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Three Creeks Trail Update (Willow Glen Spur)

submitted by Paul Metz From Ken Yeager, County Board of Supervisors: Greetings, Today, the Board of Supervisors unanimously supported a memo that Supervisor Blanca Alvarado and I wrote regarding trails. It directed County of Santa Clara staff to participate in the Three Creeks Trail (formerly the Willow Glen Spur ...

This Marshal’s Eyes, Stage 7

by Rick Madden Once again rain pounded the start city all night. Things were beginning to wind down and we were thinking about getting home to our families. Just one more stage to go, and our van Captain announced that we dodged a bullet...we would have the start and the finish, keeping ...

This Marshal’s Eyes, Stage 6

by Rick Madden As I wake up this morning, one mile from the start of the final stage to Pasadena, the rain continues to fall. Last night it was really coming down. This has certainly been the coldest, wettest Amgen Tour of California (AToC). Yesterday we had drops in one of the ...

This Marshal’s Eyes, Stage 5

by Rick Madden TT day in Solvang...this one will be the tell-tale for Levi. My roomie David and I had the windows wide open in the overheated hotel all night, the the rain kept on coming. When I woke up this morning, I dressed in my rain gear prepping for a wet ...

Tour of California – Sierra Road

by Bob Thompson Click to see video Wednesday, February 20, 2008 was the big day. The crowds were there on Sierra. We gathered at Connie and Eric's house. Here are some still shots of us eating, watching the race progress on the internet, and enjoying the ...

This Marshal’s Eyes, Stage 4

by Rick Madden Most of you were at Stage 3 from Modesto to San Jose, so I won't bore you with the details. I will pass on the gossip that came up this morning...the Mt. Hamilton/Sierra one-two punch may not appear in future ToC tours...there were gripes about it being too ...

This Marshall’s Eyes, Stage 2

by Rick Madden I gotta tell you, for an adrenaline junkie, being a marshall can be a fast ride. Fast moving vehicles, choppers flying overhead and riders breezing within inches of you. But in every race you have to expect slow corners with little action. This was one of those days. It ...

Tour of California from the top of Mt. Hamilton

by Franz Kelsch This year's stage 3 of the Amgen Tour of California included a 103-mile route from Modesto to San Jose, with no less than five King of the Mountains climbs, including the ascent of Mt. Hamilton (HR-above categorization at 4360 feet) and the category 1 Sierra Road. ...

This Marshall’s Eyes, prolouge and Stage 1

by Rick Madden Yesterday's TT to the Stanford Campus should have been more exciting for me than it was....I was stationed on the backside of the quad, inside the french (that's what they call the fencing for those non-race fans) under a beautiful California sun. I was about 400 yards from ...

Additions to the ACTC Website

by Franz Kelsch, ACTC Webmaster The March Ride schedule has now been posted. A new mailing list has been added for mountain bike riders. So far 25 people have subscribed. Click here to subscribe (ACTC members only). See this page for information about all the ACTC email lists. Since we ...

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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