B/0.5/49 COOLEY LANDING and FREMONT

Meet Howard Shafer (408 712-4573 or jhshafer@sbcglobal.net) and Jacquette Ward at the Sunnyvale Community Center in Sunnyvale at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am departure. We’ll follow bike paths wherever possible, and by including a short stretch of dirt, we’ll visit the new Cooley Landing on the East Palo Alto waterfront. We’ll stop for lunch at the Tortilla Factory in Newark, where you can buy cheap but tasty Mexican fare, but for social distancing, et cetera, you might want to bring your own lunch. We’ll follow a rural route past Milpitas and Alviso on the way back to Sunnyvale, completing a circle. The weather is predicted to be excellent. The pace will be a mellow B, and nobody will be left behind, but if you are new or inexperienced, be aware that the ride is 49 miles long. The Dumbarton Bridge will be the biggest hill. Masks are required at stops.

NOTE: To manage group sizes, club rides are currently open to Western Wheelers members only.  Learn about becoming a member 

Do not join club rides if you are sick (cough, sore throat, fever, loss of smell).  All riders must have a face covering (mask, bandana, buff or other without vent) to be worn at the start of each ride and whenever stopped (eg during regroups).  Riders must maintain a safe distance from each other.  No drafting, pace lines, spitting or blowing noses into the air during rides.  All riders are expected to have read the current County Health Orders and stay in compliance in regards to social distancing, outdoor dining and face coverings:https://www.smchealth.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/ho_order_c19-11_20200617.pdf?1592431253  and https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/mandatory-directives-recreational-and-athletic-activities-and-facilities.aspx

There is risk in all gatherings, since people without symptoms can transmit COVID-19. Participation in club rides is voluntary.  Members assume the full and complete risk that is associated with exposure to and infection by COVID-19 during such participation.  Please note that in the event Western Wheelers is asked by the department of public health for a list of riders participating in any club ride for purposes of Covid-19 exposure tracing, Western Wheelers will comply with such requests.