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Ride the River

Bakersfield, California, United States View on map
May 02, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Cycling

About this race

Ride the River is a fun community bike ride for people of all ages. The ride will begin in the small park adjacent to 8850 Stockdale Highway, the old Finish Line parking lot. In order to allow time for check in, please arrive one hour before your scheduled event. 

Got an old bike with flat tires or squeaky brakes? Bike Bakersfield will be on hand to fix up your jalopy! There will also be aid and repair stations on the bike route. 

Parking for the event will be in the city parking lot west of the old Finish Line store, 8850Stockdale Highway. Overflow parking available at CSUB in parking lot J. 

Prepare for a morning of music, vendors, and food. All proceeds benefit Bring Back the Kern. 

Pick your distance

Cycling

Feisty Twenty Mile

May 02, 2026 32.2K 8:00 AM
$55.00
Closed

Friendly Ten Mile

May 02, 2026 16.1K 9:00 AM
$45.00
Closed

Family Five Mile (Two Kids Free for Every Paid Adult)

May 02, 2026 8K 9:30 AM
$25.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Bakersfield, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 14.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 28.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 28.5°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
37.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 2, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 2, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 40m

The sun rises at 6:02 AM and sets at 7:43 PM local time (PDT) in Bakersfield on May 2, 2026 — 13h 40m of daylight.

Course

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 50 Bakersfield events

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