San Benito Lifestyle

Discovery Classic bike ride returns for second year

New 100-mile Road Ride will wind through San Juan Bautista and Aromas.
Participants of the Gravel Grinder prepare to go up a hill on Browns Valley Road in Paicines during the 2018 Discovery Classic. Photo by Becky Bonner.
Participants of the Gravel Grinder prepare to go up a hill on Browns Valley Road in Paicines during the 2018 Discovery Classic. Photo by Becky Bonner.

The second annual Discovery Classic bicycle ride will roll out in San Benito County on Oct. 19.

This year will feature a new 100-mile Road Ride—in addition to the 50-mile Gravel Grinder, and 40-mile Vineyard Tour rides from 2018. Registration will open later this year.

“The Road ride will go through San Juan Bautista and Aromas, but staying in the San Benito County limits,” said event coordinator Heatherly Takeuchi, who has worked on other biking events including the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey. All rides will start and finish at Paicines Ranch.

“We plan to have vendors of handmade artisan crafts and children’s activities for riders to enjoy after their ride,” she said.

The Discovery Classic committee meets once a month to plan the event. Committee members are busy with registration plans, logistics and getting the course mapped out.

Those interested in volunteering, sponsorship or becoming a vendor can email [email protected] or contact the San Benito County Chamber of Commerce office at (831) 637-5315.

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Blaire Strohn

Blaire Strohn was a popular and vivacious reporter for BenitoLink. Blaire passed away Sept. 25, 2019 after doing her best for years to heroically ignore the limitations of Cystic Fibrosis. Despite these challenges, she was a graduate student at Oklahoma State University focusing on International Agriculture. Blaire also graduated from California State University, Fresno with a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture Communications. Born and raised on a cow/calf operation ranch in Paicines, Blaire was passionate about the agriculture community and western way of life.