A Century Ride every month?

You should totally sign up for a Solvang Double: http://www.planetultra.com/solvang/
I am doing it and I would sure enjoy the company.

My friend also recommended the following ones:

Tour d'Organics on Aug. 16th
http://www.organicathlete.org/tdo

Grizzly Peak century on May 3rd
http://www.grizzlypeakcyclists.org/century/

Finally, VeloGirls have a really nice list of all the rides:
http://www.velogirls.com/resources/centuries.php

Looking forward to seeing you on the bike.

Hey, you should sign up for the Tour of the Unknown Coast , May 9, 2009, billed as "California's Toughest Century." Food is not great, but the scenery is fantastic, if you can breathe enough to keep oxygen in your visual cortex.

-Paul

Hey Corrine! We've got a pretty concise resource on our website:

http://www.velogirls.com/resources/centuries.php

--Lorri

Different Spokes has a list of centuries and organized rides also:

http://www.dssf.org/dssf_html/century.php#200901

For some of the other months you did not have a century listed:
Feb-Tour de Palm Springs
March-Solvang Century & Half Century
Sept-Tour for Woodside
Oct-Konocti Challange or the Condor Classic
Nov-Solvangs Finest Century

For some alternatives on other months, consider:
May-Strawberry Fields Forever
June-Giro di Peninsula (not sure if this one will be put on this year, with the closing of the race track in San Mateo)
Aug-Tour of Napa Valley

-David

Here's a post I recently made to the ACTC list:

I thought I'd post about some of the Centuries
I've particpated in. In roughly the order I enjoyed them, they are:

1. Bike Against the Odds

A fund-raiser for breast cancer, this event apparently uses virtually
the same route as Grizzly Peak. Lavishly supported by Luna Chix and
followed by an equipment show at Lake Merritt, the BatO featured
lovely scenery, great support, and fun amenities. I loved it.
In August every year. Unlike the very annoying American Diabetes
Association, the Breast Cancer Fund is relatively restrained in their
communication. I believe that I have received exactly one
communication from them (a newsletter about the research they support)
since the event was over.

1. Heartbreak Hundred

The scenery on the ride through the Tehachapis was spectacular, the
route was dead simple, and the support by Planet Ultra was excellent
as always. I loved the feeling of pacelining through remote, quiet
national forest roads. In May every year.

1. Holstein Hundred

Although somewhat marred by winds, the HH featured lovely views of
Tomales Bay and the Pacific. HH was my first century event.
Starts and ends in Tomales. In August every year.

1. Delta Century

An easy, flat century that rides along canals, across bridges, and has
lovely views of Shasta, the Sierra and Sutter Buttes. Delta
Century would make a great first long event. Starts and ends in
Lodi at a winery. In May every year.

1. I Care Classic

Sponsored by the Lions, the ICC features baked goods at the rest stops
made by the Lions' wives. Yes, homemade brownies, cookies and
cakes! Unfortunately the route (Gilroy Hot Springs, reservoirs,
etc.) is not going to excite anyone in the Club. In May every year.

1. Primavera

A century through Fremont, Pleasanton, Livermore and Sunol.
Fremont Freewheelers does a great job with these event, but since the
route is on familiar roads, the experience is not as exciting as
riding through unfamiliar places. In April every year.

1. Tour de Cure

Actually something like 80 miles rather than 100, the TdC follows a
Kings-Pescadero-Tunitas route. Given the hoopla surrounding TdC, I
find the support to be just okay, with rest stops running out of drink
mixes, and the final party closing up much earlier than advertised two
years in a row. The sponsoring American Diabetes Association are
frequent, pushy communicators. So far they have not honored my
request to be taken off their mailing list.

1. Santa Cruz Mountains Challenge

The Century was just plain too hard for me, and I couldn't finish it
(although Mark Pryor and Brian Birkeland did!). Also, I knocked
myself out on the time trial up Jamison Creek, only to be told that my
time had not been recorded. Perhaps I will ride the metric century
next year although I'm pretty grouchy about the time trial. In July
from Scotts Valley.

1. Angeles Crest Century

Another Planet Ultra Century through the mountains in southern
California, this century climbs for 60 miles and then descends for 40.
This year there was steady light rain pretty much the whole time.
The route goes up to 7000' elevation, and I got so cold during the
long descent that I had to quit. The views from the Angeles Crest
are supposed to be spectacular, but due to the weather, I didn't see a
darn thing. The ride is held in October every year. I'll
probably give it a try again this fall.

1. Cinderella

The start of the ride was downright dangerous, with mobs of
inexperienced riders weaving all over the road four- and five-abreast
and people bumping into me at traffic lights. The longer ride went
out to the Central Valley, where the wind was blowing a gale. Later
on, the route took us on a very busy street in San Ramon, with lots of
cars pulling in and out of strip malls, and then on a bike path, where
there was a tremendous traffic jam. Once was plenty for
Cinderella!

So far I've signed up for Strawberry Fields and plan to sign up for Wine Country. Of your choices, I do not recommend the Cinderella or Tour de Cure, for reasons described above.

awesome, great ideas. learn something new.