The RAC This Week (March 31st)

Our last newsletter before the big day. So very exciting. 



Starting now, all communication goes through the RAC Announcement What’s App page.  

Please make sure you have downloaded the app. 



B. Our latest qualifiers are Kai - Rishi - Cadence - Brigham - Sydney - Srijon and Aston. Congratulations!

C. Please take note of changes made to Day 5 and Day 6 of the RAC. 

D. From our sponsors, a $5 Cycle Quest Coupon for last minute merchandise. 

They are typically closed on Sundays but will open on Day 7 just for us.

E. Our last Really Cool People are Meeting for a Bike Ride 

  • Is cancelled. Sorry. Nobody has time to go.

And now the big event. Drumroll please.


 F. Our Next Rides  

 

  • Congratulations on all your training.

  • We know what’s involved to get yourselves and the kids ready for this ride. 

  • We applaud your efforts and dedication. 

  • Because of work, I won’t be able to join you until Day 5. 

  • Have a fantastic time. 

  • It was a pleasure having been your newsletter.

  • P.S. The weather looks good so far.

The RAC This Week (March 24th)

A. Our latest group of qualifiers. We are all so happy. 

Sebastian   Thatcher   Katerina   Griffin   Ozzy   Zoe   Aldrich   Ella   Bryan   Hailey   Youcheng 

B. The T Shirt contest winner and 2nd place winner (licence plate design)

  • will be revealed at tonight' s meeting. 

  • The winners have been notified in advance.

  • A big THANK YOU to all who participated. 

C. Communication during the RAC week. 

Please download the What’s App app  if you have not done so already.

D. From Dr. Bob, Bike Mechanic 

Get Ready to Ride 

Check out Smudge, the cat. 


E. Our next RAC meeting. 

Tonight. Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. 7 pm

Design 39 school 17050 Del Sur Ridge. San Diego, CA 92127

F. Our last Really Cool People are Meeting for a Bike Ride 

  • takes place on Tuesday, March 31 at 4:30 pm 

  • We will ride down and up the bike path for some  extra miles 

  • Come meet us in the gravel lot across from Wynston’ Ice Cream Co. 

  • 8250 Merge Avenue. SD 92129 

  • No attendance will be taken. This ride does not count towards your monthly ride with us 



G. Our Next Ride 

Saturday, March 28 at 9 am. 

The Home Stretch 

  • Please arrive by 8:45 am. We start promptly at 9 am. 

  • Upper YMCA parking lot. 13339 Salmon River Road. SD 92129 

  • Our last training ride. 😞

  • The first 20 miles of this route are identical to the last 20 miles on the RAC. 

The RAC This Week (March 17th)

A. More qualifiers. Congratulations. You are all awesome. 

Devin   Colton   Logan   Gracie   Ande   Laura   Eli   Claire   Claire   Max   Katie   Johnny


B. How much will you miss your bed? 

  • On Saturday night of the RAC week, our last night together, 

  • many riders (and volunteers) opt to go home and sleep in their own beds because home is so close. 

  • We will not discourage you. 

  • Because our campsite this year is snug. Think “sardines.” 

  • If you choose to go home

  • please stick around for dinner and the final ghost story. 

  • If you slept at home, 

  • meet the rest of us at a designated parking lot (direction in the third link) and not the winery. 

  • Please be ready to ride no later than 8:30 am. 

  • Grab breakfast at home before you head out. 

  • Once we are reunited, we’ll head to the beach together.. 


  • The campers will eat breakfast at the winery and ride no later than 8 am for a tearful reunion with the sweet smelling ‘home sleepers.”  

C. RAC meetings. Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. At Design 39 school 17050 Del Sur Ridge. San Diego, CA 92127

We take attendance. Make sure one member of your family attends. Bring your child. 

On the agenda: 

D. Our last Really Cool People are Meeting for a Bike Ride 

  • takes place on Tuesday, March 31 at 4:30 pm 

  • We will ride down and up the bike path for some  extra miles 

  • Come meet us in the gravel lot across from Wynston’ Ice Cream Co. 

