Ride Day Info

Welcome to the 19th Annual Wine & Roses Bike Ride
to be held at Templeton Community Park.

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, October 10th, 2021

Check-In / Parking:

The ride begins and ends at Templeton Community Park located on the corner of 6th and Crocker Streets in Templeton. Check-in for the ride will be held in the Templeton Community Services District conference room, next to the Fire Station. Look for the signs or for one of our volunteers to direct you.

Additional parking at Templeton Elementary School (215 8th St, Templeton) which is just a few short blocks from the park. http://mapq.st/17QefcN

Note: All riders will need to register and receive a wristband to ride, use rest stops and attend post ride BBQ. Extra meal tickets for the BBQ will be sold at the park.  Please remember, the proceeds from this ride benefit Templeton Community Programs.

Ride Start Times:

Once you check in, you may begin the ride. However, ride support will not be in place until 8:00 a.m. Rest stop availability times are shown on the route slips.
Suggested start times are:
8:00 a.m. for the Metric
9:30 a.m. for the Half Metric
We strongly discourage anyone from starting the ride late. SAG support will only be available until 4 p.m. (and you may miss the BBQ if you start too late!) Once you are on the road, if you think you will not be able to complete the ride by 4 pm., please flag down a SAG vehicle.

Course Information:

Riders may choose from the following routes:
Half Metric Century – 31 miles
Metric Century – 62 miles

Elevation is included on the website map.

Course Close Time:

We will close the course at 4:00 p.m., so please start on time!

Sharing the Road with Cowboys and Farmers:

To many of our local citizens, saddling up means Western or English not lycra and gel. Please ride with consideration for others using the road, especially vehicles with livestock or agricultural products.

Food:

Food and refreshments will be provided at all rest stops (rest stop hours are listed on the route slips). We also will be serving a mouth-watering BBQ (or vegetarian) lunch with complimentary Wild Horse wine when you are finished riding. This is included with your registration fee. Lunch will be served from 11 am – 4 pm at the park.

Lodging:

Go to www.templetonchamber.com and then to the membership directory at the top. Look under

“Lodging/Travel & Tourism”

Weather:

Normally the weather in October is beautiful! It is expected to be in the low 80’s, but mornings are usually cool. Check the weather before you leave! The ride will be held rain or shine!

Wild Horse Winery Bike Bash Party – Friday, October 4th:

For those of you who registered for the Bike Bash Party, it will be held from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Wild Horse Winery located at 1437 Wild Horse Winery Court in Templeton. For directions or additional information on the winery, please visit their web page at: www.wildhorsewinery.com.  Don’t forget to bring a jacket or sweater! It can cool down quickly once the sun sets (although the wine may warm you up a bit)!

You can also get early registration for Saturday’s ride along with any t-shirt or jersey orders.

P.S. If you arrive early, stop and visit the goats across the street at Happy Acres Family Farm..

Ride Photos:

We are delighted to have PJ from John Patrick Images taking pictures again this year (see some of past year’s great photos at www.johnpatrickimages.com/slideshows/roseride). PJ will take photos at both the ride and at the Bike Bash party. If you have special requests, such as group photos, he will have a table set up at Wild Horse to arrange a time and place for your photo or just look for him the morning of the ride. These are not the typical sports event photos – PJ has a great talent for taking interesting shots.

Ride Entry Exchanges:

If you cannot ride you may sell or substitute a rider in your place. We suggest listing your ticket on Craigslist or another ticket selling site. If you sell/give your ticket to another rider, you MUST provide that rider with your registration confirmation number and information provided to you by Active.com as proof of the exchange. In addition, you MUST notify us in writing of the rider substitution. Please email us at: [email protected] with your name and the name of the new rider. Scalpers beware: Any sellers who have sold entries for more than they paid, will be banned from entering future Wine and Roses rides.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at (805) 434-1789 or by email at [email protected].  We look forward to seeing you on October 5th!

Thank you and have a great ride!

~The Templeton Chamber of Commerce