ACTC News

Billy Goat Profiles Show Percent Grade

by Franz Kelsch I have been mapping all the new billy goats in a program called MapMyRide.  If you go to the billy goat list on the ACTC website and click on one of the billy goats, it will take you to the map.  For the new ones (and some of ...

Memorial Dedication Ride

by Larry Bain (photos by Larry Bain and Bill Bushnell) Oct. 18, 2008 - I was among several hundred cyclists who gathered at Cupertino City Hall on this brisk October morning for a somber ride up to the dedication of permanent memorials to for Kristy Gough and Matt Peterson. The City of ...

The Future of “Publisher”

BY: Steve Sloan, ACTC Publisher from the November Black and Blue Bottom I will be the first to admit, I have not been a good publisher. Even though the newsletter has gotten out on time and has looked fairly decent, I have not been able to attend many board or club ...

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 • ...

2009 Board Nominating Committee

by Franz Kelsch Dear fellow ACTC member: We currently have three members on the nominating committee for next year’s board.  Those members are: Joe Farinha Larry Brandt Franz Kelsch We have received an indication from some of you that you would be willing to serve on the board next year.  That is great and much appreciated.  ...

November Ride Schedule and B&BB

The November 2008 ride schedule is now online. The November Black and Blue Bottom is now online. Franz Kelsch ACTC Webmaster

Online Membership Application

The new online Membership Application has been a big hit.  In just the first few days since we launched it we have had 18 people use it to either join ACTC or renew their existing membership.  In almost all cases, the individuals choose to use a credit card to make ...

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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