  • 8250 Merge Avenue. SD 92129 

  • No attendance will be taken. This ride does not count towards your monthly ride with us 

E. All of you have updated your kids’ miles. Thank you!

F. Our Next Ride 

Sunday, March 22 at 8 am 

The Escondido Hill Ride  #6 and last 

Please arrive by 7:45. We leave promptly at 8 am. 

362 W El Norte Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026 

Please park in the south end of the LA Fitness parking lot. 

Thank you for reading. Please remember to download Whats App. Have a good week

The RAC This Week (March 10th)

A. Congratulations to our latest qualifiers. You are awesome and can be very proud. 

Sophie - Evan -  Ruby -  Kenji -  Violet -  Cameron -  Ranbir -  Bodhi -  Quincy -  Claire -  Sebass -   Adrian -  Thomas -  Ryan -   Andy  


B. Late breaking news. 

A few really cool people are meeting today, Tuesday March 10, at 4:30 pm 

We will ride down and up the bike path for some  extra miles 

Come meet us in the gravel lot across from Wynston’ Ice Cream Co. 

8250 Merge Avenue. SD 92129 

No attendance will be taken. This ride does not count towards your monthly ride with us 


C. From Dr. Bob, Bike Mechanic 

Next week (3/15 - 3/20) is the last week we will be servicing bikes. There are a couple of spots available. Contact mechanic@rideacrosscalifornia. Please remember that you should not have any major service or modifications done on your bike during the two weeks prior the RAC


D. 26 RAC Please record your child's miles here. Update as often as you like.  

Still waiting for these three families (down from 21 last week. Thank you!) 

  • Wesley A

  • Maxwell A 

  • Rishi C

  • Connor D

E. Last Sunday’s Wind  

“Please tell the parents that not all RAC days are fun.” Dennis Bueker. 9 March 2026 

  • Whatever reward you and your kid treated yourselves to - ice cream or a new Mercedes - enjoy. You truly earned it. 

  • At least one volunteer and I are actually glad - if that is the right word - about last Sunday’s wind. It gave us a true taste of what the RAC can be like. 

  • The enemy of the RAC is wind, not heat, not miles, not hills. 

  • Heat we can manage. Eat and drink, drink, drink and keep moving. You will become your own swamp cooler 

  • Miles and hills we have trained for. We are strong. Compare your little team’s performance from Sunday’s ride to our early rides and be amazed. 

  • Wind is different. Imperial Valley wind is hard to train for because we usually don't have such winds in San Diego. Until last Sunday. 


How to ride when it’s windy.

  • Slow and steady. Find a sustainable pace. 

  • Stay seated and tell your kids. If they  stand, they become a sail that’s facing the wrong direction. 

  • Parents in front. The kid follows closely. Not so close that tires touch but close enough that your child can hunker down and hide from the wind. 

  • Parents, keep track of your kids behind you. A mirror might help.

    • If you are riding with more than one child, you may not leave the slower kid to fight the wind alone while you and your faster kid chill at snack. 

    • The slower of the two kids rides right directly behind the parent. 

  • Ride in groups with people at your speed. If you don’t know them, now is the time to meet them.

  • Parent - kid - kid - parent.  Parents take turns leading. 

  • Stay together. Stop together. Pee together. Snack stop together. Kids often fall apart when groups split up.

  • Keep stops short. The wind picks up in the afternoon and the kids in the back are the ones who fight that wind the longest. 

  • About nagging 

  • You might have noticed that I am in your kids’ ear all day long (shift, sit down, lower gears, slow and steady) and you wonder why I can’t leave them alone because they are riding just fine. 

  • Yes. They are riding fabulously. It’s just that the RAC can be very different from training rides. 

  •  I am not a natural athlete or the strongest rider out there, but I have tips and tricks that have gotten me through tough days. I want you and your kids to have these tools in case you need them. 

What happens if exhaustion shuts you or your kid down? 

  • We are not going to send anyone home. 

  • We let you rest, put you in a chase car and move you up a few or many miles so you can maybe ride again later that day. 

