| The Long Course - Metric Century (67 miles) Starts at mid-peninsula and takes riders through the rolling hills of suburban Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Woodside, and Palo Alto. This ride will again be a very hilly metric century. This year's ride will challenge you with a brisk jaunt up the challenging Page Mill Road! We'll have a rest stop at the top. The ride will proceed down West Alpine Road (be CAREFUL on the technical, narrow part of this road!) and we'll have a rest stop at Pescadero Elementary School. Old Stage Road will take you all the way to the coast. A short ride north on Highway 1 will place us on the 10-mile Tunitas Creek Road climb. This is challenging and beautiful! A fast downhill back to Woodside on King's Mountain Road will put us in good shape for the final rollers back to the start-finish. 7000 vertical feet! We will have motorcycle and auto sag support, with HAM radios at rest stops and in some of the Sag vehicles. |
| Short Course - 40 miles Starts mid-Peninsula and takes riders through the rolling hills of suburban Menlo Park, Los Altos Hills, and Palo Alto. This is a new route that will be 40-50 miles in length. Don't worry, you'll get to climb, but it won't be the vertical-fest of the long route! Everybody on this route will get a chance to do a climb up Page Mill to Altamont... then we'll roll through the Los Altos foothills. We'll do a turnaround and rest stop hosted by our sponsor Chain Reaction Bikes in Los Altos. CHECK OUT THE SHORT COURSE ROUTE... |
| After The Ride... Thanks to Menlo Park's Own "The Dutch Goose" for providing this year's scrumptuous hot post-ride lunch. With a menu of burgers, veggie-burgers, chili, and salad, you can definitely refuel after a hard ride. And for those who must have a post-ride libation, Gordon Biersch has donated the beer! |
| Check Chain Reaction Bike's review of Pescadero & Tunitas...Thanks, Mike! And while you're at the Chain Reaction website, check their review of the 2005 ride! |
The Ride
| Thanks to Roche Palo Alto for their generous hospitality! For 2008, all Tour de Max rides start and finish at Roche Palo Alto Here's a map to the Tour de Max Start/Finish Area! |
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| The Long Course - Metric Century (70 miles) Starts at mid-peninsula and takes riders through the rolling hills of suburban Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Woodside, and Palo Alto. This ride will again be a very hilly metric century. This year's ride will challenge you with a brisk jaunt up the challenging Page Mill Road! We'll have a rest stop at the top. The ride will proceed down West Alpine Road (be CAREFUL on the technical, narrow part of this road!) and we'll have a rest stop at Pescadero Elementary School. Old Stage Road will take you all the way to the coast. A short ride north on Highway 1 will place us on the 10-mile Tunitas Creek Road climb. This is challenging and beautiful! A fast downhill back to Woodside on King's Mountain Road will put us in good shape for the final rollers back to the start-finish. 7000 vertical feet! We will have motorcycle and auto sag support, with HAM radios at rest stops and in some of the Sag vehicles. Team Tour de Max recommends either a triple chainring or a compact with at least a 12-25 cogset for this ride! CHECK OUT THE LONG COURSE ROUTE HERE! |
