The Ride
Want to enjoy the pinnacle of cycling goals but without the hassles. Perhaps the Civilized Century is for you! A "Century" is 100 miles with shorter routes available.
- No hills, hills, and more hills. Will not hear things like - "Hilly enough for ya?" or "Nice climb". It's pretty much flat-ish!
- No ugly start times. Ride out at 8am or later!
- No time gates. There's 13 hours of daylight but 10 ought to do it.
- No long, early morning drive or expensive hotel stay. It's local!
- No rain. It never rains in California or so the song says.
- No wind. Well that, we cannot promise.
- No huge Event fee - it's $65 with a youth discount.
The course offers scenic views of the Peninsula Bay Area, a jaunt across Dumbarton Bridge, loop around Facebook/Meta campus, and a few hidden trails. Designed for safety, the South Bay section is clockwise to minimize left turns. And an overall portion of the course is trail, bike lane, or low car traffic.
eBike Policy: Pedal assisted (class 1/3) eBikes are okay. Throttle assisted (Class 2) are NOT allowed on any rides.
