Archive for October, 2009
Pre-Registration is now Closed. But you can still come ride!
Posted by sasha in Uncategorized on October 16th, 2009
We have ended Pre-Registration as of this morning. However, you can still register on-site at Deerhill Park from 6:30am to 7:30am! Spread the word! We are very excited about the response we’ve received and will no doubt have a wonderful crowd at the start! Have a wonderful Shabbos, get some rest, drink plenty of water, and we’ll see you on the road!
New Moon Century Rides this Weekend
What do you get when you mix the New Moon, Jews, Bikes and Tikkun Olam?On Sunday, Oct. 18th, 2009, JconnectLA, in support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’s “Fed Up With Hunger” campaign, and in collaboration with corporate sponsors and bike enthusiast groups, is organizing a Jewish community bike ride to raise awareness and funds for hunger and environmental causes.
As dawn breaks on the New Jewish month of Cheshvan, Oct. 18, a hundred riders will head off into the morning mist of the Santa Monica wilderness, traversing valleys and mountains and down along the picturesque Malibu coast. A team of riding connoisseurs active in the LA cycling community crafted the New Moon Century to be accessible to beginners, intermediate and advanced cyclists, providing a perfect balance of terrain and aesthetic delight.
This 100-mile bike ride is open to all ages and attendees are recommended to have at least a minimum level of road cycling experience. The course is unique, but challenging, with 6,500 feet of climbing over the 100 miles. There is also an intermediate metric century 100km (62 miles) route, and for beginning riders there is a 36-mile out and back route.
The New Moon Century ride is a kosher/vegetarian cycling event, the first of its kind in Los Angeles, with a kosher-vegetarian lunch will be served at the halfway point in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains.
Organizers are grateful to corporate sponsors Clif Bar Energy Bars, Tofurky, and Ethridge Organics to help keep the riders in great physical shape on this demanding ride. The LA Bike Coalition and team Swarm! have helped this new ride get off the ground, providing support, logistics, volunteers and know-how.
New Moon is a fully supported ride with rest stops stocked with food and water dotted throughout the course. Organizers have SAG vehicles patrolling the course to help with any mechanical needs, as well as transportation to the finish line for those who need it. Read the rest of this entry »
Start Time Update
Posted by sasha in Uncategorized on October 14th, 2009
Riders!
We will have registration and check-in open at Deerhill Park from 6:30am-7:30am. Please keep this in mind when planning your arrival time. We ask that no one rides out before 6:30am as checkpoints may not be open, and civil twilight is not until 6:30. Thanks!
Pre-Registration Raffle!
Those riders that register for the ride before October 15th qualify to be included in the Pre-Registration Raffle!
Prizes include new jerseys from LACBC, shirts from Orange20 Bicycle Shop, cycling gear from Echo Park Cycles, and much much more! Make sure to register in time!
Route Update
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the route.
While we can not give turn-by-turn directions before the day of the ride, there is a description of the route on the “About” page. And for those of you asking, in case you didn’t see the update, there is 6,500 feet of climbing on the 100 mile route.
If you need more specifics please get in touch with us.
Route slips will be handed out at the beginning of the ride. Look forward to seeing you in two weeks!