Amalfi Loops (Velo Club La Grange)
Santa Monica, CA · 26th & San Vicente · Road
- When
- Every Thursday, 6:30 amYear-round
- Starts at
- 26th St & San Vicente Blvd, at Blue Bottle Coffee, San Vicente Blvd & 26th St, Santa Monica, CA Map ↗
- Distance
- 26 miles
- Pace
- listed as moderate, but the club calls it one of the week's most challenging rides: hill intervals at race pace
- Hosted by
- Velo Club La GrangeClub
- Cost
- open to non-members; no fee stated
- Kind of ride
- Road
For visitors
Open to members and non-members. Helmet at all times, front light and rear flasher when it is dark, no aero bars, no earphones. The club tells novices to try the Friday ride first. The club tells new riders not to lead the group until they have done the ride several times: there are many fast turns.
First time on this ride? Here’s the drill
- Bring
- a helmet, front and rear lights (it's a dark-hours ride), water, a spare tube or patch kit, a way to pay for the stop.
- Arrive
- Ten or fifteen minutes before 6:30 am. Tell whoever's leading that you're new.
- Pace
- Listed as moderate, but the club calls it one of the week's most challenging rides: hill intervals at race pace.
- Check
- Look at @veloclublagrange the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Amalfi Loops (Velo Club La Grange) group ride
Amalfi Loops (Velo Club La Grange) is a road group ride in Santa Monica, CA. It rolls every Thursday at 6:30 am from 26th St & San Vicente Blvd, at Blue Bottle Coffee.
Three laps of a hilly loop in Pacific Palisades that climbs Amalfi Drive, 26 miles in all, with the climb ridden at race pace. The club calls it one of the week's most challenging rides. Traffic builds on Sunset Boulevard and near Revere Middle School as the ride goes on.
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Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.