Me too!

I'm signed up. 

I'm preparing for the 100. But I think this will be good for anyone doing the 70 also. I suspect that anyone already doing the usual weekly NCCC Rides that would be already ready for the 50.

Quote from: Cody Barnes on April 16, 2025, 10:29:35 PMI've done the TdBB twice now. It is an excellent and challenging event with a beautiful route! The elevation makes things a bit more difficult than here at sea level.

So, this year, I'm thinking of trying to get together a group of riders that are interested in preparing for this event as a group. This would probably be an "extension" ride after the regular roadies route each week that includes a few extra miles, some more climbing or some intervals. For some extra punishment, and for anyone that has time on a weekday, I'll also be doing Tuesday and/or Thursday rides starting at 4pm. This wouldn't be an official NCCC activity - at least until or if it is approved by the board. Anyone interested in this, please either post here or contact me from the roster. And anyone that has more experience than I in training plans (that's you), I'd be grateful for some help in planning this.

Cody--which ride is this preparation for?  25, 50, 70, or 100 miles?

Howdy NCCC Folks,

I have done this ride a few times and always enjoyed it.
They have 20, 30, 59 and 95 mile courses and it's on June 7th, 2025.

I took the liberty of creating a "North County Cycle Club" team and I think if you go to this link you won't need to do anything further to join it: https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=92648012&i=cfb93a2d-5027-4e6f-9a7a-1cbe98166b18.

If there is some issue, enter "North County Cycle Club" as the team name and the password is "nccctopsecret123".

Finally, I don't know how long it will last but last night I saved ~$30 with code "jersey2025" (and I did not buy the jersey). The price also goes up in 7 days. So far I have gotten Cody Barnes to sign up and we plan to wear our NCCC jersey gear to rep the club. Come join us!

Cheers,
Mike Reeves

I've done the TdBB twice now. It is an excellent and challenging event with a beautiful route! The elevation makes things a bit more difficult than here at sea level.

So, this year, I'm thinking of trying to get together a group of riders that are interested in preparing for this event as a group. This would probably be an "extension" ride after the regular roadies route each week that includes a few extra miles, some more climbing or some intervals. For some extra punishment, and for anyone that has time on a weekday, I'll also be doing Tuesday and/or Thursday rides starting at 4pm. This wouldn't be an official NCCC activity - at least until or if it is approved by the board. Anyone interested in this, please either post here or contact me from the roster. And anyone that has more experience than I in training plans (that's you), I'd be grateful for some help in planning this.

Website start location is currently incorrect.  Tomorrow we start from Ryan Bros Coffee on Twin Oaks Road at 8:30am.

One of our bicycle shop sponsors, Trek of North County, currently has a county-wide sale going on, bikes and gear.  Here's a link to their catalog: TREKFEST CATALOG.  This sale start today, April 3 through April 13th.

Reminder:  you must present your membership card to receive the lower price benefit. This is easy to do:

Go to https://northcountycycleclub.org/
Click on "MEMBER" (top of screen) and then "Membership Card."
Click on "NCCC membership card" link (upper left-hand corner).  You will likely have to log in.
After logging in, your card should appear on the website.  If you have issues, please contact Karl (rudnick.cooper@gmail.com).  NCCC recommends attempting membership card access BEFORE heading to the shop.

Happy Shopping!

Great post Steve!   They also have a pretty nice Gravel Ride option of 25 or 50 miles.   I have a conflict this year or it would likely be on my ride list.

If you've never ridden in the Big Bear area, it's a nice change from the usual city riding.
And, if you've never ridden the Tour de Big Bear, you've missed the clean air, scenic mountain
routes, great food stops, and a fun time. This year, NCCC has a group discount (10%), so the
first ten peeps who are ready to register get them (mailto:nc3pres@northcountycycleclub.org and please
no sharing of the code via social media. Requests have to go through me). We will
also contend with other groups for the "Craig's Crown Award," which gives prominent recognition
to the club with the greatest number of riding members.

Dates:  August 1-3, 2025. Come for the day or weekend (ride = Saturday)
Ride options:  25/50/75/100 miles; e-bike/gravel/mtn. bike options.
Registration:  https://tourdebigbear.com/overview/ (when you get to the registration #2 team area, don't forget to "join a team" and click on NCCC)

Hope to see you there!

Steve Fox