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Each time you want to quit and don't, you're building your resistance the same way your immune system builds antibodies. Every time you make it through something that damn near defeated you, that's one more thing you know you can do again.
Chris Carmichael
"How to Become an Unstoppable Athlete"
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The 2018 California Triple Crown is well underway. The results of the Camino Real, Joshua Tree, Solvang Spring, and Southern Inyo Doubles have been posted HERE.
Major Congratulations to 43 Cyclists who have already earned their 2018 California Triple Crown by completing at least Three Double Centuries this year as shown HERE. Make your plans today to have some fun on the Double Centuries shown in the list below for the rest of the year.
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The California Triple Crown Stage Race was started in 1996 to add a competition to the top end of the California Triple Crown Double Century series. This is how the Stage Race works: Riders have to complete three of the most difficult Doubles in the California Triple Crown Double Century series. The Total Elapsed Time from each of these grueling Doubles is then added together and the rider with the fastest overall time for all Three Doubles wins the Stage Race.
The 2018 California Triple Crown Stage Race will consist of the following very challenging Stages:
Stage 1: Devil Mountain Double on 4/28/18 with 20,700 Feet of Climbing
The Devil Mountain Double will continue to be an extremely tough and full day of cycling climbing two of the highest paved peaks in the Bay Area. Don’t forget Sierra Road, a beast of climb that you will tackle at mile 155 which shoots up a brutal 1,800 Feet in just 3.2 Miles!!
Stage 2: Terrible Two on 6/16/18 with 18,500 Feet of Climbing
Stage 3: Mt. Tam Double on 8/04/18 with 15,000 Feet of Climbing
There will be over 54,200 Feet of Climbing for the 3 Doubles in the 2018 California Triple Crown Stage Race!!
You don't have to do anything special to sign up for the Stage Race: In 2018, all you have to do is to sign up for and ride your heart out on the 3 Doubles in the Stage Race!! Of course, that's much easier said than done!! Here are the Rules:
To be in the Tandem Division, the rider has to ride each of the 3 Double Centuries on a tandem with the same person.
To be in the Recumbent Division, the rider has to ride each of the 3 Double Centuries on a Recumbent bike.
To be in the Fixed Gear Division, the rider has to ride each of the 3 Double Centuries on a Fixed Gear bike.
The Overall Division Winners can include Women, Tandems, Recumbents, or Fixed Gear Bikes if they finish in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place overall in the 3 Double Centuries.
No motors of any kind are allowed on these bikes ridden in the California Triple Crown Stage Race ... each of those Double Centuries must be strictly human powered events.Any form of human-powered vehicle is acceptable but the vehicle must be powered solely by the rider.
The awards for the Winners in each Division will be determined by the Organizers of the Double Centuries in the Stage Race.
The California Triple Crown issues this challenge: Be among the select few who are able to finish the Stage Race!! Everyone who completes the 2018 Stage Race will be commended and will be able to wear the coveted California Triple Crown Stage Race Jersey. Just to complete these three Extremely Difficult Rides is a MAJOR accomplishment!!
California Triple Crown Stage Race Plaques will be presented to the Winners at the California Triple Crown Awards Breakfast on 9/30/18, the day following the Knoxville Fall Classic Double in Vacaville, CA.
The California Triple Crown lays down this challenge: Be among the select few who are able to finish the Stage Race!!
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LONG LOST PHOTOS FROM CALTRIPLECROWN AWARDS BREAKFAST FOUND!!
We tip our helmets to the following cyclists who were honored and inducted into the California Triple Crown Hall of Fame at the California Triple Crown Awards Breakfast on October 1, 2017. Each of them has completed at least 50 Double Centuries or 10,000 Miles in Double Centuries in the California Triple Crown Series!! Click on their name to see their impressive CalTripleCrown History Reports:
Bret Miller
Dzung Dang
Robert Esparza
Steve Peters
Larry Gitman
Randall Coleman
Ranay Franklin
Gregory Wong
Jeff Nickell
Isabelle Drake
We tip our helmets to the following cyclists who were honored and inducted into the California Triple Crown 100 Double Century Club. Each of them has completed at least 100 Double Centuries or 20,000 Miles in Double Centuries in the California Triple Crown Series!! Click on their name to see their impressive CalTripleCrown History Reports:
Robert Buntrock
Roehl Caragao
Russell Cammell
We tip our helmets to the following cyclists who were honored and inducted into the California Triple Crown 150 Double Century Club. Each of them has completed at least 150 Double Centuries or 30,000 Miles in Double Centuries in the California Triple Crown Series!! Click on their name to see their impressive CalTripleCrown History Reports:
Rick Jacobson
Steve Meichtry
Check out these Long Lost Photos:
- Knoxville Finish by Lynn Katano
- Awards Breakfast by Steve Meichtry
- Awards Breakfast by Chuck Bramwell
- Awards Breakfast by FoxThree JetWarBirds
- Awards Breakfast by George Chung
- Awards Breakfast by Lori Cherry
- Awards Breakfast by Melinda Clare
- Awards Breakfast by Melissa Ha
- Awards Breakfast by Dee Mann
- Stage Race Awards
- Hall of Fame Awards
- 100 & 150 Double Century Club Awards
Mark your calendar and join us for the California Triple Crown Awards Breakfast to be held September 30, 2018 at the Pena Adobe Park which is where the Knoxville Double will Start and Finish the day before.
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Thanks to the very good work of Charlie Irwin, the California Triple Crown Software Guy, everyone's History Reports have been greatly enhanced!!
For example, check out Charlie Griffice's extremely impressive History Report HERE
Note the following new information:
First CTC Double
First CTC Winner Double
First CTC Gold Winner Double
First CTC Double Volunteer
25th Double
50th Double
75th Double
100th Double
125th Double
150th Double
175th Double
# CTC Doubles Finished
# CTC Doubles Volunteered
# Years CTC Winner
# Years Gold CTC Winner
CTC Hall of Fame
CTC Gold Thousand Mile Club
In particular, please note that the 25th Double will now be highlighted giving everyone a little more motivation to make it to the half way point on the road to the Hall of Fame with 50 Doubles!!
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Congratulations to the 2017 California Triple Crown Winners shown HERE
And even more Congratulations to the 2017 California Triple Crown Gold Thousand Mile Club Winners
shown HERE
Be a Gold Thousand Mile Club Winner in 2018!!
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2018 California Triple Crown Calendar
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2019 California Triple Crown Calendar
The Rides below are for the 2019 California Triple Crown
The California Triple Crown is awarded on a Calendar Year Basis
The Rides below can not be used to complete your 2018 California Triple Crown |
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