Marina Lite (Velo Club La Grange)
Santa Monica, CA · 26th & San Vicente · Road
- When
- Every Friday, 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
- 23 miles
- Pace
- recovery pace; rotating paceline where practical, double rotating paceline south of Washington
- Hosted by
- Velo Club La GrangeClub
- Cost
- open to non-members; no fee stated
- Kind of ride
- Road
- Made for
- Beginner friendly
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.
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
- Recovery pace; rotating paceline where practical, double rotating paceline south of Washington.
- Check
- Look at @veloclublagrange the day of — that's where cancellations, weather calls and start changes get posted.
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About the Marina Lite (Velo Club La Grange) group ride
Marina Lite (Velo Club La Grange) is a road group ride in Santa Monica, CA. It rolls every Friday at 6:30 am from 26th St & San Vicente Blvd, at Blue Bottle Coffee.
The club's recovery ride: a shorter, abridged version of the Tuesday Marina Ride, 23 miles with no warm-up lap. It follows the same route through Venice and Marina del Rey, with a rotating paceline where it makes sense. The club points novice riders to the Friday ride first. Coffee in the area afterward.
Where to find them
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Checked Oct 1, 2026 against source 1, source 2. Schedules change. Confirm with the host before you go.