Monthly Archives: April 2013

descenders A Descenders’ Weekend in Emilia Romagna Italy *by Bob Proulx

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

A Descenders’ Weekend in Emilia Romagna Italy by Bob Proulx This week I again had one of my European business trips and was scheduled to be in Bologna for the weekend. Fortunately, my business colleague was able to lend me … Continue reading →

Posted in foreign road trips

Alpine Challenge Ride Report

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

Alpine Challenge Ride Report 27 April 2013 by Rob Verfurth The Alpine Challenge has been an annual Descenders group ride for many, many years. In the past we have ridden hard on the 62 mile loop, trying to finish in … Continue reading →

Posted in Races and Gran Fondo Rides

Bay Area Descenders Ride with Keith James: Morgan Territory and Mount Diablo

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Yesterday Keith James and I met in Bay Area (we started from Walnut Creek) to ride up Mount Diablo (spanish for, like, “Fighting Chicken”). It was good to see Keith and chat with him – doing it over cycling was … Continue reading →

Posted in NorCal Ride Reports

Dudley’s Dream Ride–Ride Report

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Dudley’s Dream Ride 20 April 2013 by Rob Verfurth Oleg planned and organized another awesome day of riding with the Descenders last Saturday. This is one of my favorite routes, painful, beautiful and memorable. I look forward to tackling it … Continue reading →

Posted in Road Trip Ride Report

Dudley’s Dream Ride, April 20, 2013

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

All, 18 descenders have participated in today’s Dudley’s Ride. This was the first Dudleys of 2013 (usually we do about two Dudley rides a year) – and served as preparation for opening stage of Tour of California on May 12. … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Ride Reports, Road Trip Ride Report

Sheehan Nifty Fifty Ride–addendum to ride report

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Hi All, Oleg aptly described the ride well in his ride report. I volunteered to host a 50th birthday ride for Sheehan and planned to include two of the original Descender sections, climb up Poway Grade and HVR descent. Oleg … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Ride Reports

Sheehan’s Nifty Fifty Ride (April 13, 2013)

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

today’s ride was in honor of Sheehan’s 50th birthday. This was a new ride, even though every road was known to us. We had 22 riders overall – we started with 16 riders on the bike path, but soon had … Continue reading →

Posted in Local Ride Reports