Monthly Archives: May 2013

Nick Venuto Memorial Ride summary (David Voris)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by sddescenders

Nick Venuto Memorial Ride summary Descenders, Please find the Nick Venuto Memorial Ride summary attached. Thanks to all those who participated and made it a success. Dave Voris nick ride 2013.pdf

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Ride Report: Alpine (modified) ride, May 25th

Posted on May 27, 2013 by O

Descenders, we had 15 riders on our Alpine (*modified) ride yesterday. Modification included taking out the mostly flattish ride to El Capitan and replacing it with extension of Japatul Road Climb, all the way to Lyons Valley Rd. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Toc Stage 7 trip (Morgan Territory and Mount Diablo), by David Voris

Posted on May 19, 2013 by sddescenders

The Plan was for the wife to come up Saturday PM to the Bay area for a long weekend getaway in the Sierra foothills for our 28 anniversary. That provided a perfect opportunity to see stage 7 of the TOC … Continue reading →

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Four Faces of Soledad Ride, May 18, 2013

Posted on May 19, 2013 by O

All, we had 14 descenders coming out for Soledad punishment. There was a bit of drama, as you see below (keep reading!). I parked the car filled with coffee and food at the top of Soledad and rode down to … Continue reading →

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ToC Palomar Stage (May 12, 2013)

Posted on May 18, 2013 by O

Hi All, We had a great time riding Palomar and watching the pro riders yesterday. Oleg has graciously agreed to write the ride report this week. I have a few photos that I will put on our shared album site. … Continue reading →

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May 12, 2013 Palomar Mountain Trip: Stage 1, Tour of California

Posted on May 13, 2013 by O

Descenders, we had another EPIC day of spectating at Stage 1 of 2013 Tour of California, right in our backyard, at Mount Palomar. This was the 5th time Descenders did a ToC ride – and ToC has returned to Palomar … Continue reading →

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Mussey Grade and Pamo Road Ride Report

Posted on May 9, 2013 by sddescenders

Mussey Grade and Pamo 4 May 2013 by Rob V A ride that includes Mussey and Pamo always bring out a good crowd of Descenders. We had 15 guys meet in Poway to start the ride. Riders included Guido, Geoff … Continue reading →

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Riding in Bavarian Countryside

Posted on May 5, 2013 by O

Next on my itinerary was Germany, namely Hohenkammer, a small village about 20 miles north of Munich. I had some free time and went out for a ride on my Ritchey. It was raining the day before and would rain … Continue reading →

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The REAL Alpine Ride (climbing the Alps of Innsbruck, Austria) by Oleg

Posted on May 4, 2013 by O

I was going to Austria and Germany (for conferences) and decided to bring my Ritchey, naturally. United Airlines normally charges $200 for regular bike as a luggage fee for an international flight – one way. So the entire trip with … Continue reading →

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