Join TEAM BCI in support of UCI’s ongoing research to put an end to cancer. 

NOTE:
This is being offered to BCI members, but is NOT “officially” a BCI event.
(BCI assumes no control or responsibility)

BCI is looking forward to partnering once again with the University of California Irvine (UCI) and its Anti-Cancer Challenge - on Saturday, October 11, 2025. All registration fees go directly to UCI’s Cancer Research.

Please JOIN & DONATE to TEAM BCI by using this button. And extend invitations to fellow runners or cyclists. The minimum donation is $50. Deby Six is our team captain.

Thanks very much for helping to end cancer!
- Deby Six, TEAM BCI Captain, UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge
Contact: debsix@gmail.com

Events:

The UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge event will take place from 6:00am-4pm on Saturday, October 11, 2025 and include 14, 35, 60, and 100 mile cycling routes, a mountain bike route, a 5K run/walk and a wellness festival at UC Irvine’s Aldrich Park. All routes will begin at UC Irvine’s Aldrich Park and travel through neighboring Orange County cities.

Festival includes finish line BBQ, Live musical entertainment, VIP lounge, and awards.

For additional information about the event, visit the 2025 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge website:

https://www.anti-cancerchallenge.org/
email: anti-cancerchallenge@uci.edu

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

Club meetings are on a scheduled Thursday of every other month
at the Irvine Ranch Water District’s Community Meeting Room. The Public is welcome.

6:30 Social Time with light food and refreshments
7:00 Presentation
Afterwards, there’ll be a drawing with prizes.

August 14th
Guest Speaker: Kristen Lawrence, Owner of Pure Ride Cycles
Topic: Stretching and Nutrition for Cyclists

Kristen will lead us in stretches geared toward cyclists crucial for injury prevention and improved performance. She will also discuss how to provide the body with the right fuel to perform and recover effectively. This includes pre-ride, on-the-ride and post-ride nutrition, including protein, electrolytes, and hydration.
If you’d like to participate in the stretches, please wear comfortable clothes and bring a yoga mat.

Bio: With over 25 years of cycling experience, Kristin has a huge passion for the industry and loves getting new people into the sport. She leads many rides, both on-road and off-road, and teaches skills classes for women. She’s a bike-fit specialist with an emphasis on fitting bikes to female cyclists. She is committed to her business and believes in making a difference within the industry and the community. Come by and say hello, she's usually the one who greets you at the door :)

Pure Ride Cycles is a sponsor of BCI and is located at 24844 Muirlands Blvd., Lake Forest, CA 92630

Disclaimer: Irvine Ranch Water District makes its facilities available for use by residents and nonprofit organizations merely as a public service, but does not, by allowing this use, endorse or support the purpose of the event or its sponsor.

If you have a suggestion for future meetings, please contact bod@BikeIrvine.org.

Mark your calendars! Future meeting date:
Oct. 30 - Annual Meeting, IRWD, Keynote Speaker: Tony Cruz will share about his bike racing career.

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

Location: Turtle Rock Park Picnic Area
BCI kicks off another Summer with a picnic after the Sizzling Summer Remote Rides.

Lunch will be ready around the time you return from your ride, at 11:30 - until about 1:30 p.m.
Lunch will include a sandwich, potato salad, chips, watermelon, cookie and a drink.
Please sign up and preselect one of the following Board & Brew sandwiches shown below.

Final choice and payment  must be made by end of day June 18th.
(Final count - 60 ordered as of June 19)
Club subsidized price of only $10 includes food and paying the City of Irvine to allow us to hold a group picnic. The BCI will cover the rest of the expenses.
If you don’t want a lunch or missed the cutoff, do sign up ‘no lunch’ and attend to socialize under the shade trees ! (Reminder - City parks do not allow adult beverages if you BYOB)

We are having special remote rides from Turtle Rock Park, where we can celebrate summer with different routes and our BCI Picnic after!

