For casual club rides, 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 – 2.5 foot gap to optimize drafting while staying safe. In all cases, avoid wheel overlap.… Read More »Maintaining Safe Following Distances on Casual Club Rides
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
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Bryan Enderle won Masters 50+ Cat 3/4 in the Berkeley Hills Road Race on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Here is his report from the race. Berkeley Hills Road Race, by Bryan Enderle Going into this race, I had 15 points and needed 5 more points for an upgrade to Cat 3, which was my goal… Read More »Berkeley Hills Road Race, April 26, 2025
Starting June 1, 2025, we will migrate the DBC listserv to a more modern and reliable Google Group. As was the old listserv, the discussion group is open to anyone who is interested in Davis-area cycling, and who abides by the expectation below when posting to the list. Typically the group is best used for… Read More »Sign up for the new online DBC Discussion Group
DBC has a moderated discussion group, typically used for discussing bike advocacy, selling / giving away old bike related stuff, seeking ride / route information, news or rider safety information relevant to club members or cyclists in general, or last minute club group rides that you might be interested in. When you sign up, you… Read More »Read about the DBC Discussion Group
from Race Team directors Heidi Verbeeck and Ray Spore March and April results included here are not necessarily comprehensive. MARCH ROAD RACESLand Park Criterium, Sacramento Men WomenCat 4: Allison Austin 14thCat Masters 40+ 1/2/3/4 Heidi Verbeeck 2nd Bariani Road Race MenCat 5: Zhaoqian Wang 17thCat 50+ 1/2/3 David Montgomery 24thCat 60+ 1/2/3 Graham Hymus 11th… Read More »Race Team News, May 2025
Ready for a fun challenge to get more people on bikes and spread the joys of biking? From May 1-31, May is Bike Month is back, and there’s never been a better time to enjoy riding a bike! The challenge is an excellent opportunity to explore how active and sustainable travel choices can benefit the… Read More »May Is Bike Month is here!
LOCATION Winters Rotary Park201 E Main StWinters, CA 95694 Ride Contact: Carl Gilgut, (802) 233-2751 Email Description We will ride from Winters Rotary Park. Ride is on if it doesn’t rain… 3 Bumps Sunday No-drop Ride route map Notes: Plan to arrive ~5-10 minutes early – the group will roll out at the listed start time. If you miss… Read More »3 Bumps from Winters No-Drop Ride – Sunday
