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Women's Social Sunday #3: Cookies in the Park


WSS Aug 2022

Show off your fancy cycling duds and come on out for our 3rd Women's Social Sunday Ride, Cookies in the Park that starts at the Pinole Senior Center Building in Pinole, CA and concludes at the Butter Pecan Bakeshop in Pinole.  We will be touring in Contra Costa County.  Meet at 9:15AM and roll at 9:30AM.  Melissa Jacobson and Lorraine Trautwein will lead and Helen Kwong will sweep this ride.  We will begin along the Carquinez bayfront in a clockwise direction passing several towns, detour at Port Costa for a photo op, continue on Carquinez Scenic Drive, then loop back via Alhambra Valley; save your legs for a gradual 800' climb on Pig Farm Hill and we return via Pinole Valley Road.  Stay for the raffle drawing at the end; one lucky finisher will be selected.


This is a SOCIAL GROUP ride; a steady pace of 12-13 mph average will be maintained during the entire ride (a little faster on the flats.)  The intent is to ride together as a group, have fun and get to know each other. 


Women only ride.  Please invite your friends who might be up for a ride of this distance and climbing.  We’d love for them to become new members of The Marin Cyclists.  All riders, including non-members, must register online in advance.


 

Regroups and stops:

  • Fernandez Park public restroom (near the start, 0.1 mile away; over the footbridge towards Tennant Ave; then take the walkway towards the baseball field.  Arrive early; check with the Ride Organizers at the start; other may need to use the bathrooms as well and we can go together.) 

  • Bay Trail Regroup (mi 1.6)

  • Port Costa photo op (mi 9.9)

  • Nejedly Staging area restrooms(mi 15.2)

  • Butter Pecan Bakeshop stop (mi 31.3)

Butter Pecan Bakeshop
1889 San Pablo Avenue
Pinole CA 94564
https://goo.gl/maps/woXeELr3HNKFFwPV8
Website: https://www.butterpecanbakeshop.com/



*Parking Note: 
The Senior Center Building is closed on Sunday so parking should be plentiful.




When:
Sunday, September 11, 2022, 9:15 AM until 12:15 PM
Where:
Pinole Senior Center Building
2500 Charles Avenue
Pinole, CA  94564

Additional Info:
Contact(s):
Lorraine M Trautwein
Ride Leader
415.609.4649 (p)
 
melissa j jacobson
Co-Leader
925 788 6825 (p)
 
Helen Kwong
Ride Sweep
4152979845 (p)
Category:
Women's Ride
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Ground Rules:
Please make sure you have the fitness to ride at least 30 miles distance at 12-13 mph average speed
We will ride together as a group; please respect the pace; do not drive the pace to go faster or way slower than the leader’s set pace
We will all stop at regroup points and bathroom stops
Everyone will get to the end a lot faster + more safely if we stay together and stick to the established pace and route
Ride predictably, easy on the brakes, no sudden movements
Do not overlap wheels; protect your front wheel!
Pass verbal directions to the back and up the line to the front
Signal obstacles and intentions
Ride single file
Obey traffic laws
Helmet required

Please make sure your bike is in good maintenance prior to the ride.
Capacity:
20
Available Slots:
16
Attendees pay for their own charges