Canyon Classic Century 6/9/07

[SadieKate]

http://www.modestonorthrotary.org/bikeride.htm

BikeMomma? Anyone? What do you know about this ride. I'm setting up my century schedule in the effort of getting me in shape for summer bike trips.

Several of the pages on the web site won't load.

[BikeMomma]

Just to answer officially (rather than pm's -- thanks for waking me up...didn't see this thread! ), no -- haven't done this one, but have heard some favorable comments here and there from local riders who do centuries.

Should be hot in June, but still fairly nice if you get an early start (you know the Valley oven...).

I'm thinking BikeGoddess may have done this one -- might be wrong though. She's done the McLane (now the MERCO Credit Union Foothill century, fyi) century here in Merced in the past, so she may have done Modesto's.

Hope this helps...
~kim

[Bike Goddess]

I haven't done this century. I do know that Del Puerto Canyon has some steep pitches on the way up to Mines Road junction. This is one of those rides I'd like to do. Maybe this year if some of you are doing it.

[BikeMomma]

Hey, BG -- thanks for answering. Howz it goin'?

SK -- looking at the race calendar, there's a race I'd like to do on the same day (Fremont Criterium). But still please hit me up when it gets closer to the day, if you're doing this, so I can see where I'm at for training, etc.

~BikeMomma

[aka_kim]

I think The Pilot did the metric century last year. I'll see if I can get ride details from him.

[maillotpois]

I did a loop out of Livermore that included Del Puerto Canyon last year. It was about 105 - 110 miles, in January, so it was relatively early in the year for a century. It wasn't bad at all. I don't think the climbs in DP Canyon are nearly as long as Mines - I only remember one tough part that was very short.

I'm not just shining you on.

Look at my BJournal for stats on what I did - I would have called it Del Puerto canyon ride or Resolution century or something like that.

The Hamilton route would be a great one.