Tierra Bella · US - California
Tierra Bella 2023 | 77-Mile Event Ride
A 78.3 mi Tierra Bella 2023 road event ride with 3,241 ft of climbing and 5h36m moving time, landing right around the comfortable upper limit for a long-distance day.
Distance
78.3 mi
Elevation
3,241 ft
Moving Time
5:36:00
Ride Date
Apr 22, 2023
Location
Tierra Bella
South Bay spring event route from the public Strava activity
Route Overview
Route
Tierra Bella 2023 77 miles
Surface
Road
Track
GeoJSON route overlay
Trip Map
Tierra Bella route · Route track included
Logistics
- The public Strava record shows 78.3 mi / 3,241 ft / 5h36m.
- The activity title was Tierra Bella 2023 77 miles, recorded on 2023-04-22.
- Around 70+ miles felt just right at the time: not a collapse, but enough to count as a complete long ride.
Notes
- The Strava description says the ride finished safely and did not challenge Henry Coe.
- This entry is a useful baseline for repeating Tierra Bella or upgrading to a harder route later.
- Fueling and effort control matter more than chasing speed.
Ride Summary
Tierra Bella 2023 was a very solid event ride. The public Strava data shows 78.3 mi / 3,241 ft / 5h36m. The title says Tierra Bella 2023 77 miles, and the actual record is close to 80 miles, enough to make the day a full endurance ride.
The original Strava description was simple and useful: finished safely, did not challenge Henry Coe, and around 70 miles was a good distance without feeling too exhausting. That later became a helpful reference, because Henry Coe is a completely different level of hard.
Route
The public activity page does not provide verifiable parking or rest-stop details, so this page keeps to what Strava confirms: a Tierra Bella event route, mostly road, 78.3 mi completed, and 3,241 ft of total climbing.
For this kind of event ride, the key is not one specific climb. It is steady eating, steady drinking, controlled effort, and not getting too excited too early. The day's feel suggested that 70 miles was a comfortable upper limit: finishable, but still meaningful.
Logistics
- Distance: 78.3 mi.
- Elevation gain: 3,241 ft.
- Moving time: 5h36m.
- Fueling: for a long event ride, eat and drink proactively, not only after hunger arrives.
Notes
This ride gave the body a useful long-distance marker: 70+ miles was manageable, Tierra Bella could be finished safely, but adding Henry Coe would clearly increase the difficulty.
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