Ride Start:
Upper lot of Turtle Rock Park off Turtle Rock Drive

Directions: Deerfield Park to Turtle Rock Park
12 minutes - 5.7 miles

5 routes to choose from!
ROUTE SLIPS: (6/19/24)
(CF Rating 2 to 8 (average climb in feet per mile))

Regroup A [Short & Medium]:
Corner Bakery / Jamba Juice @ Main & Harvard in Irvine
Short: 18.6 miles (12.3), +748 ft (CF4 : 40.2 ‘/m)
Map/Profile/.GPS
Medium: 25.9 miles (19.6), Rolly +732 ft (CF2 : 28.3 ‘/m)
Map/Profile/.GPS

Regroup B [Med+, Long & Long+]:
Starbucks / Togos @ Alicia & Pacific Park in Laguna Niguel

Medium Plus: 30.2 miles (17), +2,107 ft (CF6 : 69.8 ‘/m)
Map/Profile/GPS
Long: 44.2 miles (31.9), +3,383 ft (CF7 : 76.5 ‘/m)
YES - CF 7 !
Map/Profile/GPS
Long Plus: 49.9 miles (35.4),+4,372 ft (CF8 : 87.6 ‘/m)
YES - CF 8 !
Map/Profile/GPS

Guests are welcome, with a signed waiver or signed in - but minors (<18) may only ride under the direct supervision of an adult guardian.

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

Community Bike Tour

The City has announced a Community Ride and can really use some volunteers to help with course marshalling and helping lead… if interested in volunteering contact Tony Cruz at (497) 246-754‬

Grab your bike and explore Irvine!
Join in a community bike ride hosted by the Orange County Cycling Business Coalition, in partnership with the City of Irvine, Friday, June 6th, Gather & prep bikes from 2 to 2:30; Ride from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Participate in a 5-mile loop or a 25-mile ride along Irvine’s bikeways.

This event is free and suitable for beginning
to experienced riders.
RSVP required through City’s registration portal.
(click buttons below)
Helmets are required for children 17 and under
(and anyone on a Class 3 electric bicycle );
recommended for riders 18 and older.  

Ride Start - Hangar 244 in the Great Park
BCI has offered support for planning the routes as well as extra ride escorts, so if you can attend and volunteer - or just participate as a good role model - join our outreach to our home town community ! Wear your BCI Jersey !

On a scheduled Thursday of every other month
at the Irvine Ranch Water District’s
Community Meeting Room.
The Public is welcome.

6:30 Social Time with food & refreshments
7:00 Presentation
Afterwards, there’ll be a drawing with prizes.
Bring cash or a check and pre-pay Bill for your picnic lunch…

Disclaimer: Irvine Ranch Water District makes its facilities available for use by residents and nonprofit organizations merely as a public service, but does not, by allowing this use, endorse or support the purpose of the event or its sponsor.

Guest Speaker: Keri Caffrey
Topic: Cycling Savvy

 CyclingSavvy is the gold standard for traffic cycling education today. Based on decades of research and experience, Keri Caffrey combines active learning with dynamic graphics to teach the principles of Mindful Bicycling:

* Empowerment to act as confident, equal road users;
* Strategies for safe, stress-free integrated cycling;
* Tools to read and problem-solve any traffic situation, bicycle-specific facility, or road design

Keri Caffrey will present some of the safety concepts central to Cycling Savvy to empower you to ride safely anywhere.

Bio: Keri Caffrey is a technical illustrator and graphic designer with over 30 years of urban cycling experience and a passion for teaching.

Through three decades as a bike commuter and recreational group rider, she observed many close calls and conflicts. Studying the behavior of both cyclists and motorists, she became convinced that the greatest challenge facing American bicycling is a lack of education, coupled with a destructive belief system Americans have developed about our public roads.

Keri’s mission is to correct this problem, and empower individual bicyclists to ride with confidence. Through CyclingSavvy, she and co-founder Mighk Wilson created a toolset for bicyclists to use on their own terms, to enhance their preferred style of riding.

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. — Michelangelo

BCI would like to host a class - with a discount price fro BCI members.
A weekend TBD: Friday night and all day Saturday - or Saturday night and all day Sunday. If interested, Sign up for interest - once we reach a minimum we will confirm a date & location and open up for paid registration. We will also take names at this meeting!

Mark your calendars! Future meeting dates:
Aug 14 - Presentation TBD
Oct. 30 - Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker: Tony Cruz will share about his bike racing career.

If you have a suggestion for future meetings, please contact bod@BikeIrvine.org.

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

Community Bike Ride

The City postponed the Irvine Mobility Summit and this Community Ride: The City will be changing the date to June 6 and can really use some volunteers to help with course marshalling and helping lead… if interested in volunteering contact Tony Cruz at (497) 246-754‬

Grab your bike and explore Irvine!
Join in a community bike ride hosted by the Orange County Cycling Business Coalition, in partnership with the City of Irvine, Friday, April 25, Gather & prep bikes from 2 to 2:30; Ride from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Participate in a 5-mile loop or a 25-mile ride along Irvine’s bikeways.

