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title: tours
author: tracey pooh
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date: 2010-06-04
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# East bay roadbiking tours
_Click on cyan link to see climbing profile and google earth complete route sheet._
_Click on image for larger view of overall route._
(rural circle around Briones Park in Lafayette)
(halfway up - South Gate to North Gate)
(great climbing in the berkeley/oakland hills)
(great climbing through trees. climb Sunol and finish with 20 mile flat sprint)
(super beautiful climb along a stream through canyon of rural wineries.
flat first half; climbing second half.)
contains pretty technical section on highway 84/niles canyon.
(lazy sunday? a 90-minute defibrillator your heart says? quickie 3 hill neighborhood romp...)
but be careful, young grasshopper -- mile 3 is an a**kicker 8-)
(Over 3,500 feet of constant climbing. you might suffer, but oh! you're going to get high!)
Bike through the oil refineries.
Cycle bayside and see the C&H sugar factory.
Finish through cattle and horse speckled parks and farmlands.
_To play KML real nice, open with google earth, highlight the BOTTOM "Route:..",_
_and hit "F10" key to play entire tour smoothly from a bird's eye view!_