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Welcome to ADOBO Velo

SoCal's biggest Fil-Am Cycling Club
"Happiest and friendliest bike club in the universe." All skills levels welcome, regardless of NATIONALITY, RACE, COLOR, CREED. We just happen to like Filipino food (adobo, pancit, lumpia, balut, etc.) and love to bike.
 
MISSION: We're an unincorporated association whose purpose is to promote cycling among all levels of cyclists, by organizing and participating in not-for-profit bicycling activities open to club members, local communities, and like-minded cycling clubs.

Benefits of Membership
  • Camaraderie. The friendliest bike club in town 
  • Club Rides.  Challenging yet friendly atmosphere
  • Competitive racing: Represent Adobovelo in USCF races
  • Organized Events: Picnics, intramural Race Series, Tour-de-Francis Centuries, Skills Clinics, Christmas Party 
  • ADOBOvelo kit exclusive to members
  • Insurance  (general liability & participant accident)
Hear us on Bike Sport Radio

Interested in becoming a member? Click here for memberships. Submit your membership form during our scheduled rides to any Officers (listed below), or this contact person, Ed Morente edmorente@yahoo.com  .Annual Membership Fee = $50.
 
Questions, concerns, or suggestions?  Email us at adobovelo@gmail.com.
Our road etiquette:  As ambassadors of the sport of CYCLING, we...
  • Obey TRAFFIC LAWS
  • DON'T LITTER 
  • Are CONSIDERATE of the communities where we ride
  • DON'T ENDANGER fellow cyclists, drivers, pedestrians
  • HAVE FUN
ADOBOVELO 2011 Elections for Officers and Board of Directors: 
Officers
Dennis "DOC" Gorospe - President
Mandy Genato - Vice President
Ed Morente - Treasurer
Board of Directors:
Victor Caampued - Duarte
Rosalie Kneebone - San Fernando Valley
Arnold "Kapatid" Irving - Cerritos
Abe "Kumander" Borillo - Carson
Edmund Pantillo - Orange County
Roehl Rosales - Race/Competition
Elpidio Lardizabal - Recreational / Endurance Ride
Jesse Santamaria - Past President (permanent Board member) 
 

RIDE SCHEDULE and SPECIAL EVENTS

REGULAR CLUB RIDE SCHEDULE: 
Check Yahoo Groups to confirm ride route in case you're starting somewhere else and meeting the group in mid-ride.  Paid members and volunteers (even volunteers who are NOT members) are covered by Adobovelo's club insurance.  
*Group Racing and Criteriums are NOT covered by Adobovelo club insurance.

MON« Encanto - 8am / 60-75 Mi - Encanto >Liberty or Seal Bch
TUE« Encanto - 8am / 70-100 Mi - Encanto >GMR >Crystal Lake >Baldy
WEDü Carson - 7pm / Carson Group Ride
WED« Encanto - 8am / 60-75 Mi - Encanto >Liberty or Seal Beach
THU« Encanto - 8am / 120-156 Mi / Encanto >PCH >SART
SATµ Liberty - 7:30am / Liberty >Newport or Turnbull
         May 21, 2011  Encanto to Baldy Ski Lift and watch ToC Stage #7
SUNµ Encanto - 7:30am / Encanto >GMR or E.Fork 
SUNµ Calabasas - 7:30am / Calabasas >Latigo, Mulholland, Decker.

«Ride Leader Elpidio / Route fixed. To confirm,Text Elpidio or go to YG
üRegular 1-hour criterium
µWeekend rides. Route usually determined at YG, or at parking lot by consensus. Email adobovelo@gmail.com a few days before the Calabasas Sunday Ride. This route is not ridden every Sunday.