This event is free and suitable for beginning
to experienced riders.
RSVP required through City’s registration portal.
Helmets are required for children 17 and under
(and anyone on a Class 3 electric bicycle );
recommended for riders 18 and older.  

BCI has offered support, so if you can attend and volunteer - or just participate as a good role model - we plan outreach to our home town community ! Wear your BCI Jersey !

A different option for a Second Sunday Ride!
If you can’t get away for the whole weekend, drive up for one day!
We have another ride that STARTS and ENDS at a remote location for lunch!
This month we will explore Santa Barbara!
Park near Island Brewing Company at the train station in Carpinteria, & be ready to ride at 9am;
(It is less than 2 1/2 hours from Irvine, or stay the night with others up for the weekend at a local hotel - or camp! Those staying Saturday night rode from the hotel to start at 8:45
Lodging recommendation: Book your own best deal…
Holiday Inn Express * * * or Motel 6 * * (or camp at Carpinteria State Beach)
Extend a couple of nights & head for Solvang area Monday & Tuesday!

We will explore the area from Carpinteria to Summerland, Montecito, Santa Barbara & back, including the clock tower view from the County Courthouse and a visit to the Santa Barbara Mission, and along the beachfront of Santa Barbara. We’ll stop for a snack in Santa Barbara and be back to Carpinteria to enjoy beer and BBQ and live music for a late lunch at the end of the ride.
No Drop route with several regroups.

FundaySunday Carpinteria & Santa Barbara (4/15/25)

Here is what we actually rode
34.0 miles +1,384 feet CF 4 (40.7 ‘/m)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49439382

13 Participants: Bill & Dev, Fran and Steve, Joyce, Sandy & Scott, Sue, Shawn & Bev, Maya, Dan & Natika
Please sign up if coming!

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

On a scheduled Thursday of every other month
at the Irvine Ranch Water District’s
Community Meeting Room.
The Public is welcome.

6:30 Social Time with food & refreshments
7:00 Presentation
Afterwards, there’ll be a drawing with prizes.

Guest Speaker: Nancy Kim, PT OCS 
Topic: “Exercise for Cyclists"  - Nancy will show us the top exercises for cyclists to improve performance and prevent injury. 

Nancy Kim is co-owner of Alloy Personal Training Irvine 

• A Physical Therapist for 22 years. Has worked in outpatient orthopedics, both at hospital-based and private practices.

• Currently works with Luna Physical Therapy, which delivers outpatient orthopedics at the patient’s home.

• Nancy is a co-owner of Alloy Personal Training Irvine with her husband, a brand new small group personal training gym at Westpark Plaza. 

• An Irvine resident over 20 years. 

• During her free time, Nancy enjoys taking their son to Parkour training, teaching him to ride a bike, and doing outdoor activities with family such as hiking, going to the park and pool.

As promised, Alloy has shared the specific exercises demonstrated at our meeting -
AND they joined supporting BCI as a sponsor!

Also on the Program: Bil Sellin, Ride Coordinator will help explain to all how Ride with GPS works, and how, as a BCI Member, we can get turn by turn route cues through a smart phone or GPS device for free. For tips in advance, see this info and get set up: install the Ride with GPS app on your phone, and sign up for their free ‘starter’ account if not already a user.
We will also attempt to explain, with help from other members, how to link your GPS device, watch or smart phone app to Challenge Hound to feed your rides to the BCI Ridership Challenge.
If not already , sign up for Challenge Hound and then find the link hidden behind our Members Only lock page to join the current annual ridership challenge !

Mark your calendars! Future meeting dates:
June 5 - Keri Caffrey will discuss CyclingSavvy 
Aug 14 - Presentation TBD
Oct. 30 - Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker: Tony Cruz will share about his bike racing career
If you have a suggestion for future meetings, please contact bod@BikeIrvine.org

Disclaimer: Irvine Ranch Water District makes its facilities available for use by residents and nonprofit organizations merely as a public service, but does not, by allowing this use, endorse or support the purpose of the event or its sponsor.

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

On a scheduled Thursday of every other month
at the Irvine Ranch Water District’s
Community Meeting Room.
The public is welcome.

