Swami's members and friends, We invite you to the 2025 Swami’s Poker Ride! This ride is unsanctioned, unmarshaled, unruly, and unbelievably fun! You’ll need to be in a team of 4-6 riders for this 50-60 mile ride. The only rule is that the entire team must start together, ride to the card stations together, and finish together. There will be 5 card stations (including the start) where each team will receive a playing card and the location of the next station. There are NO route sheets. It is up to each team to figure out how to get to the next station (all stations are in North County). TLDR 🃁 🂻 🂹Choose your team members wisely as you will need people who know the best roads to get to each station. You may ride on the road, trails, rocks, or wherever you want as there are no rules on how to get to the next station (Just respect no trespassing signs and rules of the road must be obeyed). Prizes🏆🥇🎉This grass-roots cycling event is part fun ride, part competition, and part adventure. We offer these prize categories: - Best Poker Hand
- Most Elevation (according to Strava)
- Shortest distance (hey graveleurs!)
- Best Team Name
- Worst Poker Hand
- Best Team Photos (Enter at the end of your ride by sharing your photos with us)
- And of course, Fastest Team! (according to Strava)
The winning team’s name will be added to our distinctive Poker Ride trophy, and the team gets to keep, protect and flaunt this amazing accomplishment until the 2026 Poker Ride. They may then defend their cup… or pass it to a new team. Food🍔🍗🍺In usual Swami’s style, we will offer a catered lunch, refreshments, and beer at the end of the ride for all to enjoy. We will have water available at each card station, but please make sure you and your teammates pack enough snacks for a 50-60 mile ride. Registration 📋✅👌This event is free to current Swami’s members and $10 for non-members. If you have a team, you’ll enter the name when you register. If you don’t have a team, we're happy to help! Just answer a couple of questions, and we’ll match you up with the most appropriate team. Registration is required! If you have any questions or need to make changes, email treas@swamis.org. |
