ORANGE COUNTY’S BICYCLE CLUBS AT A GLANCE
ANAHEIM
CANYON VELO: Racing and training club for serious riders ages 9 to 60. Meetings every second Monday of the month. Rides Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. Newsletter. Write care of Mike’s Bikes, 6300 Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim 92807. Alex Collins (714) 637-7750.
OPEN BICYCLE RACING ACTION: Training and racing for all USCF categories. Newsletter. Write care of P.O. Box 17111, Anaheim 92817. Events hot line (714) 998-5505.
RACING NEW ASSN.: Information letter for upcoming racing events. P.O. Box 17111 Anaheim Hills 92817. (714) 998-5881.
VELO ORANGE BICYCLE CLUB: Racing club. All levels of riders welcome. Rides every Saturday at 9 a.m., Coast Highway and Brookhurst Avenue. Write care of Bikeland, 1237 W. Lincoln Blvd., Anaheim 92805. Henry Carstensen (714) 535-1445.
BREA
BREA VELO: Racing and training club. Serious riders. Meetings first Monday of the month. Newsletter. Write care of Two Wheeler Dealer, 1039 E. Imperial Highway, Suite F-3, Brea 92621. Dan Fitzgerald (714) 990-8748 or Scott Pickard (714) 671-1730.
CERRITOS
CERRITOS CYCLEPATHS: Touring club. Meetings third Monday every other month. One Saturday a month, training for beginners. Write at 21313 Norwalk Blvd. No. 133, Hawaiian Gardens 90716. Jerry Simpson (213) 860-8675 or Charles Wadman (714) 828-5028.
COSTA MESA
ORANGE COUNTY TRIATHLON CLUB: Complete triathlon training and coached workouts available for all level athletes. Meetings every second Thursday each month, 6 p.m. Newsletter. Nancy Baird, 2152 Elden, No. 5, Costa Mesa 92627 (714) 722-8430.
EL TORO
CYCLES VELOCE: Competitive racing team. Training rides every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m., Chet Holifield Bldg., Laguna Hills. Newsletter. Write care of Bicycles Etc., 24844 Muirlands Blvd., El Toro, 92630. Ed Kurzinski 583-0968.
HUNTINGTON BEACH
COMPOSITE SQUAD: Track-oriented training club. Nationally ranked riders train. Weight programs. USCF racing club since 1984. Write care of Aero Sports, 18211 Enterprise, Huntington Beach 92648. Scott Gordon (714) 841-1578.
TRISPHERE: Triathlon training and racing club. Specialized for advanced athletes, some novice training. Write at 16291 Magellan Lane, Huntington Beach 92647. Joseph Mastropaolo (714) 847-6960.
HUNTINGTON CYCLE CLUB: Track-oriented racing and training club for serious riders. All USCF members. 17401 Lido Lane, Huntington Beach 92647. John Waite (714) 842-6127.
IRVINE
BICYCLE CLUB OF IRVINE: Recreational cycling club. Rides every Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday. Meetings, first Wednesday of the month. Newsletter. Write care of Turtle Park Community Park, 1 Sunny Hill, Irvine 92715. Meetings hot line (714) 854-8106.
CAL VETS: Racing and recreational club for riders 35 years and over. Pat Baker (714) 837-9177.
GOLDEN WEST CYCLERS: Recreational club for riders 50 and over. Leisurely rides, 10 to 20 miles. Rides every Saturday at 8:30 a.m., Irvine Senior Center, 3807 Sandburg Way. Meet in parking lot. Hawley Marion (714) 548-5938.
IRVINE WHEELMEN: Club for racing and serious recreational riding. Rides Wednesdays at 4 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 a.m. Average 50 to 60 miles. Many USCF members. John Dashiell, 79 Monticello, Irvine 92714. (714) 857-9010.
LAGUNA BEACH
LAGUNA BEACH BICYCLE CLUB: Race-oriented club for serious teen-age racers. Rides every Saturday, leaving from the back of the Rainbow Bicycle Company, Laguna Beach. Write at 1217 Starlight Drive, Laguna Beach 92651. Mike Coffin (714) 497-1559.
NEWPORT BEACH
NEWPORT BEACH BICYCLE CLUB: Racing and training club for serious racers. Training rides every Saturday, 7 a.m., Safeway market on Bayside Drive, Newport Beach. Boston Bicycle Co., 2991 Grace Lane, Costa Mesa 92626. Jeff Meyers (213) 318-9913.
TUSTIN
ORANGE COUNTY WHEELMEN: Large recreational and racing club. Newsletter. Monthly meetings, formal programs. P.O. Box 219, Tustin 92681. 24-hour phone (714) 956-BIKE.
SAN CLEMENTE
SAN CLEMENTE VELO: Recreational and serious riders. Tuesday and Thursday training rides 5:30 p.m. Susan Stankey (714) 498-3516.
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