Day 3 - King City to Paso Robles (66 miles)

This morning started off with a big hill climb (The Quadbuster), followed by a few smaller hills and lots of SUN (sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen!) as we made our way to the highlight of the day: Bradley, CA Lunch Stop.  

Every year, the small town throws a fundraiser/party BBQ for the riders that come through and the funds they raise from selling hamburgers and tacos fuel the school's year long worth of extracurricular activities like Science Camp, Theater programs, Art Programs, etc.

Elevation screenshot from Strava

One of the students from Bradley handing out lunch order tickets.

Dude, where's my bike?

Happy Roadies at the Bradley Lunch Stop!

Nic, Michelle and Dave at the lunch stop

Chocolate milk and a tired tutu...the end of a good day.

Day 2 - Santa Cruz to King City (108 miles)

Making up for lost time = double post!

Day 2 is the longest day of the ride with 108 miles along CA-1 in Santa Cruz to US-101 in windy windy windy King City!  Luckily, most of the route was flat and allowed for some good tail wind behind our backs.

All riders on the team made it to King City safely, some of us even checked off a few personal riding milestones: First Century Ride and Longest Ride to date!

Bike parking madness: everybody trying to hit the road as early as 6:15am to get a head start on the long day!

This is what a selfie in a selfie looks like (at a scenic stop in Capitola).  So meta.

Larry, Lunch Roadie this year and  dressed up for Orange Safety Day!

Plenty of good entertainment at the Rest Stops as the wind picks up more and more and the riders get tired...

And this is what relaxation at camp looks like.  Not bad at all. :)

Day 1 - SF to Cow Palace (82 miles)

Hello!

The PG&E Power Pedalers have arrived safe and sound in Santa Cruz.  Thank you to all our donors!!!! The event raised a record breaking $16+ Million this year!

Today's route was 82 miles of fog, artichoke fields, dramatic coastal views and a few hearty hills to climb!

Here are some photos from the day:

We started with Opening Ceremonies at Cow Palace with 2400 riders and 600 Roadie volunteers.

And quickly met lines for food, lines for water, lines for porta-potties... a good way to make new friends! 

Teamwork!  Joel's first flat, Chris assisting.

Later, traded my bike in at Rest Stop 2 for a faster mode of transportation.

Nic and Dave (Team Dad and traffic safety at the Lunch Stop)!

Riders and Jan, Team Mom and PJ Party Lunch Roadie.

Chris' new talent

Nic, and his selfie with the Lighthouse.

Made it to camp for...(like I said)... lines for showers, lines for sports med, lines for coffee....

Good night!  -_-

Getting ready for AIDSLifecycle 2015

Half of the PG&E team: Chris, Joel, Lori, Mariana, Nic and Herb at Day 0 - Orientation Day.

We finished registration and are feeling ready for Day 1 tomorrow morning!


- LC

Location:Cow Palace Daly City

San Ramon Team Ride

Back row:  Joel, Jim, David, Herb, Neil, Emilia, Tim, April
Front Row: Chris, Lori, Jan

The PG&E team, Power Pedalers, take their last group training ride before the weeklong trip, from SF to LA, leaving 5/31/15.

Gianni's BIG check

Back Row, Tim, Dave, Jim, Nicolas, Joel, Lori
Front Row, Larry, Jan, Emilia

Thank you Gianni's Italian Bistro in San Ramon for hosting our "Tips For Change" fundraising event in April.
Thank you also to all our friends, the dinner guests and donors, of the evening.

Tri Valley ALC training ride

Mariana unclipping for a rest after the first climb.

Mariana Sierra, our newest PG&E team member, had her first weekend of official AIDS/LifeCycle training rides. She rode Saturday for over 30 miles and then joined the Tri-Valley riders Sunday.  We rode through the Livermore Valley for 50 miles and had beautiful weather and interesting country art & lots of pasture animals, even some unusual ones.

Mariana, Jan & David,
sporting his Power of Blue Jersey.

country art