Date
Sat, 28 Aug 2027
Venue
Sports Basement Presidio, San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
Countdown
August
The short way across: 56 km from San Francisco to Oakland, with just 430 m of climbing. It's the first stretch of the big loop, ridden as a relaxed one-way trip.
Key facts
01Not a timed race, so no pressure on pace
02E-bikes are welcome
03Check in in person and sign a waiver
Create a free training plan for the The Bay Ride 56 km
7-day free trial, no card required
The course
The route
San Francisco
Distance56km
Total climb430m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate57.6 km
Weather
Late-August, San Francisco
23°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
10°CColdest in 20 years
0%Days with rain
Highs around 23°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 10°C. Rain on 0% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the The Bay Ride 56 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a The Bay Ride 56 km plan targets
Typical sessions
56 km with 430 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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Get your The Bay Ride 56 km plan.
7-day free trial, no card required.
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