  • We do it all the time and no one is the wiser 

  • Caveat. Parents do not decide when a child is too exhausted to ride. 

    • Volunteers assess and Dennis makes the final call. 

    • Here is why: Some kids feel a deep sense of shame if they cannot finish a stage. 

    • They carry that shame with them long after the RAC is over. And we don’t want that. 

    • If a child needs to stop, Dennis will sit her/him down. “You are not quitting. I am putting you in the car.” (insert voice of God)  

    • By making it a call from Dennis, the emotional outcome changes. 

Why does this matter? 

  • In the old days, when we were the Y, two volunteers and up to 24 RVs, kids who weren’t feeling it would sometimes hide in parents’ vehicles and emerge in secret at the end of the day. 

  • Weeks or years later, I would run into them and congratulate them on riding the RAC. They’d squirm. “Well, I didn’t really ….” 

What if the wind makes riding dangerous? 

  • If conditions become dangerous, we end the ride for the day and truck everyone to snack or to lunch or the evening camp site. 

  • We are amazingly good at that. 

  • For the purist who feels strongly about riding every inch of the RAC: We offer a make-up ride two weeks after the RAC in (we hope) better conditions. 

Now for some good news 

Some years we have no wind at all. None. Zero. Null. 

Or maybe for two hours 

And some years we have tailwinds 

Seriously 

F. Our Next Ride 

Saturday, March 14 at 8 am 

The Escondido Hill Ride  #5 

Please arrive by 7:45. We leave promptly at 8 am. 

362 W El Norte Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026 

Please park in the south end of the LA Fitness parking lot. 


Thank you for reading this long message. Great job last Sunday! Shout out to Youth Support. 

Christiane



The RAC This Week (March 3rd)

A. Congratulations to 

Leonidas - Austin - Delfina - Emma - Henry - Alan - Addelynn- Blaze - Hayden - Luca - Nikola - Sarah - Addison 

for completing 350 training miles and two Escondido Hill Rides. They have qualified and we are happy. 

B. RAC T-Shirt Submissions are due to me via email on Wednesday, tomorrow, March 4 at 8 pm. 

Tshirt Design Contest Rules 

Please encourage your child to participate. 

We use our 2nd place design as ‘licence plates’ for our bikes.


C. 26 RAC Please record your child's miles here. Update as often as you like.  

                Do you know the parents of:

  • Maxwell A

  • Wesley A

  • Thatcher B

  • Rishi C

  • Connor D

  • Logan D

  • Cadence D

  • Sophie D

  • Evan F

  • Ruby G

  • Laura G

  • Kenji I

  • Ranbir K

  • Griffin L

  • Ale P

  • Maxwell P

  • Claire R

  • Sebass R

  • Adrian U

  • Aldrich W

  • Andy Z? 

  • They had not recorded their child’s miles as of Monday evening 

  • and we are concerned that they are not reading this so very important newsletter. 

  • If you know them, could you please contact them? Thank you. 

D. Please download the free What’sApp app for communication during the RAC week. 



E. Highlights from last week’s meeting. 

  • Borrow or rent your camping equipment before you buy.

  • Ask on Facebook. Our alumni are nice and they share. 

  • Rent through a sporting goods store, the military or a college, if you have access. 



F. From Volunteer Shelley 

RAC water bottles and stickers available

For the first time, we are offering RAC branded 22oz plastic water bottles for a $12 donation. The bottles are handmade with love by RAC volunteers and come come with slight variations.  The bottles should be available before most weekly rides. Please come a little early if you want to get one. We will also have 2 different RAC stickers available for a $2.50 donation each. We take either cash or venmo, if venmo please have a screenshot ready to show payment was made. All donations go right back to RAC. Thank you for your support.

G. RAC meetings. All at Design 39 at 7 pm.

  • Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. 

  • Tuesday, May 26. RAC reunion. Potluck and pictures. Bring the family. 

H. Our Next Ride 

Sunday, March 8 at 9 am. 

Tritons, Witches and Nighthawks 

  • Mesa Verde Middle School. 

  • Please arrive by 8:45 a.m. 

