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Whose Voice is THAT?

That's my little sister Mimi. If you haven't already, click on the player on the left side of the home page. Mimi inherited my mom's incredible vocal cords. Through her work with David Byrne (of The Talking Heads), Michael Stipe (of REM), Moby, Bryan Eno (of Roxy Music) and others, Mimi made quite a name for herself within the music biz. She started as the lead singer of a band called Hugo Largo (which backed up the Sugar Cubes with Björk at a concert here in San Diego back in "the day"). These three songs are from her solo album called "Soak" and are available for listening and purchase at Amazon (MP3 format) and the iTunes Store. Enjoy!
~ Dan Goese

There's a lot more happening in the SoCal/San Diego cycling scene than you'll find links to on this page. Explore the tabs above, depending upon your interest. If you're interested in racing, click here to go to the racing page. If you prefer less-competitive fun rides, click here. Each of these resources is organized by month so you can pick an event that fits in with your schedule.

Request Road Repairs

• San Diego County
• City of San Diego

Cycling Safety Advocates

• CA Bicycle Coalition
• Give 3 Feet
• SD Bicycle Coalition
• Trash Talk
• Zabriskie's Yield to Life

GPS:
Dashboard | Data Upload| Ride Data | GPX/KML Converter

Other Tools Including Ride Route Generators:

• Adventure Cycling Association (Maps)
• Bike Route Toaster (Route creator for Garmin Edge/Forerunner)
• Bikely Trail Map Creation
• Bikely San Diego Bicycle Routes
• BikeJournal (ride logs, community)
• Geoladders
• GPSies
• Map My Ride
• Pedaling.com (Ride directory w/ maps)
• Ride with GPS (Great new free service gives "Map My Ride" a run for their money.)
• Road Bike Rides (Route Sharing)
• San Diego "Ride the City" Route Generator
• Strava (ride sharing/competing community)
• The Mappy Thing (San Diego County ride reference)
• VeloRoutes (Bike Profile Map Generator)

San Diego County (Road):

1. La Jolla / San Clemente Coastal (Fairly flat. ~100 miles round trip. Need photo ID to get through Camp Pendleton.)
2. La Jolla / Carlsbad Coastal (Fairly flat, 45 miles round trip)
3. From La Jolla to Pannikin coffee shop in Leucadia (Encinitas) along the coast. (Fairly flat, 32 miles round trip.)
4. Palomar Mountain loop (Good warmup before climb up South Grade Road.) Here is a map of the Palomar Mountain area for those who are not familiar with it. The easiest way to get to Palomar is to just take I15 north to Highway 76 (aka Pala Road), and go east (right) to the base of South Grade Road (33° 17'38" N Lat, 116° 53'59" W Lon).
5. SDBC Club Ride (See SDBC for details)
6. Swamis North County Ride Locations | Sample "B" Ride
7. 10 times up Torrey Pines (very local hill repeats; climbing training)
8. Elfin Forest Loop (from La Jolla; 59 miles & 3,600 vertical feet)
9. Stagecoach Century (an organized ride, but also a simple path you can ride on your own any time)
10. Alpine Challenge (organized fundraiser & perennial favorite)
11. Harmony Grove (loop includes Del Dios Hwy & fairly quiet rural road)
12. Great Western Loop is a popular road bike route in "east county" with a decent amount of climbing in a 40 mile loop. You can park your car in the mall and grab a coffee at Starbucks before you go: 2512 Jamacha Rd, El Cajon, CA 92019.
13. Campo Loop is also starts from the mall in east county and packs over 7K of climbing in almost 90 miles.
14. Del Dios Hwy / Elfin Forest loop. Starts at Torrey Pines State Park and incorporated inland hills and scenic coastal riding.

Outside San Diego County (Road):

1. Death Ride 2009
2. Giro d'Italia 2009 (tifoso rides with Thomson Bike Tours):
   • Ortisei > Alleghe
   • Soraga (in Trentino) > Alpe de Siusi > Ortisei (St. Ulrich)
   • Alleghe > San Martino de Castrozza
   • Alleghe loop
3. Hincapie CEO Challenge 2008 & 2011 (click day):
     2008: Fri / Sat / Sun  
     2011: Fri / Sat / Sun Warmup / Paris Mountain Climb / Return
4. Planet Ultra's KOM climbing camp through Topanga State Park and the Santa Monica Mountains. This is "climbing heaven" inland from Malibu, California. Includes the famous "Rock Store Climb," Mulholland Highway and Decker Road's lovely 17% gradient. I wimped out of Day 3 due to cold, wet weather both years. It has to be dry in 2012!
   2010: Day 1 / Day 2 •  2011: Day 1 / Day 2  • 2012: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3!
5. Pyrénées in France (2010 Tour de France):
   • Portet-d'Aspet loop
   • Luchon > Superbagnères & back
   • Bagnères-Luchon > St. Lary-Soulan
   • Pla d'Adet
   • St. Lary-Soulon > Pau (including Col du Tourmalet)
6. High Sierra Century (2010, with the brave but struggling cancer survivor, Jim Krause)
7. Palm Spring Century (Feb 2011; partial...forgot to start GPS at start of ride)
8. Solvang Century (March 2011) Figueroa Mountain (during TOC)
9. Mount Baldy (partial; during Amgen TOC)
10. USA Pro Cycling Challenge (August 2011, Colorado) Spectating:
    | Arvada | Golden | Deckers Rd to Prologue | Gunnison/Crested Butte |
    | Cottonwood Pass | Vail Time Trial | Breckenridge | Lookout Mountain |
11. Church of Cycling: 2011 Baptismal Ride |

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San Diego County (Mountain Biking):

1. Anderson Truck Trail (Just take it easy on the descents; this is where I broke my collar bone into 4 pieces.)

Elsewhere (Mountain Biking):

• Flume Trail (Partial; MTB above lake Tahoe)