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• New Zealand South Island Tour

  • Start
    13 Apr 2024
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    12:00 PM
  • End
    29 Apr 2024
  • Location
    Christchurch, New Zealand

  Ride:       500+        Flat/Rolling/Moderate/Hilly/Mountainous        Flexible / Training

  Leaders:     Debra Lebish, 916-501-3317, deb.lebish@gmail.com

  Description:  We have an incredible cycling trip planned for April, 2024, a small group trip to New Zealand.  New Zealand (NZ) is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world, no one would dare deny that.  It has it all – beautiful coastlines, frozen glacial splendor, and rolling pastures – not to mention plenty of grape juice to go around.  What’s not to love?  NZ can be pricey but it doesn’t have to be!  A NZ outfitter put together a cycling trip for us that focuses on the showstopper sights of the South Island, but at a wholesale price for our club.  

  
  

  The route is a counterclockwise loop that starts and ends in Christchurch.  The trip starts in mid-April, which is just past high season meaning that airfares are less expensive and road traffic is reduced but weather is still good.  Our route allows you to experience the raw beauty of the land  while riding your bike – so much to see!   We circumnavigate the island from motel to motel; the location of motels basically determines how far we have to ride for the day.  Most of the rides are similar in distance/elevation that we do all the time at home but there are a few that will push the envelope, nothing that can’t be overcome!  This trip will be well-supported with minibuses, with a bus ahead and at the back of the riders to setup lunch stops and help with any issues.  These 17 days will be more than just cycling  - we will also have an opportunity to check out the iconic sights of the South Island.  

  
  

  The Cycling routes  that we will ride are known and proven through multiple years of use.  The outfitter, NZ Bicycle Tours, is well-regarded and very experienced leading cycling tours - feel free to check them out on Trip Advisor. 

  
  

  Trip Overview:

  
  

  16 nights, 17 days

  
  

  Sunday, April 13 – 29, 2024

  
  

  Start and End City:  Christchurch

  
  

  This is an INCREDIBLE value at NZD 7260 (~$4320 USD on Sept 9) double occupancy)  – about $250/day.  The  exchange rate is very favorable for us right now so it is time to strike.  Single supplement is NZD 2100 (~$1250 USD on Sept 9).

  
  

  Bike rental is included (upgrade available)

  
  

  The tour is full at present. Contact the ride leader to be on the waiting list.

  
  
  
  

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• Oregon Tour

  • Start
    14 May 2024
  • End
    21 May 2024
  • Location
    Grants Pass, Hotel in Grants Pass (To be determined)

  Ride:             350+          Hilly         Flexible

  Leader:   Tim Koch, 916-952-9026, mtkoch44@aol.com 

  Description:  Costs:  $160 (Initially, I announced $150 at the November Zoom meeting but after looking closely at last year’s budget, I had to increase it by $10.)

  Dates:  May 15 - 21, with May 14^th and 22^nd as commute days. Several will opt to drive the 7½ hours home after the ride on May 21^st so there will be a short ride option on this day.

  Changes for this year:  We will not have a truck to haul cases of beer, wine and sodas. Part of the reduced fee of $40 from last year is so everyone can buy their own drinks of choice.  Drinks will no longer be paid for by the club.

  This year’s tour will have seven days of bicycling out of two towns in Oregon.  Our first town will be Grants Pass with four days of bicycling and then we will move to Ashland for three days of bicycling.  The terrain can run from flat to mountainous.  We will have our cars with us at the hotels.  Therefore, no luggage truck is needed.  Geoff Holloway will be our lone SAG driver. 

  With our vehicles, we will have the ability to drive to start locations and see sites that are too far away for a bicycle.  We will park at the Rouge River Overlook State Park and do a 48-mile round-trip ride up to the Crater Lake Village which overlooks Crater Lake.  An optional longer day of 70+ miles would be to ride around Crater Lake.  We climb when our legs are fresh and enjoy the downhill upon return.  Another 40-mile route is to park our cars at Cave Junction and bicycle 20 miles uphill to the Oregon Cave’s National Park.  We can do a tour of the caves before the easy downhill ride back to the cars.  Two other routes are in the works.  A loop ride taking us to the town of Galice.  Galice market/restaurant is a great stop for brunch or lunch at its nice balcony overlooking the Rouge River.  A fourth route will take us through a valley to the interesting town of Jacksonville.  Jacksonville is a great lunch stop.  We will return via Gold Hill and along the Rouge River route.

  From Grants Pass, we get in our cars and travel to the hotel in Ashland.  One route has been planned at this time out of Ashland and up to Mt. Ashland ski area.  This is a 47-mile route.  The first half is uphill followed by the always welcomed downhill return.  A second route will probably be on the bike trail that will take us all the way from Ashland to Medford plus a loop of some sort in Medford.

  
  

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• Paso Robles Zodiac

  • Start
    14 Oct 2024
  • End
    18 Oct 2024
  • Location
    Paso Robles, Adelaide Inn

  Ride:                 100 - 200                    Hilly                    Flexible

  Leaders:    Steve & Sheila Forsberg, 916-801-8295, rosevillesteve@gmail.com                    Glenn & Mary Moore, 916-524-7785, glenni55@surewest.net

                

  Description:   Travel days: Oct 14, 2024 & Oct 18, 2024     

                         Start: Oct 15, 2024      End:  Oct 17, 2024

  
  

  Organized group rides will start on Tuesday, October 15th (Tom Goodwin's 99th birthday) and ending Thursday, October 17th.  You may opt to do a short ride on Friday the 20th before heading back to Sacramento.  You may also select your own rides from a variety of routes that are available.

  
  

  Location:  Adelaide Inn, 1215 Ysabel Ave., Paso Robles, CA  805.238.2770

  A block of rooms, under the Sacramento Wheelmen, has been negotiated.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• 2025 New Zealand South Island Tour

  • Start
    30 Mar 2025
  • End
    16 Apr 2025
  • Location
    New Zealand

  Ride:     500+     Flat/Rolling/Moderate/Hilly/Mountainous      Flexible / Training

  Ride Leader:   Debra Lebish, 916-501-3317, deb.lebish@gmail.com

  Description:  By popular demand we are planning another trip to New Zealand!!  We have another small group NZ cycling trip in the scheduling stage – this time in late March, 2025.  New Zealand (NZ) is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world, no one would dare deny that.  It has it all – beautiful coastlines, frozen glacial splendor, and rolling pastures – not to mention plenty of grape juice to go around.  The trip will be similar to the 2024 NZ trip.  

  The Cycling routes that we will ride are known and proven through multiple years of use.  The outfitter, NZ Bicycle Tours, is well-regarded and very experienced leading cycling tours - feel free to check them out on Trip Advisor. 

  Preliminary Trip Overview:

  16 nights, 17 days

  Sunday, March 30 - April 16, 2025

  Start and End City:  TBD

  PRICE:  TBD.  2024 prices were NZD 7260 with single supplement of NZD 2100.  Prices will no doubt be higher due to inflation and high travel demand.    

  Bike rental is included (upgrade available)

  Please contact Ride Leader if you are interested in going. 

  
  

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