  • This ride is a longer version of our Feb 22 ride. 

  • We ride up and down to and 

    • from UCSD, 

    • go up the Three Witches 

    • and loop around the Del Norte High School neighborhood. 

  • Your child MUST carry  a hydration pack and a bottle for Gatorade.

  • Your child must be able to drink out of the hydration pack while riding. 

  • Ridewithgps lists steepest incline as 17%. 

    • That is absolutely incorrect.

    •  No section of this ride is as steep as the Esondido Hill Ride. 


Daylight Savings starts on Sunday. Thank you for reading. Christiane.


The RAC This Week (Feb. 25th)

Every riding adult is expected to read every weekly newsletter.

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Dear Parents. 

  1. Congratulations to 

Ephraim - Andon - Nicholas - Serena - Mia - Michelle 

for completing 350 training miles and two Escondido Hill Rides. 

You are our first qualifiers. We are so excited for you. 

  1. 26 RAC Please record your child's miles here 

  • Honor system. 

  • We will not kick you out if you are low on miles. 

  • On the contrary. We offer extra help so you can catch up. 

  • Some of you have not logged any miles yet. 

  • Please do so now. 

  • Our staff is composed of dedicated volunteers 

  • with jobs and families and 

  • the task of ‘running after missing information”

  •  and contacting parents individually 

  • can be quite taxing. 

  • Everyone logging his/her child’s miles

  • makes our job much easier 

  • and prevents this newsletter 

  • from becoming overly long 

  • and redundant

  • which is something we try to avoid

  • if possible

  • and at almost all costs. 

  1. Please download the free What’sApp app and scan the QR code. 

During the RAC, all announcements arrive via this app. None arrive via email. 

  1. RAC meetings. All at Design 39 at 7 pm.

  • Thursday, Feb 26. 

    • Camping gear and tent set up. 

    • The T-shirt design contest. 

    • Bring the kids 

    • Not mandatory

    • “What to bring on the RAC” and “A Typical RAC Day” will be discussed during the March meeting.

    • For more information on those topics, please check the RAC website

 www.rideacrosscalifornia.com and “The RAC Week.” 

  • Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. 

    • Please make sure that at least one member of your family attends.

    • Bring the kids.  

  • Tuesday, May 26. RAC reunion. Potluck and pictures. Bring the family. Not mandatory but you’ll miss us by then.  

  1. Tshirt Design Contest Rules 

Please encourage your child to participate. 

Fashion show on Feb 26 

We use our 2nd place design as ‘licence plates’ for our bikes 

Designs due to Christiane by March 4. 

 

  1. Our Next Ride 

Saturday, Feb 28 

The Escondido Hill Ride (RAC 26)  #4 

362 W El Norte Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026 

Please park in the south end (green) of the LA Fitness parking lot. 

Please arrive by 7:45 am. We start promptly at 8 am. 

Escondido Hill Ride tips 

  • You need to complete 2 with us. We offer 3 more.  

  • The EHRides include two snack stops 

  • Try to make it up the hills without stopping. Help your child pace him/herself. 

  • If you must stop on the hills 

    • stop where it’s flat-ish. 

    • make sure to move to the right 

    • stop before a curve, not in or behind a curve 

    • stop in the shade

    • stop for 30 seconds. Drink. Go. 

                   Saturday will be hot. 

  • Your child MUST carry  a hydration pack and a bottle for Gatorade.

  • Your child must be able to drink out of the hydration pack while riding. . 

Speaking of hydration packs. This guy was found in the parking lot after last Sunday’s ride. Did anyone lose it? It currently resides at my house. 

See you on Saturday. Have a great week. 

Christiane

PS. A few newsletters bounced last week. If you don’t hear from me by Wednesday nights, please check “News” on the RAC website. All newsletters are stored there 

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Our Facebook page 

The Ride Across California calendar. 

Power Pedal  Please review with your child. 

RAC requirements 

RAC rules 

The RAC This Week (Feb. 17th)

Dear Parents. 

Congratulations on another two successful Escondido Hill Climbs. 


