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Bear Training rides help you train for the Ride Around the
Bear Century, hosted by the Orange County Wheelmen.
There are ten scheduled Bear Training rides, which increase
in climbing and distance over the six months. Interspersed with
the regular Sunday rides, these periodic remote rides such as
Angeles Crest, Palos Verdes, and Graduation Day (to Mount Palomar)
are a real challenge! The distances begin in the high 30-mile
range and progress to 40 miles quickly. More attention is paid
to the amount of climb, so the first ride has about 2400 ft.
of total climb.
Please join us. It’s a great way to build endurance,
even if you don’t plan to participate in the Ride Around
the Bear. We recommend that you ride at your own pace. Don’t
try to keep up with faster riders or slow down for slower ones.
The 2009 Ride Around the Bear is scheduled for Saturday,
June 6, and begins in the city of Redlands, at the base of the
San Bernadino Mountains. It climbs up Rte. 330 to Big Bear Lake
and from there up to Onyx Summit, at an altitude of 8,400 ft.
The descent is down Rte. 18 and back to Redlands. The total climb
is approximately 9,500 ft.
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BCI Bear Training 2010
Sunday, January 10th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #1 (Route Slip - BTR01)
Food stop: Starbuck's - Mission Viejo, Oso and Marguerite Parkways
Long: 41 miles, 2400' Climb - Bake, Paloma, Portola, Melinda, La Paz
Sunday, January 24th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #2 (Route Slip - BTR02)
Food stop: Peet's Coffee - Laguna Niguel, Golden Lantern and Via Ladera
Long Plus: 46 miles, 3100' Climb - Santa Vittoria, Aliso Creek, Niguel, Olympiad
Sunday, February 7th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #3 (Route Slip - BTR03)
Food stop: Gelson's Market - Newport Beach, Pacific View and San Miguel
Long: 43 Miles, 2900' Climb - Ridgeline, Starcrest, Newport Coast, Pelican Hill
Sunday, February 21st
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #4 (Route Slip - BTR04)
Food stop: Amsterdam Coffeehouse - Laguna Niguel, Pacific Park and La Paz
Long Plus: 51 miles, 3400' Climb - Vista del Lago, Highland, Camino del Avion, Niguel
Sunday, March 7th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #5 (Route Slip - BTR05)
Food stop: Starbuck's - Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Margarita Parkway and Avenida de Las Flores
Long Plus: 48 miles, 3050' Climb - Jamboree, Modjeska Grade, Plano Trabuco, Antonio
Sunday, March 21st
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #6 (Route Slip - BTR06)
Food stop: Latte da Bagelery - Anaheim Hills, Serrano and Weir Canyon
Long: 49 miles, 3100' Climb - Skyline, Nohl Ranch, Meats, Summit Ridge
Saturday, March 27th
Ride Used: Palos Verdes Remote Start Ride (Route Slip - PVR01)
Food stop: multiple available
Medium: 26 to 32 miles, very hilly - ride around the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Long: 38 miles, very hilly - ride around the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Sunday, April 4th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #7 (Route Slip - BTR07)
Food stop: Starbuck's / Juice Stop - Laguna Niguel, Pacific Park and Alicia Pkwy
Long Plus: 55 miles, 3200' Climb - Newport Coast, Aliso Creek, Oso, La Paz, Los Alisos
Sunday, April 18th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #8 (Route Slip - BTR08)
Food stop: Peet's Coffee / I Love Bagels - Laguna Niguel, Del Avion and Golden Lantern
Long Plus: 57 miles, 3600' Climb - Bake, Alicia, La Novia, Camino del Avion, Niguel
Saturday, April 24th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #12 (Route Slip - BTR12)
Remote Ride Start: MacDonalds Restaurant - Angeles Crest Climb
Start Location: 449 Foothill Blvd., La Canada Flintridge, CA
Food stop: Hidden Springs Café - along Angeles Forest Hwy, Angeles Crest Mountains
Long Plus: 47 miles, 6350' Climb; Optional: additional 10 mile round trip to Mt. Wilson Observatory
Sunday, May 2nd
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #9 (Route Slip - BTR09)
Remote Ride Start: Yorba Linda Regional Park
Food stop: *Multiple Options* - Anaheim, Imperial Hwy and Santa Ana Canyon
Long Plus: 48 miles, 3800' Climb - Fairmont, Imperial / Cannon, Meats, Nohl Ranch
Sunday, May 16th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #10 (Route Slip - BTR10)
Remote Ride Start: Pala Casino, Pala, CA. - Mt. Palomar Climb
Food stops: Pauma Village Market (pre-ascent) and (post-descent) - along Route 76; Palomar General Store, Mother's Kitchen Restaurant - @ culmination of ascent
Long: 44 miles, 4000' of climb in 22 miles with the return trip along the same route
Sunday, May 30th
Ride Used: Bear Training Ride #11 (Route Slip - BTR11)
Food stop: *Multiple Options* and *Multiple Locations* along ride route
Long Plus: 88 miles, mostly flat to hilly - primarily coastal route covering Seal Beach, Huntington, Newport, Laguna, Dana Point and back to Deerfield Park via Laguna Niguel
Saturday, June 12th
OCW Ride Around The Bear
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