The Donut Ride
Redondo Beach, CA · Riviera Village · Road
- When
- Every Saturday, 8:00 amYear-round
- Starts at
- Avenue I & Elena Ave, Avenue I & Elena Ave, Redondo Beach, CA Map ↗
- Distance
- 42.9 miles
- Pace
- hard; regroups after the major climbsSplits into pace groups
- Hosted by
- The Donut RideCommunity-run
- Kind of ride
- Road
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before 8:00 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Hard; regroups after the major climbs. It splits into pace groups. Pick the slowest one your first time; you can move up next week.
- Check
- Look at the host's website the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
First group ride? Start here →
About the The Donut Ride group ride
The Donut Ride is a road group ride in Redondo Beach, CA. It rolls every Saturday at 8:00 am from Avenue I & Elena Ave.
The South Bay's Saturday ride since the 1980s, around the Palos Verdes peninsula: 42.9 miles and about 4,700 feet, per Big Orange's page. No club or team owns it. You show up at Avenue I and Elena at 8 and ride hard; it regroups after the major climbs. Not a first group ride.
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Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.