A. And now a message of friendly reminders from our volunteers 

  • Bring two tubes per bike. 

  • If your tires are tubeless, bring sealant and CO2. Bring to levers.   

    • Our Youth Support had to give up their tubes and they needed them for themselves. 

  • Practice power pedal and safety stop. We still have kids stumbling and falling. 

  • All kids need a water bottle and a hydration back.

  • The neon vest needs to go OVER the hydration back. 

  • Names must be visible. 



B. Let’s Talk. Communication on the RAC (and training rides) 

It’s time to talk. To each other. 

See something, say something. 

  • Shout outs are such great motivators.  

  • “Good job, Mary Lou.” 

  • “Awesome scanning,  Kasimir” 

And shout outs are friendly reminders. 

  • “Single file, Asterix.” 

  • “Pass four at a time Citronella!” 

  • “You have lower gears, Nepomuk.” 


What not to say: 

“Please go faster.” 

Chances are, they can’t. 


Tip about long lines. 

To avoid long ‘traffic jams’ of riders crawling up the hills, start at your natural speed. 

If you usually ride in the middle, don’t start with the front. 


Another tip. My best one. 

Find your tribe and stay together. 

Find people your speed. 

Get to know them. 

Stay with them. Stop with them for bathroom or chase breaks. Stay together all day. 

Having a "tribe" makes the long miles and big hills much easier (and more fun) for both you and your child.


C. During the week of the RAC, you will not receive emails. 

Instead, starting on April 1, information will be sent out via What’s App. 

Please download the free app and scan the QR code. Many thanks. 

D. RAC meetings. All at Design 39 at 7 pm.

  • Thursday, Feb 26. The T-shirt design contest. Camping. General information. Bring the kids. Not mandatory 

  • Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. 

    • Please make sure that at least one member of your family attends.

    • Bring the kids.  

  • Tuesday, May 26. RAC reunion. Potluck and pictures. Bring the family. Not mandatory but you’ll miss us by then.  

E. From Dr. Bob, Bike Mechanic 

F. Tshirt Design Contest Rules 

Please encourage your child to participate. 

Fashion show on Feb 26 

Due to Christiane by March 4. 

Our first submissions are in!  


G. 26 RAC Please record your child's miles 

  • How many miles has your child ridden so far? 

  • Please record your child’s miles on the document. Honor system. 

  • We will not kick you out if you are low on miles. 

    • Instead, we will offer extra help so you can catch up.

H. Our Next Ride 

Sunday, Feb 22 

Tritons and Witches 

Mesa Verde Middle School. 8375 Entreken Way. SD 92129 

Please arrive by 8:45. We start promptly at nine. 

Our longest ride yet, but not as steep as Escondido. 

We’ll visit the Tritons and UCSD and the Three Witches in Fairbanks Ranch. Such fun. 


Thank you for reading. Have a great week.  

Christiane


The RAC This Week (Feb. 10th)

Dear Parents. 

Congratulations to all who made it up the hill. (And you all made it up the hill.) 

A. Friendly Reminder 

  • Some of our 5th graders still fall over when they stop. 

  • Because they sit on their saddle when they stop. 

  • Which is something they should not do. 

  • When they fall over, they usually fall toward traffic.

  • That freaks out at least one volunteer. 

    • And should freak you out, too, dear parent. 

  • You MUST practice ‘safety stop’ with your child. 

  • The roads on the RAC are not the 56 bike path. 

B. Speaking of Roads 

  • The good news. The Escondido Hill route is being repaved 

  • The bad news. They haven’t restriped some of the bike lanes yet. 

  • Near the turn around, on top of the hill, there are no stripes to be found. 

  • Not for cars. Not for us. 

  • Make sure your child stays to the far right as we approach the top and as we leave the hill.. 

  • Without a dedicated bike lane, kids often veer to the middle of the road. 

C. RAC meetings 

  • Thursday, Feb 26. The T-shirt design contest. Camping. General information. Bring the kids. 

  • Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. 

    • Please make sure that at least one member of your family attends.

    • Bring the kids.  

