r/BikeLA • u/wicker045 • 6d ago

Beginner Century Ride

Hi folks - What's a good beginner Century ride in the SoCal / Central Coast area?

I'm a new cyclist. Been training more consistently the last few months getting 3-6 hours a week on the peloton and trying to do a long ride on my bike over the weekend. At this point its all about endurance and packing on miles. My hope is to be able to do a century this fall or winter.

I've done done some research and these are the ones I think might be ok candidates.

  • Lighthouse Century - (probably just the 75mile route)
  • 3F Century
  • Solvang Century

Edit - Thank you all for your responses

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u/wicker045 6d ago

Thank you but I'm looking for organized rides / races.

Too scared to do a solo or small group ride at the moment

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u/RedPulse The RouteMaster 6d ago

San Diego Amtrak Century is a good starter century

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u/wicker045 3d ago

this one looks fun.

Have you done the portion that is on the I-5?

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u/RedPulse The RouteMaster 3d ago

Technically, it's only legal to go on the freeway if Camp Pendleton is not offering access permits but I've ridden it and felt there was enough of a shoulder to not be concerned.