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The Rapha One More City Century

October 19 2024

San Francisco, CA

Date Confirmed

Distances: 100 miles

Difficulty: Difficult terrain with longer, steeper hills

On October 19, 2024, The Rapha/One More City century begins at Rapha Clubhouse San Francisco in the Marina District. It starts by riding through The Presidio and over the Golden Gate Bridge. After passing through Sausalito, the ride connects to the Mill Valley Bike Path, climbs Camino Alto and continues through Larkspur, Corte Madera and Fairfax, before the first proper climb, White's Hill. After descending Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, the route turns rural, riding through Nicasio Valley and Hicks Valley. After turning left onto Marshall Petaluma road, enjoy the undulations before the biggest climb of the day, Marshall Wall. After descending the other side of the wall, you turn left onto Route 1 (be sure to fully stop at this intersection), with a long (paceworthy) road leading into Point Reyes Station. After enjoying a (self-provided) food stop at Point Reyes Station, you continue on Route 1 all the way back into Mill Valley, passing through Olema, Stinson and Muir Beach. When you arrive at Pelican inn, you attack your last big climb on Route One, then descend into at Tam Junction. At this point you are about 10 miles away. Keep it safe and continue back to Rapha Headquarters for dinner at Shake Shack (they are giving riders discounts). Then come to the clubhouse, grab a drink and share the stories with all your new friends.

This ride is intended to be a ton of fun and to provide an opportunity to ride with old friends and new, including Christine O’Connell, founder of One More city, who is making the trip all the way from London to ride with us. The ride is also intended to be challenging so please come prepared and ride within your own abilities. We highly encourage you to reach out to ask any questions you may have. Notably, this ride is self-supported so please come prepared.

Here is the route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44344934

POST RIDE ACTIVITIES

We closed the street down in front of Rapha so you can arrive safely and take your time. SF Bike coalition will be providing bike parking at the clubhouse from 4:00-7:00. Shake Shack, which is across from the clubhouse, has generously offered discounts on their food. Their entire patio will be available with heaters so you can relax while you eat. There will be beverages available at the clubhouse after the ride with entertainment and drawings for Rapha swag.

ABOUT THE CAUSE

The goal of the century is to raise $30,000 for metastatic breast cancer research and this year we have partnered with UCSF to be the beneficiary of the funds. If you have yet to create a rider page please do so here. Alternatively, please consider donating here. The funds we raise will directly support the work of Laura Esserman, MD, Andrei Goga, MD, PhD, and Laura J. van ’t Veer, PhD, whose research, including clinical trials at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, is leading to treatments that help metastatic breast cancer patients live longer while experiencing fewer side effects.

One More City is an annual cycling campaign in October (Breast Cancer Awareness Month) with a simple ethos: the journey is never over; we are always progressing towards the next city, there are always more kilometres to do, more climbs to conquer and more challenges to face. This is akin to the reality of anyone living with cancer, especially secondary cancer, for whom the challenge is never over; there are always more treatments to endure, more scans to face, more side effects to manage.The campaign is focused on raising awareness of secondary breast cancer, and funding innovative research into this disease which killed nearly 12,000 women in 2016 in the UK alone. It was founded by Christine O’Connell, a keen cyclist who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Breast Cancer in 2018. For more about Christine, please see ‘About Us.’

We will be checking back from time to time so keep an eye out for future emails.

Thanks so much and can’t wait to spend the day together!

Jonathan Steele and the One More City Team

Rapha/San Francisco Century