LOCATION Westlake Plaza Parking Lot, 1260 Lake Blvd Davis, CA USA Ride Contact: Ride Contact: Kim Wilhelm, 530-219-6164, Email Description Dixon Donut ride, meets at Westlake center parking lot. There will be 2 routes available, The longer 30 mile route is for the riders that prefer a faster pace, the shorter 26 mile route is for those that prefer a… Read More »Dixon Donut Ride – Friday
Whether you’re looking to get back into shape, take your speed to the next level, or stay injury free; Judd Van Sickle has tips from over two decades of coaching, testing and competitive racing experience.
Hope you didn’t miss the 2024 Foxy’s Fall Century Ride – Davis Bike Club’s popular late-season cycling event. An ideal first century ride, it offers challenges, distances, and scenery for riders of all levels. There are three routes: More Foxy’s information
The 2024 Davis Double Century is behind us, and it was a great success! We had 217 finishers which represents a 90% completion rate and approximately 25% of the riders were first time double century riders. It’s wonderful to have new riders! We hope that they had a great experience and return to Davis next… Read More »2024 Davis Double Century Results
For those of you who wish that the club had more tours to offer, you can help arrange mini tours. Mark and Maria Tebbutt, Vera Delgado, Kathy Ormiston, John Forsyth and Bill Clarke enjoyed a 48-hour (over 3 days) mini tour to Pacific Grove (Monterrey and Carmel). EZ accommodation arrangements which include breakfast at the… Read More »Organize a Mini Tour
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from Race Team directors Heidi Verbeek and Ray Spore The Golden State Race Series will take place in Rancho Cordova on May 4-6 – 3 days of racing, time trial, criterium and circuit. DBC is also represented in the Prairie City Mountainbike series which are still going. We also have a few riders from the UCD… Read More »Race Team News – May 2024
Rides often organize into a paceline to save considerable effort when you are in the draft of the riders in front of you. The lead in a paceline will use 30% more power than the riders behind at about 20-25 mph. Usually the faster / longer version of the club rides will ride in a… Read More »Paceline Riding Tips
Our dear friend, riding companion and many time club tour organizer, Bruce Dewey, passed away this past week from an injury he sustained while cycling three weeks ago. Please be respectful and allow the Dewey family some space as they grieve from this unanticipated loss. There will be a memorial service on Tuesday, March 26… Read More »On a sad note…
Prompted by Thomas De Gendt’s mysterious crash during Stage 5 of the UAE Tour in Abu Dhabi, Rene Herse Cycles added a blog post, discussing the potential factors involved in using hookless rim design, tire size selection, supple tire sidewalls, and using them under high temperature conditions (Abu Dhabi) Thy conclude hookless rims and tires… Read More »Hookless Rims and Tire Failures
