Ride History

Year-By-Year

1993…Court Jesters - Rich Rumer chair, April 4, "…few intermittent showers fell…" (Rumer quote)

1994…General party - Rich Rumer chair, April 9, 700 riders

1995…April Fools party - Scott Lunke chair, April 1, slight drizzle in morning, 718 riders (244 were day of)  

1996…General party - Diana Echeverria chair, April 20, cloudy foggy, and cold, 600 riders

1997…Music - Mike Vignogna chair, April 12, 900 riders, dropped the 100 mile route option

1998…Mardi Gras - Mike Vignogna chair, April 18, 1000 riders

1999…Clowns - Mike Vignogna, chair, April 10, overcast and light showers in spots, 1062 riders                       

2000…Tropical Island - Charles Mawson chair, April 8, clear day, 1407 riders, first year capacity reached

2001…2001: A Space Odyssey - Charles Mawson chair, April 7, rain, 732 riders

2002…Italian - Marshall Stadt chair, April 6, clear day, 70 degrees

2003…South of the Border - Marshall Stadt chair, April 5, partly sunny, 62 degrees

2004…Hawaii - Marshall Stadt chair, April 3

2005…German - Kevin Regan chair, April 2

2006…Rock 'N' Roll - Kevin Regan chair, April 1

2007…California Dreamin’ - Mike Vignogna and Marshall Stadt co-chairs, April 7

2008…Safari - Dave Abbott and Debbie Levon co-chairs, April 5

2009…Roaring 20's - Dave Abbott chair, April 4                      

2010…Baseball - Dave Abbott chair, April 3

2011…Foothill Rhapsody - Steve Anderson chair, April 2

2012…Circus - Steve Anderson chair, April 7, clear skies

2013…Wild West - Steve Anderson and Vivian Nicol co-chairs, April 6, clear day

2014…Peace, Love and Bicycling - Vivian Nicol chair, April 5, clear day

2015…Pirates - Vivienne Nicol chair, April 4, clear day

2016…Mardi Gras - Becky Neal and Joyce Grady co-chairs, April 2, clear day

2017…Red, White and Blue - Becky Neal and Joyce Grady co-chairs, April 1, clear day, 72 degrees

2018…Birthday Party - Becky Neal and Joyce Grady co-chairs, April 7, rain

2019...Ridin' to the Beat of the 70's - Nancy Bischoff and Phyllis Billings co-chairs, April 6, clear day

2020...Roaring 20's - Nancy Bischoff and Phyllis Billings co-chairs, April 4, CANCELED/POSTPONED TO OCT. 24 DUE TO COVID 19

2020...Roaring 20's - Nancy Bischoff and Phyllis Billings co-chairs, October 24, CANCELED/POSTPONED TO APRIL 3, 2021 DUE TO COVID 19

2021...Roaring 20's - Nancy Bischoff and Phyllis Billings co-chairs, April 3, CANCELED DUE TO COVID 19

2022...Roaring 20's - Nancy Bischoff and Phyllis Billings co-chairs, April 2, partly sunny - Good to be back!

2023...April Fools - Nancy Bischoff and Phyllis Billings co-chairs, April 1, sunny day, 67 degrees 

2024...It’s Party Time - Bill Lane and Mark Munguia co-chairs, April 6

2025...Island Style - Bill Lane and Mark Munguia co-chairs, April 5

Extra facts

1993…only time Party Pardee started on a Sunday

1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996…we started in Rancho Seco, riders needed to pay $5 entrance fee to Rancho Seco Park

1997…moved to Howard Park in Ione, 900 registered riders, band Mumbo Gumbo came on board

1997 through 2001…Yvonne Robinson was registration chair

1997…Scott Barrette with Patriot Bicycles started doing mechanics at Howard Park

1998…Coffee Works started donating coffee, 900 riders registered

2000…first year capacity was reached - 1407 riders (1200 was our capacity)

2001…Mumbo Gumbo played inside Bishop Hall due to rain

2002…instituted "no day of event registration"

2005…began online registration but still able to download registration form and mail it in, last Party Pardee brochure printed

2006…online registration only

2007…first Party Pardee jersey, same jersey sold in 2008

2012…first year to use GPS beacons by radio people to track where SAGS are

2013…bought our own route arrows and did not get them from Photo Crazy

2017…first time using BIG backdrop banner for photos

2019...two deceased riders from heart attacks (first death on PP), changed band to Island of Black and White

2020...first time Party Pardee had to be canceled/postponed due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

2021...canceled/postponed to April 2, 2022 due to COVID-19

2023…first year registrants will check in with bar code but will have paper backup  

2025...added 45 mile route, opened registration early on Dec 1st, changed band to Midnight Sun