ACTC News

Turning Wheels for Kids a Sucess

by Jim Schallau The 26-member Team ACTC joined with nearly 600 other volunteers for the assembly of 2200 new bicycles on Saturday 12/13 in the South Hall of the San Jose Convention Center.  It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun.  Due to the limited amount of ...

General Meeting Format

By: Paul Metz, ACTC President After checking the poll results (thanks, Franz!), we will try some new ideas for the format of the General Club Meeting. Option 1: Guest Speaker First If the guest speakers can make their presentation in 30 minutes or less, we will: • Announce the speaker(s) and let them speak • ...

Tierra Bella Ride Video and Photos

This past Saturday over 2,000 riders joined in the annual Tierra Bella bicycle event. Riders completed distances ranging from 37 miles to 122 miles. Photos and videos of the event can be viewed by clicking the links below: Gilroy Dispatch Newspaper ACTC Photos of Riders ACTC Photos of Volunteers

Club Meetings Move to Wednesdays

The monthly club meeting will now be held the first Wednesday of each month starting in February. The change was a result of a building conflict.

Ride Leader’s Ride and Lunch

by Franz Kelsch With rain most every day the past week and the threat of rain today, there were fewer than usual riders who joined the morning rides that were part of the Ride Leader's annual lunch. John lead the traditional Grizzly Bear ride with 6 riders. Donny ...

Sierra to the Sea Tour is Full

Sierra to the Sea registration opened last evening and was filled at 5:30 pm today. We are still accepting registrations for the standby list. To register go http://www.sierratothesea.org

Appreciation Night a Sell Out

We have sold 162 tickets for the upcoming ACTC Appreciation Night. With the new venue at the Tarragon Restaurant, we are able to accommodate more than twice as many guests as last year. Visit the ACTC website for more information about the event.

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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