 
2012 EVENTS 
Feb 11 - Tour de Palm Springs
Feb 18 - El Camino Real Double Century - PlanetUltra
Mar 3 - AdventureCORPS Death Valley 100/150/200 
Mar 4-5 - Desert Triathlon, Palm Springs
Mar 10 - Solvang Century
Mar 17 - Tour De Francis - SPRING Edition 100 miles
Mar 24 - Solvang Spring DOUBLE
Mar 31 - AdventureCORPS Hell's Gate Hundred
Mar 31 - 70.3 Ironman Oceanside - Triathlon
Apr 14 - Mulholland Double Century - CTC Stage Race #1
Apr 14 - PlanetUltra - Mulholland Challenge - KOM #1
Apr 14 - Hemet Double Century
Apr 21 - AdventureCORPS - Mount Laguna Classic 100miles
Apr 21 - Sikad Bayan Ride
Apr 28 - Devil Mountain Double Century
Apr 29  - Long Beach Diabetes Tour-de-Cure led by Victor Caampued
May 5 - Breathless Agony - KOM #2
May 5 - Wildflower Triathlon
May 12 - Central Coast Double Century - CTC Stage Race #2
May 19 - PlanetUltra -Heartbreak Hundred - KOM #3
May 19 - PlanetUltra - Heartbreak Double Century
May 19 - Davis Double Century
May 26 - Borrego Double Century - CTC Stage Race #3
Jun ?? - Eastern Sierra Double Century
Jun 9 - Classic Tour of Two Forests Double Century
Jun 16 - Terrible Two Double Century
Jun 23 - Grand Tour 200-300-400
Jun 30 - Alta Alpina 8 Pass Challenge Double Century
Aug 4 - Mt. Tam Double Century
Aug 11 - Tour de Francis - Summer Edition
Sept 15 - White Mountain Double Century
Sept 29 - Knoxville Fall Classic Double Century
??? - Tracy Rider's Windmill Ride 
??? - Siclista Classic, Fremont CA
???  - Luzvimin's Giro d'Barkada, Stockton CA
???  - Tour de Poway w/ MMCC
Oct 6-8 - Furnish Creek 508
Oct 13 - Bass Lake Powerhouse Double Century
Oct 13 - Solvang Autumn Double Centuruy
Oct 27 - Death Valley Fall Double Century
Nov 18 - Full Ironman Arizona - Triathlon
Dec 1 - Tour De Francis - Winter Edition - Castaic
??? - Christmas Party 

See CALENDAR for more Ride Events  
 
2010 Spring Club Photo
 

 

 






 


 

















 

 
 
 
 

Attention

Dues are Dues!
It's that time of the year again. If you have not renewed or would like to become a member, please fill out FORM. CLICK HERE.
TOUR DE PALM SPRING Please plan to attend this annual fun ride in beautiful Palm Springs where the weather will be in the balmy 70's to 80's. We will follow the same route as the Tour de Palm Springs. Members are encouraged to register for this fun ride to take advantage of the well-stocked SAG stations. Ride the Adobo Velo train from downtown Palm Springs and through nearby desert communites, including La Quinta. We will have our own ADOBO VELO SAG station near the 70 mile marker by PGA WEST. CLICK HERE  to sign-up
2012 ADOBOKIT Order Form CLICK HERE
2012 BLACK ARMWARMER-Fleece Order Form CLICK HERE
BIKE CASES FOR RENT -  For Current members only. We have 2 cases for rent $1/day. Contact Frank N. & Louie Rivera.
Booked Reservations:
Louie F. - Early August 2011
Noriel  S. - August/September 2011
 
 

YouTube Video

  ADOBO Velo on TFC's ADOBO Nation TV
 
 
New Year's Ride 2012

 
 2009
   
April 10, 2010 - ADOBO Nation's Glendora Mountain Road Group Photo
   
 
ADOBO  FIL- AM TRIATHLON TEAM
 
 
Bonelli Park LA Series #3, Jun 11,2011
(Shawn,Daniel,Noah,Edgar,Noriel,Raymond,Michelle,Rosalie,Louie,Mo,Thomas)
 
 
70.3 Vineman Ironman July 2011
Tour of California 2011
Mt. Baldy

Got any cycling related photos or eye catching bikes from work/vacation, and would like to share with the group? Please email photo and brief description to    nurse.rosalie@yahoo.com 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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