Online registration for Cruisin' 2008 has closed.

You can still register with cash or check (no credit cards) on Friday, May 9, from 5-7 p.m. at Newbury Park Bike Shop, 1560 Newbury Road, Newbury Park, CA, or on event day at the start location.

Come cruise the picturesque Conejo Valley in 2008. Cruisin' the Conejo is the annual late spring ride touring the beautiful Conejo Valley and its environs. For those who haven't been here, the Conejo Valley is nestled in the western end of the Santa Monica mountains, straddling Hwy 101 half way between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, and centers on Thousand Oaks. The Conejo is out of traffic and out of the smog.

This is the twenty-fourth anniversary of this great Southern California classic. Your hosts, the Conejo Valley Cyclists and the Boy Scouts of America Troop 753, have maintained the great but very challenging routes from last year's tour. Don't forget the 68 mile Moderate Metric Century! This route is a little longer than our Challenging Metric, but it skips the big climbs into the Santa Monica Mountains. So put Cruisin' the Conejo on your ride calendar for 2008.

Five great scenic routes:

Featuring:

• Friday evening registration at Newbury Park Bike Shop (1560 Newbury Road, Newbury Park) is from 5 to 7pm. Meet some of our sponsors, including Clif Bar, Polar, Louis Garneau, and Blackwall.
• Ride photography provided by Photocrazy. Click for more information.
• FREE Cruisin' the Conejo patch to all riders (regardless of when you register)
• Cruisin' the Conejo T-shirts will be available. Sizes S to XXL.
• Limited edition Cruisin' the Conejo jersey
• A free lunch will be available after the ride
• Full SAG support with route maps, manned rest stops, radio dispatched SAG wagons
  
  

So come join us in celebrating 24 years of Cruisin' the Conejo!

Start Information:

• Registration opens at 6:30 AM
• Registration closes promptly at 9:00 AM
• Full Century Ride starts at 7:00 AM
• Metric Century Rides start at 8:00 AM
• 35-mile and 21-mile Cruises should be on the road by 9:00 AM
• Directions to the start site

Please Note:

• The CVC hotline number is 805-961-2508.
• The course closes at 4:00 PM.
• Ride goes on rain or shine -- no refunds.
• Friday night pre-registration pickup/mini-expo/raffle at Newbury Park Bike Shop, 1560-6 Newbury Road, Newbury Park, from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
• Route maps will not be available until pre-registration pickup the night before the ride.
• Ride cost is $40 per rider and $60 per tandem pair.
• A late fee of $10 will be added if you don't register before May 3.
• Sorry, we cannot accept credit card payment on the day of the ride.
• Cruisin ride pictures will be taken by PhotoCrazy. Look for the big clock and remember the time.

Cruisin the Conejo helps support many worthy causes, both locally and nationwide. In addition to Boy Scout Troop 753, these include:

• Needy children in the Conejo Valley. A portion of the proceeds from Cruisin' the Conejo goes to providing free bicycles for needy local kids. With the help of the Giant Bicycle Company, the CVC donated 30 new bikes in 2005, 50 bikes in 2006, and 56 bikes in 2007
• Encino Velodrome, to buy track bikes for its youth program (free for kids)
• Mission with Bikes, used bikes reconditioned and distributed to needy children
• Lance Armstrong Foundation
• League of American Bicyclists
• Sespe Group of the Sierra Club
• Concerned Off Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA)
• Western National Parks Association Mountain Bike Unit
• California Bicycle Coalition
• The Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club (CVARC) and the Ventura County Amateur Radio Society (VCARS). Our donations help these groups buy new equipment. CVARC and VCARS provide the vital radio links for sag wagon coordination on Cruisin' and provide emergency communications during county emergencies.
• Cub Scout Pack 3753

Online registration for Cruisin' 2008 has closed.

You can still register with cash or check (no credit cards) on Friday, May 9, from 5-7 p.m. at Newbury Park Bike Shop, 1560 Newbury Road, Newbury Park, CA, or on event day at the start location.

Official Photographer of Cruisin the Conejo

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