New Year's Day Bike Events

Ready to turn over a new leaf? While cold and potentially rainy, New Year’s Day has opportunities to get out and ride, play, compete — to get a jump on those resolutions! There are events up and down the West Coast from Oregon to California with a Nevada road ride tucked in. From North to South, here are some of the offerings.

OREGON

HUB Roll

Starting at High Noon, pedal into the new year with The Street Trust Lloyd Center HUB in Portland. The event is a nice, short, 10-miler highlighting some of Portland’s bike-friendly streets. The mission of The Street Trust Hub is to advance complete streets — the idea that America’s streets should provide safe access for all users, not just auto traffic — pedestrians, disabled people, bicyclists, anyone at all who uses the streets. The Street Trust HUB website has the deets at thestreettrust.org

Gravel in Corvallis

Mid-Valley Bicycle Club (based in the Willamette Valley) has a 20-mile gravel ride out of Corvallis through the McDonald Forest. Expect about 1,988 feet of climbing — just enough to get your heart singing in the New Year! The website is www.mvbc.com/

NEVADA

Mystery Ride

Moving east to Reno, High Sierra Cycling offers a road ride that promises to be fun and easy-going. The group assembles at 11 a.m. on New Year’s Day then they decide what the route will be. Learn more this and other rides at highsierracycling.com

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

DU Competition

While not technically a New Year’s Day, the Folsom Lake Du takse place on January 4. This event, courtesy of Total Body Fitness, is a 2-mile run, 5-mile bike ride, capped by a 2-mile run. There is also a 2-mile walk/run. The both the Du and 5K will have an overall champion prizes for the first overall male and female finishers along with awards for the top three finishers in each 10-year age group. Find out more at totalbodyfitness.com

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Ocean-side Ride

Further south, the New Year’s Day Ride, out of La Jolla, is a metric 62 miles, through Poway, Escondido to the Coast Highway and back through Torrey Pines to the finish. This ride starts off at 8:30 a.m. from UC Cyclery. To get the 411, go to sdbc.org/new-years-day-ride

This New Year's Day get back in the saddle and make some of those resolutions happen!