WELCOME!!

Please join us on Saturday, May 16, 2009 as the SAN DIEGO CENTURY BICYCLE TOUR '09 rolls into its 3rd year.

SDC is a bike tour (NOT A RACE) and it is open to all cyclists.

To the riders who supported us in years one and two: We are proud of you and of how many of you finished these challenging rides.

THANK YOU from the staff and crew of the SDC!!

We listened to our riders in 2007 & 2008 and hope that SDC'09 will have some good surprises as well as all of the things that riders liked from 2007 and 2008.

SAN DIEGO CENTURY '09 offers:

• GPS Course Route - NEW Download all 3 course maps to your Garmin Edge 705.
• SAG Stops - toilets, water, replacement fluid and lots of different food as well as basic mechanical support at six SAG stops (every 15-20 miles).
• Mobile Bike Support - mobile support on course as well as transport back to Start/Finish at MiraCosta College for riders unable to continue
• Well-marked Courses - lots of signs and road arrows
• Riders’ Gifts - Goody bags, course-specific gifts, wristbands, route maps with protectors and more
• Finish Line Party - MiraCosta College (start/finish) with music, a nice SAG, optional lunch and a nice grassy place to relax
• Lunch Available - Order on-line or when you register.
• Plenty of Parking - room for over 700 cars at MCC, plus overflow parking nearby
• Photos - riders' photos available on-line after the event

 

COURSES

SDC '09 takes cyclists on their choice of three different courses up and down the hills and the coast of North County San Diego.

START/FINISH - All courses start and finish at MiraCosta College (MCC) in Cardiff-by-the- Sea (Encinitas).

The DEL DIOS (BLUE) Course

A 37 MILE loop through Olivenhain, La Costa, Elfin Forest, Del Dios highway around Lake Hodges, Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach and back up the coast to MCC. SAG at 16 miles and at the FINISH. Doable for most cyclists and very scenic. For full description, click on Del Dios in table above.

The DEL SUR (GREEN) Course

A 66 MILE ride that follows the BLUE course around Lake Hodges, but then heads east up the new roads to Poway and then back west down the 56 Bike Trail back to the coast. The Del Sur course offers several interesting climbs and beautiful vistas on the way to Poway. Aid is at 16, 29, 42, 54 miles and the FINISH. For the more experienced cyclist, but doable. For full description, click on Del Sur in table above.

The DOS PICOS (PURPLE) Course

THE San Diego Century is a 103 MILE ride that follows the BLUE course and then the GREEN course up to Poway, and then takes a turn east and up. Riders climb up to Ramona passing the highest point on the course - “Dos Picos” peak (1855’ elevation) - and then descend Scripps Poway Parkway for the final 30 miles downhill to MCC. The Dos Picos course is not for the unprepared - the climb from Poway to Ramona is not called "The Purple Monster" for nothing. Aid stations at 16, 29, 42, 62, 80, 95 miles and the FINISH. The Dos Picos course is a beautiful and quite challenging ride; a true accomplishment. For full description, click on Dos Picos in table above.

REGISTER

Register Online at Active.com (up to midnight Sunday 5/10)

Register by Mail/Fax
Download the Entry Form(pdf) and mail or fax it to us

Day of Event Registration, Pre-registered Packet Pick-up and Pre-ordered Clothing Pick-Up

• Friday, May 15 at B&L Bike and Sport (211 N. Hwy 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075) - Noon - 7:00pm
• Saturday, May 16 at MiraCosta College - 6:00am - 8:00am.
  

No guarantee of entry for non-registered riders.

Go to Registration & Entry Fees for full description and directions.