The Outride Rally

The Outride Rally is raising awareness about the positive benefits of cycling on brain health & wellbeing.

Ultracyclist, Jack Thompson, and Outride Champion, John Glodek are riding through California from Sea Otter Classic in Monterey up to Levi’s GranFondo in Windsor. They will be visiting Outride Riding for Focus schools, raising money for the mission, and increasing the stoke around the work we do and the power of the bicycle.

Outride Rally Schedule

Ride with us, meet up with us, rally with us!

Can only join for a few miles? Amazing! Want to ride together for a longer route? Awesome! Rather meet up for coffee? Perfect! Strava and event RSVP links below. 

*Locations and times are subject to change - updates will be made on this page*

📍 Sea Otter Classic, Monterey, CA 

• 📅 Thursday, April 10th (10am-6pm):

• 🎪 Outride at Specialized tent

• 📅 Friday, April 11th (10am-6pm):

• 🎪 Outride at Specialized tent 

• 🧠 Brain on Bikes demo at the Specialized Tent at 1pm

• 📅 Saturday, April 12th (10am-6pm):

• 🎪 Outride at Specialized tent

• 🎁 Pre-Ride Check Challenge and giveaway at the Garmin tent at 1pm 

• 📅 Sunday, April 13th (7:30am-8am):

  • 🚴 Outride Rally sendoff ride on 17mi Drive in Monterey

  • 🔗 Strava link for 17 mi.

📍Santa Cruz, CA 

• 📅 Monday, April 14th (5pm-7pm):

• 🍺 Community Bike Night at the Specialized Experience Center highlighting local organizations, including The Bike Church, Patagonia, & Boon Wild. Free food, drinks, and giveaways included!

• 📅 Tuesday, April 15th (7:30am-7pm):

• 🚴 Sendoff ride from Santa Cruz to San Francisco at 7:30am

• 🔗 Strava link

• 🎤 Community event (5pm-7pm), location TBD

📍 San Francisco, CA 

• 📅 Wednesday, April 16th (7:30am-7pm):

• 🚴 Sendoff ride from Roaring Mouse to San Rafael at 7:30am

📍Levi’s Gran Fondo, Windsor, CA 

• 📅 Thursday, April 17th:

• 💤 Rest day 

• 📅 Friday, April 18th (11am-4pm):

• 🚴 Pas Normal Studios x Specialized Shakeout Ride with Jack Ultra Cyclist at 11

• 🎪 Outride at Specialized tent 

• 📅 Saturday, April 19th:

• 🚴 Levi’s ride: Join Jack and John on The Gran 2025 Route!

• 🎉 Celebration

ATHLETE BIOS

Jack Thompson

A professional ultra-cyclist born in Perth Western Australia, Jack relocated to Girona, Spain in 2019. Referred to in the media as ‘The Most Extreme Cyclist on Earth,’ Jack pushes the boundary of what is humanly possible on a bike, exploring the limits of human physiology both physically and mentally. Jack holds multiple Guinness World Records and Fastest Known Times (FKT’s) around the globe and is an active and passionate advocate for Mental Health Disorders.

Watch a brief video about Jack here

Visit Jack’s website here.

John Glodek

John teaches physical + health education at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Maryland and has a deep-rooted passion for cycling. It has been a catalyst throughout his life and drove him to advocate for his middle school to get Outride’s Riding for Focus school-based program in 2018, which opens the paths for new adventures for student’s right in their own community. Over the last 7 years John has worked with Outride training camp; supporting new Champions across the country! As well as building one of the most successful Riding for Focus programs in the country.

You can see some of John’s classes in action here