ABOUT THE EVENT

AUGUST 16, 2025
REGISTRATION STARTS 4/1/25

SPECTACULAR RIDES
5 rides, one for everyone:

  • Classic Century: 100 miles, right number of hills, plenty of ocean
  • Hilly Century: Want more hills? We have them
  • Double Century: Hills with more distance, but reasonable
  • Metric Century: Pretty flat and shorter for those not quite ready for a Century
  • Mini: Fun 30 miles primarily along the ocean.
  • Ride start is at the rider’s discretion between the start of daylight (about 6:00am) and 9am; BUT NOTE: it is the riders’ responsibility to make the rest stop and finish meal times:
    o San Antonio: 7:30am – 8:30am
    o Bike Depot: 9am – 12noon
    o Rincon Beach Park: 7am -4pm
    o Manning Park: 8:30am -3pm
    o Stow Grove: 10am – 1:30pm
    o Finish at Mission Park: 11:30am – 5pm.
  • See “ROUTES” for more detail and GPS links.

DOWNWIND: 90% odds of 15 miles of it coming home.
AMBIENCE: Ocean on one side and hills on the other.
1st CENTURY: We love you; best 1st in the country!
VOLUNTEERS: We’ve got over 100 ; friendly & awesome.

REST STOPS

  • Great Food
  • Beautiful Parks (mostly)
  • Popsicles on the Rincon

FINISH

  • Beautiful, Fun, Historic Downtown Ventura. See “VISIT VENTURA” (Spend the weekend).
  • Mission Park
  • Enhanced Peirano’s after-ride buffet, included.
  • Party time 11:30AM – 5:00PM: No Host Beer and other drinks and DJ

SWAG

Customized collections by the incomparable Janeene Nagaoka for sale. See “MERCHANDISE.”

SAG & WRENCHES

  • Ample SAG patrolling specific routes and bike paths.
  • Wrenches at ride start & rest stops

PRICING:

  • Early Bird Online 4/1/25 – 6/30/25:  $105
  • Online 7/1/25 – 8/10/25:  $115
  • Online (but no merchandise) 8/11/25 – 8/14/25:  $125
  • At Registration on 8/15/25 and 8/16/25:  $140

PARKING

  • There’s plenty of parking, but it takes a little work.
  • And we’re working on in!
  • See “PARKING” for some inside tips and we’ll try to help on site.

PHOTOGRAPHY

CaptivaingSpoirtsPhotos.net will be taking photos.  You will be given your bib number to attach to the front of your helmet or handlebars which will be your link to your individual photos at that website.

CHECK-IN, REGISTRATION & RIDE START

MUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY
100 E. MAIN STREET
VENTURA, CA 93001

BIKE RENTALS:

Don’t have a bike for the event? No problem!

The Bike Depot on Main Street rents bikes.  www.venturabikedepot.com