BCC Saturday Morning Rides

Saturday mornings at Sanitas Brewing are where Boulder Cycling Club riders put in real miles. This is the week’s main training ride — structured to build over the course of the season, with distance and climbing ramping up from March through summer so riders arrive at events actually prepared. Early season starts at 9:30 AM from Sanitas; as days get longer and temperatures climb, the wheels roll earlier to beat the heat.

The routes lean into everything that makes Boulder riding memorable — the roads out toward Lyons, loops through the foothills, climbs that sort the groups naturally. Pace groupings follow the standard BCC structure (A/B/C), so whether you’re holding 18+ mph in a pace line or building your base miles at something more sustainable, there’s a group moving at your speed. Target return is around noon, which makes it a proper half-day effort.

The post-ride reward is tacos from McDevitt Taco Supply on the Sanitas patio. It’s the kind of Saturday morning routine that makes the rest of the weekend feel earned — coffee while the legs recover, tacos while the ride gets retold, and plenty of time left in the day.