  • Tuesday, May 26. RAC reunion. Potluck and pictures. Bring the family 

D. Calling all 5th Graders. The RAC 26 T-shirt Design Contest 

  • Included in the RAC fee is your official 2026 RAC t-shirt. 

  • Every rider, chase, chase child, and volunteer receives on

  • Please encourage your 5th grader to submit a design.  

  • We wear these shirts for our group pictures. See below. 

  • Your child will love to see his/her design on 150 t-shirts. 

  • These T-shirts become treasured souvenirs of a fabulous week

  •  And will only increase in value in years to come. 

  • Please come to the Feb 26 meeting to see our 5th graders model previous winning designs. 

RAC T-Shirt Design Contest Rules 

  1. Please email your child’s design to Christiane by March 4th. 

  2. Include “RAC” or “Ride Across California” and “2026 ” 

  3. Put your child’s name on the back of the drawing.

    • Once we select a winner, we will add your child’s name to the design 

  4. The t-shirt color background will be black. 

  5. The RAC route is already printed on the back of the t-shirt. 

    • Please consider this when your  kids create their design. 

  6. Volunteers will select the winner in an anonymous vote. 

  7. Traditionally, volunteers have voted for 

  • designs that looked like they came from a 5th grader (and not a parent)

  • hand-drawn designs (vs computer generated) 

  • bold and large designs (vs small and intricate)

      8. The winner will be announced at the March meeting. 


E. Our Next Rides 

Saturday, February 14 and Sunday, February 15  

The Escondido Hill Ride (26 RAC) 

362 W El Norte Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026 

Please park in the south end (green) of the LA Fitness parking lot. 


Please arrive by 7:45 am. We start promptly at 8 am. 

  • You need to complete 2 with us. We offer 5 more.

  • Saturday. 14 Feb 

  • Sunday. 15 Feb (new) 

  • Saturday 28 Feb 

  • Saturday, 14 Mar

  • Sunday, 22 Mar 

Please plan on attending at least three: February and March rides are often rained out. 


Some Escondido Hill Ride tips: 

  • Try to ride two back to back. 

    • It’s almost like two consecutive days on the RAC. 😀

  • Try to make it up the hills without stopping. Help your child pace him/herself. 

    • Slowing down is much more effective than stopping and starting 

    • Don’t focus on the top of the hill 

    • Count til 8. Then do it again. 

  • Do not carry your child’s water.

  • If you must stop on the hills 

    • stop where it’s flat-ish. 

    • make sure to move to the right 

    • stop before a curve, not in or behind a curve 

    • stop in the shade if it’s hot 

    • make sure your child is off the saddle when he/she stops. 

    • Stay to the right when bike lane markings as missing 

    • Parents in front on the downhill. 

  • The EHRides include two snack stops. 

    • We thank our chase parent, RAC alumni and volunteer Lei who helped last weekend. 

Thank you for reading. Have a great week.  

The RAC This Week (Feb. 4th)

Dear Parents,

A. The following 5th graders rode all January rides:

Mia L - Michelle L - Hayden S - Adrian U - Andy Z 

Congratulations. Awesome job. 



B. RAC co-founder Mike Fickel's memorial service will be held on 

  • Saturday, February 7th, at 2 pm. 

  • St. Bart's Episcopal Church 

  • 16275 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064. 

  • All are invited.

  • Please wear your RAC t-shirt, if you have one. 



C. RAC meetings 

  • Thursday, Feb 26. The Tshirt design contest. Camping. General information. Bring the kids. 

  • Tuesday, March 24. MANDATORY. Please make sure that at least one member of your family attends. 

  • Tuesday, May 26. RAC reunion. Potluck and pictures. Bring the family 



D. Our Next Rides 

Sunday, February 8  

The Escondido Hill Ride (26 RAC) 

362 W El Norte Pkwy, Escondido, CA 92026 

Please park in the south end (green) of the LA Fitness parking lot. 


Please arrive by 7:45 am. We start promptly at 8 am. 

  • You need to complete 2 with us. We offer 6.  

