An epic dirt ride along some of the best trails in Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Saturday, September 28th, 2024
The date is set for the 2024 edition of the East Bay Dirt Classic. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, September 28th, 2024. The course will remain the same as last year and will feature a mass start, likely with 3 waves based on a cyclist’s time last year or self-determined fitness level if a cyclist hasn’t ridden the course.
As in prior years, we will have prizes on offer for our fastest finishers and each registered cyclist will receive a custom edition t-shirt and entrance to the post-event barbecue and pool party.
Most importantly, we will once again be donating all net proceeds to our friends at the Alameda County Community Food Bank.
Registration will open on August 1, 2024
More to come! Looking forward to seeing you all on September 28th!
Dan English on his way to winning the 2023 East Bay Dirt Classic
The 2023 East Bay Dirt Classic is in the books! Thank you all for participating this year. We had a great turn out in our return to the one day format, ultimately with 130 registered riders.
In the virutal event category the top three finishers were Diamond Dave Willhoite in 1st, Steve Zulim in 2nd and Ben Arnold in 3rd.
In the main event, one day women’s event, top honors and an East Bay Dirt Classic belt buckle went to Michelle Morrell who bested second place Rebecca Wolski by 1 second. Third place went to Katie Pesce/Wild Iris, 1:16 off of second place.
In the one day men’s event, Fun Ghi’s three-peat was denied by 18 year old Dan English. Fun Ghi noted that Dan pinned it right from the gun, with the two trading blows throughout most of the course, and Fun Ghi ultimately taking the KOM segment by 1 second over Dan. But as they moved onto Red Tail, Dan attacked and was able to form a gap which held and grew through the final miles of the course, with Fun Ghi ultimately ceeding 1:22 to Dan. 2022 second place finisher James Kinney finished in 3rd, 9:12 off the finishing time. A great battle out there in our first mass start event in several years.
Thanks to everyone who registered, rode and raised additional funds, we were able to raise more than $63,000 for the Alameda County Community Food Bank this year! These funds will support more than 100,000 meals for our Alameda County neighbors in need!
We heard many say the course was just about the right length and preferred it to last year’s demonic climbing and challenging route-finding course. We plan to use the same course for next year’s event.
Please save the date for next year’s East Bay Dirt Classic. The 2024 edition will be the same course and will be held on Saturday October 19th. We hope to see you all there!
– Your friends at C510
It is on like Donkey Kong! Last minute notes…
Tomorrow is the big day everybody!
Get your bad self and your bike over to 5656 Weaver Place, Oakland, CA 94619 before 9:00am in order to register, attend the riders meeting, and join the neutral roll-out. Registration starts at 8:00am. Please park on Skyline, and not on Weaver Place!
Don’t forget to pack a swimsuit and a towel!
Some answers to FAQ:
yes! you can check in a bag before the event
considering gravel bike or MTB? we say go with MTB
we’ll have a Strava leaderboard for the mass-ride, but will not be using that to pick the fastest riders – there will be folks at the end marking your arrival time.
you can purchase raffle tickets at the BBQ
you can do the mass start, even if you just marked yourself down for the virtual ride
Flooded!
Our friends from the EBRP let us know that end of the Honker Bay Trail is flooded, so to get to the Cameron Loop Trail, you’re going to need to dismount your bike, carry it past a bollard, walk across the the bridge, and then up a flight of stairs. Do not get in the water, there be trolls! Yeeeeew! Good thing you didn’t skip arms day, right?
How the hell are we going to account for this in the standings? No idea! But never fear – the C510 brain trust is on it!
Time to Ride
Cloudy skies and some tacky dirt greet the opening weekend of the virtual option of the 2023 East Bay Dirt Classic. This may be the weekend for those preferring the virtual option as the upcoming week reportedly holds a heat wave.
A couple of quick announcements and reminders: This year there are two options for how to ride the event: 1) Single day mass start on October 14th at 9 am; 2) Virtual ride any time between today and October 14th at 1 pm. As far as bragging rights, the virtual riders can track their rank on our virtual leaderboard whereas the one day event riders will only be competing with those also riding it as the mass start event on October 14th. View and download the course here. Register for this year’s event here.
We have made some changes to prior years based on feedback from many of our friends who rode it last year. This year is more gravel friendly and the course should be easier to follow. There are no printed maps or handouts. The best way to ride the course is to review it well beforehand and then download it via GPX file and load it onto your preferred GPS navigation tool. This not an enduro format; riders will be ranked on the time it takes to complete the entire course. Additionally, there will be one KOM/QOM segment on the Skyline climb from the golf course.
