Hello SYVCC
Dr J’s has started a weekly MTB Ride to Highline Adventures on Thursdays. Leave at 6p from Dr J’s, See Luke at the Bike shop for any other details and to get on the text chat group for this ride. They had a great group out there last week 10 riders and they want to grow this ride and make it a regular thing. Come out and join the group this week!
Also for the WNR this week, leaving at 4:15p, and meeting at the Draughtmen after for drinks. Please come by even if you can’t make the ride. I’ll send out the route on Strava
See below for the details for the Tour de SYV. We are almost at 30 Sign ups, maybe we can get to 36 for 6 teams of 6!
🦁 2025 Tour de SYV 🦁 – Join a team!
Bonjour! The prestigious Tour de SYV is back for another installment and we need you on a team. Ride 5 segments for the chance to be enshrined in the history books of SYVCC lore. As usual, the dates to complete the segments will roughly coincide with that other bike race that happens in France (July 1st – July 27th). There will be 3 segments you can ride with others as a team, and 2 individual segments you ride alone.
Sponsoring the Tour de SYV this year is Zaca Coffee. They are generously providing $5 gift cards to ALL RIDERS WHO PARTICIPATE! On top of that, each rider in the top 3 teams at the end of the Tour will win a bag of Zaca Coffee – Sacré Bleu!
In addition to the prizes from Zaca Coffee, the top 3 teams will also win a gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop. For the teams finishing in the 4th – 6th position, you won’t go home empty handed – you will win a gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop. On the individual side, the 💛 Maillot Jaune 💛 (also a Dr. J’s Gift Card) will be won by the male and female rider with the fastest overall time of the segments.
All prizes for the Tour de SYV will be presented to riders at the annual SYVCC Cookout on Saturday, August 2nd, 1pm – 4pm at Hans Christian Andersen Park in Solvang.
If you’re interested in participating in the Tour de SYV or have any questions, please email Jeff Thomson or Thompson Ogilvie.
Now, without further ado, here are the 2025 Tour de SYV segments:
Team Podium Awards
1st: Each rider wins a bag of Zaca Coffee + $20 gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop
2nd: Each rider wins a bag of Zaca Coffee + $15 gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop
3rd: Each rider wins a bag of Zaca Coffee + $10 gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop
4th: Each rider wins a $5 gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop
5th: Each rider wins a $5 gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop
6th: Each rider wins a $5 gift card to Dr. J’s Bike Shop
Individual Podium Awards
1st Place Man and Woman: $25 Dr. J’s Bike Shop Gift Card
Every Participant
$5 Zaca Coffee Gift Card
A few more notes:
-Be safe! You are responsible for your own safety.
-Be a good representative of cycling in the valley (be courteous to drivers)
-Strava is our source of truth for these competitions. You will need to have your effort uploaded to Strava, so make sure your GPS bike computer is charged, or have your strava app track the ride.
-No drafting on the individual segment, only the team one.
-In the last few TT’s, the winning teams have been separated by less than 30 seconds, so it’s always really close.
-Encourage your fellow SYVCC Members
The WNR is leaving at 4:15p this week and meeting at Fig MTN in Los Olivos after for Drinks probably around 6:15p. Everyone is welcome to attend even if you can’t make the ride.
Weekly Rides
CLUB RIDES (Standard Rules Apply: helmets required, no head phones in the group, obey all traffic laws) – These rides are not for our members only, so if you have friends and family in town, invite them out on one of the rides, all are welcome!
Saturday A Ride
Start: 9:15am
Duration: 3hrs 50 Miles
Where to meet: Solvang Park
Description: The Valley Loop: East on 246, Armor Ranch Rd, Happy Canyon, Baseline, Roblar, Los Olivos to Foxen Canyon, out to the top of Zaca Mesa, regroup, then down to Zaca Station, East on 154 to Ballard Canyon, or Alamo Pintado back to Solvang , pace 18-19mph avg.
Saturday B Ride
Start: 9:05am
Duration: 2.5hrs
Where to meet: Solvang Park Solvang
Description: This ride is not a “hammer ride”. It will be led as a “no-drop”, 14-16 mph group ride. This pace may change depending on the route and the riders who show up. The plan is for this to be a fun, intermediate, social ride, where we can stop for coffee/smoothie after or close to the end of the ride.
Wednesday Ride
Start: 5p, This week we are moving the time back to 4:15p and meeting after at the Draughtsmen in Solvang
Duration 90 minutes to 2 hours
Where to meet: Solvang Park
Description: This week’s route will be sent out on Strava.
For more club information check out our updated web site
https://syvcc.org
See the clubs Strava page info
https://www.strava.com/clubs/1783
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