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Meet Jim Sayer, Adventure Cycling’s Exec Director on April 16

By Tony Le, ACTC President Tuesday, April 16, Jim Sayer, Executive Director for the Adventure Cycling Association, will give a special bicycle touring presentation to ACTC and friends. We'll meet with Jim at  6:30 pm, at the First Congregational Church, 1980 Hamilton Ave, San Jose (corner of Leigh and Hamilton). (Note ...

Let’s Go Bike Camping at the Russian River Rally!

NEW! - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUG 10! As an ACTC Member, you are invited to attend a FREE OF CHARGE* (deposit required) annual bike camping at the Casini Family Ranch Resort during the ACTC Russian River Rally August 17-19, 2012! NOTE: A link for the paper registration form has been updated at ...

ACTC Appreciation Night Saturday Feb. 25, 2012

Another memorable night is planned with a delicious buffet at Michael's at Shoreline and dancing to the Megatones. Don't miss this great event! The following website has all the details. Web based payment is preferred, but there is also an option to pay by check. http://appreciation2012.eventbrite.com/

Russian River Rally – August 19-21, 2011

UPDATE:  The dates for the Russian River Rally are August 19-21, 2011.  The prior week was erroneously shown on this post previously. by Brian Chun, Committee Chair Let's Go to the Rally; Don't Call Me Sally! As a member your are invited to join ACTC's annual RRR. Advance reservation and payment is ...

Big Sur Overnighter: October 29-30, 2011

by Brian Chun Big Sur Overnighter (BSO): Saturday October 29th-Sunday October 30, 2011 Agenda Same as BSO 2010. Beds are now reserved  for the first three willing to room share (and maybe more on the floor), using my current reservations (2 Cowboy Rooms), at the Hacienda Lodge, Fort Hunter Liggett.  Newbies are  especially ...

2011 Tierra Bella

The recent Tierra Bella was a great success, thanks to the many ACTC volunteers.  Thanks to all for helping us once again.  Many photos have been posted here.

Program Announcement for Wednesday March 2nd, 7pm

We invite you to a presentation by Liz Jessen, of the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs (VA) DoubleVision Program, a tandem cycling program for vision-impaired veterans. A very special guest will also be there. Master Sergeant Gil Magallanes served in both the Gulf War and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Gil and ...

Black and Blue Ball

The annual Black and Blue Ball will be Saturday, February 19th. Once again it will be at Michaels at Shoreline. You can obtain additional information and buy your tickets online here: http://www.actc.org/events/appnight.php Ticket prices go up on February 11th, so get your tickets today.

Tour of California – Stage 3

by Franz and Anne Kelsch To the non cyclists, they might think a Tour of California is something you do in your car. But we are talking about Cycling here and that means the Amgen Tour of California professional bicycle race. Even the non cyclists have probably heard of Lance ...

February General Meeting

Did you ever want to Ride Longer, Pedal Stronger?  Then be sure to attend the February General Meeting on February 4th at 7:00 pm. Santa Clara Cycling Team Coaches Jami North and Al Painter from Integrate Performance Fitness will talk about training in the Zone, breaking through training plateaus and training ...

February 3rd 2025
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Tierra Bella

Saturday May 3rd, 2025 Tierra Bella, Spanish for beautiful countryside, has been one of the best century rides in the Bay Area since 1977. The graceful hills of Gilroy Hot Springs and Henry Coe, exploding with poppies and lupines, giant Manzanitas and Oak trees with crooked knots reminding us of VanGogh paintings, are unchanged ...
February 3rd 2025
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This Old Town

Welcome to ACTC 2025, a new year with fun rides and events. We have an excellent group of dedicated members guiding ACTC, including the always-innovative staff of Tierra Bella, Sierra to the Sea, the Academy, ride leaders, events volunteers, behind-the-scenes staff, and the ACTC Board with old and new faces.I ...
December 25th 2020
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See You Soon

It has been truly an honor to serve as the ACTC President these past eight years. Being on the Board previously for five non-contiguous years as Editor, Publisher, and Communication Coordinator, I knew what I was getting into. For a period of ACTC history, yelling and cursing at Board and ...
December 25th 2020
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Those who care are with us everywhere

A favorite song of mine is Kate Wolf’s “Gentle Warrior” with this beautiful ending. “We are crying for a vision That all living things can share And those who care Are with us everywhere” My term as ACTC President is almost up and we have a good slate of Candidates to fill ...

ACTC 2021

2020 is an agonizing year but time marches on. Soon it will be September and we will be nominating Members for the 2021 ACTC Board. I am proud to be the longest serving ACTC President and we have accomplished a lot together these past 8 years. My COVID-19 research this ...

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