We have a great assortment of prizes this year from our generous sponsors. Special should out to our good friends at Peak Design, who donated a number of sweet prizes including their bombproof travel duffel, their travel backpack, their mobile out front phone bike mount, and several other great products. Prizes will go to the fastest times on the course for the one day event and the virtual event as well as the holders of the KOM/QOM segments. Once again the winners of the one day event will receive limited edition East Bay Dirt Classic belt buckles. www
There will be a barbeque event with food, drink, awarding of prizes and an option to jump in the pool/hot tub beginning after the event on Saturday October 14th. The address for the one day event and for the barbecue is: 5656 Weaver Place, Oakland, CA 94619.
Finally, we originally started this event as a fundraiser for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. In the short time we have been hosting this event we have seen the number of Alameda County residents who use the ACCFB’s services increase from one in six to one in four. This incredible organization needs our support more than ever. All net proceeds from this event and associated fundraising go to the ACCFB. Over the last several events we have raised over $250,000. In addition to riding the event, please consider joining in our fundraising efforts here: C510 ACCFB Fundraising. Prizes will be given out to the top fundraisers for this event.
Thanks and happy riding from your friends at C510!
Registration is Open!
Registration is open for the 2023 East Bay Dirt Classic! We are stoked to release this year’s course and to announce an incredible array of prizes for our participants from the following sponsors:
Please join us again this year in participating in the EBDC to help raise awareness and much needed resources for our friends and neighbors in Alameda County who face food insecurity daily.
It’s that time of year when we think of cooler nights, perfect packed dirt trails and the East Bay Dirt Classic….
The 2023 edition of the East Bay Dirt Classic will see a return to a one day event with mass start at 9 am on October 14th. This year’s course will be more gravel friendly, covering 23 miles and 3,500 feet of climbing. Prizes from our sponsors will be awarded to top finishers of the entire course from start to finish. There will be one QOM/KOM segment with a separate prize awarded to the fastest cyclists on this segment.
There will be an after party with pool, hot tub, music, barbecue, libations and the presentation of awards at 2 pm on October 14th.
Course details and registration link to follow.
We hope to see you all there!
Your friends at C510
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When the dust had settled, we saw a familiar face at the top of the KOM podium with Fun Ghi taking top honors followed by two newcomers this year: James Kinney in second and Cameron Bronstein in third. Fun Ghi took home the 2022 East Bay Dirt Classic belt buckle and a magnum of Obsidian Ridge Cabernet.
On the QOM side we saw newcomer Eleanor Wiseman slide into the top spot on Saturday after riding the course earlier in the week and suffering from a whack GPS track resulting in no record of her ride (sorry Eleanor! Blame Alex P of course). Two time consecutive second place finisher Ekaterina Rakhmatulina was leading until Eleanor’s ride and went to take a second swing at it on Saturday, improving on her time but just missing out on the top step. Yet another new face, Wild Iris stomped the course on her first attempt on Saturday slotting into third. Eleanor took home a magnum of Obsidian Ridge cabernet and the 2022 East Bay Dirt Classic belt buckle.
Prizes from our incredibly generous sponsors went 3 deep on the podium on both the KOM and QOM side and many more prizes were handed out in the raffle throughout the afternoon. Many thanks to:
Bonk Breaker Nutrition
Capo Cycling Wear
East Brother Beer Company
Fieldwork Brewing
GU Nutrition
Marmot Outdoor Clothing and Gear
Mike’s Bikes
Mountain Music
Obsidian Wine Company
Peak Design
R&A Cycles
Sports Basement
The best thing about this event is the community who participate in and support it. Above we have Reid Williamson and Andy Ward showing that there are many types of ways to ride this course. They were going for the no suspension bike-packing look here with bathing suits, beer and – I am told – baby clothing (which one was passing down to the other) in their baskets and packs. The common thread among all participants (many only after completing the course) is the obvious stoke on their faces.
Many thanks to our gracious hosts Chad and Kerryn for throwing the barbeque every year. The event wouldn’t be the same anywhere else!
Reggie Young, Executive Director of the Alameda County Community Food Bank addressing the attendeesSome of the incredible prizes from our sponsorsLive music from two of the young competitors (compensated in Oreos)
Finally and most importantly, with the help of all of our particpants and the associated fundraising from members of C510, this year we were able to raise over $107,000 for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. We are grateful to all of you for your participation, great attitude and support of the EBDC each year.
Enjoy the off season and mark your calendars: The 2023 East Bay Dirt Classic will be held on Saturday October 14th, 2023!
– Your friends at C510
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