That a wrap on the Beat the Clock TT Series for 2025! Thanks to all the riders who came out to support our series and test their limits on the Canada Road course. Thanks also to our intrepid crew of…
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The dates for this year’s Beat the Clock TT Series have been announced!
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Did you know that we havea slew 'o group rides each week? Check 'em out online, sign the waiver and come on out! penvelo.org/group-rides/![]()
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Saturday:Join the "A" group (fast pace, 20-22mph): Start at 92/Canada. After riding counter-clockwise around the Portola Valley loop with a quick regroup at Portola & Alpine, there’s a regroup at the Chevron station on Woodside Road, immediately after turning off Whiskey Hill Road. Strava link: www.strava.com/segments/3609104![]()
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B group (slower pace, 15-19mph): Leaves 92/Canada just after the A group. The route is typically longer than the A route. At Page Mill/Arastradero, the group heads south through Los Altos Hills (parallel to Foothill Expwy) before heading back north on Foothill Expwy at Vineyard/Homestead. There is usually a coffee stop at Peets in Los Altos before the group returns to 92/Canada.![]()
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A group, fast pace (20-22mph): Start at 92/Canada, same route as Saturday. After riding counter-clockwise around the Portola Valley loop with a quick regroup at Portola and Alpine, there’s an optional regroup at the Chevron station on Woodside Road, immediately after turning off Whiskey Hill Road. ![]()
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B group, slower pace (15-19mph): Start at 92/Canada. Route is typically shorter than the Sat/Sun A route, with no right turn from Alpine onto Arastradero. Instead the B group continues on Alpine to Sand Hill, then returns to Canada Rd via Sand Hill, Manzanita, and Mountain Home Rds.![]()
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Tuesday and Thursday – “no wait” rides![]()
6:00PM - Very fast pace, typically averaging 22-24 mph.![]()
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These rides start on the first Tuesday after the beginning of daylight savings time in March, and end on the third Thursday in September. Note, this time span largely coincides with the Racing Season. These rides are very fast paced with a great deal of aggressive riding.![]()
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On Tuesday night, the ride turns east (left) off Canada Road onto Woodside Road at Roberts Market and continues around the Portola Valley loop in a clockwise direction as indicated in the Strava links below. These rides differ from the weekend rides as they’re routed directly along Alpine Road. On Thursday, the route is the same as the Tuesday ride except in the counter-clockwise direction, by turning west (right) onto Woodside Road.
Group Rides - Pen Velo Racing/Summit Bicycles
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These rides are open to all comers – PenVelo does not sponsor, run, plan, lead, or direct these or any other rides.
Meet The Team Returns!![]()
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Sara Stearns is a Champions champion! She's a track phenom in the masters category and came to cycling late, after/during a stellar career FLYING HELICOPTERS! Talk about bada**! Always upbeat, always a fighter, Sara embodies all that is tenacious and good about being a life long athlete! Thanks Sara!![]()
Yea, that's a World Title and National Title(s)...bada**!
Great Race Wins!![]()
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How do you count victories? Is it volume? Prestige? Variety? We count 'em all, so we're going to recount a few of our favorites over the years kicking it off with Reed Williams stellar win at the San Rafael Criterium. Certainly one of the marquee crits in the country, we hope it make a comeback - not much more fun than four corners and high speed. Reed pulled out an impressive top spot on the podium in the Cat 3's...which is arguably more of a "keep your head about you" category than the vaunted P1/2's! If you know the course, you know the challenges, but the video attached here certainly give you a great view of turns 3 and 4...the crux of the lap.![]()
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Oh man, let's go racing!
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The San Francisco Bay Area has a long history of cycling clubs, dating back to the 1870s. Today, San Francisco has one of the highest bike-to-work rates in the country. Peninsula Velo is proud to play a role as one of the oldest clubs in the SF Bay Area that’s still going strong.
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Peninsula Velo promotes participation in recreational riding, racing, and cycling advocacy in the San Francisco Bay area and beyond. We are a non-profit organization.