  • Sunday. 8 Feb 

  • Saturday. 14 Feb 

  • Sunday. 15 Feb (new) 

  • Saturday 28 Feb 

  • Saturday, 14 Mar

  • Sunday, 22 Mar 

Please plan on attending at least three: February and March rides are often rained out. 


Some Escondido Hill Ride tips: 

  • Try to ride two back to back (Feb 14. Feb 15) 

  • Try to make it up the hills without stopping. Help your child pace him/herself. 

    • Slowing down is much more effective than stopping and starting 

    • Don’t focus on the top of the hill 

    • Count til 8. Then do it again. 

  • Do not carry your child’s water.

  • If you must stop on the hills 

    • stop where it’s flat-ish. 

    • make sure to move to the right 

    • stop before a curve, not in or behind a curve 

    • stop in the shade if it’s hot 

    • make sure your child is off the saddle when he/she stops. Please practice if that is not yet second nature. We still see kids that fall into the road. 

  • The EHRides include two snack stops 


Thank you for reading 

Christiane




The RAC This Week (Jan. 27th)

Dear Parents,

RAC co-founder Mike Fickel's memorial service will be held on 

  • Saturday, February 7th, at 2 pm. 

  • St. Bart's Episcopal Church 

  • 16275 Pomerado Rd, Poway, CA 92064. 

  • All are invited.

  • Please wear your RAC t-shirt, if you have one. 

  • The Feb 7th ride has been cancelled

From Joel, volunteer, jersey designer and coordinator 

“February 1st, this coming Sunday, is the last day to order RAC Jerseys.

If you're interested in purchasing a RAC jersey, shirt, or jacket, the store is open. Get your order in by February 1st.

Ordering a jersey, shirt, or jacket is a fun way to show your support for The RAC, but it is absolutely not required. 10% of sales are given back and help fund The RAC.

Cycling clothing tends to run tight, so if you're unsure of your size, order up.

Let me know if you have any questions.”

https://teamstore.agile-sportswear.com/store/ride-across-california/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExcjZnR016cjVsN1lURDlUc3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7mWbtcjkBXzmDS69BdAWFgug0fz-eQuzEUtgjBUveGW4d2sPvnnb09YuT8ew_aem_0R80gfXNE_AW9M3ZGyMZIg

From Dr Bob, Bike Mechanic 

“ Calvin Jones from Park Tool recently announced his retirement.  Calvin produced a huge number of videos from Park Tool showing DIY bike mechanics the basics of repair.  Here are are a few of my favorites.”

A Bicycle DIY Icon


Our Next Ride 

Saturday, Jan 31 at 7:30 am. (No, this is not a typo) 
The Five Cities Ride

Harbor Island Park. 1875 Harbor Island. SD 92101 

  •  is one of our most scenic rides. 

  • We will see 

    • five cities

    • the longest-running business in San Diego County (from 1871) 

    • 100+ year old railroad tracks ( to Coronado’s tent city)  

    • a brand new park with bathrooms that have doors

    • $$$ yachts

    • a new hotel, the largest one the West Coast 

    • a military base 

    • factories

    • mansions 

    • bad roads on Harbor Drive

    • the Coronado bridge from below 

    • Flow and Floyd (wild flamingos (not guaranteed)) 

  • Please arrive by 7:15 am. 

This ride includes a ferry ride from Coronado to San Diego 

Ferry tickets cost $ 9 per person. Bikes are included . 

Please purchase ferry tickets: 

Buy Ferry Tickets online 

  • or with your credit card at the dockside ticket machine (which doesn’t always work) 

  • They do not accept cash anymore. Sorry for the misinformation last week 

  • The Broadway Pier ferry leaves every hour on the half hour. 

  • We don’t all have to catch the same ferry. 


The bike path and the ferry landings get busy. Pedestrians have the right of way. 


Thank you for reading 

Christiane

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About the cancelled Feb 7 ride

Our Facebook page 

Hotel Accomodations in Wynola 

The Escondido Hill Rides 

The Ride Across California calendar. 

Power Pedal 

RAC requirements 

RAC rules