from Race Team directors Heidi Verbeek and Ray Spore We are kicking off the race season on the road on Feb 1st with the UCD Cal Aggie criterium in Land Park, Sacramento. Some of us have already kicked off the 2025 race season with some cyclocross races in Rockville. Ray Spore did two races, and… Read More »Race Team News, February 2025
Reservations for the 2025 Etna tour, May 23-25, 2025, are now open (DBC members only.) Maria and Mark Tebbutt return to Etna for another Memorial Day weekend (7th year) in this relaxing and beautiful area. MOTEL RATES: $89+ tax for up to two people occupying the room each night. The pet fee, is $20 per… Read More »Etna Tour 2025
Here is a link to a great post by the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates on riding in wet weather. If you are riding when it’s wet, take a look and stay safe
DBC has a moderated listserv email system, 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,… Read More »Read about the DBC email listserv
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
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
Slides from presentation to DBC membership by Judd Van Sickle on Sept. 9, 2024 Or download the presentation as a PDF
from Race Team directors Heidi Verbeek and Ray Spore The Helen Pool 4th of July Criterium: See details on the updated article about this event. Since the 4th of July Criterium, we also had some more races going on with DBC participations:The Winters Road in August that was finally happening again after the previous one… Read More »Race Team News, October 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
The slides from Dr Applegate’s lively and informative talk on nutrition are posts here
