (8th year) in this relaxing and beautiful area. MOTEL RATES: $89+ tax for up to two people occupying the room each night. Additional $25/person… Read More »Etna Tour 2026
Here are some cold weather cycling tips to help you make your rides comfortable and safe, distilled from a chat with Al Rowland, a DBC member with 35 years of experience in the bike / cycling clothing industry Consider the conditions for your ride: Manage your heat loss Manage your comfort as you ride The… Read More »Cold Weather Cycling Tips
For casual club rides, paceline riders should keep a 2 – 3 foot gap between their front wheel and the rear wheel of the rider ahead. Novice riders should err closer to 3 feet for added safety, while more experienced and faster riders can maintain a 1 – 2 foot gap to optimize drafting while staying safe. In all cases, do not… Read More »Maintaining Safe Following Distances on Casual Club Rides
Location Look for an updated ride description on the DBC Discussion Group with the ride description and route link from RideWithGPS. If you aren’t on the DBC Google Group, you can sign up here: DBC Discussion Group Ride Contact: Anne Huber; anneh@dcn.org; 916-206-2922 Description: The route and start location of this ride will vary each month. Expect… Read More »Second Saturday Explorer Ride
A couple of short videos from Visit Yolo produced by Rebel Media – take a look!
As the weather cools and sunrise gets later, the calendar will be adjusted starting Oct 4 to later start times. Most rides will start at 9am – check the ride calendar for your particular ride start time.
Join Davis Randonneurs in the NorCal Sierras, September 3-6, 2025 Gold Rush Randonnée 2025 The DBC hosts the 1200km Gold Rush Randonnée… one of the longest running 1200ks in the United States. GRR was last held in June 2022, after a complete overhaul of the event. Read about the adventure here. We’ll be hosting the next Gold Rush Randonnee this… Read More »Gold Rush Randonnée 2025
We had a total of 207 finishers (includes finishers from the Worker’s Ride) in the 2025 Davis Double Century Ride. 48 of the riders were new CTC finishers — about 25% of the riders, which matches with last year’s numbers, welcome to the club! Roughly a 90% completion rate in total. History does like to… Read More »Davis Double Century 2025
Have you ridden by a huge pothole or other road hazard and wondering how to report it to the for repair? Here is a handy link from Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates that shows how to report hazardous road conditions to the appropriate city or county agency (Davis, Yolo, Solano, etc.) Some you can even report… Read More »Report Hazardous Road Conditions