6:30 PM: Social Time with food and refreshments
7:00 PM: Presentation with guest speakers Kevin & Ximena Ansel

Topic: Bicycle Tour from Seattle to Boston

Kevin, Ximena, and their friend Joe, toured across the country in 2022. They biked through Northern Cascades National Park, Glacier, Yellowstone, Devils Tower, Mt. Rushmore, the plains of South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. They traveled through Michigan, Ontario, Canada, then into Buffalo, New York, and rode 360 miles on the Erie Canal Trail to Massachusetts. The sights, the beauty, and the people of America made this trip unforgettable.  They look forward to sharing their adventure with BCI.  

Bio:

Kevin and Ximena Ansel have been bicycle touring together for 28 years. A few of their 47 tours include riding the Trans America route, the West Coast from Vancouver, Canada to the U.S.-Mexican border, the GAP & CO trail, a trip over the Rocky Mountains, tours in Oregon, the South West, Canada, and France. They both love the outdoors and have completed backpacking trips in the Grand Tetons, Sierras, and the Grand Canyon. They have also helped in a cattle drive moving 400 head of cattle from their summer grasslands to their winter pastures. Information about their trips can be found on their Blog:  http://www.AnselAdventures.com

There will be a raffle and refreshments - please come on down!

Disclaimer: Irvine Ranch Water District makes its facilities available for use by residents and nonprofit organizations merely as a public service, but does not, by allowing this use, endorse or support the purpose of the event or its sponsor.

If you have a suggestion for future meetings, please contact bod@BikeIrvine.org.

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

THIS is the perfect day to BRING A FRIEND to meet BCI and share the fun!

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

Our “NewB” rides are geared for new riders, riders with some experience, and riders who may have never ridden in a club atmosphere. We will do a modified version of the scheduled Saturday short ride, adding as much off-street bike path as available... like taking the San Diego Creek Trail instead of all of ALTON )

ROUTE SLIPS: DCP#12 (6/18/24)
Regroup: Bagels & Brew
@ Serrano & Lake Forest, Lake Forest

Short: 16.4 miles (8.3) +464 ft {CF 2 28.3’/m}
Technology, Alton, Toledo, Serrano
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33895434

We will meet at the picnic tables west of the building at DCP (we meet at the first come picnic tables in the park if the patio is being used)
We will go over several pages of information. If you want to review the info you may want to print it out, or read it as pdf on your device before or after the class. ​​​​​​​
See links to the entire library at bikeirvine.org/newb-rides

BCI Members who are willing to coach & role model good bicycle driving are welcome to help out… Cycle of Safety members are especially welcome!
This is a great time to introduce BCI to a friend!

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 Jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & if we have your size, we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

Join Bike Rossmoor and Lightning Velo for the second night of their annual Holiday Lights Tour.
Come ride bicycles on a route through Rossmoor to visit some amazingly lit homes.
Many residents create fabulous holiday displays and a great way to see them is by bicycle.
We will have a designated route for night time safety.
The pace will be very slow so this is perfect for the whole family.
Be sure to dress warmly and jingly. You can decorate your bikes before you ride. Roll out is 6pm.
Reminder: Bicycles legally require a minimal front white light, plus rear and side reflectors after dark.

Join Bike Rossmoor and Lightning Velo for the annual Holiday Lights Tour.
Come ride bicycles on a route through Rossmoor to visit some amazingly lit homes.
Many residents create fabulous holiday displays and a great way to see them is by bicycle.
We will have a designated route for night time safety.
The pace will be very slow so this is perfect for the whole family.
Be sure to dress warmly and jingly. You can decorate your bikes before you ride. Roll out is 6pm.
Reminder: Bicycles legally require a minimal front white light, plus rear and side reflectors after dark.
Busy Saturday? There will be a repeat ride on Sunday!

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!

If you don't have a BCI Jersey please know you are welcome - see our Jersey Page !
We have a few 2017 jerseys left - If you want one, contact Jerseys@BikeIrvine.org & we will bring to the lunch today - bring $67, $35 &/or $10 cash or a checkbook…

If you are ready to join or renew - Board Members will be on hand to accept your dues & filled out & signed membership form in person - so if you have avoided using BCI's online system, bring $25 & a completed form to renew or join !

Tip: The Irvine Company posts discounts at many places in their centers - down load their app to save on dining!